A new campaign to build a permanent David Bowie memorial statue in London has been launched on Crowdfunder this week.
The three-storey construction would resemble a red and blue lightning bolt, in tribute to the icon’s Aladdin Sane character. If built, it would be located opposite Brixton tube station, five streets away from his birthplace on Stansfield road.
“When David Bowie died, the world lost an irreplaceable talent,” reads the Crowdfunder page. “In a fifty-year career, he blazed a trail that brought joy to millions, changing lives and opening minds. Many of us would not be the people we are, were it not for Bowie. When David Bowie died, Brixton also lost a son.”
The statue would accompany Jimmy C.’s famed Aladdin Sane mural, which sits on the same road, and has served as London’s most prominent spot for fan tributes.