REPORTS of North Korean officials visiting a hair salon in London after poking fun with a poster of their leader’s unusual hairstyle have not deterred a Dublin art gallery from exhibiting a piece mocking the Communist dictator.
The work by Dublin street artist, Solus, was commissioned by Balla Ban gallery owner, Frank O’Dea, after he saw a photo of it on a Northside wall in Smithfield.
The artwork displays leader Kim Jong-un as fictional character
‘Dr Evil’ from the movie Austin Powers and the photo of it went viral after it was uploaded to various social media sites.
“I’m just glad that we don’t have a North Korean embassy or consulate here in Ireland, otherwise I would have been expecting a visit from some officials,
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The North Korean dictator’s attempts to assert his authority on the world inspired the street artist Solus to create the Austin Powers-style mural in his honour last summer.
On his Facebook page the artist wrote:
“Kim Jung-un reminds me of this Austin Powers character Dr Evil. They both want to put laser beam guns on sharks heads.
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