Art lovers, rejoice! From September at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, artist Mahtab Hussain will present his new commission Please take a seat. The result of a three-year collaboration between The Line, the National Portrait Gallery and London College of Fashion, the artwork features a specially designed bench embedded with local references which explore representation and identity.
The public are invited to play and engage with this work, by writing thoughts, ideas and feelings in response to it, which will then form part of a growing online archive.
These works join public art pieces from artists such as Tracey Emin, Anish Kapoor, Eva Rothschild, Richard Wilson and Larry Achiampong, which dot the scenic route along east London’s waterways and along the line of the Greenwich Meridian and passing through places such as the Royal Docks and Three Mills
Running between Greenwich Peninsula and Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the trail’s new commissions include works by Yinka Ilori, Mahtab Hussain and Simon Faithfull.
Yinka Ilori’s major installation Types of Happiness (pictured above) will be on display from Monday, June 19 and showcase his colourful, playful geometric design. The work features two 10-foot high sculptural chairs, part of a series representing the 16 different types of happiness. You can find it near the Royal Docks City Hall.
For more information visit the-line.org.
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