Scotsman Steps take a Turn for the better
February 19 2010
It is planned to repave the steps with different types of marble from around the world, transforming the seedy spiral into a tourist draw.install the marble by the end of the year and may entail closing the stairwell at night to preserve the upmarket treads.
The £100k installation is one of three Edinburgh Art Festival Expo Commissions – the other two geing Richard Wright in the Dean Gallery and Coleman/Hogarth in the city centre.
Creed is best known for his self explanatory 2001 Turner Prize winning exhibit “The Lights Going On And Off” and is staging his first permanent exhibition in Glasgow at 21 Woodlands Terrace from tomorrow until April third.
6 Comments
#2 Posted by Roger Emmerson on 19 Feb 2010 at 12:13 PM
Ah, the power of marble to put undesirables in their place, that is, not on the Scotsman Steps. Hereditary forelock-tugging, triggered by the presence of the magic substance, will have them swigging Buckie and disposing of its products and side effects elsewhere. Masterstroke, and only £100,000.
#3 Posted by Undesirable Element on 19 Feb 2010 at 15:15 PM
Might not yet happen of course.
#4 Posted by Ritch Sox on 24 Feb 2010 at 11:06 AM
The gates are part of the planning application. Big and sturdy to keep undesirable elements out.
#5 Posted by Undesirable Element on 24 Feb 2010 at 19:03 PM
Not yet given permission.
#6 Posted by Ritch Sox on 16 Mar 2010 at 22:35 PM
The planning application for the steps looks real tacky. Like a cheap Italian restaurant.
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