By the 2012 Olympics in England there was a huge column of light and fog, and possibly, the 120-meter monument, resembling the mast power line

last week became known the names of the artists who will participate in large-scale project of the English Arts Council (Arts Council), dedicated to the 2012 Olympics. The independent jury comprised of artists and sponsors, selected 12 artists to exhibit their works in nine regions of England, as well as in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The project will spend the sum of 5.4 million pounds.

One of the most interesting work will create a prominent British avant-gardist Anthony McCall (Anthony McCall). He set on the banks of the River Mersey ... a column of light and mist, like a huge vertical cloud. Depending on the weather sculpture will change - for example, when a strong wind, it will slope down. Work will be located in an abandoned dock, Morpeth, which is located in the Liverpool suburb Berkenhed. It can be seen at a distance of 100 kilometers.

Artists Alfie Dennen (Alfie Dennen) and Paula Le Dieu (Paula Le Dieu) will place on the rooftops of London bus stops LED panel. With The Owl Project and Ed Carter (Ed Carter) alloy on the River Tyne water mill. Craig Coulthard (Craig Coulthard) will open a football field in the woods, just south of Edinburgh. Theater troupe Pacitti take off in East Anglia film on outdoor activities, to be attended by artists and local residents. Sean Richardson (Shauna Richardson) place on a street in Nottingham three 9-meter lions associated with wool yarn: East Midlands region, where the city famous for its textile industry. Three lions adorned the coat of arms of King Richard the Lionheart, who managed to buy from the French captivity largely due to funds received from the sale of the East Midland wool. Brian Irvine (Brian Irvine) and John MakIldaff (John McIlduff) to be built in Belfast, the installation of the donated items to them, and then write "explanations" of this music that the choir will perform the inhabitants of Northern Ireland. The duo Lone Twin will ask residents of the south-east of England to bring them to the wooden objects from which they then build the ship. On board this ship will be the exhibition. Alex Hartley (Alex Hartley) sail part of the island, found them in the Arctic Ocean. This piece of land, which the artist gave the name "Ostrovnigde", will surf the water southwest of the country. Mark Rice (Marc Rees) will abandoned airplane wingless bird, which will "travel" for Wales. With Imagineer Production will create a giant doll of the famous native of Coventry Lady Godiva, and make her the central figure of the large-scale performance. And in Leeds artists (including the world famous brothers Kwai) a month will use the city as a giant "canvas».

All projects will be implemented in 2010-2011.

In addition, the newspaper Daily Mail reported that the Mayor of London Boris Johnson (Boris Johnson) is going to build a giant monument to the Olympics, which "will be able to compete with the Paris Eiffel Tower. Funds for this will provide the richest man in Britain - steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal (Lakshmi Mittal). The project cost is estimated at 15 million pounds.

Within two weeks, will be announced which of the five designs will be used as a basis. Writes Daily Mail, the candidates are well-known sculptor Anish Kapoor (Anish Kapoor) and Anthony Gormley (Antony Gormley). In the hands of newspaper reporters got sketch Fraer Paul (Paul Fryer), which proposes to construct a 120-meter tower, similar to the mast of the power line.

According to the well-known art critic Brian Sewell (Brian Sewell), this project shows that "a new era of fascist gigantism:" It's all monuments someone's ego - Sewell said. -- Unable to find a more monumental ego than Boris [Johnson ]».

Material prepared Yulia Maximova, AI

Source: press.artscouncil.org.uk , dailymail.co.uk , artinvestment.ru