Sir Peter Blake has 'teamed up', or 'sold out', depending on what you read, in collaboration with Coca-Cola to produce this installation on the Southbank. The huge piece of art, or billboard as most people will see it, is a huge collage reminiscent of his famous album cover for Sergeant Pepper's... there is only one discrepancy in the style and that is the patented bottle of Coke that takes up a third of the canvas. I actually really like the image, and although i do agree with a certain amount of the cyniscism, i don't agree with the majority of critiscism being levelled at Sir Peter. I think that if an artist or designer is offered an opportunity it is their perogative to take it.... Maybe the old boy wanted to stir up a bit of trouble?
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