Da! collective

Da! collective

The DA! collective was an art collective who squatted a townhouse at in Mayfair, Westminster, Greater London in October 2008.[1] The property, at 18 Upper Grosvenor Street, is a 30-room grade II-listed 1730s mansion worth an estimated £6.25 million pounds owned by the billionaire Duke of Westminster, Britain's wealthiest private landlord.[2][3] The collective changed the locks on the property.[1]

In a statement delivered from the balcony (bedecked with a blacked-out tattered Union Jack), Stephanie Smith (in a mask and a ragged miniskirt[2]) declared:

“ Who we are is not important. As a collective we have 'squatted' an empty, dilapidated building in Mayfair ... We are making this place live through the exchange of knowledge and ideas.[4] ”

The Da! collective is made up of a dozen teenagers, students, and artists.[5] They have been acclaimed as winners of "the National Squattery" by The Sun.[6] The collective claim a squatters' portfolio worth over £100 million.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Pidd, Helen (2008-11-07). "Group of teenagers and artists called Da! collective take over multimillion-pound building | Society | The Guardian". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/nov/07/mayfair-property-art-squat. Retrieved 2008-12-09. 
  2. ^ a b Harris, Paul. "The £6million squatters: Artist gang flies the black flag of anarchy over Mayfair mansion | Mail Online". Mail On Sunday. http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-1083782/The-6million-squatters-Artist-gang-flies-black-flag-anarchy-Mayfair-mansion.html. Retrieved 2008-12-09. 
  3. ^ Blacker, Terence (2008-11-08). "Squatters take over £6m Mayfair house - Home News, UK - The Independent". London: The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/squatters-take-over-1636m-mayfair-house-1001072.html. Retrieved 2008-12-09. 
  4. ^ Tibbetts, Graham (2008-11-08). "Squatters turn £6.25 million townhouse into anarchist commune - Telegraph". London: Telegraph.co.uk. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3403359/Squatters-turn-6.25-million-townhouse-into-anarchist-commune.html. Retrieved 2008-12-09. 
  5. ^ From correspondents in London (November 9, 2008). "Da! collective squatters live it up in $14m Mayfair mansion | Herald Sun". News.com.au. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24620820-663,00.html. Retrieved 2008-12-09. [dead link]
  6. ^ Case, Philip (2008-11-08). "Dossers trash £6million mansion | The Sun |News". London: Thesun.co.uk. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1907808.ece. Retrieved 2008-12-09. 
  7. ^ "Rebel Artists Raid Multi-Million Pound London Mansions | BitterWallet". Bitterwallet.com. http://www.bitterwallet.com/rebel-artists-raid-multi-million-pound-london-mansions/2778. Retrieved 2008-12-09. 



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