Brian Eno is MORE DARK THAN SHARK

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The Evening Standard MAY 24, 2024 - by Ethan Croft and Lara Olszowska

IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE ENO IT...

Change is in the air in British politics, but for musician and artist Brian Eno, the world is falling apart. We're facing "the collapse of democracy," Eno told us at the Paul Stolper gallery last night. Every four years, says Eno, voters are "propagandised into making a choice between two options - neither of which they want." Eno and artist friends including Jeremy Deller and Ian Bruce were at an exhibition for their new creative think tank, Hard Art, which is fighting climate change.

"I'm not that optimistic about the Labour party but it's a better option, I think," Eno added. "I'm not optimistic really about the state of politics. The whole thing needs rethinking." The Hard Art collective aims to bring about change through art and conversation. "The world is wrong in so many different ways," Eno said. "Wouldn't it make sense if we all talked to each other?"