Statues - Hither & Thither

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Gilbert Bridge (EC2) ☒
(The Barbican Centre)

The Barbican Muse

Matthew Spender
1994

Description

Large floating (suspended from ceiling by wires) gilded fibreglass woman in drapes reaches out with right hand - pointing the way to the Barbican Centre - and holds mask of Tragedy / Comedy in left hand.

Annotation

She is nicknamed Zoë after the student that posed for Spender.

Sculptor

Matthew Spender (London 1945), British sculptor (Biography).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, The Barbican Muse.
Public Monuments and Sculpture Association, National Recording Project Database.
Flickr, The Barbican Muse.

Locatie (N 51°31'10" - W 0°5'34") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gblo169; Photograph: 8 August 2014
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