Public art in London

[Lord Camomile]

Thinking of doing a bit of a walking tour of public art in London this summer.

Where/what should I be looking at?

Fourth plinth, obvs...

Not sure if Postman's Park counts as public art, plus I've already been there a couple of times, but it's my walk so I guess I get to decide!

 

[Pickman's model]

All the statues of auld soldiers erected by publick subscription

 

[Orang Utan]

Thinking of doing a bit of a walking tour of public art in London this summer.

Where/what should I be looking at?

Fourth plinth, obvs...

Not sure if Postman's Park counts as public art, plus I've already been there a couple of times, but it's my walk so I guess I get to decide!

walk the southern side Thames Path - there's loads there, including a Gormley

 

[Lord Camomile]

All the statues of auld soldiers erected by publick subscription

Unless they're particularly interesting, I'm not super enthused about the idea of auld soldier statues.

walk the southern side Thames Path - there's loads there, including a Gormley

Having just looked it up, you mean Quantum? Randomly came across it a while back, had absolutely no idea what it was

 

[Lord Camomile]

Hm, this one's at least my side of London.

http://londonist.com/2015/06/weekend-walks-the-line-sculptural-trail

 

[Orang Utan]

Unless they're particularly interesting, I'm not super enthused about the idea of auld soldier statues.

Having just looked it up, you mean Quantum? Randomly came across it a while back, had absolutely no idea what it was

I don't know what it's called - it's on the Greenwich Peninsula and is a human figure made out of steel rods

 

[Lord Camomile]

Aye, that's the one.

 

[Orang Utan]

There's also an extremely kitsch sculpture of Peter The Great posing with a dwarf in Deptford:

 

[Lord Camomile]

 

[RoyReed]

There's some public art in Berkeley Square and a Hepworth in Battersea Park.





And the Boy with Dolphin and Girl with Dolphin sculptures at the north ends of Albert Bridge and Tower Bridge.

 

[RoyReed]

And the Eric Gill sculptures on Broadcasting House.

 

[RoyReed]

And some sexy '30s (I think) stuff on the Australian High Commission.

 

[RoyReed]

Do the dinosaurs in Crystal Palace Park count?

 

[RoyReed]

No photo, but Richard Serra's sculpture (I think it's called Fulcrum) at Broadgate is pretty amazing. And there's another Hepworth on the side of John Lewis, Oxford Street. And a Henry Moore in Battersea Park.

 

[Bungle73]

Walking London's Statues and Monuments: Amazon.co.uk: Rupert Hill: 9781847735997: Books

 

[clicker]

I like Peter Pan in Kensington Gdns...twee I know. Also the nearby Elfin Oak, although the protective cage around it spoils it for me. There's another Henry Moore on the street near Tate Britain. And I think the cherubs on the fountain in the courtyard of St James' church in Picadilly are the pinnacle of cherubness...beautiful weathered green patina and seashells. It's got it all , no idea who made it.

 

[hash tag]

This by Ai Weiwei is at the Gherkin, St Mary Ax

 

[Winot]

Mark Wallinger's Ecce Homo at St. Paul's Cathedral.

 

[editor]

I liked this:

In photos: The giant upside down globe in Holborn, London -

Located within the campus of the London School of Economics in Sheffield Street, the World Turned Upside Down is a thought-provoking sculpture by the Turner Prize-winning artist Mark Wallinger. Taking its name from a 17th-century English ballad, the sculpture measures 13 feet (4 m) in diameter...

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