Under The Influence

As you may or may not know, I contribute to a weekly Dublin-centric arts and culture bulletin called 'Le Cool' (read it here and subscribe to it here).

This week, one of the events I've written about is an exhibition called 'Under The Influence', which is being held as part of the GCN Forever campaign, aimed at rescuing Ireland's Gay Community News from its current financial difficulties.

For the exhibition, Dublin artist Will St Leger rounded up 20 artists, photographers and illustrators and asked them to produce a piece inspired by those that have influenced them.

The fruits of their labour can be seen on display in Dublin's The Front Lounge for the next week. An eclectic pick'n'mix of different media, the exhibition includes pieces inspired by a varied palette of influences including Madonna, Amanda Lepore, The Children of Lir and Andy Warhol.

All the pieces on display are up for sale, with proceeds going towards the GCN Forever campaign. I'd definitely recommend checking it out at some stage this week (ideally during the day, when it's a bit quieter). Here's a video from the exhibition's opening night, which should serve as a taster of what to expect:



[Image: Peter Fingleton]