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ART and Government reminds me of the mixture of ice cresm and horse dung.--steve
Ruth Mackenzie, the director of the Cultural Olympiad and the London
2012 Festival, said: "We are going back to the days of ancient Greece,
where artists and athletes celebrated together in a festival."
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While many events are temporary, a series of artworks built around the
Olympic Park in Stratford, east London, will be a permanent cultural
reminder of the games. Yesterday, Sarah Weir, chief executive of the
Legacy List, unveiled the Art in the Park, which comprises more than 30
works including sculptures, a floating cinema and poetry inscribed on
walls. "Art has never been done in the Olympic Park in this way before,"
she said. "Our artists integrated their work into the park." She said
she hoped local residents would be inspired by the works long after the
Games had finished, and these would also provide a permanent link to the
event. "These works either celebrate or commemorate London 2012. A lot
will be about memory, and in 20 or 30 years people coming back with
their kids," she added.
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