Why David Hockney's Piccadilly Circus is a great piece of public art
Why David Hockney’s Piccadilly Circus is a great piece of public art Though some might sneer, Hockney’s playful scribble is a testament to the optimism and humour public art can bring to cities. By Elise Bell It’s 9am on a Monday in Piccadilly Circus. Sweat drips down the nape of your neck as you emerge from the Tube carriage, a sardine tin of people spilling out on to the platform. You wish you could be anywhere but here. And then you see it. An odd sign, more a scribble than a painting. In pink and yellow, it looks like a child has been set loose on Microsoft Paint; th...
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