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Monkseaton Drive is world's longest artwork |
| Written by The Editor, on 22-11-2007 13:24 |
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An artwork on Monkseaton Drive is listed in the new edition of the Guinness Book of Records as officially the world's longest artwork.
Since the erection of the artwork 7 months ago, residents have been bemused by its complete lack of purpose and depressing repetitiveness. The artwork consists of 65 black metal poles positioned at approximately 50m intervals, standing 10m high with a little knobbly bit at the top. Despite a look of uniformity, each of the component parts of the artwork is actually unique with a special code printed on a white sticker.  Art
The artwork, by the artist only known as SEC, covers a distance of approximately 1.3 miles and now holds the world record for the longest ever piece of art. Visitors have been coming from as far afield as the Red House Farm estate to shake their heads at the sleek black lines of the piece, while their dogs have made their opinion clear in a way only dogs can do. A Whitley Bay District Council spokesperson said: "This is a wonderful achievment for Whitley Bay. In the true tradition of modern art, the Monkseaton Drive artwork has costs tax payers an obscene amount of money, looks quite ugly and doesn't actually do anything. It's fantastic, although not entirely unexpected, that we can achieve a world record in this."
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