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ANISH KAPOOR RECEIVES LONDON OLYMPIC PARK COMMISSION

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CLIMATE ACTIVISTS ATTACK VELÁZQUEZ PAINTING WITH HAMMER AT ENGLAND’S NATIONAL GALLERY

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, ST. PETERSBURG, TO EXIT

ANNA MARIA MAIOLINO, NIL YALTER WIN VENICE BIENNALE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

March 31, 2010 9:05 am

London-based artist Anish Kapoor has been commissioned to design the new public attraction in the Olympic Park. The artwork will be entitled The ArcelorMittal Orbit. The sculpture—thought to be the tallest in the UK—will consist of a continuous looping lattice of tubular steel. Standing at 377 feet, it will be about seventy-two feet taller than the Statue of Liberty in New York and offer views of the entire 250 acres of the Olympic Park and London’s skyline from a special viewing platform. Visitors will be able to take a trip up the structure in a huge lift and will have the option of walking down the spiral staircase. Anish Kapoor’s proposal has been developed in collaboration with structural designer Cecil Balmond of Arup, who is known for his innovative work on the CCTV building in Beijing, as well as numerous Serpentine Gallery pavilion commissions.

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