Headington Shark
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Untitled 1986, commonly known as the Headington Shark, is a rooftop sculpture located at 2 New High Street, Headington, Oxford, England, depicting a large shark embedded head-first in the roof of a ho
The Headington Shark in 2021
John Buckley (sculptor)
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John Buckley is an English sculptor whose best known work is the sculpture Untitled 1986, better known as "the Shark House" or "The Headington Shark" in Headington, a suburb of Oxford.
Headington Shark
…into buildings. The shark first appeared on 9 August 1986 on the roof of the house of Bill Heine, an American-born radio presenter. He and sculptor John Buckley came up with the idea while drinking wine on the street, and imagined the shark as a metaphor for falling bombs, specifically from the American warplanes…
Untitled 1986 (coordinates: 51°45′32″N 1°12′48″W / 51.7589°N 1.2133°W / 51.7589; -1.2133)
The Nuba Survival, 2001 (coordinates: 51°32′19″N 1°03′28″W / 51.5385°N 1.0577°W / 51.5385; -1.0577)