Yep. To get to my seat I had to go past the fencing, it meant going a long way round all for a sculptor who failed O level metal work. (Ask your dad)
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B of the bang
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Johnny Mars Bar
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Sure there used to be a thread about it, but I can't seem to find it, apologies mods, merge if necessary.
Anyone know what happened to it after it was dismantled?
I believe it was put into storage somewhere as it was deemed dangerous.
I miss it, I thought it was a great piece of modern sculpture, and part of our history, not in a football way, but I kind of looked at it as a symbol related to our move to eastlands.
I'd love to see it again, even in bits.
Anyone know what happened to it?
Last I heard it was in “storage” somewhere. Wouldn’t surprise me if the council sold it for scrap tbh.
I loved it. It was a striking piece of public art that sadly and unsurprisingly was installed on the cheap.
Johnny Mars Bar
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It was shit. It highlighted how easy it is to con money out of the National Lottery.
As soon as it was installed it started falling to bits.
Less of the ignorance please.
As someone who has spent years working on lottery funded music and art projects, no, it’s not “easy to con” money out of them at all. It’s hard work and they don’t dish out funding willy-nilly.
It is however easy for contractors to fuck up the installation when asked to do it on the cheap, which is what happened with this work. It’s a disgrace what happened to it.
Dirty Harry
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Think it’s moved and called ‘The A of the Ang’ now.
Seriously, I really liked it and thought it went well with the new stadium and new project, no reason that couldn’t have been a viable monument in this day and age with quality workmanship.
Seriously, I really liked it and thought it went well with the new stadium and new project, no reason that couldn’t have been a viable monument in this day and age with quality workmanship.
dickie davies
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I liked it and thought it was quite spectacular with the setting sun behind
I believe the Ukrainians are placing it in cannons and firing it at retreating Russians
I believe the Ukrainians are placing it in cannons and firing it at retreating Russians
Fair do's. I hold my hands up, not the lotterys fault. I just expected 2 million quid would get you a bit more than a load of traffic cones painted silver and glued together.........Less of the ignorance please.
As someone who has spent years working on lottery funded music and art projects, no, it’s not “easy to con” money out of them at all. It’s hard work and they don’t dish out funding willy-nilly.
It is however easy for contractors to fuck up the installation when asked to do it on the cheap, which is what happened with this work. It’s a disgrace what happened to it.
(Shit, I'm in for in now :-) )
Last I heard it was in “storage” somewhere. Wouldn’t surprise me if the council sold it for scrap tbh.
I loved it. It was a striking piece of public art that sadly and unsurprisingly was installed on the cheap.
Same, I thought it was great at the time, balls-out bold, challenging, took commitment to pull off. Had to have seen it to appreciate it imo.
Can't really tell if more was made of the safety story than really the case, but if it was set out as a temporary piece it would have been a success.
The sun, the sun. Its in Bradford ffs. If you had said it looked great with the rain drops falling off the spikes......I liked it and thought it was quite spectacular with the setting sun behind
I believe the Ukrainians are placing it in cannons and firing it at retreating Russians
as they lay on the ground.....
I would have agreed with you.