"St Mary-le-Strand Church is marking its 300th birthday this year with a trompe-l'œil that'll look as though it's enveloped in a dark glowing curtain. Titled 'Decades', the digital public artwork is by Manchester-based artist Louise Giovanelli and David Chipperfield Architects and has been inspired by the curtains that feature the remaining working men's clubs across England. It'll cover the south-facing façade of the landmark from November 19 to January 18."
"'the curtain mimics qualities of a pointillist painting, bearing references to painting practice of Giovannelli and the tradition of painted drapery in Italian Renaissance churches' which the church's architect James Gibbs would have seen on his study trip to Italy before he to the UK to draw up his designs. The installation also 'draws attention to the church's exposure to air pollution' by emphasising the two columns that are still stained from the decades that the building spent as a traffic island."
St Mary-le-Strand Church will be covered by a digital trompe-l'œil artwork titled 'Decades' from November 19 to January 18, marking the building's 300th anniversary. Manchester-based artist Louise Giovanelli and David Chipperfield Architects created the piece, inspired by curtains found in remaining working men's clubs across England. The curtain mimics pointillist painting and references Renaissance painted drapery that influenced architect James Gibbs. The installation highlights air pollution by emphasizing two columns stained during the church's years as a traffic island before the Strand's 2022 pedestrianisation. Create London commissioned the work for Westminster Council to bring socially engaged public art to the streets.
Read at Time Out London
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