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Slipstream
Slipstream — Public artwork (sculpture) by Richard Wilson.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 · 0.2 km
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Slipstream is a place of interest in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2014. Wikidata describes it as: "Public artwork (sculpture) by Richard Wilson.". Coordinates: 51.4695°, -0.4516°.
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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.
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- Coordinates
- 51.4695, -0.4516
- District
- Hillingdon
- Parish
- Hillingdon, unparished area
- Postcode
- TW6 1EW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hayes and Harlington
- Established
- 2014
- Nearest railway station
- Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 — 0.2 km
Sources
- osm: w554323666 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Slipstream (sculpture) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Slipstream (2014) by Richard Wilson, London Heathrow Terminal 2, UK - 20150621-01.jpg (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 =.
- How do I get to Slipstream?
- The nearest railway station is Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TW6 1EW.