Britain’s ‘plinthers’ have given ‘performing arts’ new meaning

By the time ‘One & Other’ wraps up in October, 2,400 people will have stood on a pedestal in Trafalgar Square — doing whatever

By Henry Chu / The Bulletin
August 24, 2009

LONDON " In most countries, stranding someone on a narrow platform 30 feet off the ground, exposed to the elements, would probably constitute a form of torture.

But in Britain, it's art.

And thousands of people are vying for a chance to be part of it. Their goal: an hour of fleeting glory....

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