Landmark buildings in Brighton have been glammed up with studs, rings and other piercings.
Four of the most prominent places in Brighton and Hove have been pierced as part of Adornment, one of the projects which is part of the where else campaign for the city to become European Capital of Culture in 2008.
An 11m spike has been put 50ft up through the tower of Fabrica, an art gallery in a former Victorian church in Ship Street.
The portico entrance to the Grade II listed Brighton Museum in the grounds of the Royal Pavilion is bearing three gold-plated tusks.
Brighton's 1830s neo-classical town hall has ankle chains around two of its columns.
Accountancy firm Baker Tilly's modern office complex near Brighton station has a 3m ring bursting through its reception on to the street.
Arts minister Tessa Blackstone will officially unveil the Adornment project on Friday at Baker Tilly, International House, Queen's Road, at 12.30pm.
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