London’s Public Art: A giant bath plug in Paddington

If you walk along the Grand Union Canal near Paddington Station, you might stumble upon a giant bath plug in the ground. Is it there to stop the water draining out? No, it’s art, but with a hidden purpose.The artwork sits outside the recently completed Brunel Building, and as a condition of the planning consent, new buildings are usually required to commission something arty for the public.
Derwent London commissioned the artist, Gavin Turk to come up with something for this location on th