Thursday April 23, 2009
Huge folly or amazing work of art? Giant 60ft head costing taxpayers £2m nears completion
Julian Gavaghan
Daily Mail
Workers today put the finishing touches to a 60ft-tall sculpture of a head that has been criticised for costing taxpayers £2million.
The elongated woman’s face, entitled 'Dream' was erected on the site of a former slag heap alongside the M62 motorway in Merseyside.
It was created by Spanish sculptor Jaume Plensa following orders by St Helens Borough Council to rival Gateshead's Angel of the North.
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