Franko B Unloved – Curated by a/political
19th October – 13th December 2019
Opening and performance – 18th October at 6pm (RSVP >)
Rua Red, South Dublin Arts Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24 info@ruared.ie
http://www.ruared.ie/gallery/exhibition/unloved
Marking the opening of the exhibition, on 18 October, Franko B will deliver UNLOVED – a one-off performance at Rua Red. The performance, featuring the works from the series Homage to the New World Order, 2017, manifests the artist’s violent resistance against institutional abuse and negligence.
Franko B has championed the rights of the “unloved” since his seminal bleeding performances in the 1990s. At the present, when Ireland is interrogating the Church and the State for the abuse of thousands of children and adults, the artist confronts us with his advocacy on behalf of those let down by the institutions designed to help them. [Continue reading >>>]