These public sculptures were unveiled and subsequently recorded in 2023 by Art UK.
To find out more about the themes and trends in public sculpture, you can read our full annual report for 2023.
Artists featured in this Curation:
Sebastien Boyesen (b.1960),
Poppy Field (b.1993),
Kevin Atherton (b.1950),
A. B. Fine Art Foundry,
Ray Lonsdale (b.1965),
Ben Twiston-Davies (b.1971),
Andy Edwards (b.1964),
Rubin James Eynon (b.1972),
Amy Goodman (b.1974),
John McKenna (b.1964),
and 87 more
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Yinka Shonibare (b.1962), Andrew Lilley (b.1969), Katy Hallett, Nick Hallett, Alan Beattie Herriot (b.1952), Luke Perry (b.1983), Canaan Brown, Jade Pearl (b.1994), Liam Hopkins (b.1985), Wolfram Graubner (b.1953), Alison Wilding (b.1948), Michael Johnson (b.1954), Robert Nicholls (b.1975), Bruce Williams (b.1962), Stephen Lunn, Ashlee Donaldson, Duncan Kitson, Richard Janes (b.1969), Julia Clarke (b.1970), Irena Posner (b.1988), Jon Edgar (b.1968), Felicity Hammond (b.1988), CAN, Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva (b.1971), Leigh Dyer (b.1959), Ian Etheridge, Elaine Tribley (b.1962), Steve Tomlinson, Nigel Barnett (b.1964), Bruno Oliviera, toyStudio, Belona Greenwood, Mitchell House (b.1959), Susan Ashby, Paul Downs, Jason Baggs, Peter Walker (b.1973), George King Architects, Tom J. Nicholls (b.1982), Tim O'Brien (b.1970), Mike Pringle, David Wilkins, R & P Engineering, Osbelit Garcia-Morales, Suhail Shaikh, KMF Group, Chris Knight (b.1964), Berni Marfleet (b.1951), Steven Gregory (b.1952), Gabrielle Naptali, Stuart Langley, Annie Morris (b.1978), Jason Wilsher-Mills (b.1969), Andy Holden (b.1982), Halima Cassell (b.1975), Georg Baselitz (b.1938), Simon Faithfull (b.1966), Simeon Barclay (b.1975), Isamu Noguchi (1904–1988), Tatiana Wolska (b.1977), Elisa Artesero, Phyllida Barlow (1944–2023), Rafael D'Aló (b.1981), Jesse Pollock (b.1993), Emma Smith (b.1981), Vanessa da Silva (b.1976), Pedro Pires (b.1978), Emma Louise Moore, Oliver Bragg, Chiara Brown, Fred Hendry Briars, Andrea Pocock, Nick Hornby (b.1980), Colin Spofforth (b.1963), Pierre Diamantopoulo (b.1952), Milwyn Casting, Art Fabrications, Stuart Melrose (b.1975), Matthew Crabb (b.1983), Sarah Staton (b.1961), 3D Eye, Sean Scully (b.1945), Artem, Mika Rottenberg (b.1976), Larry Bell (b.1939), Ugo Rondinone (b.1964) and
Julie Edwards and Ron Thompson (Planet Art)
90 artworks
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© the artist. Image credit: Sebastien Boyesen
Named Woman
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© the artist. Image credit: Colleen Rowe Harvey / Art UK
Named Woman
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© the artist. Image credit: Vincenzo Albano / Art UK
Named Woman
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© the artist. Image credit: Helen Crute
Named Woman
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© the artist. Image credit: Jane Roblin / Art UK
Named Woman
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© the artist. Image credit: Allan Leonard / Art UK
Named Man
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© the artist. Image credit: Maarten Roes Francken / Art UK
Named Man
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© the artist. Image credit: Andy Smith / Art UK
Named Man
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© the artist. Image credit: Elaine Vizor / Art UK
Named Man
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© the artist. Image credit: Colleen Rowe Harvey / Art UK
Named Man
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© Yinka Shonibare CBE. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Peter Farmer / Art UK
Named man
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© the copyright holder. Image credit: Helen Chester / Art UK
Named Man
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© the artists. Image credit: Sustrans / Extended Agency
Named Men and Women
Portrait Bench: Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Emily Campbell, Karl White
2023
Katy Hallett and Nick Hallett
Corten steel
Katy Hallett and Nick Hallett
Corten steel
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© the artists. Image credit: Sustrans / Mark Radford 2023
Named Men and Women
Portrait Bench – Lenny Henry, Ellie Simmons and Jane Sixsmith
2023
Katy Hallett and Nick Hallett
Corten steel
Katy Hallett and Nick Hallett
Corten steel
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© the artists. Image credit: Sustrans / Raven Cozens-Hardy
Named Men and Women
Portrait Bench: An NHS Nurse and Footballer, Malcolm Lindsay
2023
Katy Hallett and Nick Hallett
Corten steel
Katy Hallett and Nick Hallett
Corten steel
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© the artist. Image credit: Martin Henderson / Art UK
Named Man
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© the copyright holders. Image credit: Tony Bennett / Art UK
Black People and Windrush
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© the artists. Image credit: Tracy Jenkins / Art UK
Black People and Windrush
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© the copyright holder. Image credit: Gordon Baird / Art UK
Environment and Nature
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© Alison Wilding. All rights reserved, courtesy Karsten Schubert, London. Image credit: Andy Smith / Art UK
Environment and Nature
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© the artist. Image credit: Maarten Roes Francken / Art UK
Environment and Nature
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© the artist. Image credit: Jade King / Art UK
Environment and Nature
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© the artist. Image credit: Tracy Jenkins / Art UK
Environment and Nature
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© the artist. Image credit: Tracy Jenkins / Art UK
Environment and Nature
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© the copyright holders. Image credit: Elaine Vizor / Art UK
Environment and Nature
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© the copyright holder. Image credit: Paul Francis / Art UK
Environment and Nature
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© the artist. Image credit: Helen Chester / Art UK
Environment and Nature
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© the artist. Image credit: Tim Rebeiro / Art UK
Environment and Nature
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© the artist. Image credit: Tracy Jenkins / Art UK
Environment and Nature
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© the artist. Image credit: Paul Francis / Art UK
Environment and Nature
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© the artist. Image credit: Jon Edgar
Environment and Nature
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© the copyright holder. Image credit: Lawrence Suss / Art UK
Environment and Nature
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© the artist. Image credit: Lawrence Suss / Art UK
Environment and Nature
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© the copyright holder. Image credit: Lawrence Suss / Art UK
Environment and Nature
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© the copyright holder. Image credit: Tracy Jenkins / Art UK
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© the artist. Image credit: Tracy Jenkins / Art UK
Environment and Nature
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© the artist. Image credit: Fiona Jeffrey / Art UK
Environment and Nature
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© the copyright holders. Image credit: Tracy Jenkins / Art UK
Environment and Nature
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© the copyright holders. Image credit: Tracy Jenkins / Art UK
Environment and Nature
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© the copyright holders. Image credit: Tracy Jenkins / Art UK
Environment and Nature
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© the copyright holder. Image credit: Paul Francis / Art UK
Memorials, Monuments, History and Heritage
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© the artist. Image credit: Helen Chester / Art UK
Memorials, Monuments, History and Heritage
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© the artist. Image credit: Jenny Owen / Art UK
Memorials, Monuments, History and Heritage
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© the artist & © the artist. Image credit: Helen Chester / Art UK
Memorials, Monuments, History and Heritage
Wellington Bomber Pilot and His Spaniel
2023
Tom J. Nicholls (b.1982) and Tim O'Brien (b.1970)
Bronze & Portland stone
Tom J. Nicholls (b.1982) and Tim O'Brien (b.1970)
Bronze & Portland stone
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© the copyright holders. Image credit: Paul Francis / Art UK
Memorials, Monuments, History and Heritage
Covid Response Monument
2023
Mike Pringle and David Wilkins and R & P Engineering
Callow sandstone & steel
Mike Pringle and David Wilkins and R & P Engineering
Callow sandstone & steel
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© the copyright holder. Image credit: Christine Lowe / Art UK
Memorials, Monuments, History and Heritage
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© the copyright holders. Image credit: Julian Tubbs / Art uk
Memorials, Monuments, History and Heritage
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© the artist. Image credit: Helen Crute / Art UK
Memorials, Monuments, History and Heritage
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© the copyright holder. Image credit: Peter Farmer / Art UK
Memorials, Monuments, History and Heritage
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© the artist. Image credit: Tracy Jenkins / Art UK
Memorials, Monuments, History and Heritage
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© Steven Gregory. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Lawrence Suss / Art UK
Memorials, Monuments, History and Heritage
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© the artist. Image credit: Fiona Jeffrey / Art UK
Memorials, Monuments, History and Heritage
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© the copyright holder. Image credit: Susan Dawson / Art UK
Public Trails & Collections
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© the copyright holder. Image credit: Peter Farmer / Art UK
Public Trails & Collections
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© the artist. Image credit: Peter Farmer / Art UK
Public Trails & Collections
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© the artist. Image credit: Peter Farmer / Art UK
Public Trails & Collections
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© the artist. Image credit: Peter Farmer / Art UK
Public Trails & Collections
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© Georg Baselitz 2024. Image credit: Andy Smith / Art UK
Public Trails & Collections
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© the artist. Image credit: Peter Farmer / Art UK
Public Trails & Collections
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© the artist. Image credit: Angus Mill. Courtesy of The Line
Public Trails & Collections
0º00 Navigation Part II: A Journey Across Europe and Africa
2023
Simon Faithfull (b.1966)
Sandblasted York stone
The Line
Simon Faithfull (b.1966)
Sandblasted York stone
The Line
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© the artist. Image credit: Nick Turpin, courtesy of Sculpture in the City
Public Trails & Collections
Pittu Pithu Pitoo
2022
Simeon Barclay (b.1975)
Fibreglass & garden ornament
H 300 x W 200 x D 360 cm
City of London Corporation
Simeon Barclay (b.1975)
Fibreglass & garden ornament
H 300 x W 200 x D 360 cm
City of London Corporation
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© The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum. Image credit: Nick Turpin, courtesy of Sculpture in the City
Public Trails & Collections
Rain Mountain, Duo, Neo-Lithic
1982–1983
Isamu Noguchi (1904–1988)
Hot-dipped galvanised steel
H 243.8 x W 79.4 x D 63.5 cm
City of London Corporation
Isamu Noguchi (1904–1988)
Hot-dipped galvanised steel
H 243.8 x W 79.4 x D 63.5 cm
City of London Corporation
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© the artist. Image credit: Nick Turpin, courtesy of Sculpture in the City
Public Trails & Collections
Untitled
2021
Tatiana Wolska (b.1977)
Cut & thermo-welded plastic bottles
City of London Corporation
Tatiana Wolska (b.1977)
Cut & thermo-welded plastic bottles
City of London Corporation
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© the artist. Image credit: Nick Turpin, courtesy of Sculpture in the City
Public Trails & Collections
The Garden of Floating Words
2017
Elisa Artesero
Clear acrylic & neon glass
H 200 x W 50 x D 50 cm
City of London Corporation
Elisa Artesero
Clear acrylic & neon glass
H 200 x W 50 x D 50 cm
City of London Corporation
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© the artist's estate, courtesy of Hauser & Wirth. Image credit: Nick Turpin, courtesy of Sculpture in the City
Public Trails & Collections
untitled: megaphone
2014
Phyllida Barlow (1944–2023)
Steel, timber, plywood, wire netting, sand, polyurethane foam, polystyrene, paint & varnish
H 600 x W 235 x D 290 cm
City of London Corporation
Phyllida Barlow (1944–2023)
Steel, timber, plywood, wire netting, sand, polyurethane foam, polystyrene, paint & varnish
H 600 x W 235 x D 290 cm
City of London Corporation
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© the artist. Image credit: Nick Turpin, courtesy of Sculpture in the City
Public Trails & Collections
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
2020
Rafael D'Aló (b.1981)
Lacquered steel
H 165 x W 145 x D 8 cm
City of London Corporation
Rafael D'Aló (b.1981)
Lacquered steel
H 165 x W 145 x D 8 cm
City of London Corporation
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© the artist. Image credit: Nick Turpin, courtesy of Sculpture in the City
Public Trails & Collections
The Granary
2021
Jesse Pollock (b.1993)
Powder coated steel
H 353 x W 275 x D 265 cm
City of London Corporation
Jesse Pollock (b.1993)
Powder coated steel
H 353 x W 275 x D 265 cm
City of London Corporation
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© the artist. Image credit: Nick Turpin, courtesy of Sculpture in the City
Public Trails & Collections
Untitled
2021
Tatiana Wolska (b.1977)
Cut & thermo-welded plastic bottles
City of London Corporation
Tatiana Wolska (b.1977)
Cut & thermo-welded plastic bottles
City of London Corporation
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© the artist. Image credit: Nick Turpin, courtesy of Sculpture in the City
Public Trails & Collections
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© courtesy of the artist and Duarte Sequeira Gallery. Image credit: Nick Turpin, courtesy of Sculpture in the City
Public Trails & Collections
Muamba Grove, 0 Hue #1 / Muamba Grove, 0 Hue #2
2019
Vanessa da Silva (b.1976)
Steel, fibreglass, resin & UV paint
H 177 x W 255 x D 85 cm
City of London Corporation
Vanessa da Silva (b.1976)
Steel, fibreglass, resin & UV paint
H 177 x W 255 x D 85 cm
City of London Corporation
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© the artist. Image credit: Nick Turpin, courtesy of Sculpture in the City
Public Trails & Collections
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© the artist. Image credit: Nick Turpin, courtesy of Sculpture in the City
Public Trails & Collections
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© the artist. Image credit: Nick Turpin, courtesy of Sculpture in the City
Public Trails & Collections
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© the copyright holders. Image credit: Loughborough University
Public Trails & Collections
Flux
2023
Chiara Brown and Fred Hendry Briars and Andrea Pocock
Burned & oiled larch wood
H 278 x W 800 x D 289 cm
Loughborough University
Chiara Brown and Fred Hendry Briars and Andrea Pocock
Burned & oiled larch wood
H 278 x W 800 x D 289 cm
Loughborough University
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© the artist. Image credit: Nick Hornby Studios
Symbolic and Abstract
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© the artist. Image credit: Nick Hornby Studios
Symbolic and Abstract
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© the artist. Image credit: Nick Hornby Studios / Peter Mallet
Symbolic and Abstract
Power over Others is Weakness Disguised as Strength
2023
Nick Hornby (b.1980)
Corten steel
H 500 x W 350 x D 150 cm
Nick Hornby (b.1980)
Corten steel
H 500 x W 350 x D 150 cm
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© the copyright holder. Image credit: Andy Smith / Art UK
Symbolic and Abstract
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© the copyright holders. Image credit: Lawrence Suss /Art UK
Symbolic and Abstract
Flight of the Langoustine
2023
Pierre Diamantopoulo (b.1952) and Milwyn Casting and Art Fabrications
Bronze & steel
H 400 cm
Pierre Diamantopoulo (b.1952) and Milwyn Casting and Art Fabrications
Bronze & steel
H 400 cm
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© the artist. Image credit: Mike Longhurst / Art UK
Symbolic and Abstract
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© the artist. Image credit: Tracy Jenkins / Art UK
Symbolic and Abstract
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© Sarah Staton. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Vincenzo Albano / Art UK
Symbolic and Abstract
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© the copyright holder. Image credit: Andy Smith / Art UK
Symbolic and Abstract
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© the artist. Image credit: Andy Smith / Art UK
Landline
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© the artist. Image credit: Tony Bennett / Art UK
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© the artist. Image credit: Tracy Jenkins / Art UK
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© courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Image credit: Nick Turpin, courtesy of Sculpture in the City
Untitled Ceiling Projection
2018
Mika Rottenberg (b.1976)
Single-channel video installation, sound, colour; 6:07 min.
City of London Corporation
Mika Rottenberg (b.1976)
Single-channel video installation, sound, colour; 6:07 min.
City of London Corporation
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© courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Image credit: Nick Turpin, courtesy of Sculpture in the City
Pacific Red (IV)
2017
Larry Bell (b.1939)
Red Poppy & Blush laminated glass
H 182.9 x W 244.5 x D 244.5 cm
City of London Corporation
Larry Bell (b.1939)
Red Poppy & Blush laminated glass
H 182.9 x W 244.5 x D 244.5 cm
City of London Corporation
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© Ugo Rondinone, courtesy of the artist and Sadie Coles HQ, London. Image credit: Nick Turpin, courtesy of Sculpture in the City
Summer Moon
2011
Ugo Rondinone (b.1964)
Cast aluminium & white enamel
H 600 x W 550 x D 550 cm
City of London Corporation
Ugo Rondinone (b.1964)
Cast aluminium & white enamel
H 600 x W 550 x D 550 cm
City of London Corporation
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© the artists. Image credit: Jane Roblin / Art UK
On Top of the World
2023
Julie Edwards and Ron Thompson (Planet Art)
Stainless steel
H 500 x W 350 x D 350 cm
Julie Edwards and Ron Thompson (Planet Art)
Stainless steel
H 500 x W 350 x D 350 cm
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