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.
For the first time, all nine known painted portraits by Jan van Eyck are brought together at the National Gallery in London. An exhibition that explores the birth of the modern portrait in fifteenth-century Northern Europe. Between identity, psychology and new research, the faces of a changing world.
The Design Museum in London presents the first international retrospective of Nigo, a journey through three decades that reshaped the relationship between streetwear, luxury and global pop culture.
The Young V&A hosts an exhibition on Aardman and its most iconic characters, offering a close look at the studio’s creative process. Original models, sets and production materials reveal the craft behind stop motion. A playful journey balancing humour, technique and popular imagination.
Opening in April at Buckingham Palace, Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style traces more than seventy years of reign through garments and accessories from the Royal Collection. The exhibition examines the Queen’s style as a political language, a tool of representation and a form of visual diplomacy.
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