Gavin Turk and Ben Wilson,4H, June 2011 Photo Jim Hollingworth
The View Tube, The Greenway, E15 2PJ, Newham
Bicycle Wheel is a series of art events around cycling in June and July 2011 as part of View Tube Art. Gavin Turk & Ben Wilson, Kobberling Kaltwasser, Colin Priest and ‘The Bicycle Thieves’ are creating new pedal powered vehicles, finishing lines for cycling races, 100 ringing bicycle bells and a play on BMX’s. Bicycle Wheel was conceived by Invisible Dust curator Alice Sharp and is inspired by Marcel Duchamp’s Bicycle Wheel, 1913, the first ready-made, which challenges the assumptions of what is art. Bicycle Wheel is funded by the Arts Council of England and celebrates the joy of riding a bicycle whilst highlighting the need for more thoughtful, sustainable and pleasurable ways to travel.
All Free except Bicycle Thieves performances
25th June -24th July, Bow Bells, installation by Colin Priest
2nd and 3rd July 11-5pm, 4H events, Gavin Turk and Ben Wilson
1st-5th July, 7pm Bicycle Thieves, BMX theatre and live pedal-powered sound
12th-17th July, Goal, cycle race installation by Kobberling & Kaltwasser
