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Rock on Top of Another Rock is the first and only public sculpture by Swiss artists Fischli and Weiss to be commissioned in the UK. Located in Kensington Gardens, the unique sculpture is a representation of the earliest and most basic types of monument from around the world. Formed of two glacial igneous granite boulders, it shows one rock balanced precariously on top of the other and is visible from a number of viewpoints across the park. The aim was to create a piece that is initially startling but also fits both locally and historically with its surroundings.
About Kensington Gardens
Technically two different parks, Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens are in practical and historical terms one huge, merging expanse. Almost every kind of outdoor pursuit takes place within its 625 acres all year round. Horse-riding, rollerblading, swimming, boating, tennis, cycling, bowling and putting are just some of the formal activities catered for in this central, sporty park, while informal games of cricket, football, rugby and rounders regularly sprout up in the Sports Field on the south side of the park. More about Kensington Gardens
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Fischli/Weiss: Rock on Top of Another Rock Fischli/Weiss,,Rock on Top of Another Rock 2012,,Indicative CGI,,Courtesy Sprüth Magers Berlin London; Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zürich;,,Matthew Marks Gallery, New York,,© Peter Fischli David Weiss
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Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 11 minutes from Fischli/Weiss: Rock on Top of Another Rock
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Prince Consort Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 13 minutes from Fischli/Weiss: Rock on Top of Another Rock
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Kensington Gardens, Kensington, London W8 | 5 minutes from Fischli/Weiss: Rock on Top of Another Rock
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31-35 Craven Hill Gardens, Paddington, London W2 | 7 minutes from Fischli/Weiss: Rock on Top of Another Rock
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Kensington Gardens, South Kensington, London W2 | 9 minutes from Fischli/Weiss: Rock on Top of Another Rock
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112 Kensington Church Street, Kensington, London W8 | 9 minutes from Fischli/Weiss: Rock on Top of Another Rock
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38 Notting Hill Gate, Notting Hill, London W11 | 9 minutes from Fischli/Weiss: Rock on Top of Another Rock
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Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 10 minutes from Fischli/Weiss: Rock on Top of Another Rock
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Perks Field, Kensington Palace, Kensington, London W8 | 5 minutes from Fischli/Weiss: Rock on Top of Another Rock
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Kensington Gardens events
Fischli/Weiss: Rock on Top of Another RockFischli/Weiss: Rock on Top of Another RockRock on Top of Another Rock is the first and only public sculpture by Swiss artists Fischli and Weiss to be commissioned in the UK. Located in Kensington Gardens, the unique sculpture is a representation of the earliest and most basic types of monument from around the world. Formed of two glacial igneous granite boulders, it shows one rock balanced22nd May 2013Thursday 6th March 2014
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DATES 8th March 2013 to 6th March 2014
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Rock on Top of Another Rock is the first and only public sculpture by Swiss artists Fischli and Weiss to be commissioned in the UK. Located in Kensington Gardens, the unique sculpture is a representation of the earliest and most basic types of monument from around the world. Formed of two glacial igneous granite boulders, it shows one rock balanced... More about this event
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