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Shoddy paving repairs outside Tracey Emin gallery mocked for looking like wacky modern art

Andy Crick
Last updated: 2024/11/14 at 11:49 AM
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The shoddy paving repairs outside Turner Contemporary in Margate. (Jam Press/Rob Knight)
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Shoddy paving repairs outside a famous Tracey Emin gallery have been mocked for looking like a wacky piece of modern art.

The square stones have been tarmacked over in straight and diagonal lines.

It is outside Turner Contemporary in Margate, Kent.

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The gallery was briefly the home of local artist Emin’s ‘My Bed’ exhibit.

Botched paving repairs outside Margate’s Turner Contemporary spark humor, with locals calling it ‘wacky art’ while officials demand a proper fix from UK Power Network.
Turner Contemporary in Margate. (Picture: Jam Press)

Local Clive Richards joked: “Maybe it’s a new outdoor art installation.”

The work was carried out by UK Power Network, as reported on What’s The Jam.

Botched paving repairs outside Margate’s Turner Contemporary spark humor, with locals calling it ‘wacky art’ while officials demand a proper fix from UK Power Network.
The shoddy paving repairs outside Turner Contemporary in Margate. (Jam Press/Rob Knight)

But Labour councillor Rob Yates fumed at the company: “Please can you come back to Margate and do the job properly.

“This is directly outside of Turner Contemporary art gallery.

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“Have some respect.”

Botched paving repairs outside Margate’s Turner Contemporary spark humor, with locals calling it ‘wacky art’ while officials demand a proper fix from UK Power Network.
The shoddy paving repairs outside Turner Contemporary in Margate. (Jam Press/Rob Knight)

Another local David Morgan said: “This is a disgrace.”

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Gavin Marten (corr) added: “It really isn’t hard to number the stones when lifted to place back after works are completed.

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“However, I bet the stones have been skipped.

“Good luck on them finding identical weathered stones.”

Social media comment on the post of Botched paving repairs outside Margate’s Turner Contemporary spark humor, with locals calling it ‘wacky art’ while officials demand a proper fix from UK Power Network.
Social media comment on the post. (Picture: Jam Press)

A UK Power Network spokesperson said: “This is just a temporary fix.

“We are awaiting a permit and we also need to ensure we have all the correct materials before we can proceed.”

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