Public art & sculpture · London
Slipstream
Slipstream in England London, United Kingdom.
Peter McDermott — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Slipstream is a public sculpture in England London, United Kingdom, dating from 2014. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
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From the Wikipedia article
Slipstream is a sculpture by Richard Wilson, created in 2014 for the wholly re-built Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport, London. The large art intervention of aviation relevance was loosely specified, approved and project managed by Mark Davy, founder of the cultural and place-making agency Futurecity for the airport as owner. It is currently the largest privately funded sculpture for a commercial site in Europe. The winning proposal was selected from a shortlist of five international artists. The sculpture is over 70 metres (230 ft) long and weighs 77 tonnes (76 long tons; 85 short tons). The structural engineers Price & Myers and specialist fabricators Commercial Systems International (CSI) were tasked with making the sculpture. Wilson's intention is "to transpose the thrill of the air‐show to the architectural environment of the international air terminal". Reconstruction of Terminal 2 started in 2010, and it was officially reopened on 4 June 2014. The sculpture received the 2014 Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.4697, -0.4497
- District
- Hillingdon
- Parish
- Hillingdon, unparished area
- Postcode
- TW6 1EW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hayes and Harlington
- Established
- 2014
Sources
- wikidata: Q16999401 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Slipstream (sculpture) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Slipstream?
- Slipstream is in London, United Kingdom (postcode TW6 1EW), in the parish of Hillingdon, unparished area.
- When was Slipstream built?
- Built or established in 2014.
- Who owns Slipstream?
- Slipstream is owned by | accession =.
- Is Slipstream free to visit?
- Yes, Slipstream is free to enter.
- How do I get to Slipstream?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TW6 1EW. It sits within the Hayes and Harlington parliamentary constituency.