Spitalfields Public Art Programme Phase 2

Corporate art for a corporate setting-
site responsive sculptures:
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The urban agriculture however is unexpected:

The Fourth Plinth

The Fourth Plinth is renouned for temporary & contemporary art in the presumed traditional Trafalgar square. The most recent commission is Thomas Schütte's Model for a Hotel 2007 wich was critisised as being a house for pigeons! The sulpture certainly stood out!


The 6 shortlisted artists for the next installation include:

Jeremy Deller
Tracey Emin
Antony Gormley
Anish Kapoor
Yinka Shonibare
Bob & Roberta Smith

Pregnant Alison Lapper on the Fourth Plinth (aug-sept 07):
(picture from http://www.artwords.co.uk/acatalog/art.html)

Sunshine & the Southbank

'How lucky are we to live in London' is the general feeling associated to the southbank:

Just on a sunny day more people get to experience it!

The Cans Festival. 05.05.08

Under the arches of waterloo bridge 28,544 people got togeather to spray. Banksy and many other 'biggies' created amongst the masses:
click for more info on the cans festival

A dramatic SNOG:

Advertising the DEGREE SHOW:

Swiss Cottage

'the presence and absence of water suggests activity and tranquillity with equal ease. A strongly moulded land form, together with lush planting, provide a striking context for the water element.' The shallow paddling pool in the center is fed by a bore hole system which is also supposed to be used to water vegetation. However, on my visit, as so common with bore hole water harvesting systems, it was not maintained and the pool was dry. The landscape was a disapointment, and the not so dramatic mounds of earth were balding!

Gustafson Porter PR 2006

CLICK 4 Gufstason & Porter website

Adjacent to the Gustafson & Porter landscape lies the contrastingly inspiring
Library/ fitness center/ Multiuse Community center
Designed by Basil Spence in 1960's. It had huge presence, which is reflected in its popularity. The community center, Library & Fitness Center, Cresh & Cafe bring the community togeather in the otherwise drab, car dominated area.

'Improvements' @ St Pancreas

Shadows

Lighting Design magazine