Ekow is the artistic director of the ICA and chairman of the Fourth Plinth commissioning group. In this interview he talks about why he chose Antony Gormley's project 'One and Other', and what he thinks it will contribute to the world of art as a whole.
Thanks Ekow. I am doing my hour on the plynth in august. I have got plenty of time to develop what I am doing but time is rushing by, so any comment about one an other is useful. i am a roofer and feel empowered by the project, I feel my work will, in particular, be a statement abouit the legitimicy of the artistic views and exploits of "ordinary" people whose lives although not shallow or unthoughtful have little time to develop and exhibit those ideas which perpetually rumble under the crust.
LIFERAMPS 2 years ago