A Mighty Blow for Freedom - Fuck the Media

Michael Sandle (born 1936)

The Collection: Art and Archaeology in Lincolnshire

1988

The sculpture follows the artist's theme of media manipulation. It depicts a powerful helmeted, androgynous figure, full of movement, using a cudgel to smash a television screen. Sandle explained, 'it is the power to manipulate opinion and distort the truth that I hate so much about the media and in particular television advertising.' This sculpture is situated prominently in front of the Usher Gallery building.

• Medium: patinated bronze
• Dimensions: 220 x 300 x 130cm
• Art Fund Grant: £40334 ( Total: £60,000)
• ArtFunded in: 2004
• Vendor: Michael Sandle

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