From last night’s Hearts and Minds, Julia Paul reports on the lost art of “The Troubles”. Apparently the NI Arts Council is launching an online Troubles Archive, and there’s currently a temporary physical exhibition at the Ormeau Baths Gallery, but it seems that the Wolverhampton Art Gallery has the best collection of such material..
Short answer: very little, other than he enjoyed the environs of Hillsborough Castle, enjoyed working with the local politicians, and has Gerry Adams to thank for Bobby his dog. Peter Mandelson’s book The Third Man has captured media headlines in recent weeks as the Times serialised the most juicy bits. But what did he have [...] read our review »
This is article was first published in Fortnight magazine back in February 2003. Chris Farrington is now a Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellow funded by the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences’ in the School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin. Although the circumstances it describes has changed radically and [...] read our review »
Good to see those mawkish murals to murder removed from gable walls and replaced with more ‘cultural’ themed ones.
Gas too, as the report says, that those mawkish murals to murder on gable walls were accepted by the establishment and society yet more serious art that commented and reflected on “The Troubles” were somewhat overlooked, (aka censored…..keeping the people stupid and set in their ways.)