Sunday, June 24, 2007

Artworks drive motorists round the bend

Motorists are going round the bend after an artist spent taxpayers cash on putting up ten random road signs at a busy junction.

The art installation - part of a series of outdoor shows which pocketed a £50,000 grant from the Arts Council - has been slammed as "ridiculous" and "dangerous" by drivers and transport chiefs.



The artwork, which includes signs such as one-way, mini-roundabout, no entry and 30mph, was erected on a busy ring-road in Ashford, Kent this week.

The council said it was looking into the work by artist Michael Pinsky and the possibility of scrapping it altogether.

A Kent Highways Services spokesman added: "We are aware of the concerns about it being misleading and will be looking at the signs and their position.

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