Giant horses’ heads and 10-metre sculptures: massive art to see right now Jonathan Jones
One aspect of art you really cannot get at home – not by looking at it online or even in the most XXL of art books, and especially not with the screenlocked world of non-fungible token artworks – is the sheer, sensual thrill of bigness. It is time to think big, see big and feel big.
Britain has more than its fair share of awe-inspiring art. You could even say the genre was born here. Neolithic people shaped and sculpted the landscapes of these isles into henges, barrows and hill forts that seeded the idea of making a spectacular mark. Thus, medieval masons raised the great gothic pinnacle that tops Salisbury Cathedral in what seems a deliberate attempt to outdo the nearby megaliths of Stonehenge. Landowners of the 18th century, inspired by a vogue for Stonehenge and Avebury, anticipated modern land art by turning their estates into elaborate works of art with designed vi
Senior Tory councillors insisted election night was “beyond their wildest dreams” as the party won three seats. Discussions are now in full swing over forming a coalition with 23 seats in the borough now blue and leader Tony Cox confident of achieving a Tory minority administration. The party sits three seats short of having full control of the council. Mr Cox said: “The polls show this administration has been rejected. Residents don’t want the Independents propping up the council any more. “They’ve made no gain, and they’ve eroded the lead they’ve had. “What’s happened is beyond our wildest dreams.”
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Unless accompanied by a parent or youth worker they are also banned from entering exclusion zone A (Leigh Library Gardens, Chalkwell Park, Chalkwell Beach/Esplanade, Bonchurch Park, Eastwood Park, Marine Parade/Belton Hills Nature Reserve, Two Tree Island (beyond Leigh Station), Leigh Cliffs East, and Old Leigh). Exclusion zone B covers Grove Park, Grove Woods, King George’s Park, Websters Way including the car park, Rayleigh High Street, Blenheim Park, Eastwood Park, and Beaver Tower. Exclusion zone C covers Warrior Square Park or car park, the Forum, Southend High Street including the Royals, Victoria Plaza and the underpass, Bournes Green Park, the grounds or premises unless a resident of Chiltern, Pennine, Malvern, Quantock, Grampian, Brecon, Blackdown or Longbow Flats, and Elizabeth Towers.