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.
At the British Museum, three ancient deities - Sekhmet, Dionysos, and Vishnu - meet in a unique exhibition exploring art, spirituality, and cross-cultural dialogue. Developed with Mumbai’s CSMVS museum, the project offers global perspectives on antiquity.
The Great Contemporary Theatre of Gilbert & George
The Hayward Gallery hosts a major retrospective of Gilbert & George, featuring over sixty works from 2000 to the present. Bold photo collages, vivid colours, and provocative texts trace twenty-five years of radical art. A deep dive into urban society through the irreverent lens of the iconic British duo.
Wayne Thiebaud: The Sweet Melancholy of Everyday Life
The Courtauld Gallery presents the first major UK exhibition of Wayne Thiebaud. Through paintings and prints from the 1960s, ice creams, cakes and pinball machines become an epic yet melancholic portrait of American consumer culture.
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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