Gentrify this.
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Some of the work at the Cans Festival was just remarkable (a few pictures). That came as something of a relief, considering the amount of effort it took to see it. Today being a bank holiday, I went around 3pm, only to find the queue to get in would take 2 hours. Going back around half six, though, the wait was more like 45 minutes, and the weather was cooler. Time was of the essence because, while the art will stay on the walls when the street reopens for cars, the massive installations (the CCTV tree and multi-car pileup, for instance) were set to be removed after 10.
So, yeah, it was one of those things where you say to yourself, I live in a city like this for a reason, and I'd be dumb not to take advantage of it. Although, to be honest, I wondered if a Boris administration would have let this sort of thing occur. Promoting vandalism innit.
As we enter the brave new world of Tory rule, I guess we'll see.