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category dublin | arts and media | news report author Wednesday March 25, 2009 10:14author by Walter Goren Report this post to the editors

Last Saturday a man added his own original artwork to the walls of the National Gallery's portrait collection. He placed his 'Portait of Brian Cowen' on the wall next to a work depicting Maeve Binchy. It hung for forty minutes, before being removed.
Portrait of Biran Cowen, 2009, anonymours
Portrait of Biran Cowen, 2009, anonymours

The management proceeded to contact the Gardai. The officers photographed it, and it was subsequently consigned to temporary storage. The CCTV still frames of the man are currently displayed in both cloakrooms, as one would pin up images of dangerous criminals.

Accounts suggest that the wooden frame was expensive. The quality of the painting itself is high, and indicates that the painter is a full-time artist, and probably a trained one too.

Being a conservative institution, it is beyond the scope of this organisation to promote anti-establishment art. However this piece represents a step forward in the development of Irish art. By all rights, the work must be handed over to a commercial gallery, or to a private dealer before it is lost to history.

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 #   Title   Author   Date 
 1   Photographer     Michael Gallagher    Wed Mar 25, 2009 14:08 
 2   Kittensoft     Fat Cat.    Wed Mar 25, 2009 14:25 
 3   Brazen and hilarious     Jim    Wed Mar 25, 2009 14:55 
 4   National Treasure     Albatrot    Wed Mar 25, 2009 15:08 
 5   Agreed     Michael Gallagher    Wed Mar 25, 2009 15:46 
 6   Apology to Brian Cowen? - RTE Lost the plot     rose of mooncoin    Wed Mar 25, 2009 16:21 
 7   Soft-n-Gentle 3-ply.     Soft-n-Gentle 3-ply.    Wed Mar 25, 2009 16:28 
 8   Jeezis, Biffo !!     TYS    Wed Mar 25, 2009 16:37 
 9   Defeat Censorship     Tack    Wed Mar 25, 2009 16:44 
 10   What kind of Vision does this artist wish to portray     Michelle Clarke    Wed Mar 25, 2009 19:15 
 11   Hook, line and     Albatrot    Wed Mar 25, 2009 19:48 
 12   appalling how this reads in far far away land.     shrek    Wed Mar 25, 2009 20:39 
 13   Making the petrified condition dance ...     noyourefuckingboring    Wed Mar 25, 2009 20:41 
 14   What do art critics think?     Art buff    Thu Mar 26, 2009 00:33 
 15   Lenins Country     The Man    Thu Mar 26, 2009 01:04 
 16   The over-reaction is beyond absurd     Jim    Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:42 
 17   The medium is the message . . . .     Fred Johnston    Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:43 
 18   Sexxxy Brian - on and then off RTE     southern comfort    Thu Mar 26, 2009 17:57 
 19   1985 Chicago painting of mayor in lingerie     Muir Linn    Thu Mar 26, 2009 18:32 
 20   Further to Fred J's points.     Michael Gallagher    Thu Mar 26, 2009 18:46 
 21   Artist of the decade     Dave Lordan    Thu Mar 26, 2009 19:52 
 22   Art should not descend to abuse     Justin Morahan    Fri Mar 27, 2009 13:25 
 23   Is There An Emperor In The House?     Michael Gallagher    Fri Mar 27, 2009 14:34 
 24   Roll Up Roll Up     Michael Gallagher    Fri Mar 27, 2009 15:06 
 25   Laughable.     Tagger    Sat Mar 28, 2009 00:12 
 26   Complain to RTE re apology re Biffo     Jessie    Sat Mar 28, 2009 00:59 
 27   Art, free speech, bullying and abuse     Justin Morahan    Sat Mar 28, 2009 03:21 
 28   Bullying?     Michael Gallagher    Sat Mar 28, 2009 15:00 
 29   Bullying Hmm? Rather Deceipt.     Arm-a-Gedden.    Sat Mar 28, 2009 17:51 
 30   Nationwide     Not important    Sun Mar 29, 2009 14:40 
 31   Why is this taoiseach to be afforded a "dignity" which no other comparative leader gets?     iosaf    Sun Mar 29, 2009 21:34 
 32   Brown Cowen     'portantfella    Sun Mar 29, 2009 21:36 
 33   A bully is usually someone who takes advantage of a power imbalance to make somebody's life hard     ArtEnthusiast    Mon Mar 30, 2009 00:31 
 34   Bertie     artlover    Mon Mar 30, 2009 09:05 
 35   Fleece.     P-Artist.    Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:22 
 36   Yuk     Depressed    Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:45 
 37   who likes art?     Art buff    Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:02 
 38   F-art.     Philistine    Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:41 
 39   Is it Art?, Well, yes it is.     Fred Johnston    Mon Mar 30, 2009 13:00 
 40   names     Art buff    Mon Mar 30, 2009 13:13 
 41   Puffed Up.     Philistine    Mon Mar 30, 2009 13:20 
 42   Philistine     McGahern    Mon Mar 30, 2009 14:29 
 43   Flattery.     Philistine    Mon Mar 30, 2009 20:38 
 44   Im a big fat BIFFO get me out of here     Big Fat BIFFO    Mon Mar 30, 2009 21:32 
 45   Amen.     Mindless Philistine    Mon Mar 30, 2009 22:39 
 46   The Casby pictures are art.     Fred Johnston    Tue Mar 31, 2009 17:08 
 47   Non admiratio     Michelangelo    Wed Apr 01, 2009 09:58 
 48   art appreciation     Art buff    Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:51 
 49   On the Night Watch.     Rembrandt    Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:42 
 50   Good ol' Andy     Fred Johnston    Wed Apr 01, 2009 14:07 
 51   Warhol's collection     Art buff    Wed Apr 01, 2009 14:55 
 52   Masterpiece.     Tracy    Wed Apr 01, 2009 16:16 
 53   Bertie ahearn the real architect of our current economic crisis avoids a similar moobgate scandal     ArtEnthusiast    Wed Apr 01, 2009 18:18 
 54   Last Supper.     Leonardo da Vinci    Wed Apr 01, 2009 20:15 
 55   New Masterpiece.     Prematurely Old Master.    Thu Apr 02, 2009 08:14 
 56   April Fool, lads     Fred Johnston    Thu Apr 02, 2009 14:12 
 57   The Emperor's New Clothes     Teeshock    Fri Apr 03, 2009 03:53 


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