Art on the Underground: Mark Wallinger's designs - in pictures
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 GuardianThe design for Baker Street. Each is a unique labyrinth with a single pathPhotograph: Mark WallingerBank's design. Each will be prominently displayed on a single 600mm vitreous enamel panelPhotograph: Mark Wallinger
Embankment's design. Wallinger said: "The Underground has been part of my life since childhood ..."Photograph: Mark WallingerGreen Park. "... It's surely ever artist's dream to create a permanent work that will be encountered by so many people"Photograph: Mark WallingerKing's Cross St Pancras. Wallinger added: "The journeys we take on the Underground are unique to each of us ..."Photograph: Mark WallingerOxford Circus. "... I hope Labyrinth can perhaps reflect that individual yet universal experience."Photograph: Mark WallingerSt James's Park. All 270 tube stations are promised to have artwork by the end of the summer.Photograph: Mark WallingerTottenham 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 WallingerVictoria. Previous artworks on the underground have included large-scale artworks at Gloucester Road Station ...Photograph: Mark WallingerWestminster. ... and the likes of Tracey Emin designing holders for Oyster cards.Photograph: Mark WallingerThe 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 anniversaryPhotograph: David Levene for the Guardian
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