An exhibition has opened inside Warmington House at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium today, which celebrates the relationship between art and football, called ‘BALLS’.
The building the exhibition is housed in is part of the Tottenham Experience, and there you will be able to see a collection of football sculptures made by reputable artists brought together by OOF, a magazine dedicated to the same relationship.
'BALLS' – a world-class contemporary art exhibition dedicated to football – is now open to the public free of charge in Warmington House at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.#DestinationTottenham
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) July 23, 2021
With already the Dare Sky Walk (which you can now do at night) and Edge attractions on top of the stadium tours and incredible club shop, the gallery is free to enter and will add to your experience during your visit.
Anthony Joshua doing 'The Dare Skywalk' at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium 🥊
📺 Anthony Joshua will fight Oleksandr Usyk at the stadium on September 25th pic.twitter.com/fcli2Px3NL
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) July 20, 2021
OOF founder Eddy Frankel, said: “The aim is to create a space for contemporary art, but away from the mainstream art world – a place where everyday football fans can encounter art in an approachable, intelligible, non-judgemental way.
First peep at our new gallery in the properly gorgeous Warmington House, part of @SpursOfficial stadium. 'BALLS' is free and open to everyone from 10am on Friday. Just don't kick the art like Ledley King did this afternoon. We had to tell him off. pic.twitter.com/YfU1qvsE5z
— OOF (@OOF_Magazine) July 21, 2021
“At the same time, OOF wants to bring art and art lovers to a deprived area of the city. Future plans include a community outreach programme and the establishment of an artist residency, which will invite artists to spend time in the area and interact with its community.”
Warmington House was previously an at-risk building due to it’s derelict state, but after being restored, it has become an exciting attraction for fans and tourists to visit as they make their way around the outstanding stadium.