'Liverpool Mountain' by internationally renowned artist Ugo Rondinone
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'Liverpool Mountain' by internationally renowned artist Ugo Rondinone
At Liverpool Waterfront, ‘Liverpool Mountain’ is Ugo Rondinone’s first public artwork in the UK.commissioned by 'Tate Liverpool.' 2018,
Liverpool Mountain
Shots taken during the Bonfire night display of the River of Light Festival in Liverpool, 2022.
Liverpool Mountain near Hartley Quay - Liverpool, England
[Featured in Flickr Explore.]
Liverpool Mountain was commissioned by Liverpool Biennial & Tate Liverpool as part of the Liverpool 2018 programme with support from Royal Albert Dock Liverpool.
This monumental work marks the 10th anniversary of Liverpool European Capital of Culture, the 20th anniversary of Liverpool Biennial and the 30th anniversary o Tate Liverpool.
Liverpool Mountain is Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone’s first public artwork in the UK. The sculpture, which seems to defy gravity, draws on an ancient global tradition shared by many cultures of stacking rocks in a totemic formation, inspired by naturally occurring hoodoos - spires or pyramids of rock - Rondinone’s large-scale public sculptures are in the land art tradition of making structures in the landscape using natural materials.
The 10-meter high Liverpool Mountain, poised between the natural and the artificial, the geological and the abstract, is part of Ugo Rondinone’s larger series of Magic Mountains outdoor sculptures. Earlier iterations of the project can be found in Miami and Las Vegas in the United States of America.
The capture of the two men working on the floor was intentional, and no they did not fall off it!
ref: 01379 -12th May 2022
kit used: Sony RX 100 III
Autumn 2021
Tate Liverpool
Albert Dock
Albert Dock
A complex of dock buildings and warehouses opened in 1846.
It was the first structure in Britain to be built from cast iron, brick and stone, with no structural wood. As a result, it was the first non-combustible warehouse system in the world.
At the time of its construction the Albert Dock was considered a revolutionary docking system because ships were loaded and unloaded directly from/to the warehouses. Two years after it opened it was modified to feature the world's first hydraulic cranes.
Due to its open yet secure design, the Albert Dock became a popular store for valuable cargoes such as brandy, cotton, tea, silk, tobacco, ivory and sugar. However, despite the Albert Dock's advanced design, the rapid development of shipping technology meant that within 50 years, larger, more open docks were required, although it remained a valuable store for cargo.
During the Second World War, the Albert Dock was requisitioned by the Admiralty and served as a base for boats of the British Atlantic Fleet. The complex was damaged during air raids on Liverpool, notably during the May Blitz of 1941.
In the aftermath of the war, the financial problems of the owners and the general decline of docking in the city meant that the future of the Albert Dock was uncertain. Numerous plans were developed for the re-use of the buildings but none came to fruition and in 1972 the dock was finally closed.
Having lain derelict for nearly ten years, the redevelopment of the dock began in 1981, when the Merseyside Development Corporation was formed.
The Albert Dock was officially re-opened in 1984.
Today the Albert Dock is a major tourist attraction in the city and the most visited multi-use attraction in the United Kingdom, outside of London.
It was a vital component of Liverpool's UNESCO designated World Heritage Maritime Mercantile City and the docking complex and warehouses also comprise the largest single collection of Grade I listed buildings anywhere in the UK.
www.albertdock.com
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Dock
Liverpool Mountain
2018, Painted Stone and Steel
by Ugo Rondinone
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugo_Rondinone
Albert Dock
A complex of dock buildings and warehouses opened in 1846.
It was the first structure in Britain to be built from cast iron, brick and stone, with no structural wood. As a result, it was the first non-combustible warehouse system in the world.
At the time of its construction the Albert Dock was considered a revolutionary docking system because ships were loaded and unloaded directly from/to the warehouses. Two years after it opened it was modified to feature the world's first hydraulic cranes.
Due to its open yet secure design, the Albert Dock became a popular store for valuable cargoes such as brandy, cotton, tea, silk, tobacco, ivory and sugar. However, despite the Albert Dock's advanced design, the rapid development of shipping technology meant that within 50 years, larger, more open docks were required, although it remained a valuable store for cargo.
During the Second World War, the Albert Dock was requisitioned by the Admiralty and served as a base for boats of the British Atlantic Fleet. The complex was damaged during air raids on Liverpool, notably during the May Blitz of 1941.
In the aftermath of the war, the financial problems of the owners and the general decline of docking in the city meant that the future of the Albert Dock was uncertain. Numerous plans were developed for the re-use of the buildings but none came to fruition and in 1972 the dock was finally closed.
Having lain derelict for nearly ten years, the redevelopment of the dock began in 1981, when the Merseyside Development Corporation was formed.
The Albert Dock was officially re-opened in 1984.
Today the Albert Dock is a major tourist attraction in the city and the most visited multi-use attraction in the United Kingdom, outside of London.
It was a vital component of Liverpool's UNESCO designated World Heritage Maritime Mercantile City and the docking complex and warehouses also comprise the largest single collection of Grade I listed buildings anywhere in the UK.
www.albertdock.com
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Dock
Liverpool Mountain
2018, Painted Stone and Steel
by Ugo Rondinone
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugo_Rondinone
Liverpool Mountain by Ugo Rondinone at The Albert Dock
Mermaid Courtyard, outside Tate Liverpool.
An art piece by Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone, on display outside the Tate Gallery at the Albert Dock, Liverpool.
