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The Great Bear by Simon Patterson. Framed and glazed. The Great Bear is a conceptual artwork by the British artist Simon Patterson. It is a copy of the 1991 London Underground map with the names of stations replaced by the names of famous cultural figures. Each Tube line represents a category of 'celebrity', including philosophers, footballers, engineers and comedians. Harry Beck's Tube map and the 'Great Bear' constellation, Ursa Major, are two familiar and easily accessible systems for ordering information. By adapting one and adopting the name of the other, Patterson's playful arrangement of the 'stars' challenges the authority and function of these systems.
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