A Slice of Reality
Sculpture by Richard Wilson
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A Slice of Reality is a work of modern art by Richard Wilson sitting by (and commissioned for) the Millennium Dome on the north-western bank of the Greenwich Peninsula.[1] It consists of a 9-metre (30 ft)[2] sliced vertical section through the former 800-ton[3] 60-metre (200 ft) sand dredger Arco Trent and exposes portions of the former living quarters of the vessel to the elements (such as a visible pool table in the lower decks).[4][5] The ship had been built at Appledore Shipbuilders in Devon in 1971 and scrapped in Middlesbrough in 1999.[6]
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| Artist | Richard Wilson |
| Year | 2000 |
| Medium | Ship |
| Dimensions | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Location | London |
| 51.504147°N 0.0003°W | |
The work is one of the sculptures on The Line art trail in East London. It was originally commissioned for the millennium "North Meadow Sculpture Project".[7]
Gallery
These photographs were taken during Open House London 2015.
View from bow
View from starboard
The weather deck
The bridge
The poop deck
Accommodation deck
