A judge has ordered that an artwork comprising a group of fibreglass sharks that make speeches and perform a popular French song may not be displayed on a pontoon in the Regent's Canal in Hackney, East London. The sharks would have sung Charles Trenet's La Mer in harmony and in French “as a poignant reflection on the UK leaving the EU”, but Hackney Council took High Court action to prevent the installation being completed. Despite agreeing the site had been used for art for many years, the judge felt Sharks! "went beyond an acceptable ancillary use".
Published: 29-09-2020