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The Standard APRIL 12, 2024 - by Ethan Croft

BRIAN ENO STARTS CLIMATE ACTIVIST ARMY

His non-violent think tank aims to drive change through art and conversation

Musician and artist Brian Eno is taking a leaf out of Extinction Rebellion's book and setting up a "non-violent" climate group. Hard Art will be made up of a hundred and fifty artists, activists, technology leaders, economists and scientists. Artists Es Devlin, Cornelia Parker and Jeremy Deller, pictured, are joining Eno. Director Danny Boyle is also involved. Eno says he came up with the name after talking to two leading members of Extinction Rebellion.

The project evolved from dinner party conversations at Eno's studio among his influential and creative friends, before turning into a group meeting twice a month. "I came up with the idea of the word 'scenius', the intelligence of a whole community," Eno said. The new Hard Art website says its members will stand "in solidarity in the face of climate and democratic collapse." While we don't expect to see Eno blocking roads or glueing himself to Tube carriages any time soon, his career has certainly been full of surprises.