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Sixty thousand free prints are being given out to Tube passengers to help celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Jubilee Line. | |
The free prints will be handed out between 0700 and 1200 BST at 10 stations on Tuesday and Wednesday. | The free prints will be handed out between 0700 and 1200 BST at 10 stations on Tuesday and Wednesday. |
The prints are based on a walk in the Scottish Cairngorms. | The prints are based on a walk in the Scottish Cairngorms. |
Sally Shaw, Curator of Art on the Underground, said: "This beautiful work by Richard Long is a window into an entirely different landscape." | Sally Shaw, Curator of Art on the Underground, said: "This beautiful work by Richard Long is a window into an entirely different landscape." |
Long's artwork is called One Thing Leads to Another - Everything is Connected, and was commissioned by Art on the Underground and Tate Britain. | Long's artwork is called One Thing Leads to Another - Everything is Connected, and was commissioned by Art on the Underground and Tate Britain. |
The artwork is the first of a series of contemporary artworks celebrating 30 years of the opening of the Jubilee Line. | The artwork is the first of a series of contemporary artworks celebrating 30 years of the opening of the Jubilee Line. |
It also coincides with the opening of Heaven and Earth at Tate Britain, a major exhibition of Long's work. | It also coincides with the opening of Heaven and Earth at Tate Britain, a major exhibition of Long's work. |
The stations where the prints will be handed out are: Stanmore, Wembley Park, Finchley Road, Baker Street, Green Park, Westminster, London Bridge, Canada Water, Canary Wharf and Stratford. | The stations where the prints will be handed out are: Stanmore, Wembley Park, Finchley Road, Baker Street, Green Park, Westminster, London Bridge, Canada Water, Canary Wharf and Stratford. |
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