A good example of a widely held misconception about the majority of artists’ wages is the Sunday Express’ reaction to Anthony Gormley’s bid to create a living monument ‘The Fourth Plinth’, in particular focusing on the artist Jo Roberts ( www.joroberts.net ) who was one of the participants
THE FINE ART OF WASTING £1.1BN
LAUGHABLE: One of the living statues in the much‑derided Trafalgar Square project.”
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/114834/The-fine-art-of-wasting-1-1bn
“The Sunday Express findings prompted Shadow Arts Minister Ed Vaizey to signal last night that there would be a major shift in attitude to arts spending if the Conservatives came to power.”
Jo’s own account is at http://oneandother.co.uk/participants/JoRoberts
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