Glass sculptures invite reflection at Kew Gardens
after a five-year restoration, plays host to a new artwork specially destined for the world's largest Victorian glasshouse.
Suspended 19 metres above the ground, the Temperate House Persians offer a spectacular counterpoint to the 10,000 plants beneath it.There are artworks at ground level too, among them these Turquoise Marlins and Floats from 2015. "How can you not love Kew?" Chihuly told BBC London this week, praising its"extraordinary" glasshouses and"magnificent" landscapes.
Moving outside again, the Japanese Garden beside Kew's famous Great Pagoda provides a home for Dale Chihuly's Niijima Floats. Named after a volcanic island in Tokyo Bay, the exhibit is made up of brightly coloured glass spheres, some of which weigh up to 60 pounds .Summer Sun, a piece made up of 1,483 separate elements, is one of a series of sun sculptures that date back to 1998.
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