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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Rooftop parking gets new twist - London


The worst bit of parking ever seen on the streets of London... or a crash course in art?

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 11:32 AM on 19th October 2010
There are hundreds of hard-to-believe examples of bad parking on the streets of London every day, but traffic wardens were convinced this was the worst. 
It had them reaching for their ticket books but posed a bigger problem for clampers wanting to tackle the car that was left upside down on a double yellow line in Regent's Park.
Crash course: The car in Regent's Park that turned the artworld upzide down
Crash course: The car in Regent's Park that turned the artworld upside down
Over the top: Traffic wardens were left puzzled by this display of parking
Over the top: Traffic wardens were left puzzled by this display of parking
Eventually they were put in the picture as organisers of the Frieze Art Fair owned up to it being a stunt to attract visitors to the four-day exhibition that featured more than 150 contemporary art galleries from around the world.
The fair, presented in association with The Art Fund, also included specially commissioned artists’ projects, a prestigious talks programme and an artist-led education schedule.
And did they get a ticket? The organisers wouldn't say...
 


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1321605/Frieze-Art-Fair-2010-The-worst-parking-seen-crash-course-art.html#ixzz12tryfscH

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