10 ancient giants lie strewn around London’s most iconic public space, bringing the realities of deforestation and climate change from the rainforests of Ghana into the UK’s urban heart.
Artist Antony Gormley has thrown Trafalgar Square’s empty Fourth Plinth open to the people of the UK. For 100 days this iconic space in London, normally reserved for the work of fine artists, became a stage for ordinary people to be living works of art.
In a series of video interviews Maria Stukoff and Kasama Yamtree take us through the challenges posed by the site, describe the audiences they’re hoping to connect with, and explain the ideas behind their work.
Victory Monument is Bangkok’s zero-marker: a transit hub, market place, social space and mysterious monument. Apostrophe’S and artist Maria Stukoff are planning a radical ‘creative infection’ to engage the site’s users with the environmental, cultural and social impact of the site.
The style-conscious set can rejoice: shopping can indeed be sustainable, thanks to Rethreads. This market, taking place at Sydney’s Carriageworks, turns clothing into currency, with the hope that one shopper’s trash will become another’s treasure.
Auckland City is the second most diverse city per head of population after Toronto in Canada. Creative Cities is connecting emerging leaders amongst the indigenous Maori population, and aspirants from the burgeoning Asian and new migrant communities, with leaders from the UK.
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