The Southbank Centre have announce that this year's Meltdown director will be Antony Hegarty, the Antony and The Johnsons singer.
The Meltdown festival began in 1993 and has seen Ray Davies, Patti Smith, John Peel and David Bowie direct, selecting their favourite artists to play, perform and exhibit their work at Southbank Centre in London.
Hegarty's album I Am A Bird Now won the Mercury Prize in 2005. He has since gone on to work with Björk, Yoko Ono, Devendra Banhart, Rufus Wainwright, Laurie Anderson, CocoRosie and Lou Reed.
This year's Meltdown takes place between 1 - 12 August 2012.
meltdown.southbankcentre.co.uk
The Meltdown festival began in 1993 and has seen Ray Davies, Patti Smith, John Peel and David Bowie direct, selecting their favourite artists to play, perform and exhibit their work at Southbank Centre in London.
Hegarty's album I Am A Bird Now won the Mercury Prize in 2005. He has since gone on to work with Björk, Yoko Ono, Devendra Banhart, Rufus Wainwright, Laurie Anderson, CocoRosie and Lou Reed.
This year's Meltdown takes place between 1 - 12 August 2012.
meltdown.southbankcentre.co.uk
