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The Guardian - UK
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Art on the Underground: Mark Wallinger's designs - in pictures

Labyrinth: Mark Wallinger's St James's Park design
The first in a series of 270 works, entitled Labyrinth, to be unveiled by artist Mark Wallinger, commissioned by London Underground in commemoration of its 150th anniversary. St James's Park Underground station London Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian
Mark Wallinger: Baker Street by
The design for Baker Street. Each is a unique labyrinth with a single path Photograph: Mark Wallinger
Mark Wallinger: Bank by Mark Wallinger
Bank's design. Each will be prominently displayed on a single 600mm vitreous enamel panel Photograph: Mark Wallinger
Mark Wallinger: Embankment by Mark Wallinger
Embankment's design. Wallinger said: "The Underground has been part of my life since childhood ..." Photograph: Mark Wallinger
Mark Wallinger: Green Park by Mark Wallinger
Green Park. "... It's surely ever artist's dream to create a permanent work that will be encountered by so many people" Photograph: Mark Wallinger
Mark Wallinger: King's Cross St Pancras by Mark Wallinger
King's Cross St Pancras. Wallinger added: "The journeys we take on the Underground are unique to each of us ..." Photograph: Mark Wallinger
Mark Wallinger: Oxford Circus by Mark Wallinger
Oxford Circus. "... I hope Labyrinth can perhaps reflect that individual yet universal experience." Photograph: Mark Wallinger
Mark Wallinger: St James's Park by Mark Wallinger
St James's Park. All 270 tube stations are promised to have artwork by the end of the summer. Photograph: Mark Wallinger
Mark Wallinger: Tottenham Court Road by Mark Wallinger
Tottenham Court Road. Tasmin Dillon, the head of art on the Underground said: "I am sure that the 270 individual labyrinths will capture the imaginations of the millions of tube customers that use the network every day" Photograph: Mark Wallinger
Mark Wallinger: Victoria by Mark Wallinger
Victoria. Previous artworks on the underground have included large-scale artworks at Gloucester Road Station ... Photograph: Mark Wallinger
Mark Wallinger: Westminster by Mark Wallinger
Westminster. ... and the likes of Tracey Emin designing holders for Oyster cards. Photograph: Mark Wallinger
Labyrinth: Mark Wallinger's design at St James's Park Underground station
The first in a series of 270 works, entitled Labyrinth, to be unveiled by artist Mark Wallinger, commissioned by London Underground in commemoration of its 150th anniversary Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian
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