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In My Own Words: Alison Lapper review – a hammer blow to your heart

At points, the formidable artist’s story makes you flinch at the toxicity she’s faced. Her incredibly frank account of being rejected by her mother and losing her son is almost beyond comprehension

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2024

Sculptor Marc Quinn: 'Have I mellowed and joined the establishment? No!'

Ahead of his new exhibition at Kew Gardens, the artist talks about how humans destroy and preserve nature, swapping blood for coconut milk in his sculptures, and how quitting drinking helped his work

Evening Standard · May 1, 2024

‘Statues are of dead blokes. This is a living woman kicking arse’: how we made the fourth plinth’s Alison Lapper Pregnant

‘I was slated for it. People were writing to the papers saying, “It’s disgusting that disabled people should be allowed to get pregnant.” Excuse me?’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2024