Tom Clarke

The Play Sculptures of Peter Hand Visit the post for more.

More info & photos here:

playsculptures.wordpress.com

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Manchester (Arndale I presume?)

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Middlesbrough

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Another photo of KES, in lower res…

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St Helens snake aka KES

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Via a post in another place (not that one) by the artist Abigail Brown, today I’ve been learning more about the sculptor Peter Hand & my life is all the better for it…

Here’s a selection of his wooden sculptures for various shopping centres, predominantly in the 1970s

To start, Brent Cross

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A few photos below - definitely worth a visit!

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De ‘suburban dream’ gaat op herkansing Is de aanleg van geheel nieuwe steden en dorpen het antwoord voor het woningtekort? In Engeland is het utopische idee van de naoorlogse ‘new towns’ weer springlevend. Dat terwijl de bestaande tuin...

There's lots of interest currently in the New Town movement, past and future (?). Here's an interesting article that I was interviewed for in the Dutch version of the FT:
fd.nl/samenleving/...

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