Spinning Building

COMMUTERS will soon be treated to the sensational sight of a city centre eyesore literally turning itself inside out.
The former Yates’s Wine Lodge building, opposite Moorfields station, is now the subject of one of the more eye-catching pieces of art planned for Capital of Culture.
Sculptor Richard Wilson has cut out an egg-shaped section of the derelict building’s front and fixed it to a giant pivot.
Once it is officially up and running later this month, the facade will rotate like a huge opening and closing window, giving passers-by a glimpse of the interior.

The artwork, called Turning The Place Over, will be launched on June 20 and will run until the end of 2008. It is costing £450,000 - with Culture Company paying £150,000.
With thousands of city centre workers using Moorfields station every day, it is likely to be one of the best-viewed Capital of Culture installations.
Described as “the most daring piece of public art ever commissioned in the UK”, it is seen as the jewel in the crown of the 2008 public art programme.

It was organised by the Culture Company and Liverpool Biennial, which was also responsible for bringing Antony Gormley’s “iron men” statues to Crosby beach.
Mr Wilson, one of Britain’s best-known sculptors, is renowned for drawing inspiration from the worlds of construction and engineering, and Turning The Place Over is no exception.
The cut-out, which measures eight metres across, rests on a rotator usually found in the shipping or nuclear industries.

The Culture Company believes “this astonishing feat of engineering will stun audiences. Passers-by will have a thrilling experience as the building rotates above them”.
Lewis Biggs, director of Liverpool Biennial, said: “It is a dream come true to be able to realise this fabulous artwork in Liverpool.
“Turning The Place Over will be remembered and celebrated for as long as people’s jaws are capable of dropping.” (from icliverpool)

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