The day Bristol woke up to a new statue

City responds to guerrilla installation of sculpture inspired by the day the Colston statue fellWhen Bristol went to bed on Tuesday night, the question was theoretical: what should replace the toppled statue of slave trader Edward Colston?When it woke up, the answer was concrete – or, at least, resin and steel. Just before five in the morning, a team directed by the artist Marc Quinn had swiftly and almost silently installed a sculpture of Black Lives Matter activist Jen Reid, and driven away. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/15/the-day-bristol-woke-up-to-a-new-statue #black_lives_matter_movement #marc_quinn #uk_news #art_and_design #sculpture #bristol #culture