IN MEMORY OF THE HOLOCAUST
10 dramatic concepts for a new Holocaust memorial in central London are under consideration
AS PART OF a major public consultation, 10 shortlisted concepts for London’s new Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre – to be situated in Victoria Tower Gardens, next to the Houses of Parliament – were exhibited at the V&A in August.
The jury, which includes London mayor Sadiq Khan, and Dame Julia Peyton-Jones, former director of the Serpentine Gallery, is currently deliberating on who should win the commission.
In contention are high-profile artists such as Michal Rovner, Rachel Whiteread, and Anish Kapoor, working alongside world-leading architecture firms Foster + Partners, Caruso St John Architects and Zaha Hadid Architects, respectively.
In Michal Rovner’s concept, a steel ramp descends into the earth, evocative of…