Proposal for the Olympic Park Gateways
Title
Proposal for the Olympic Park Gateways
Description
Jeremy Deller proposed a structure similar to Stonehenge, or simply menhir-like, to mark the entrances and exits of the Olympic Park, which was to host stadiums and other facilities in London in 2012. The deliberate ambiguity lay in creating a structure—although contemporary—that appeared to pre-exist its context and to foreshadow a possible fate of ruin for all the structures within this high-tech area. At the same time, it referred to the values associated with Stonehenge, an icon of British identity whose meaning remains largely unknown.
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Creator
Deller, Jeremy
Date
2010
Contributor
Scotti, Marco
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Identifier
Rights Holder
Jeremy Deller
MoRE Museum
Collection
Citation
Deller, Jeremy, “Proposal for the Olympic Park Gateways,” MoRE, accessed March 7, 2026, http://www.moremuseum.org/omeka/items/show/12.
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