Bethan Huws Word Vitrine - "Piss Off I'm a Fountain!"

The Hayward is currently playing host to some hilarious word vitrines that are well worth checking out.

Bethan Huws' Word Vitrine "Piss Off I'm a Fountain!" is part of a group of 'word vitrines' which exploit the format of the traditional notice board.

This particular work plays on Duchamp's notorious ready-made Fountain (1917) which consists of a urinal upended and signed, 'R Mutt'. In the spirit of the Laughing in a Foreign Language exhibition in The Hayward and playing on the The Hayward's ongoing series of artist's summer fountains, Huw's vitrine becomes The Hayward's winter fountain.

You can view Huws word vitrine outside the Hayward, 24 hours a day from Friday January 25th to Sunday April 13th.

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How to get there

Rail - Waterloo, Waterloo East or walk over the Hungerford Bridge from Charing Cross.

Underground - The closest tube stations are Waterloo (on the Northern, Bakerloo & Jubilee lines), Southwark (on the Jubilee line) or walk over the Hungerford Bridge from Embankment (on the Northern, Bakerloo, District and Circle lines).

Buses - All the following buses stop on Waterloo Bridge and you can take the steps down to Southbank on either side of the bridge or use the pavements that slope down away from the river and then double back to take you to Upper Ground, which runs behind the Southbank Centre: 1, 4, 26, 59, 68, 76, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341, 521, X68, Riverside Bus (RV1 - which also stops on Upper Ground which runs by the back of the Southbank Centre). 77 (Upper Ground near the Festival Hall), 211 & 507 (Waterloo Road near the main station), 381 (Stamford Street). 45, 63 & 100 all stop at the southern end of Blackfriars Bridge, and there is a 10 minute walk along the riverside to the Southbank Centre.