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A polished wooden kayak is suspended by wires in the centre of a white gallery space. A framed piece of artwork hangs on the wall behind it.

Damien Hirst and Ai Weiwei grace London's Square Mile

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Date
3 July 2015

As this week’s public art-themed Nicer Tuesdays reminded us, it’s all too easy to take the masterpieces in full view around the city for granted. And while there’s a plethora of work to see all year round in many cities across the UK, from next week the City of London is placing work by the likes of Damien Hirst, Ai Weiwei and Adam Chodzko around the Square Mile to add a little culture to the landscape of our wolves of Threadneedle Street. This is the fifth year of the programme, Sculpture in the City, and will see a total of 14 works go on show. They will remain in situ until May next year.

A towering sculpture of a child in a blue dress, holding a teddy bear and a book. The figure has a prosthetic leg and stands on a black circular plinth in a white gallery.
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Damien Hirst: Charity (2002-2003)
Photographed by Mike Parsons © Damien Hirst and Science Ltd. All rights reserved, DACS 2015

A large, weathered bronze bell lies on its side on a paved ground. In the background, a modern white office building stands behind a line of green trees.
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Kris Martin: Bells II, 2014
Courtesy Sies + Höke, Düsseldorf; White Cube, London
Photographer Achim Kukulies, Düsseldorf

A sculpture of a person with short blonde hair, wearing a black leather jacket and matching quilted trousers. They stand straight, looking forward against a plain, light-coloured stone wall.
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Tomoaki Suzuki: Carson
2012-2013
Courtesy: Corvi-Mora, London

A person stands with hands on hips, looking directly at the camera. They wear a colourful gradient top, a black and white patterned mini skirt, and black platform shoes.
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Tomoaki Suzuki: Zezi
2012-2013
Courtesy: Corvi-Mora, London

A sculpture made of interlocking brown geometric blocks against a plain light grey background. The angular forms are arranged to suggest a figure in a crouching or lunging position.
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Bruce Beasley: Breakout II, 1992

Courtesy Pangolin London/The Artist

A sculpture consisting of four white plinths arranged in a square on a paved ground. A variety of worn shoes and boots are linked together by a thin wire, forming a continuous loop across the surfaces.
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Sigalit Landau: O my friends, there are no friends 2011
© the artist, Courtesy of Marlborough Contemporary

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