John Bock : New commission for The Curve

10 Jun-12 Sep 2010

Overview

In a new project by the internationally-acclaimed, Berlin-based artist John Bock, a modified motor home lands like an alien space ship in the middle of The Curve, where it docks with strange, parasitic structures housing a pub, a noodle restaurant and shops that hang dramatically from the ceiling. Resembling a utopian, plug-in city constructed of found materials and handmade elements, the installation alludes to the original plan for the Barbican’s Frobisher Crescent which was to include a shopping arcade one level above The Curve.