London’s Public Art: Landline, W1

A pillar of marble has appeared next to Hanover Square and is the first permanently installed sculpture in London by Sean Scully RA.Sean Scully RA is an Irish-born American-based artist and has twice been named a Turner Prize nominee, and each of the huge marble slabs is supposed to represent the layers of soil under London.
The description from the artist says that the “selected marbles translate the layered landscape of Hanover Square, the new gardens and surrounding buildings – th