Millennium Bridge Gum Art
Hundreds of tiny paintings created on flattened blobs of chewing gum along the Millennium Bridge by artist Ben Wilson.
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The lowdown
Look down as you cross the Millennium Bridge and you will see them, hundreds of tiny, intricate paintings, each created on a flattened blob of discarded chewing gum stuck to the bridge surface. They are the work of the artist Ben Wilson, known as the Chewing Gum Man, who lies down on the pavement and turns litter into miniature artworks, often featuring messages and dedications requested by passers-by.
Because they sit on gum rather than the bridge itself, the work occupies a clever legal grey area. It is free to hunt for them, a wonderful reminder to look down as well as up, and proof that art can flourish in the most unlikely few centimetres of the city.
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