Gordon Young

Gordon Young is a visual artist
who focuses on creating art for the public domain. His work ranges from sculptures to typographic pavements for places as disrelated as government headquarters and village squares. The common denominator for all projects is the basis of relevance to the surroundings.

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As part of the development of the new Bankside Walkway, architects Patel Taylor commissioned a site specific work linking the Globe Theatre (a reconstruction of the original open air play house) to the Thames walkway. A Shakespeare quote taken from Henry VII (act 4 scene 2) was inscribed into the handrail along the walkway.

‘Men’s evil manners live in brass; their virtues we write in water.’

In collaboration with:
Patel Taylor Architects.
Typography – Why Not Associates.