They’ll be able to say that this is something that came out of that wonderful festival we had.” Danny Boyle said the Olympics were a huge success that showed people wanted a sense of belonging to the city, adding: “A sculpture walk like this - The Line - will be for everyone to enjoy.
“I am hoping the auctions - along with the crowdfunding project which raised £140,000 - will mean Londoners have a sense of ownership of The Line.”įilm director, and Bow resident, Danny Boyle, Turner Prize winner Mark Wallinger and runner Christine Ohuruogu are among those who have supported The Line. It did not receive any public funding so money was raised via crowd funding and fund-raising art auctions. The project is the brainchild of London-born art dealer Megan Piper. Vulcan by the late Sir Eduardo Paolozzi and Gary Hume’s colossal structure Liberty Grip can also be viewed on the route. Fellow Turner Prize winner Martin Creed’s Work No.700, an enormous stack of steel beams, will also be on the trail. The piece, shown here, is an oversized anatomical model showing a cut away section of human skin. The Line will take advantage of work being done by the London Legacy Development Corporation to open up East End waterways to the public and will be showcasing existing works too.ĭamien Hirst’s bronze sculpture Sensation is one of the sculptures featured on The Line.
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The full route includes rare reed beds with kingfishers along the River Lea at Cody Dock - believed to be named after 19th century American showman Buffalo Bill Cody - as well as the Three Mills Studios website and Emirates Air Line. The Line art project will see over 30 sculptures by the likes of Damien Hirst, Martin Creed, Gary Hume and Eduardo Paolozzi installed along a walkway that broadly follows the Meridian, linking two iconic sites of East London: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the O2.
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The 377ft chosen design is situated between the Olympic Stadium (193 feet tall) and Hadid’s Aquatics Center, offering visitors an amazing view over the entire Olympic Park…for a fee of 15 British pounds! Imposing such a free was claimed to be a necessity during the Games, “The £15 is what it costs us to operate it,” said Sir Keith Mills, the vice-chairman of London 2012.A new sculpture and art trail linking up Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and The O2, taking in Cody Doc, the River Lea and Royal Docks, opens in East London this weekend. More about the Observation Tower after the break. Criticized for undertaking such a massively expensive project during the country’s recession, London Mayor Boris Johnson has claimed that the Orbit will not only enhance visitors’ experiences at the Olympic Games but will also be “the right thing for the Stratford site” beyond the summer time, calling on its potential to become ”the perfect iconic cultural legacy”. The red steel structure will rise close to 400 feet – taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty and London’s Big Ben – to be Britain’s largest piece of public art. Is it the perfect blend of sculpture and engineering, or it is a twisted form of nonsense? Opinions are quite varied on the subject of Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond’s observation tower, ArcelorMittal Orbit, which will serve as a permanent reminder of London’s hosting of the 2012 Olympic Games.
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