Art

Art in the belfry

Mike Pollitt | Monday 19 April, 2010 11:45

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Interesting, imaginative use of space at the church of St John on Bethnal Green. The belfry of the grade 1 listed building is hosting an art installation by Stephen Lee. It’s a super-soothing, elegant marriage of contemporary art and 19th century architecture – the belfry is up a spiral staircase and feels worlds away from the Bethnal Green tube station bustle just a few metres below. Ten minutes up there should pour a drop of peace into even the most dislocated, atheistic soul.

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Flickr photo by Amandabhslater

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