Piccadilly Circus in popular culture

The following list is of artistic works and film where Piccadilly Circus is either the central theme or a principal theme.

Context in general culture

The phrase it's like Piccadilly Circus is commonly used in the UK to refer to a place or situation which is extremely busy with people. It has been said that a person who stays long enough at Piccadilly Circus will eventually bump into everyone they know. Probably because of this connection, during World War II, "Piccadilly Circus" was the code name given to the Allies' D-Day invasion fleet's assembly location in the English Channel.[1]

Piccadilly Circus has inspired artists and musicians. Piccadilly Circus (1912) is the name and subject of a painting by British artist Charles Ginner, part of the Tate Britain collection. Sculptor Paul McCarthy also has a 320-page two-volume edition of video stills by the name of Piccadilly Circus.

List

Picadilly Circus, 1969; From Dieter Roth's portfolio Untitled (Five Overpainted Picadilly Prints).

References

  1. The Editors of American Heritage (1962). D-Day, The Invasion of Europe. New York, New York: American Heritage Publishing Co, Inc. p. 36. . . .the ten mile (16 km) circle in the Channel nicknamed Piccadilly Circus, where the troop convoys would meet . . .
  2. The Guardian, Monday 3 October 2011
  3. Christie's Sale 8044 Lot 7
  4. Dieter Roth Foundation Online
  5. Tate Collection | Lipsticks in Piccadilly Circus, London by Claes Oldenburg
  6. Piccadilly Circus - The Locations Guide to Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures
  7. Björk: The Stereogum Interview
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