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LOndOn 2012

Poster
2012 (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (commissioned)
Counter Editions Ltd. (retailer)
Pyramid International (printers)
Whiteread, Rachel (artist)
Place of origin
UK (printed and published)

While Rachel Whiteread is best known for her sculptural work, drawing has remained a critical part of her practice. She has described drawing as being like a diary of her work, and memory remains a key theme. For LOndOn 2012 she reinterprets the Olympic rings emblem into a pattern of overlapping circles in the Olympic colours, suggestive of marks left by the bottoms of bottles or glasses and perhaps alluding to the memories of a social gathering or celebration.

Object details

Categories
Posters
Sport
Olympics
Object type
Poster
TitleLOndOn 2012 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Colour Offset Lithograph
Brief description
'LOndOn 2012' poster by Rachel Whiteread for London 2012 Olympic Games; UK, 2012
Physical description
poster showing dripping ringmarks in the Olympic colours
Dimensions
  • Height: 76cm
  • Width: 60cm
Credit line
Given by LOCOG and Counter Editions
Association
London Olympics
Summary
While Rachel Whiteread is best known for her sculptural work, drawing has remained a critical part of her practice. She has described drawing as being like a diary of her work, and memory remains a key theme. For LOndOn 2012 she reinterprets the Olympic rings emblem into a pattern of overlapping circles in the Olympic colours, suggestive of marks left by the bottoms of bottles or glasses and perhaps alluding to the memories of a social gathering or celebration.
Bibliographic reference
Timmers, Margaret, A Century of Olympic Posters (V&A: 2008)
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.269-2012

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Record createdNovember 26, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1275825/london-2012-poster-whiteread-rachel/
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