lookdownlookout 19.7.11

These are photographs of a new Martin Creed artwork that was flagged up to me for my blog by my friend Adam (thanks Adam!). It's called Work No. 1059, 2011. Creed exhibited at the nearby Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh last year and was also commissioned by the gallery to create a piece of public art. What he chose to do was this - resurface the depressing, old (and stinky) stone steps running from the Scotsman Hotel to Market Street with 104 different types and colours of marbles from all over the world. The steps are really striking and I think that Creed's intervention definitely improves the space. If only we could afford to do up lots more public spaces with pretty marble.