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Arm Wrestling Podium (AWP), 2007

Winning entry, Public Sculpture Competition, Cape Town, 2007

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The Arm-Wrestling Podium or AWP is more...

The Arm-Wrestling Podium or AWP is located on the patio of the Association for Visual Arts (AVA) in Church Street, Cape Town. It is a public sculpture acting as a communal platform where disputes can be settled in view of the public, by means of the physical act of arm-wrestling.

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Johann van der Schijff and Kirsty Cokerill, gallery director of the AVA, having an arm-wrestle on the AWP

Johann van der Schijff and Kirsty Cokerill, gallery director of the AVA, having an arm-wrestle on the AWP

Arm-Wrestling Podium, 2007 - Johann van der Schijff

Arm-Wrestling Podium (AWP), 2007, bronze, weather resistant steel, mild steel, stainless steel, aluminium, brass, enamel paint, 145.5 cm high x 165 cm wide x 140 cm deep.

A close up of one of the bronze wheels of the AWP

A close up of one of the bronze wheels of the AWP.

The AWP is located on the front porch of the Association for Visual Arts (AVA) gallery, 35 Church Street, Cape Town

The AWP is located on the front porch of the Association for Visual Arts (AVA) gallery, 35 Church Street, Cape Town.

A detail of one of the bronze "cushions" of the AWP

A detail of one of the bronze "cushions" of the AWP.

A close up showing the base of the table and bronze plaque attachments of the AWP

A close up showing the base of the table and bronze plaque attachments of the AWP.

The brass name tag of the AWP

The brass name tag of the AWP.

A detail of the medallion appearing on the Braille bronze plaques of the AWP

A detail of the medallion appearing on the Braille bronze plaques of the AWP.

A close up of one of the bronze wheels of the AWP

A close up of one of the bronze wheels of the AWP.

A detail of the Xhosa text appearing one of the four bronze plaques attached to the AWP

A detail of the Xhosa text appearing one of the four bronze plaques attached to the AWP.

A close up of the grooved edging of the bronze table of the AWP

A close up of the grooved edging of the bronze table of the AWP.

Unveiling of Arm-Wrestling Podium by John Maytham, 1 November 2007.

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