Alternative Ulster

Daniel Shipsides

Alternative Ulster

Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition

Abstract

Interface will present a large scale public art project situated across 36 Belfast city-centre locations, where artists have been invited to produce a 48-sheet billboard image. Artists' work will appear alongside advertising sites during the busiest shopping period of the year, leading up to christmas.Alternative Ulster is a documentation of graffitti on a construction hoarding - part of a series of images made around this haording and construction project. The building being constructed is the Obel Tower - and it's slogan is "Belfast Biggest building - living with your head in the clouds". The graffitti references the Belfast Punk band Stiff Little Fingers and their famous 1979 song "Alternative Ulster".

Original language	English
Size	1
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 3 Nov 2008
Event	Art Media and Contested Spaces - Public billboards around Belfast Duration: 3 Nov 2008 → …

Bibliographical note

Outputmediatype: Public billboard

Keywords

Public art
Art
Media
Contested spaces

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http://www.danshipsides.com/

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Alternative Ulster

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