Grey's Monument, 'Head Cubes'

HER Number

10989

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Grey's Monument, 'Head Cubes'

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad

Sculpture

Site Type: Specific

Sculpture

General Period

21ST CENTURY

Specific Period

21st Century 2001 to 2100

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

2002 by Simon Watkinson. Four perspex cubes with glass and LEDs set flush into the plinth of Grey's Monument. Each cube contains an image of Earl Grey's head from a different angle, taken from the head of the statue when it was being cleaned. Commissioned by the Grainger Town Partnership.

Easting

424860

Northing

564420

Grid Reference

NZ424860564420

Sources

Art On the Riverside, Grainger Town Partnership, Arts Council England, Nexus and Newcastle City Council, Public Art in Newcastle - A Guide (booklet)