Sudbury Town Tube Station in London is set to be the striking venue for a large scale public art commission of permanent and temporary works by Glasgow-born artist Lucy McKenzie. Pleasure’s Inaccuracies is the latest venture by Art on the Underground, set up to bring work by contemporary artists to the heart of tube stations, public spaces which are constantly in motion. From April 2 nd 2020, commuters will be able to witness two permanent hand- painted ceiling murals by McKenzie featuring maps of the local area. An architectural model of the station will also be on permanent display, while two large billboards will be installed on each platform, with silk screen posters shown within the station until April 2021. T he cavernous central hall and waiting rooms of Sudbury Town station’s listed Piccadilly line building were designed by Charles Holden in 1931, and now resembles a relic from a lost London. Originally built after the original station was demolished in preparation for
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