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Wall of Fame - Dublin
By Kevin Nolan
11-01-2006 /views: 871 in past 12 months.
Here is some further information on the new Wall Of Fame in Temple Bar, Dublin. There are no big surprises up there, but it's definitely worth a look if you're visiting the city and have any interest in Irish musicians.
It's more impressive to view after dark, but not too late or you'll run into marauding stag party laggards! Perhaps they could introduce an audio content to the exhibition, so tourists could listen on headphones to a song by each artist? The U2 photo had to be replaced the day after the Wall of Fame opened, after a disgruntled local pelted it with eggs. I'm not sure if that was due to the quality of their latest CD, or if it was a radical protest against Bono turning up in the White House more often than I go to Hogans for a weissbier..
You can find more info on http://www.walloffame.ie/
For the first time, Ireland's world renowned musical talent is being acknowledged and celebrated in a permanent outdoor photographic exhibition, situated in Dublin's Cultural Quarter, Temple Bar.
The artists featured on the Wall of Fame were judged by several criteria - not record sales alone, but also for their genuine pioneering work in contributing to modern popular music and for showcasing the quality and range of Irish musical talent on the World stage.
To complement the Wall of Fame, there is an exhibition in mini format within the Temple Bar Music Centre, along with a brief synopsis of the relevance of each artist supplied by Stuart Clark of Hot Press magazine.
You can vote for who you think should be next artist inducted to the WALL OF FAME here:
http://www.walloffame.ie/voteform.htm
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> U2 in Dublin
> Happy Bloomsday! James Joyce in Dublin
> Oscar Wilde on Merrion Square, Dublin
> Giant Hares in O’Connell Street, by artist Barry Flanagan
> Inspiring Cities Debate: Potential for Art in Urban Spaces
> Wall of Fame part 1 and part 2
Most of these articles were published as part of Dublin Week in 2007. Follow the link for an overview of the total of 35 articles published.
You are welcome to react to this article.
For more Dublin Cult Up Your City on Inspiring Cities, see:
> Street Art Dublin: Asbestos
> U2 in Dublin
> Happy Bloomsday! James Joyce in Dublin
> Oscar Wilde on Merrion Square, Dublin
> Giant Hares in O’Connell Street, by artist Barry Flanagan
> Inspiring Cities Debate: Potential for Art in Urban Spaces
> Wall of Fame part 1 and part 2
Most of these articles were published as part of Dublin Week in 2007. Follow the link for an overview of the total of 35 articles published.
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