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.
National Portrait Gallery presents a unique exhibition on the relationship between drawing and painting in Lucian Freud’s work. Sketches, etchings, and works on paper are shown alongside his iconic oil portraits. A journey into the creative process of one of the twentieth century’s greatest painters.
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. R. Turner brings his “Energy” to the Saatchi Gallery
London’s Saatchi Gallery hosts the European debut of A. R. Turner. Twelve new works inspired by landscapes and travels unfold as a reflection on time, nature and the human condition.
Ichiko Aoba brings her ethereal music to London’s Royal Albert Hall. With her new album Luminescent Creatures, the Japanese singer-songwriter turns the stage into a dreamlike landscape where silences and melodies unfold as inner journeys.
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