Rebecca Salter, President Royal Academy of Arts:
鈥淔all down 7 times, stand up 8.鈥�
Martin Firrell celebrates seven women leaders in a new public artwork series showcased by Bauer Media Outdoor
16 Feb 2024 / News, Platform for Good
Today, internationally acclaimed Franco-British artist Martin Firrell, in partnership with Bauer Media Outdoor, announced a major new public art series which will explore the ways women regard and exercise power in the modern world. 聽
The project titled Women and Power is the latest installation in Firrell鈥檚 25-year association with leading Out of Home media and infrastructure company Bauer Media Outdoor.
The art series features inspiring quotes from seven eminent female leaders and change-makers across arts, academia, business and culture, it will be rolled out on Bauer Media Outdoor's digital Out of Home screens nationwide.
Through his work, Firrell aims to challenge unjust power systems including patriarchal power, the oppression of women and non-heterosexuals, and the heteronormative status quo. As with his previous installations, this series sees Firrell use thought-provoking language to engage directly with the public, provoking dialogue about more equitable social organisation.
Carolyn McCall, CEO, ITV:
鈥淗e called us 鈥榣eaders in frocks to undermine us鈥�. It didn鈥檛 work.鈥�
Maggi Hambling, painter and sculptor:
鈥淧eople can eat you up. I like to choose who eats me.鈥�
Julia Hoggett, CEO, London Stock Exchange:
鈥淐oming out makes you fearless. It鈥檚 a superpower.鈥�
Ngozi Fulani, CEO, Sistah Space:
鈥淵our power over me is perceived. Not real. I don鈥檛 accept it. It doesn鈥檛 exist.鈥�
Joanne Harris, novelist, Chair Society of Authors:
鈥淧olite and obedient is no way to correct a power imbalance.鈥�
Heather Hancock, Master St. John鈥檚 College, Cambridge:
鈥淲omen from Northeast Lancashire are generally regarded as powerful.鈥�
"Only the Out of Home medium has the power to present important, socially engaged public art on this scale, to everyone, at once."- Martin Corke, Bauer Media Outdoor European Marketing Lead. The artworks will be displayed across the UK from 19 February 2024.
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