{"id":5592,"date":"2014-01-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ferrovial.com\/news\/richard-wilsons-new-sculpture-slipstream-to-be-unveiled-at-heathrow-airports-new-terminal-2\/"},"modified":"2022-12-21T10:18:22","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T09:18:22","slug":"richard-wilsons-new-sculpture-slipstream-to-be-unveiled-at-heathrow-airports-new-terminal-2","status":"publish","type":"new","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ferrovial.com\/en\/news\/richard-wilsons-new-sculpture-slipstream-to-be-unveiled-at-heathrow-airports-new-terminal-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Wilson&#8217;s new sculpture Slipstream to be unveiled at Heathrow airport&#8217;s new Terminal 2"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section class=\"wysiwyg text-editor \" id=\"\">\n        <div class=\"container container--narrow container--p-10\">\n            <p>On 23 April 2014, six weeks before Heathrow Airport\u2019s new Terminal 2 opens to the public,<a title=\"Slipstream a major new sculpture, will be unveiled inside the new Terminal building (new window)\" href=\"http:\/\/mediacentre.heathrowairport.com\/Press-releases\/Richard-Wilson-s-new-sculpture-Slipstream-to-be-unveiled-at-Heathrow-airport-s-new-Terminal-2-7c4.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"> <i>Slipstream<\/i>, a major new sculpture, will be unveiled inside the new Terminal building<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Created by internationally renowned <a title=\"British artist Richard Wilson (new window)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.richardwilsonsculptor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">British artist Richard Wilson<\/a> RA and curated by Mark Davy founder of public arts agency <a title=\"Futurecity (new window)\" href=\"http:\/\/futurecity.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Futurecity<\/a>, <i>Slipstream<\/i> is an ambitious artwork inspired by the world of aviation and combines precision engineering and specialised UK craftsmanship. The result is a flowing, twisting aluminium form; an <a title=\"Imagined flight path of a Zivko Edge 540 (new window)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zivko_Edge_540\" target=\"_blank\">imagined flight path of a Zivko Edge 540<\/a> stunt plane. <i>Slipstream<\/i> will be one of the longest permanent sculptures in Europe, measuring over 70 metres long and weighing 77 tonnes.<\/p>\n<p>S<i>lipstream<\/i> will carve through the length of <a title=\"Terminal 2 (new window)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heathrowairport.com\/about-us\/company-news-and-information\/improving-heathrow\/heathrow's-new-terminal-2\" target=\"_blank\">Terminal 2<\/a>\u2019s Covered Court and, like so many of Richard Wilson\u2019s large-scale creations, responds to and is integrated within the building\u2019s architecture; supported by four structural columns and suspended between two passenger walkways. The sculpture will be a striking focal point for the airport\u2019s new building, situated by both departures and arrivals to greet passengers. It will be seen by 20 million visitors travelling through the terminal per year.<\/p>\n<p>In 2010 Heathrow appointed the cultural agency Futurecity to develop an international art competition that could attract five renowned artists to provide ambitious proposals for an artwork that would explore the volume and architecture of the new Terminal 2. As a result, British artist Richard Wilson RA was selected to realise his exciting proposal for <i>Slipstream<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Wilson, one of Britain\u2019s leading sculptors, is celebrated for his artistic interventions in architectural space and has exhibited extensively, both nationally and internationally. His best known works are the<strong><a title=\"Installation 20:50, a sea of reflective sump oil (new window)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.saatchigallery.com\/artists\/richard_wilson.htm\" target=\"_blank\"> installation \u201820:50\u2019, a sea of reflective sump oil<\/a>, <\/strong>which is permanently installed in the Saatchi Collection; and his commissioned contribution to Liverpool\u2019s European Capital of Culture 2008, \u2018Turning the Place Over\u2019, a vast ovoid section of a disused building fa\u00e7ade which rotated to reveal the inside of its structure. He has represented Britain in the Sydney, Sao Paulo, Venice Biennials and Yokohama Triennial and has been nominated for the Turner Prize on two occasions.<\/p>\n<p><i>Slipstream\u2019s<\/i> design uses cutting-edge computer programming technology, usually employed by the aerospace industry, to accurately translate the volume of an aircraft\u2019s movement through space. To make <i>Slipstream<\/i> a reality, Wilson enlisted structural engineers Price &amp; Myers and specialist Hull-based fabricators Commercial Systems International (CSI). The sculpture was manufactured in Hull in 23 giant sections and transported, piece by piece, from Hull to Heathrow in June 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Wilson says \u201c<i>Slipstream<\/i> is rooted in its location. <strong>This work is a metaphor for travel, it is a time-based work. It is art that moves in time and space coming from the past to the current, delivering different experiences at either end<\/strong>. Sensations of velocity, acceleration and deceleration follow us at every undulation of the form.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>John Holland-Kaye, Heathrow\u2019s Development Director, explained that \u201cHeathrow is one of the few places where art, architecture and engineering come together in one space and we hope our passengers will enjoy <i>Slipstream<\/i> when they travel through Heathrow\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>More information:\u00a0<a title=\"Richard Wilson-s new sculpture Slipstream to be unveiled at Heathrow airports\u00b4s new Terminal 2 (new window)\" href=\"http:\/\/mediacentre.heathrowairport.com\/Press-releases\/Richard-Wilson-s-new-sculpture-Slipstream-to-be-unveiled-at-Heathrow-airport-s-new-Terminal-2-7c4.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Wilson&#8217;s new sculpture Slipstream to be unveiled at Heathrow airport&#8217;s new Terminal 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    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