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Scattering of remains of Crow’s Figures is ‘a mark in the sand’ on austerity

By John Pring on 29th May 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Scattering of remains of Crow’s Figures is ‘a mark in the sand’ on austerity
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A disabled artist-activist has scattered the ground-up remains of 650 clay human figures into the Bristol Channel, in the last stage of a project to demonstrate the real-life impact of austerity. Liz Crow said this final stage of the We Are […]

ELECTION 2015: Artist will broadcast her 650 austerity stories on eve of election

By John Pring on 6th May 2015 Category: Activism and Campaigning

ELECTION 2015: Artist will broadcast her 650 austerity stories on eve of election
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In the last hours before election day, a disabled artist-activist will highlight the impact of government cuts, with a six-hour performance in which the stories of 650 people at austerity’s “sharp end” will be broadcast over the internet. The performance will […]

ELECTION 2015: Cameron’s visit from ‘human cost of austerity’ project

By John Pring on 6th May 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

ELECTION 2015: Cameron’s visit from ‘human cost of austerity’ project
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A disabled artist-activist’s project to “make visible the human cost of austerity” in the run-up to tomorrow’s general election has visited the prime minister’s constituency, home to one of the most high-profile victims of his government’s austerity programme. Liz Crow’s We Are […]

Crow’s mud figures will make visible the human cost of austerity

By John Pring on 27th March 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Crow’s mud figures will make visible the human cost of austerity
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A disabled artist-activist is about to begin sculpting 650 figures out of river mud, in a bid to “make visible the human cost of austerity” in the run-up to the general election. Liz Crow’s We Are Figures project will see her […]

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