Shanghai sculpture removed after plagiarism allegations referencing Wendy Taylor's work
A sculpture installed along Shanghai's Huangpu River was being removed last week after accusations of plagiarism. The work closely resembled British artist Wendy Taylor's 1973 site-specific sculpture Timepiece, located on the Thames near Tower Bridge in London. Taylor had been alerted to the similarity between her London installation and the Shanghai piece. This incident follows a previous complaint by Anish Kapoor regarding another Chinese public sculpture that resembled his Cloud Gate work installed in Chicago in 2006. The Telegraph reported on the removal process.
Key facts
- A sculpture in Shanghai was removed last week
- The sculpture was installed on the banks of the Huangpu River in Shanghai
- The sculpture resembled Wendy Taylor's 1973 work Timepiece
- Timepiece is located on the Thames near Tower Bridge in London
- Wendy Taylor is a British artist
- Anish Kapoor previously complained about a similar incident in China
- Kapoor's Cloud Gate was installed in Chicago in 2006
- The Telegraph reported on the removal
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Artists
- Wendy Taylor
- Anish Kapoor
Institutions
- The Telegraph
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- Shanghai
- China
- Huangpu River
- London
- United Kingdom
- Thames
- Tower Bridge
- Chicago
- United States