A Rippling Townhouse Facade by Alex Chinneck Takes a Seat in a London Square

Photos by Charles Emerson. All images courtesy of Alex Chinneck Studio, shared with permission A Rippling Townhouse Facade by Alex Chinneck Takes a Seat in a London Square ArtDesign Kate Mothes Share Pin Email Bookmark It takes a real knack for design to make something as hefty and industrial as steel and bricks appear weightless or even playful. But British artist Alex Chinneck (previously) is no stranger to monumental projects that reimagine urban infrastructure and buildings into striking public installations. As part of London’s Clerkenwell Design Week, Chinneck unveiled “A week at the knees,” a new sculpture in Charterhouse Square that takes its cue from an iconic predecessor. The artist installed the “From the Knees of my Nose to the Belly of my Toes” in 2013 on a dilapidated townhouse in Margate, appearing as though the entire front of the building had simply slid right off. On view through June in London, his new work boasts a frame made from 320 meters of repurposed steel ... Read full article.