Heatherwick’s B of the Bang is finally spiked

By and Anna Winston Anna Winston Anna Winston 2009-08-05T16:52:00

Heatherwick's B of the Bang sculpture

Source: Len Grant

Thomas Heatherwick’s 56m-tall B of the Bang fizzled out yesterday as the last of the Manchester public artwork’s 180 hollow metal spikes were removed.

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