We had the immense honour of welcoming President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina to the gallery last night for the opening of John Behan’s solo show Walking into Eternity. The exhibition was formally opened by playwright and director Peter Sheridan.
A long time friend of artist John Behan, the President was particularly interested in seeing this exhibition as it features a new series of bronzes dealing with the shocking migrant crisis in the Mediterranean and the current crises in Ukrain and Gaza. Behan compares these current situations to the Irish Famine, where the suffering and emigration was of equally epic proportions and many thousands perished at sea.
The exhibition continues until Saturday 16 November
October 25, 2024
