Antepavilion is an art charity in

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, known for its extensive legal battles with the

Hackney London Borough Council Hackney London Borough Council is the local government authority for the London Borough of Hackney, London, England, one of 32 London borough councils. The council is unusual in the United Kingdom local government system in that its executive fu ...

over its various art exhibits. The charity holds an annual design competition, commissioning a temporary structure to be installed at a site on the

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, and also funds "art-craft-architecture" research, stages artistic and political events, and manages

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spaces. In 2021 the charity's site was raided by London police, who arrested staff and seized equipment. London police claimed that one of the commissioned works that year was similar in design to bamboo towers constructed by protest group

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Competition winners

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External links

* Public art in London Hackney, London {{UK-org-stub