Artist puts Glitter at centre of controversial work
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An 'edgy' artist has has been slammed for creating sticks of
rock with pop pervert Gary Glitter's name through it and giving
them to passers by.
Called Help Yourself, the work of 'art' has a picture of Herne
Bay on the outer wrapping and the name of the disgraced singer
running through it.
Sadie Hennessy, who lives in nearby Whistable, has been
leaving piles of the rock by public toilets near her home and
encouraging people to take them.
She has watched as people have taken a piece of rock and then
been shocked by the lettering inside.
When the 1,200 sticks of rock she commissioned were sent to her
all the boxes had things like 'wrong' and 'sicko' written on
them.
However, unrepentant Sadie said: "I am not celebrating Gary
Glitter in any way. My piece is about however nice life seems,
there can always be something dark around the corner.
"I have to
be aware that feelings run extremely high around this emotive
subject."
It was in March last year that rumours swept Herne Bay that the
twisted glam rocker had made his home in the town.
However, no one provided any photographic evidence of their
claims and many of the reports were contradictory.
Sadie, whose piece is part of the Whitstable Biennale arts
festival, says the aim of the Glitter rock was to use hysteria
surrounding the rumours about him in Herne Bay.
She said: "I was thinking about how to use what had happened
last year in the town and also a lot of the art I do includes
text.
"It’s been interesting to watch how people have picked up the
rock and seen that it has Herne Bay on the outside and Gary Glitter
in the middle."
Wednesday, June 23 2010
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