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The Public Realm programme is a research tool that advocates for diverse visual arts practice within the public realm by providing a selected showcase of works and commissioned critical writing in order to inspire artists and commissioners and broaden the understanding of practice within the public realm.
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As part of the Wellcome Trust's 'Big Draw' event, Antony Hall performed a series of chemistry experiments, including an electro-chemical reaction, creating a pulsating droplet of mercury.
Rob Lowe has nominated 'Urgent Urgent' and 'Wind St', two short films by Naomi Leake shown as part of 'Looking for Love' at the Elysium Gallery, Swansea.
As part of the Folkestone Triennial, Public Works created a work that visualized the town's existing cultural networks and spaces, as well as new ones produced by and as part of the festival.
Artist Roger Hiorns has covered the walls and ceilings of a soon to be demolished flat near the Elephant and Castle in London with blue copper sulphate crystals.
'The Black Dog's Progress', an animation for TV and the web by Stephen Irwin, is the first film selection for Public Realm.
Two temporary commissions at Leeds International Pool, examine the history and emotional connection that the people of Leeds have to the former iconic building.