Our Ref:          FOI-4402-1718

Thank you for your request received on 6 February 2018 asking for information about the coffee shop designed by Assemble at Seven Sisters Station.

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Art on the Underground invites artists to create projects for London’s Underground that are experienced by millions of people each day, changing the way people experience their city. Incorporating a range of artistic media from installation, sculpture, digital and performance, to prints and custom Tube map covers, the programme produces critically acclaimed projects that are accessible to all, and which draw together the city’s diverse communities. Since its inception, Art on the Underground has presented commissions by UK-based and international artists allowing the programme to remain at the forefront of contemporary debate on how art can shape public space. Art on the Underground is funded by Transport for London.

‘Clay Station’ at Seven Sisters station is a permanent artwork by Turner prize winning artists Assemble and Matthew Raw. The project was conceived in Spring 2015 as a mini regeneration project to repair a former newsagents owned by TfL on the station approach that had lain derelict for over a decade. It will open in 2018 (exact date tbc – the new tenant is currently finalising their contract with our commercial development team).

TfL’s station ambience team repaired the building which was in a state of disrepair. The artists then transformed the space into a functioning space to serve the community. There are roughly one thousand handmade tiles by the artists, the idea being to celebrate the importance of craft and the handmade in how we relate to the world around us.

London Underground station ambience improvement team:
Repair works to building:     £58,626.84

Artwork cost between 2015 - 2018:
Artist fee:                                £10,000 over three years
Materials:                               £11,654.55
Production and installation:  £124,180.70

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