Art in Liverpool

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Richard Wilson’s Turning the Place Over – A radical intrusion in Liverpool

Architecture, Installations / 4 minutes of reading

Turning the Place Over was a temporary artwork that was created for the European Capital of Culture. Liverpool got its turn to host the European Capital of Cultural in 2007, a few years after the city received its UNESCO World Heritage Site designation. The European Capital of Culture saw several events and art exhibitions organized […]

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Banksy – Cardinal Sin, 2006, defaced stone bust, bathroom tiles, 180 x 40 x 40 cm feat

Banksy’s Cardinal Sin – An expose of rot within this institution

Sculptures, Street Art / 5 minutes of reading

This piece by Banksy is unlike anything he has done before. For the street artist, vandalizing an ancient statue and putting on it his personal touch drove the intended message home. Looking at the sculpture, it is clearly the bust of a catholic priest, complete with a cross pendant and mass vestments. However, it has

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Maurice Agis’ Dreamspace tragically killed two people – This is why

Installations / 3 minutes of reading

As a commission for Copenhagen, the Dreamspace V creation by Maurice Agis saw the light of day in 1996. Scooping an award of £60,000 from the Art Council of England, everybody was curious about what this boldly colored artwork was all about. At a glance, the PVC-based work was shaped like a womb, and in

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Richard Wilson’s Turning the Place Over – A radical intrusion in Liverpool

Banksy’s Cardinal Sin – An expose of rot within this institution

Maurice Agis’ Dreamspace tragically killed two people – This is why

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