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Leading S. Korean artist to design wheels park in Liverpool

By Bai Tianxing (People's Daily Online)    10:01, October 23, 2014
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LONDON Oct. 23 (People's Daily Online)-- South Korean artist Koo Jeong A has been commissioned to design a new wheels park for Everton Park in Liverpool. Subject to planning permission, this will be the last of four wheels parks produced and built in Liverpool as part of a citywide project.

For this project, Koo Jeong A and her team have worked on an incredibly complex and unique design, to realise an exciting skateable wheels park for Everton. The artist is working collaboratively with Wheelscape Skatepark designers on the production and construction of the project.

Sally Tallant, Director of Liverpool Biennial said: “We are thrilled to be working with such an established artist as Koo Jeong A in creating a new cultural destination for the city. The vision for the Wheels Park is for it to become a new public artwork for Liverpool which will bring an international audience to Everton Park.”

Mayor Joe Anderson said: “We asked young people in the city what they wanted and they have really driven the agenda on skate parks. The plans for Everton Park are really exciting and I am sure will capture the imagination of the young people. Once again Liverpool is leading the way.”

Koo Jeong A is known for her minimalist art installations. Since the early 1990s, the artist has worked in various media, making works that are seemingly casual and commonplace, yet at the same time remarkably precise and considered. Koo Jeong A often incorporates objects, still and moving images, audio elements, as well as aromas within site-specific environments. 

(Editor:Zhang Qian、Liang Jun)
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