LONDON.- The Mayor of London Boris Johnson and
Lakshmi Mittal, Chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal, today unveiled the
artist and
design chosen to create a spectacular new visitor attraction in the
Olympic
Park. Award winning London-based artist Anish Kapoor has been given the
commission of a lifetime to design the spectacular new public attraction
in the
Olympic Park. The stunning artwork, to be entitled ‘The
ArcelorMittal
Orbit’, will ensure the Park remains an unrivalled visitor destination
following
the 2012 Games, providing the key Olympic legacy Mayor of London Boris
Johnson
envisaged for the East End.