Jul 10
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After so many buildings were ravaged during the two World Wars, the City of London isn’t the most attractive part of the capital. A host of uninspiring office blocks, some controversial skyscrapers (the Walkie Talkie.. cough cough) and a dominance of the shade of grey has left many parts of the Square Mile looking rather […]
Dec 11
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Sculpture In The City is a public art exhibition, bringing contemporary pieces to spaces around the City of London. Now in its seventh year, the 2017-2018 collection launched this summer, with a majority of pieces remaining in situ until June 2018. Among the artists taking place include Damien Hirst, Karen Tang, Peter Randall-Page, Bosco Sodi, […]
Jan 29
This gallery contains 7 photos.
Sculpture In The City is a public art exhibition, bringing contemporary pieces to the streets and spaces of the City of London. Now in its sixth year, the 2016-2017 collection launched last June, with a majority of pieces remaining in situ until June this year. Admittedly it took me quite a lot of months to […]
Lose your head in a good book: Richard Wentworth’s False Ceiling at Leadenhall Market
London is full of monuments and sculptures, often from a bygone era. So it is always great to see current day and contemporary artists represented across the capital. For the past four years, the City of London has brought art out of the galleries and into the streets as part of the Sculpture in The City exhibition. The current run originally featured 14 artworks on display in the City, in locations such as 30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin) and Lime Street.
False Ceiling is on show at Leadenhall Market
One such piece from the 2014-2015 exhibition is False Ceiling by Richard Wentworth. Located in one of the walkways in Leadenhall Market, the art installation comprises of a flock of books hanging from the ceiling. Originally dating from 1995, this piece has previously been shown at the Lisson Gallery. The artist said he was inspired by the huge variety and volume of books which would turn up in flea markets during the early 1990s when he lived in Berlin.
On the day in question I went to see it, the weather was dreadful with wind and rain aplenty. Huge gusts sweeping through a rather empty Leadenhall Market on a Sunday meant the books were swaying quite vigorously in the wind. It took a while to get a decent photo because there was so much movement, but I’m glad I got to see it before it goes. Unsurprisingly, it’s become quite the popular subject for Instagrammers.
To read about the history of Leadenhall Market, click here.
