Ugo Rondinone - Dog Days Are Over
Check out Ugo Rondinone's neon sculpture 'Dog Days are Over' on the Southbank
The Hayward is currently playing host to some fantastic outdoor projects that are well worth checking out.
Ugo Rondinone's neon sculpture Dog Days are Over is one of a series of outdoor 'signs' in which he illuminates words from pop songs or everyday sayings, transforming them into exuberant symbols of hope that often - paradoxically - carry overtones of melancholy.
Named after Sirius, the Dog Star, 'dog days' are the hottest days of summer, a time when all creatures become languid.
You can view Rondinone's sculpture 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.
