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Guardian artblog, Dave Hill: Olympic Orbit: triumph of public art or private vanity?

Date uploaded: September 7, 2011

Dave Hill’s article on Guardian artblog, 6th September 2011:

Olympic Orbit: triumph of public art or private vanity?

'Here's how the "something extra" that Boris Johnson and Tessa Jowell required for the Olympic Park looked when I pointed my camera at it yesterday afternoon. No, those yellow cranes aren't part of it. Yes, those weird clouds are real'…

Use the link to read more:

Visit www.guardian.co.uk/politics/davehillblog/2011/sep/06/olympic-orbit-tower-art-or-vanity

The ArcelorMittal Orbit. Photograph: Dave Hill

The ArcelorMittal Orbit. Photograph: Dave Hill