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Artist | Ken Shuttleworth |
Year | 2008 |
Type | Hyperboloid structure |
Medium | Steel |
Dimensions | 60 m (200 ft); 4.820 m diameter (15.81 ft) |
Weight | 854 tonnes |
Location | Nottingham, England |
Owner | University of Nottingham |
Aspire is a work of art, constructed on the Jubilee Campus of the University of Nottingham, in Nottingham, England.[1] It is a 60-metre (200 ft) tall, red and orange steel sculpture, and was, until overtaken by Anish Kapoor's Orbit, the tallest free standing public work of art in the United Kingdom.[2] It is taller than B of the Bang (which was dismantled in 2009), Nelson's Column, the Angel of the North, and the Statue of Liberty (excluding the pedestal).[3] The name Aspire was chosen after a competition to name the sculpture, which was open to staff and students at the university.[4]