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Young football fans lost to sudden cardiac death remembered in murals unveiled across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

Twelve powerful murals have been unveiled to highlight the tragic reality that 12 young people under the age of 35 are lost every week to sudden cardiac death in the UK. In time with June’s UEFA Euro 2024 kick-off, each painting commemorates a talented young footballer or fan who died too soon. Several of the artworks feature the emotive message ‘Til I Died’. At a time when the nation is looking forward to celebrating this iconic sporting event, it is yet another reminder of their loss for the families coming…

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‘Artivists’ create giant murals around the world as part of Greenpeace’s 50th anniversary

Stuart Mitchell

Influential Swiss artist duo Queen Kong kicked off a six month international art project with Greenpeace, Hope through Action, which will see giant murals painted in 12 countries around the world. The murals are part of Greenpeace’s 50th anniversary commemoration, which on 15 September 2021 marked five decades of campaigning, creative activism and nonviolent direct action. The first mural appeared this month in Zürich. “‘Artivism’ was a presence in the first ever Greenpeace voyage in 1971, when the crew painted a banner combining both the ecology and peace symbols onto…

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