On Friday night.
The ‘Empty? Occupy!’ mural on North Frederick Lane, Dublin 1, was painted over with black paint.
The mural was on a wall around the corner from 34, North Frederick Street, which was occupied by housing activists for a number of weeks until they were evicted on September 11.
Anyone?
Pics: Brian Lawless and Niall Jackson
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The second picture is a mural by urban artist Blanksy.
That’s it Ireland. Let’s paint over our problems, sweep them under the carpet.
https://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/05/09/if-human-life-begins-at-conception-can-we-get-child-benefit-nine-months-earlier/
David Norris lives on that street, doesn’t he? He’s keeping his mouth shut (unusually).
He’s busy Joan. Busy inside the labyrinth of his own mind, rambling around Joycean Dublin. Hurrah!
Exactly. Or busy still drawing his ‘sick pay’ from Trinity College Dublin.
Painted in the dead of night as well, I’ve no doubt. Can’t be having those rabble rousers stirring up more trouble.
Will we be seeing the resurgence of the once popular sinister fringe, I wonder?
their vulture fund mates must have found it offensive..
In a country with so little enforcement of the law it is surprising we don’t have far more acts of civil disobedience like the occupy protesters.
I only wonder why it took so long for the mural to be painted over. Subset know they can get away with ignoring planning regulations because it will take weeks before any enforcement happens or property owners paint over it (which is what I guess happened in this case). I still say Subset are a bunch of opportunist advertisers masquerading as activist artists with their GreyAreaProject.
I believe the clenched fist is a Hunter S. Thomspon thing
I’d say any resemblance to “Gonzo fist” is a coincidence and it is a more generalized fist of protest, but that’s art for you, open to interpretation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raised_fist
(and subversion by commercial interests).
Guerilla art and guerilla counter-art.
Someone painted over graffiti on private property. What’s the problem?
I wouldn’t like that on the gable end of my house (or investment property!).
And this is why we’re going to have shanty towns across the country in the next few years. “me me me, my investment, my money, I’m special”
This reminded me about Vantablack
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/sep/26/anish-kapoor-vantablack-art-architecture-exclusive-rights-to-the-blackest-black
I don’t suppose you’ve heard of Stuart Semple, have you?
I was aware of the objections to Anish Kapoor but not his name, I’ll be sure to take a closer look at Stuart Semple, I like the colour changing unicorn already.
His feud with Kapoor is a joy to behold. And he’s a very talented artist. Look up his light paint ‘Lit’ too.
Another local council rewriting of Black History Month, I bet.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/30/councils-condemned-for-shameful-rebranding-of-black-history-month