British · b. 1953
British sculptor known for large-scale interventions that alter the architecture and perception of buildings. His installation 20:50 (1987), a room filled with reflective sump oil, became a signature work of the Saatchi Gallery, and A Slice of Reality (2000) set a section of a ship in the Thames at North Greenwich. Twice nominated for the Turner Prize, he was elected a Royal Academician in 2006.
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2000 · Thames foreshore, Greenwich Peninsula, London
A vertical slice cut from the sand dredger Arco Trent, set on the Thames foreshore with its living quarters and engine room open to the weather. Commissioned for the Millennium, it stands close to where the Prime Meridian crosses the peninsula.
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