We’re Here Because We’re Here (art event)

We’re Here Because We’re Here was an artwork in the form of an event, devised by Jeremy Deller, that occurred across the United Kingdom on 1 July 2016, the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, which it commemorated. During planning, the event was kept secret, and occurred with no advance publicity. Nonetheless, many pictures subsequently appeared on social media, with the advertised hashtag. On the day of the event, Deller and Norris discussed it on BBC Radio 4's Front Row programme. and Creative Review called it: one of the most meaningful UK public art projects of recent times

We’re Here Because We’re Here (art event)

We’re Here Because We’re Here was an artwork in the form of an event, devised by Jeremy Deller, that occurred across the United Kingdom on 1 July 2016, the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, which it commemorated. During planning, the event was kept secret, and occurred with no advance publicity. Nonetheless, many pictures subsequently appeared on social media, with the advertised hashtag. On the day of the event, Deller and Norris discussed it on BBC Radio 4's Front Row programme. and Creative Review called it: one of the most meaningful UK public art projects of recent times