
The sculpture shows the golden Barbican Muse, a floating, reclining female figure, holding up the masks of comedy and tragedy, presumably in some sort of reference to the arts that go on in the neighbouring arts centre, apparently the largest in Europe.
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'deep within the highwalks'. Good description of the pedestrian walkways round the Barbican. I enjoy exploring the estate, but am still not sure I have found every publically accessible nook and cranny.
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