Park comes alive with King's spiky sculptures

The show, part of Canary Wharf Group's Sculpture In The Workplace scheme, is aimed at providing an attractive environment for the estate's workforce.

Bold abstract pieces, vibrantly coloured and heavily industrial in appearance, dominate the park. Formed of twisted metal, steel girders and rigid mesh, they pull the striking architecture of the surrounding offices into the tranquillity of the park.

In the lobby, the earliest work in the show Declaration is defiantly minimalist. Constructed symmetrically of cement circles, squares and crosses speared on a single axle, it was a radical statement of the artistic direction he intended to take.

In contrast and something of a coup for Canary Wharf, the Fire King series is more of a surrealist dream and is being shown in its entirety for the first time in London. Solemnly narrative and darkly figurative in parts, this work has an autobiographical edge.

The tragic death of King's son in a diving accident in 1984 and the subsequent drive through Corsica to see his body inspired, in part, Fire King No 1.

King draws on his personal life again in Judy In The Garden. The sumptuous, stylised sculpture is a light hearted and affectionate depiction of his wife, the novelist Judy Corbalis in the garden with her cabbages.

Born in Tunisia in 1934, Phillip King studied sculpture at St Martin's College under Anthony Caro.

He worked as an assistant to Henry Moore who encouraged his style and gave him the opportunity to work on larger pieces. He was awarded a CBE in 1974 and elected president of the Royal Academy in 1999.

The exhibition runs until May 29. There will be a talk with the artist in the lobby of One Canada Square on Tuesday, April 28, at 1.15pm. Tickets are free. To reserve, call 0207 418 2257.