"He made a terrible mistake in having these files on his computer and going to China, " Tunick said.

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Tunick added that his Salford and Manchester installations will hope to reflect Lowry's bustling crowds but in a modern setting.

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Addressing them from the crane, Tunick told the crowd he saw the port as representing the mystery of commerce, the AFP news agency reports.

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After visiting The Lowry himself, Tunick was intrigued the paintings of LS Lowry which, he said, illustrated the vulnerability of life in a rough city landscape.

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Another model, Diane Wailes from London, said she had come to France with her family to take part, after appearing in previous Tunick shoots in Belgium and Tyneside this year.

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Another retail analyst, Brian Tunick of J.

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