Floating Head - Sculpture Placement Group
Floating Head is a 26-tonne floating artwork that was originally commissioned for Glasgow Garden Festival in 1988. It was conceived by Richard Groom who made it alongside shipbuilders at the Govan Docks on the banks of the Clyde. It’s made of a steel mesh and covered with a cement render.Explore further
Floating Head sculpture returns to the Clyde after 33 years - BBC
Giant 'Floating Head' sculpture floated up the Clyde to go on …
WEBUpdated 23rd Aug 2021, 18:11 BST. Comment. A 27-tonne concrete and steel Floating Head sculpture has been floated up the Clyde to be put back on public display – 33 …
Campaign launched to bring back Glasgow's forgotten 'Floating …
WEBPublished 22nd Mar 2021, 18:05 BST. Comment. A campaign is underway to secure a new lease of life for a forgotten “Floating Head” sculpture - more than 30 years after it had a starring role...
Floating Head sculpture returns to the Clyde after 33 years
WEB23 August 2021. Colin Hattersley. A 27-tonne sculpture has been floated up the Clyde and put back on display 33 years after it was created for the Glasgow Garden Exhibition. The …
Forgotten floating head sculpture back on display after 33 years
WEB23 Aug 2021 · PA Wire. The giant head, which was created with the help of out-of-work shipbuilders, has now been floated back up the river and will be moored in the Canting …
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Floating head sculpture back on display after 33 years
WEB23 Aug 2021 · PA Media. The sculpture will be on display in Glasgow. Ad. The giant head, which was created with the help of out-of-work shipbuilders, has now been floated back …
Family welcomes Floating Head back to the Clyde after ... - The …
WEB20 Sep 2021 · The Floating Head gets moved its new home at Canting Basin, near the Glasgow Science Centre, where family of the late artist Richard Groom cut the ribbon to …
Watch giant floating head sail up the River Clyde in Glasgow
WEB23 Aug 2021 · Entertainment. Nostalgia. By Catriona Stewart @LadyCatHT Columnist/reporter. Share. FASCINATED passersby stopped to stare as a giant floating …
Forgotten floating head sculpture back on display after 33 years
WEB23 Aug 2021 · Richard Groom's giant floating head sculpture is towed up the Clyde. A sculpture of a giant floating head which languished forgotten for decades has gone …
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