Who is Marilyn Green? Here in Buenos Aires there is a public art installation of Buddy Bears in San Martin Plaza (he is the big Argentine hero). Marilyn Green designed the current British "entry", which it took me a second or two to appreciate. Unlike many of the others, which rehash old self-conceits, focus on established symbols, cover the bear with the unique local script or wave the flag, the British bear attempts to say something new about the identity of its country of origin. In this way, it is far superior to the bowler hats attempt of our contribution to the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, for example.
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