Street Art: Tags not Labels Exhibition

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For the palatial corridors of the Victoria & Albert Museum and the traditionally history-focused Ulster Museum, spray cans and Banksy twists on the bible are largely unchartered territory.

Banksy: Virgin Mary

Street Art represents a bit of a new path for the planners involved in the collaboration between the two venues, which has resulted in the V&A's show of some of the best aerosol merchants in the land heading to Belfast.

And alongside the likes of Gorillaz animator Jamie Hewlett, following a hotly-contested local search for talent, they’ve commissioned some of the Northern Irish capital's finest street artists for accompanying local showcase Tags not Labels.

Kim Mawhinney & Kate Bellamy

"We were amazed at the quality of the submissions for the exhibition and had a difficult time making our selection," says Kim Mawhinney, the Head of Art at National Museums Northern Ireland.

Marian Noone aka FRIZ

Four selected local artists is featured through large gallery installations, whilst the growing diversity of art in Belfast’s urban landscape is displayed through photography.

D*Face: Feels so good

Displaying these new works alongside those of established street artists such as Banksy, Jamie Hewlett and Miss Tic will raise awareness of the skill of the street artist and the variety and vibrancy of the works created and will also highlight the wealth of local talent in this field.

From: 9 DEC 2011~4 MAR 2012

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