an architectural sculpture entitled ‘open to the public’ has appeared overnight in kent, england. a 1960s-era office building which had fallen to disuse has been unzipped by artist alex chinneck. the british artist, who had been working on this project in secret, has succeeded in elevating this forgotten structure to the status of a work of public art. by bending the walls and windows, the alex chinneck zipper sculpture defies conventional materiality, implying a new textile and opening up its interior to the elements.[…]

Source: alex chinneck unzips the walls of an abandoned office building