Friday, 11 November 2011

Richard Wentworth: Globe; London, E14

Located in Westferry Road near Canary Wharf, Globe is a series of clocks each showing the time in a different world city. 

The work celebrates local industry past and present. Artist Richard Wentworth, who used to work for Henry Moore, states: 'Geographical good fortune is the source of London's success, and in their previous form the West India Docks were central to that success. 200 years later it is international time zones that dictate the ebb and flow of business life at Canary Wharf' which reminds us that globalisation is nothing new and also of the closeness of the Meridian line to Canary Wharf. I do like this but then I would as I do like a public clock.




                                    

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