Permanent artworks on TfL Underground property

Jonty Wareing made this Freedom of Information request to Transport for London

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Dear Transport for London,

I would like to request a list of all known permanent artworks on TfL Underground property in machine readable format, such as CSV.

For each artwork, I would like to know:
* The location
* The year of installation [if known]
* The name [if known]
* The artist [if known]
* A description [if available]
* An image [if available]

Yours faithfully,
Jonty Wareing

FOI, Transport for London

Dear Jonty Wareing

 

TfL Ref: FOI-0208-2324

 

Thank you for your request which we received on 18 April 2023.

 

We will aim to issue a response by 17 May 2023 in accordance with the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 and our information access policy.

 

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Yours sincerely

 

Eva Hextall

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

 

 

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Dear Jonty Wareing

 

TfL Ref: FOI-0208-2324

 

Thank you for your request which we received on 18 April 2023, asking for
information about TfL’s permanent artworks on the London Underground.

 

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of
the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and our information access policy.  I
can confirm TfL does hold the information you require.

 

The information you asked for is already publicly available. Firstly,
please see the Art Map that has historic data and is available on the TfL
website at [1]https://art.tfl.gov.uk/ as a download [2]here.  

 

More recent permanent commissions with the information you require, are
accessible via the following links;

 

Categories –

[3]https://art.tfl.gov.uk/projects/

 

Sub Categories:

[4]Permanent

AND

[5]Crossrail

 

This lists all permanent artworks commissioned by Art on the Underground
since 2010.

 

In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply
you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible
to you elsewhere.

 

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable
to access it for some reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to
appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would
like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Eva Hextall

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

 

 

 

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