Hefty Premier Inn hotel coming to central Brixton
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hiraethified
What 'daft' original tributes?
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hiraethified
It's not that kind of tribute! This is pure crass commercialism in action.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Large numbers of people wouldn't be so interested in visiting the original either.
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hiraethified
Of course not. But it was already there. That's the point.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
I once stayed in a hotel in Barcelona that had a huge picture of the Sagrada Família in the lobby. Should I be cross about that too
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hiraethified
OK. You're failing to see the point why people might be pissed off with a multinational using local street art to promote themselves. That's fine.I once stayed in a hotel in Barcelona that had a huge picture of the Sagrada Família in the lobby. Should I be cross about that too
T & P
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The ones written on the actual mural.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
They're not using it to promote themselves though. It's (presumably form the pic) in the lobby of the hotel. It's just a reference to local stuff for people to see as they check in. Hotels all over the world do this.
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hiraethified
They were written by fans, some of them presumably distraught over his death. What did you expect?
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hiraethified
Ah, a bunfight-seeking innocent post! Hahaha.
T & P
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I've always found grief porn a bit daft. Each to their own I guess, but it seems pretty daft to me.
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hiraethified
That's all part of their promotional activities.
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hiraethified
'Grief porn'? WTF are you on about?
T & P
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Not really, no. I for once don't have a problem with Premier Inn reproducing a local landmark in the hotel serving the area in question- it's a common practice in the industry. But those who think this is nothing more than a cynical attempt to cash in on the recent death of a celebrity surely must also be prepared to point the finger of blame to the artist to (presumably) consented to the replica and profited from it.
T & P
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Writing messages of grief on a wall about a person you've never met, for instance...
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
It's a strange kind of promotion considering the target audience has already paid and decided to stay there.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
you should be incandescent with rageI once stayed in a hotel in Barcelona that had a huge picture of the Sagrada Família in the lobby. Should I be cross about that too
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hiraethified
It'll appear in their promotional material for their hotel and it's part of their attempt to cement themselves in as part of Brixton life. It's a cynical cash in. If all that's OK with you, that's fine, but I don't like it and neither do many locals I've spoken to.
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hiraethified
Maybe someone might bite sooner or later.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
They're a national chain. They have hundreds of hotels. Their promotion is based on them being cheap, uniform and convinient. It's nothing more than is done by hotels all around the world.
Idaho
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It's a sinister plot and you've been conned... Or maybe you are one of them. I bet you are the one who tries to "make" people "feel welcome" with a complimentary "chocolate mint" on their pillow.
Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
I once stayed in a hotel in Barcelona that had a huge picture of the Sagrada Família in the lobby. Should I be cross about that too
Was the hotel unfinished too?
Twattor
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It is getting worse than that. A couple of weeks ago I saw a woman in her 30s with a toddler barely large enough to be able to walk unaided who then handed the small child a large felt tip, pointed it at the wall and filmed on mobile as it scrawled over it, no doubt to be uploaded to a facebook page somewhere. I somehow doubt the small child had been greatly influenced by Bowie or affected by his death...Yes. Dismiss those people and their feelings. It's all just 'grief porn.'
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hiraethified
Well that one alleged isolated example must surely negate all the outpourings of genuine grief and loss felt by everyone who elected to leave messages there since January.
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So just to be clear, the artist (presumably) allowing Premier Inn to use the image for money does not constitute 'cynical cashing in', but Premier Inn's usage of the image on their lobby does?
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3Zeros
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The original mural has become so much more than just a piece of street art. It's now a Brixton landmark and a shrine to Bowie. It's become a community asset. It seems pretty shitty to slap up a copy in hotel reception with plug sockets in the middle of it.
It seems the artist gave his permission for this to happen (and presumably received a payment) which, while I understand he might have bills to pay, does seem to suggest he doesn't understand or care for what his artwork has become.
(And fwiw, I hate that people have added messages all over the mural....)
It seems the artist gave his permission for this to happen (and presumably received a payment) which, while I understand he might have bills to pay, does seem to suggest he doesn't understand or care for what his artwork has become.
(And fwiw, I hate that people have added messages all over the mural....)
