Subset release powerful statement regarding the removal of their artwork
“It is about community, culture and respect. The same community that stayed here and weathered the storm after the country had been made shit of.” Subset have released a powerful statement regarding the removal of their artwork around Dublin. A number of their pieces of art have been removed in the past number of years, […]
7 years ago
Subset to open new exhibition on climate change in Dublin
“We hope this macro expression of the micro will give pause for thought.” A new exhibition by Subset about climate change and humanity’s effect on the environment is opening up in Dublin soon. ‘Micro vs. Macro’ is described as a presentation on microplastics, a collection of works intended to bring awareness to the damning effects […]
7 years ago
Hundreds sign petition to save Dublin’s iconic Horseboy mural
“A thorn in the side of efforts to develop street art in Dublin in recent years…” Hundreds of people have signed a petition to save Dublin’s iconic Horseboy mural. The artwork, currently residing on side of a house just off Church street in the Smithfield area, risks being removed due to the absence of planning […]
7 years ago
This mini-documentary by the Irish artists behind those incredible murals all over the city is a must-watch
The artists want to turn Dublin into one of the most visually incredible places on the planet. In case you weren’t aware, artists collective SUBSET are the group behind the majority of those amazing public murals that have been popping up all over the place, including works based on Stormzy, Trump, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, […]
8 years ago
PICS: A mural of Kanye West has popped up in Temple Bar – Does this mean what we hope it does?
Fans of ‘Ye should probably start getting excited right about now… A few months back, on the eve of Kendrick Lamar’s Dublin gig, street-art collective SUBSET debuted their latest masterpiece, showing off K-Dot high above Aungier Street in Dublin. “Tell us somethin'. You mothafuckas can't tell us nothin'.” – @kendricklamar #mural #dublincity #kendricklamar #kendrickdublin pic.twitter.com/xIkrnNY7WY […]
8 years ago
PICS: There is a new mural in Dublin in the same place where the Stormzy image was removed
It is certainly … different. People had noticed that the spot where the Stormzy mural was first painted and then removed in Smithfield in Dublin 7 was becoming a hot-bed for activity again in the last week or so. Back in November 2017, the artists behind the Stormzy mural – a collective known as SUBSET […]
8 years ago