Sharks!

Sharks! is an art installation in London, England by architect Jaimie Shorten.[1] The art was built following its concept winning the 2020 Antepavilion, an annual art contest.

This article is about the public art installation. For the superorder of fish, see Shark. For other uses, see Shark (disambiguation).

Sharks!
ArtistJaimie Shorten
LocationLondon, England

Art

Sharks! consists of five life-sized fibreglass model sharks.[2] The project was inspired by The Headington Shark in Oxford.[1] The installation cost £25,000.[3] It was selected and built as the 2020 Antepavilion, fitting the year's theme of "tension of authoritarian governance of the built environment and aesthetic libertarianism".[4][5] Shorten said that he thinks of the sharks as ingénues, that have surfaced in the "centre of hipster maelstrom" and as "dumb recipients of the horrible world" that are redeemed through being in Hoxton and "being together".[6]

Dispute

In August 2020, Hackney London Borough Council obtained an interim injunction order to prohibit the Sharks! from being installed at the Regent's Canal in Hoxton.[7] As stated in the interim injunction order, the Order was made at a hearing without notice to the Defendants.

In October 2020, Hackney London Borough Council obtained a varied interim High Court injunction order to remove Sharks! from Regent's Canal in Hoxton after a reconsideration hearing.[8][9]

In April 2021, Sharks! was relocated to Islington Boat Club.[10][11]

In June 2021, the sharks were removed from their home in the Islington Boat Club[12] and returned to Antepavilion where they were stored on a river barge.

In July 2021, the Court of Appeal granted permission to appeal the injunction order.[13]

See also

References
  1. Wainwright, Oliver (18 August 2020). "Sharks! Why are five man-eaters being unleashed into a popular canal?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. Brown, Jessica (25 November 2020). "The singing sharks of Hackney: a roguish architect versus a 'humourless' council". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. Pitcher, Greg (24 August 2020). "Council moves to halt architect's shark installation". Architects' Journal. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  4. "2020 winner". Antepavilion. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  5. Fulcher, Merlin (27 March 2020). "Jaws-dropping: Sharkitecture wins Antepavilion 4 contest". Architects' Journal. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  6. Buxton, Pamela (28 August 2020). "Four SHARKS! arrive in Regent's Canal – to council's horror". RIBA Journal. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  7. "Interim Injunction Order". Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  8. Chant, Holly (10 November 2020). "Hoxton singing sharks removed from Regent's canal". Hackney Gazette. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  9. "London Borough of Hackney v Shiva Ltd & Ors [2020] EWHC 2489 (QB) (18 September 2020)". BAILII. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  10. Chant, Holly (26 April 2021). "Hoxton's singing sharks move to Islington". Hackney Gazette. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  11. "Interim Injunction Order".
  12. Antepavilion [@antepavilion] (24 June 2021). "Sharks! hiding from the #Hackney Council after being evicted from the Islington Boat Club @cgpgrey #art #canalart #sharks" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via Twitter.
  13. "Court of Appeal Order".
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