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.
With Suzanne Vega, the Poetry of Greenwich Village lives again in London
Susanne Vega returns to London on 3 November 2025 for a concert at the Royal Albert Hall, accompanying the release of her tenth album Flying with Angels. Her education, with studies in literature and her immersion in the Greenwich Village folk scene, places her within a lineage that runs from Bob Dylan to Leonard Cohen.
At the Royal Academy, A Story of South Asian Art explores Mrinalini Mukherjee’s work and her creative circle, including her mentors and colleagues. Through her textile sculptures and site-specific connections, the exhibition redefines contemporary sculpture with roots in South Asian Modernism.
A Jazz Night with the Korean Quartet Gray by Silver
Korean quartet Gray by Silver performs at the Elgar Room of the Royal Albert Hall in an intimate evening of contemporary Jazz and traditional sounds. An elegant fusion of voice, bamboo flute, and improvisation.
For the first time in the United Kingdom, a major exhibition explores the work of Ketty La Rocca, a leading figure in Italian Visual Poetry and Body Art. Over fifty works trace a radical journey through gestures, words, X-rays, and manipulated images. A powerful investigation of language, identity, and the body.
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