It is the highest sculpture in the United Kingdom but it is also an attraction that thrills visitor’s of all ages. It is the ArcelorMittal Orbit, the spectacular tunnel slide designed by artists Anish Kapoor and Carsten Höller for the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Surrounded by a flame-red trellis, a 114.5 metre spiral tower offers breathtaking views of London from two terraces suspended 76 and 80 metres off the ground respectively. For the brave-at-heart, the real adventure starts here - flying down the highest and longest slide in the world at 24 kilometres an hour! But the surprises aren’t finished yet - through concave lens placed on the panoramic platform, you can look at the world upside-down while the descent of the spiral staircase offers some unexpected sonic experiences. Whoever wants to learn more about this curious work of art will find all the information right there in a specially dedicated area. Created for the London Olympic Games in 2012, the ArcelorMittal Orbit is a behemoth made from recycled steel and inspired by the double helix of DNA, held together by 600 hundred star knots and thirty-five-thousand bolts. Synonymous with innovative design and playful invention, it has transformed the landscape of East London, showing the numerous faces of a versatile and resistant material - from the red trellises to the polished-steel mirrors, from the spiral staircases to the Corten steel that forms the upper canopy.
An exhibition dedicated to Kandinsky and the artists of German Expressionism that aims to tell "an alternative history of modernity," different from the one centered on the French tradition that has dominated much of the narrative on modern European art.
An exhibition dedicated to the transformation of Hertford House during the Second World War. Through documents, photographs, and works exhibited in 1942, the project illustrates how the museum became a hub of cultural diplomacy and pro-Soviet propaganda.
The Wulz Sisters and the Reinvention of Italian Photography
An exhibition that explores the work of Wanda and Marion Wulz, two leading figures in twentieth-century Italian photography. Through portraits, Futurist experiments and images of life in Trieste, the exhibition reveals how the sisters combined artistic innovation with professional practice.
Directly from Venice, Peggy Guggenheim in London: The Making of a Collector arrives in London. The exhibition reconstructs Peggy Guggenheim's role in the London art scene on the eve of World War II, with her intense experience at the Guggenheim Jeune gallery.
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