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The correct way to write the title is "Sharks!" not "SHARKS!" (The URL should be changed to match as well, but not sure how to do that) |
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| artist = Jaimie Shorten |
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}}'''''Sharks!''''' is an art installation in [[London]], [[England]] by architect Jaimie Shorten.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Wainwright|first=Oliver|date=18 August 2020|title=Sharks! Why are five man-eaters being unleashed into a popular canal?|work=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/aug/18/sharks-man-eaters-unleashed-popular-canal-architecture-antepavilion-prize|access-date=23 May 2021|archive-date=23 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523222152/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/aug/18/sharks-man-eaters-unleashed-popular-canal-architecture-antepavilion-prize|url-status=live}}</ref> The art was built following its concept winning the 2020 [[Antepavilion]] – an annual art contest. |
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== Art == |
== Art == |
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''Sharks!'' consists of five life-sized [[Fiberglass|fibreglass]] model [[Shark|sharks]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Brown|first=Jessica|date=25 November 2020|title=The singing sharks of Hackney: a roguish architect versus a 'humourless' council|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/art/architecture/singing-sharks-hackney-roguish-architect-versus-humourless-council/|access-date=23 May 2021|archive-date=25 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525165905/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/art/architecture/singing-sharks-hackney-roguish-architect-versus-humourless-council/|url-status=live}}</ref> The project was inspired by [[The Headington Shark]] in [[Oxford]].<ref name=":0" /> The installation cost £25,000.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pitcher|first=Greg|date=24 August 2020|title=Council moves to halt architect's shark installation|work=[[Architects Journal]]|url=https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/council-moves-to-halt-architects-shark-installation|access-date=23 May 2021|archive-date=23 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523222153/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/council-moves-to-halt-architects-shark-installation|url-status=live}}</ref> It was selected and built as the 2020 Antepavilion, fitting the year's theme of "tension of authoritarian governance of the built environment and aesthetic libertarianism".<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 winner|url=https://www.antepavilion.org/2020-winner|access-date=2021-05-24|website=Antepavilion|language=en-GB|archive-date=2021-05-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524011316/https://www.antepavilion.org/2020-winner|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Fulcher|first=Merlin|date=27 March 2020|title=Jaws-dropping: Sharkitecture wins Antepavilion 4 contest|work=[[Architects Journal]]|url=https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/jaws-dropping-sharkitecture-wins-antepavilion-4-contest|access-date=24 May 2021|archive-date=24 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524103929/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/jaws-dropping-sharkitecture-wins-antepavilion-4-contest|url-status=live}}</ref> Shorten said that he thinks of the sharks as ingénues, that have surfaced in the "centre of hipster maelstrom" and as "dumb recipients of the horrible world" that are redeemed through being in Hoxton and "being together".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Buxton|first=Pamela|date=28 August 2020|title=Four SHARKS! arrive in Regent's Canal – to council's horror|work=[[RIBA Journal]]|url=https://www.ribaj.com/culture/architecture-foundation-antepavilion-sharks-haggerston-jaimie-shorten-propcreator-hackney-council-injunction|access-date=24 May 2021|archive-date=24 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524011807/https://www.ribaj.com/culture/architecture-foundation-antepavilion-sharks-haggerston-jaimie-shorten-propcreator-hackney-council-injunction|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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== Dispute == |
== Dispute == |
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In October 2020,{{cn|date=May 2021}} [[Hackney London Borough Council]] won an interim{{cn|date=May 2021}} [[High Court of Justice|High Court]] injunction to remove '' |
In October 2020,{{cn|date=May 2021}} [[Hackney London Borough Council]] won an interim{{cn|date=May 2021}} [[High Court of Justice|High Court]] injunction to remove ''Sharks!'' from [[Regent's Canal|Regent’s Canal]] in [[Hoxton]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chant|first=Holly|date=10 November 2020|title=Hoxton singing sharks removed from Regent's canal|work=Hackney Gazette|url=https://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/hackney-council-wins-case-to-remove-hoxton-sharks-6546490|access-date=23 May 2021|archive-date=23 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523222152/https://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/hackney-council-wins-case-to-remove-hoxton-sharks-6546490|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In April 2021, '' |
In April 2021, ''Sharks!'' was relocated to [[Islington]] Boat Club.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chant|first=Holly|date=26 April 2021|title=Hoxton's singing sharks move to Islington|work=Hackney Gazette|url=https://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/hackney-sharks-installed-in-islington-7912564|access-date=23 May 2021|archive-date=8 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508095232/https://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/hackney-sharks-installed-in-islington-7912564|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 09:43, 15 June 2021
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| Artist | Jaimie Shorten |
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Sharks! is an art installation in London, England by architect Jaimie Shorten.[1] The art was built following its concept winning the 2020 Antepavilion – an annual art contest.
Art
Sharks! consists of five life-sized fibreglass model sharks.[2] The project was inspired by The Headington Shark in Oxford.[1] The installation cost £25,000.[3] It was selected and built as the 2020 Antepavilion, fitting the year's theme of "tension of authoritarian governance of the built environment and aesthetic libertarianism".[4][5] Shorten said that he thinks of the sharks as ingénues, that have surfaced in the "centre of hipster maelstrom" and as "dumb recipients of the horrible world" that are redeemed through being in Hoxton and "being together".[6]
Dispute
In October 2020,[citation needed] Hackney London Borough Council won an interim[citation needed] High Court injunction to remove Sharks! from Regent’s Canal in Hoxton.[7]
In April 2021, Sharks! was relocated to Islington Boat Club.[8]
References
- ^ a b Wainwright, Oliver (18 August 2020). "Sharks! Why are five man-eaters being unleashed into a popular canal?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Brown, Jessica (25 November 2020). "The singing sharks of Hackney: a roguish architect versus a 'humourless' council". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Pitcher, Greg (24 August 2020). "Council moves to halt architect's shark installation". Architects Journal. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "2020 winner". Antepavilion. Archived from the original on 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ Fulcher, Merlin (27 March 2020). "Jaws-dropping: Sharkitecture wins Antepavilion 4 contest". Architects Journal. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Buxton, Pamela (28 August 2020). "Four SHARKS! arrive in Regent's Canal – to council's horror". RIBA Journal. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Chant, Holly (10 November 2020). "Hoxton singing sharks removed from Regent's canal". Hackney Gazette. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Chant, Holly (26 April 2021). "Hoxton's singing sharks move to Islington". Hackney Gazette. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sharks!.
- London Borough of Hackney v Shiva Ltd & Ors [2020] EWHC 2489 (QB) judgment on BAILII
- The Battle of SHARKS! (YouTube Video). CGP Grey. 23 May 2021.