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| Campaign for David Bowie Brixton memorial launched | Campaign for David Bowie Brixton memorial launched |
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| A crowdfunding campaign to erect a permanent memorial to David Bowie has been launched by a team of south London designers. | A crowdfunding campaign to erect a permanent memorial to David Bowie has been launched by a team of south London designers. |
| The campaign aims to raise just under £1m in the next 28 days to fund the art installation opposite Brixton tube station. | The campaign aims to raise just under £1m in the next 28 days to fund the art installation opposite Brixton tube station. |
| It follows calls for various memorials to be erected to the iconic musician, who died in January 2016. | It follows calls for various memorials to be erected to the iconic musician, who died in January 2016. |
| Thousands of pounds was pledged within hours of the launch of the campaign. | Thousands of pounds was pledged within hours of the launch of the campaign. |
| The proposed memorial takes its inspiration from the flash on Bowie's sixth album, Aladdin Sane, which was released in 1973. | The proposed memorial takes its inspiration from the flash on Bowie's sixth album, Aladdin Sane, which was released in 1973. |
| Nicknamed the "ZiggyZag", the artists said the blue and red steel memorial would be "embedded in the Brixton pavement" and rise to three-storeys - or nine metres - high. | Nicknamed the "ZiggyZag", the artists said the blue and red steel memorial would be "embedded in the Brixton pavement" and rise to three-storeys - or nine metres - high. |
| The proposed site would be five streets from Bowie's Stansfield Road birthplace and next to Jimmy C's internationally-famous Aladdin Sane mural, which has become a focal point for tributes since the artist's death. | The proposed site would be five streets from Bowie's Stansfield Road birthplace and next to Jimmy C's internationally-famous Aladdin Sane mural, which has become a focal point for tributes since the artist's death. |
| Situated on Tunstall Road, opposite Brixton Tube station, it would be likely to be the first thing most visitors to Brixton would see when completed. | Situated on Tunstall Road, opposite Brixton Tube station, it would be likely to be the first thing most visitors to Brixton would see when completed. |
| The artists worked with Bowie's team in London and New York. | The artists worked with Bowie's team in London and New York. |
| It also has the support of Lambeth Council, which began discussing the possibility of a permanent memorial with Bowie's family last year. | It also has the support of Lambeth Council, which began discussing the possibility of a permanent memorial with Bowie's family last year. |
| Lambeth Council leader Lib Peck called the proposed memorial "bold and ambitious". | Lambeth Council leader Lib Peck called the proposed memorial "bold and ambitious". |
| She added: "Brixton has become central to David Bowie's huge legacy, so what better place for this stunning and imaginative memorial to this locally-born legend." | |
| The design team behind the project, This Ain't Rock'n'Roll, previously designed the "Brixton Pound". | The design team behind the project, This Ain't Rock'n'Roll, previously designed the "Brixton Pound". |
| The currency, which features David Bowie on it's £10 note, was launched in 2009 to support businesses in the area. | The currency, which features David Bowie on it's £10 note, was launched in 2009 to support businesses in the area. |