Jesse Pollock's The Granary, is a life-sized sculpture of a traditional English grain store. The pearlescent candy orange represents the desire to return to an idyllic, rose-tinted past.
📍Visit The Granary at Cunard Place, EC3A 5AR
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For her sculpture, BOOK OF BOREDOM, Ida Ekblad employs the same approach as her paintings: cutting, uniting and assembling shapes and forms, before hand painting onto bronze-cast structures as though they were canvases, defying the medium’s supposed demand for flatness.
Before coming to Fenchurch Street, these sculptures were blocks of Statuario marble sitting in a stone yard in Pietrasanta.
Listen to Daniel Silver explain how they came to life in the City.
📍40 Leadenhall, EC3A 3DH
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Samuel Ross invites you to interact with his sculpture, CAUCUS, at Mitre Square - sit, stand, nap and lean on this work as you like!
@SRD_____ (b.1991, Brixton) is an award-winning designer, creative director and artist.
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Join us for a long table discussion on Friday, the 7th of March. We'll explore how we tackle sexism, misogyny and the gender pay gap within the creative and corporate industries.
Book your place via our website.
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Kissing Gate by Maya Rose Edwards reimagines a rural tradition in an urban space, inspired by iconic kissing gates.
📍 Visit Kissing Gate at Aldgate Square, EC3N 1AF (Next to St Botolph without Aldgate Church)
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What makes a face recognisable? Glasses, short hair, a beard, a moustache? Julian Opie’s four concrete portaits distil faces to their essential elements.
📍 Visit 'Charles. Jiwon. Nethaneel. Elena.' at 100 Bishopsgate
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As we reflect on 2024, we want to thank everyone who made the 13th edition of Sculpture in the City possible! 🌟We're excited to see what 2025 brings!
🎊 The Sculpture in the City team wish you a very restful holiday and a happy new year.
In the dark, Elisa Artesero's neon, ‘The Garden of Floating Words’ creates the illusion of a floating poem. During daylight hours, you see the words supported by tall, acrylic stands intended to mirror the glass buildings surrounding the garden space.
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What do you get when you combine a sandwich, God and trade? 🥪
Listen to Richard Mackness explain the creative process behind making Temple.
📍 Visit Temple on the corner of Bishopsgate & Wormwood Street, EC2M 3XD
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💡 Did you know that Secret Sentinels are made of 25,000 tiles and are completely waterproof and frost proof?
Listen to Clare Burnett explain the creative process behind making the sculptures.
📍 Visit Secret Sentinels at 70 St Mary Axe, EC3A 8BE #SculptureintheCity
👟 Think you can beat 4,000 steps?
Follow us to all 17 artworks on the Sculpture in the City trail! To get your steps in and enjoy public art, visit our site, download the free @bloombergconnects app, or grab a map in the City.
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You can also collect a free map at one of the following locations:
📍 22 Bishopsgate, EC2N 4BQ
📍 Guildhall Library, EC2V 5AF
📍 Guildhall Art Gallery, EC2V 5AE
📍 Guildhall West Wing, EC2V 7HH
📍 The London Centre, EC2V 7HH
📍 City Information Centre, EC4M 8BX
🗺️ Explore the Sculpture in the City family trail, a free sculpture trail perfect for art enthusiasts of all ages.
Download a digital copy here: sculptureinthecity.org.uk/education/
Family Trail was designed by @urban_Learners in collaboration with @Danielle_Rhoda.
If you missed the London Sculpture Week Symposium, you can listen to the discussion on The Shade Podcast, hosted by Lou Mensah. 🎙️
🔗 Follow the link to listen: bit.ly/3YgzLtI#SculptureintheCity#LondonSculptureWeek