The Line (art trail) explained

The Line is a public art trail in London, opened in 2015, that very roughly follows the path of the Greenwich meridian as it crosses the River Thames.^{[1] [2]} It consists of a set of artworks positioned on a 7.7km (04.8miles) walking route starting at the London Stadium, passing down the Lea Valley, crossing the Thames via the London Cable Car, and ending at The O2 in Greenwich.^[3] The trail includes works by Anthony Gormley and Tracey Emin.^[4]

List of artworks

!Image!Title!Artist!Year!Location!Notes

	ArcelorMittal Orbit	Anish Kapoor	2012	Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park	Created for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, this is the tallest sculpture in the United Kingdom at and features two observation decks.^[5] ^[6]
	The Slide	Carsten Höller	2016	Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park	The Slide was added to the ArcelorMittal Orbit in 2016. It is the world's longest tunnel slide at 178m (584feet) and riders can reach speeds of up to 24km/h.^[7]
	Nature in Mind / Untitled	Madge Gill			10 large-scale reproductions of works by local artist Madge Gill, part of a series curated by Sophie Dutton.^[8]
	The Living Line	Somang Lee	2022		Watercolour illustrations of plants and wildlife found along the trail. Some of the illustrations were created by local school children.^[9]
	Diver	Ron Haselden	2012		Animated light installation showing a person diving into water^[10]
	Nature in Mind / Untitled	Madge Gill		Three Mills	A series of large-scale reproductions of works by local artist Madge Gill, curated by Sophie Dutton.^[11]
	Untitled (Juniper)	Virginia Overton	2014	Three Mills	A weather vane in steel and gold leaf featuring a juniper tree, referencing both the artist's origins and a former gin distillery at Three Mills.^[12]
	A Moment Without You	Tracey Emin	2017		Five bronze sculptures of birds mounted on tall poles.^[13]
	Living Spring	Eva Rothschild	2011		4m (13feet) tall sculpture of striped steel tubes.^[14]
	0°00 Navigation Part II: A Journey Across Europe and Africa	Simon Faithfull	2023		Engravings of drawings that Faithfull made during an international journey following the Greenwich Meridian^[15]
	DNA DL90	Abigail Fallis	2003	Bow Creek	This 9.3m (30.5feet) tall sculpture is a double helix made up of 22 shopping trolleys. It marks the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the structure of DNA, and the artist considers the trolleys a symbol of modern consumer culture.^[16]
	On WindTides	Helen Cammock	2024		Steel text on a cable bridge across the River Lea, and a display cabinet of changing artworks made by local residents^[17] ^[18]
	Nature in Mind / Untitled	Madge Gill		Cody Dock	Large-scale reproduction of a work by local artist Madge Gill, spanning the River Lea. One of a series curated by Sophie Dutton.^[19]
	Nature in Mind / Red Women	Madge Gill		Star Lane DLR station	One in a series of reproductions of works by local artist Madge Gill, curated by Sophie Dutton.^[20]
	Nature in Mind / Untitled	Madge Gill		Royal Docks	6 large-scale reproductions of works by local artist Madge Gill, part of a series curated by Sophie Dutton.^[21]
	Bird Boy (without a tail)	Laura Ford	2011	Royal Docks	A sculpture of a child wearing a bird costume, standing on a pontoon.^[22]
	Types of Happiness	Yinka Ilori	2019 (created), 2023 (installed)	Royal Docks	Two 10feet tall chairs decorated in the style of African wax prints, representing happiness and pride.^[23] ^[24]
	Sanko-time	Larry Achiampong	2020	London Cable Car	Two audio works designed to be listened to during a journey on the London Cable Car, reflecting on the history of the area and the impacts of colonialism.^[25]
	What I Hear I Keep	Larry Achiampong	2020	Royal Docks	Pan-African flag designed by the artist
	Quantum Cloud	Anthony Gormley	2000	Greenwich Peninsula	29m (95feet) tall sculpture, inspired by Gormley's conversations with the physicist Basil Hiley. Originally commissioned for the millennium North Meadow Sculpture Project.^[26]
	Liberty Grip	Gary Hume	2008	Greenwich Peninsula	A bronze sculpture with three sections, each modelled on a mannequin's arm.^[27]
	Tribe and Tribulation	Serge Attukwei Clottey	2022	Greenwich Peninsula	A 5.5m tall totemic sculpture made of 1.4m cubes of reclaimed wood, including timber from Ghanaian fishing boats, and an embedded sound installation.^[28]
	A Slice of Reality	Richard Wilson	2000	Greenwich Peninsula	A sliced section through the former sand dredger Arco Trent. Originally commissioned for the millennium North Meadow Sculpture Project.^[29]
	Here	Thomson & Craighead	2013	Greenwich Peninsula	This sculpture is located on the Greenwich meridian and is a UK road sign displaying the 24859miles distance around the Earth back to its position.^[30]
	A Bullet from a Shooting Star	Alex Chinneck	2015	Greenwich Peninsula	A sculpture of an electricity pylon balanced at an angle on its tip. It is 35m (115feet) tall and weighs 15 tonnes. Originally commissioned for the 2015 London Design Festival.^[31]

Former works

Several works were previously part of The Line, but have since been removed.

!Image!Title!Artist!Created!Added!Removed!Location!Notes

	Inhibition Point	James Balmforth	2015	April 2016	January 2017		^[32]
	Work No.700	Martin Creed	2007	May 2015	December 2016	Royal Docks	^[33]
	Sensation	Damien Hirst	2003	May 2015	November 2019		^[34]
	Vulcan	Eduardo Paolozzi	1999	May 2015	June 2017		^[35]
	Network	Thomas J. Price	2013	May 2015	November 2019		^[36]
	Reaching Out	Thomas J. Price	2020		August 2022^[37]	Three Mills Green	The third sculpture of a black woman in the UK, and the first by a black artist, this is not based on a single person but is a fictional composite of various references. The statue is tall and weighs 420 kilograms.^[38] ^[39]
	Consolidator #654321	Sterling Ruby		May 2015	August 2019	The Crystal	^[40]
	The Hatchling	Joanna Rajkowska	2019				Large replica of a blackbird egg. This was a mixed media work and sound equipment played the noises made by chicks as they prepare to hatch.^[41]
	Transfiguration Series	Bill Viola		May 2015	August 2015	House Mill, Three Mills	^[42]
	No. 1104 Catching Colour	Rana Begum	2022			London City Island	Clouds of coloured mesh, suspended above a path.^[43]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Line. 2021-06-07. 2 August 2019. Time Out London. en.
2. Web site: Katie. McCabe. 28 April 2020. London’s first public art walk The Line goes online. 2021-06-07. Time Out London. en-GB.
3. Web site: 2015-06-03. Weekend Walks: The Line Sculptural Trail. 2021-06-07. Londonist. en.
4. Web site: Walk The Line: East London's Sculpture Park. 2021-06-07. Culture Whisper. en.
5. Web site: Anish Kapoor . The Line . en . 5 August 2020.
6. Web site: 2012-05-11 . Anish Kapoor's Olympic Orbit tower unveiled . 2022-05-09 . The Independent . en.
7. Web site: Carsten Höller . The Line . en . 7 August 2020.
8. Web site: Madge Gill . 2022-05-09 . The Line . en.
9. Web site: Somang Lee . 2023-08-13 . The Line . en.
10. Web site: Ron Haselden . 2023-08-13 . The Line.
11. Web site: Madge Gill . 2022-05-09 . The Line . en.
12. Web site: Virginia Overton . 2022-05-09 . The Line . en.
13. Web site: Tracey Emin . The Line . en . 11 April 2022.
14. Web site: Eva Rothschild - The Line - London's first art walk . 2022-05-09 . The Line . en.
15. Web site: Simon Faithfull . 2022-05-09 . The Line . en.
16. Web site: Abigail Fallis . The Line . en . 7 August 2020.
17. Web site: Helen Cammock . 2024-05-26 . The Line . en.
18. Web site: 2024-05-08 . Turner Prize winner Helen Cammock joins public art trail in East London . 2024-05-26 . Hackney Citizen . en-GB.
19. Web site: Madge Gill . 2022-05-09 . The Line . en.
20. News: Madge Gill - The Line . en-GB . The Line . 2022-05-09.
21. Web site: Madge Gill . 2022-05-09 . The Line . en.
22. Web site: Laura Ford . The Line . en . 7 August 2020.
23. Web site: Yinka Ilori . The Line . en . 20 September 2023.
24. News: Carlson . Cajsa . Yinka Ilori places gigantic chairs in Royal Docks for Types of Happiness installation . 20 September 2023 . Dezeen . 20 June 2023 . en.
25. Web site: Larry Achiampong . The Line . 9 May 2022 . en.
26. Web site: Antony Gormley . The Line . en . 5 August 2020.
27. Web site: Gary Hume . The Line . en . 6 August 2020.
28. Web site: Serge Attukwei Clottey: Tribe and Tribulation, 2022 . The Line . 20 September 2022.
29. Web site: Richard Wilson . The Line . en . 6 August 2020.
30. Web site: Thomson & Craighead . The Line . en . 6 August 2020.
31. Web site: Alex Chinneck . The Line . en . 6 August 2020.
32. Web site: James Balmforth . 2022-05-10 . The Line . en.
33. Web site: Martin Creed . 2022-05-10 . The Line . en.
34. Web site: Damien Hirst . 2022-05-10 . The Line . en.
35. Web site: Eduardo Paolozzi . 2022-05-10 . The Line . en.
36. Web site: Thomas J Price . 2022-05-10 . The Line . en.
37. 1557758769517436929. TheLineLondon. Reaching Out by Thomas J Price will be leaving The Line on 26th August.. 11 August 2022. 13 August 2023.
38. Web site: Thomas J Price . The Line . en . 13 August 2023.
39. News: Brown . Mark . 5 August 2020 . Sculptor's black 'everywoman' erected on public art walk in London . en . The Guardian . 13 August 2023.
40. Web site: Sterling Ruby . 2022-05-10 . The Line . en.
41. Web site: Joanna Rajkowska . The Line . en . 7 August 2020.
42. Web site: Bill Viola . 2022-05-10 . The Line . en.
43. Web site: Rana Begum . 2024-02-17 . The Line . en.