Athena
2012
At just over twelve metres high, AZAM's Athena is the tallest bronze sculpture in the United Kingdom. Athena was made at the Zahra Modern Art Foundries, formerly Morris Singer, which has produced some of the world’s most famous monumental sculptures including the bronze lions in Trafalgar Square.
The sculpture was unveiled on 5 July 2012 on the Connaught Bridge Road, Silvertown, London Borough of Newham. Sir Robin Wales, Mayor of Newham, described the project as “a symbol of the incredible regeneration happening in the borough (…) with Newham swiftly becoming an exciting new cultural destination in the heart of the east end”.
Related Press
11 Jul 2012 – Newham Recorder (UK), Athena Soars for Olympic Welcome
07 Jul 2012 – Panorama (AM), ‘Athena’, Tallest Bronze Sculpture in the UK Unveiled
06 Jul 2012 – The Telegraph (UK), Tallest Bronze Sculpture in UK Unveiled
05 Jul 2012 – Artdaily.org, Nasser Azam Unveils Tallest Bronze Sculpture in the UK Outside London City Airport
05 Jul 2012 – BBC (UK), The Big Picture, Athena
05 Jul 2012 – The Newham Recorder (UK), Athena Tower Unveiled at London City Airport
28 Jun 2012 – The Times (UK), City Diary by Martin Waller
20 Jun 2012 – The Newham Recorder (UK), Newham Artist Casts a Masterpiece
07 Feb 2012 – The Newham Recorder (UK), Greek Goddess Set for London City Airport
26 Jan 2012 – Wharf (UK), Statue is an Inspirational Form for London’s Future
18 Jan 2011 – BBC Online (UK), Braintree Art Foundry Looks to Middle Eastern Markets
24 Nov 2010 – Daily Express (UK), Forging a Future for Fabled Foundry
17 Jun 2010 – East Anglian Daily Times (UK), Jobs Saved at Historic Art Foundry Business
16 Jun 2010 – BBC Essex (UK), Morris Singer Art Foundry Brought Back From the Brink
16 Jun 2010 – London Evening Standard (UK), Banker Recast as Saviour of Lion Foundry
15 Jun 2010 – The Australian (Australia), Ex-Merrill Bankers See’s Life In Bronze
15 Jun 2010 – The Times (UK), Morris Singer Foundry Bought by Artist Nasser Azam