Brit pop favourites Blur go on show in Kilmainham

AN EXHIBITION featuring the

‘Brit Pop’ band Blur has gone on display at The Irish Museum of Modern Art at the Royal Hospital in Kilmainham.

Going on show for the first time in Ireland, the collection of over 70 images of the band by music photographers, designers and artists coincides with the legendry act’s open-air live performance on August 1 at the same venue.

The retrospective collection of rare photographs, artwork and images celebrates Blur’s era of defining music, documenting their career as one of the most successful and influential bands of the past two decades.

Their antics on and off stage are captured through the lens of iconic music photographers including Pennie Smith, Kevin Cummins, Tom Sheehan and Paul Postle among others.

They go on display in The Great Hall at IMMA from Friday, July 26 in the week leading up to the concert.

A leading expert on photography, Dave Brolan, who is curating the show said that all the key elements of the band’s career will be illustrated on the road, live on stage, and in the studio as well as formal portrait sessions.

“Blur have always collaborated with the best photographers, artists and graphic designers to create a powerful visual identity that perfectly reflects their music and ideas,

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“The exhibition brings together photography and design produced over the last 21 years from the sketched seeds of ideas for a logo to the most recent portrait sessions.

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Blur 21: The Exhibition documents the band’s story though the 1990s and the height of Britpop, to a historic Sunday night appearance at Glastonbury.

It will be on display at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin from July 26 until the band’s open-air live performance on August 1.

There is no admission charge to the exhibition. There are a limited number of tickets still available for Blur’s outdoor performance, priced at e62.50. Support on the night are Bat for Lashes and The Strypes.

Tickets available from www.ticketmaster.ie/ 0818719300 and usual outlets.