- Culture
- 30 Oct 18
The event will bring all kinds of cutting edge contemporary and abstract art together.
A million euro wall of Pop Art featuring works by Andy Warhol is set to feature at Ireland’s premier art fair Art Source, at the RDS from November 9-11.
Over 15,000 visitors to the show will see the largest selection of Warhol works displayed in this country in a 12-piece collection of American Pop Art with a combined worth into seven figures.
Among the artists featured at Art Source is Irish Pop Art sensation Cavanagh Foyle, an aviation lawyer who is fast gaining an international following for her provocative and colourful mixed media paintings.
The show will also feature a decade of live music display from renowned music photographer, Dubliner Ruth Medjber.
Among the music artists will be Grace Jones, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jay Z, LCD Soundsystem, Garbage, Prodigy and St Vincent.
The Gormleys Fine Art Pop Art wall will display a rare iconic collection of Ingrid Bergman prints by Andy Warhol as well as works by Roy Lichtenstein, Tom Wesselmann, Robert Indiana and Jean Michelle Basquait.
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And there is an opportunity for visitors to the show to own a piece of original artwork in Art Source’s unique 100 for €100 project, with pieces available on a first-come first-served basis.
The show also has a number of amazing attractions for children including a Superhero Transformation Station where children can design their own superhero masks, and then feature in a special graduation in the superhero selfie booth.
From cutting edge contemporary art, realism and portraiture, to abstract art and landscapes, Art Source 2018 will showcase it all in one place
Art Source takes place at the RDS, Dublin, from November 9-11, admission is €10 adults, €8 OAPs. Children under 16 free only if accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Opening times: Friday Nov 9: 11am-9pm, Sat Nov 10: 10am-6pm, Sun Nov 11: 10am-6pm