Today its grounds, Walpole Park, provide an oasis of calm in the busy west London borough of Ealing. Pitzhanger Manor was designed by Soane and built between 18 in then London’s rural countryside. ![]() The British architect Sir John Soane (1753‑1837) used strategically placed mirrors to enhance visual perspectives, and so it seems befitting that Anish Kapoor’s hypnotic mirror were chosen as the first artworks to be exhibited in the new art space of Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, which has just reopened after 3 years of extensive restoration. ![]() Images: Courtesy of Pitzhanger Manor and the Artist The Turner Prize-winning artist often plays with optical illusions that create the impression of infinite depth and his work is the perfect dialogue to Soane’s use of mirrors and domed ceilings.
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