Wylie's Elegies To Balfron Tower Charm Jess Bowie In Their Circularity

摘要

In the gloaming of a December afternoon, the Balfron Tower - a former local authority block in East London - loomed like an impenetrable fortress. Even after I gained entry by sneaking in behind a resident, made it to the 21st floor, and negotiated the pools of rainwater flooding the walkways, it was hard to imagine that behind one of these front doors, clad with penitentiary steel bars, there could be a bustling public art viewing. However, with a little faith, and an ability to follow the telltale waves of 1960s music, came the journey's end: a tribute to post-war social housing courtesy of Peter Wylie, the Bow Arts Trust and the Poplar Housing and Regeneration Community Association.