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The artists behind the Stormzy mural in Smithfield are running a brilliant protest against Dublin City Council
THERE WAS EXCITEMENT in Smithfield back in March when a huge mural dedicated to Stormzy was revealed to celebrate his arrival for his sold out Olympia show.
It was a pretty cool addition to the city:
The man himself was very impressed when he saw it
The mural – along with many other street art projects around Dublin – was put together by an artist collective called Subset.
This week the group revealed that Dublin City Council has issued them with a warning to take down the Stormzy mural and this work in Rathmines because of a lack of planning permission:
@SubsetDublin @SubsetDublin
The group then revealed on social media their own little protest against the order. On the Stormzy mural they added a little painter going over it with bland grey paint
@SubsetDublin @SubsetDublin
And on the piece in Rathmines, they painted over half of it to match the front of the building
@SubsetDublin @SubsetDublin
The point being: will the walls actually look better once they are returned to their original state?
A spokesperson for Subset told TheJournal.ie that it didn’t apply for planning permission because it couldn’t afford it:
Subset sees their work as contributing to the culture of Dublin:
They say that the Stormzy mural will be removed by December 15, so enjoy it while you can
Until then, the little protesting painter will stay mid-shift slapping on the grey paint.
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