Three Jimmys by Glen Molloy (ig): comedian James Young (WP), actor James Nesbitt (IMDb), and comedian Jimmy Cricket (web | tw) with “sadly no room for Jimmy ‘Rock’n’roll’ Symmington”.
This is the second “3 Jimmy’s” mural; the first was in Exchange Place in 2017.
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Protestors in the Russian Federation – 15,000 by late March (Economist) – face fines and imprisonment for holding up signs that say “Нет войне” (“Nyet voyne” – Russian for “No war”) or anything that indicates dissent from the official line on the so-called “special operation” (e.g. AP).
In Belfast, Tadeusz Tradewski’s 1952 poster “Nie!” [Polish for “No!”] (MOMA) has been updated for the current war in Ukraine – in the shadow of the bomb (which has a “Z” on the tail) is not a city but a graveyard, the graveyard of the planet. (See previously: Stop War)
An advice centre for Ukrainians opened in Belfast this week – BBC.
By Leo Boyd (ig) in Warehouse Lane, Belfast, to the side of a 2020 piece by Irony.
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After amassing roughly 200,000 troops along the border, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began on February 24th; yesterday thus ended the tenth day of fighting. Perhaps 10,000 soldiers (both Ukrainian and Russian) and 2,000 civilians have died, and roughly 1.4 million people have fled the country. “Слава Україні!” [Slava Ukraïni!] is the salute of the Ukrainian armed forces but has become a rallying cry in the mouths of people and nations around the globe in support of Ukraine, amongst which are artist FGB (ig) and the Sunflower bar in Kent Street, Belfast.
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Street art by RAZER – typically a writer – in Union Street, Belfast.
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Fried eggs from Rob Hilken (ig) for HTN2021 in Union Street, between pieces by Shona Hardie’s up-do and KinMx’s star sleeper.
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Edinburgh-based artist Shona Hardie (ig) painted in Union Street, Belfast, for HTN2021.
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Dublin artist and illustrator Novice (Jess Tobin ig) was in Belfast for HTN2021.
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Danni Simpson (ig) paints a lot of Norn Irish sayings in her work (see e.g. her Norn Irn adult colouring book) but decided to return to her native Australian for her contribution to HTN2021.
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Here is illustrator and artist ER Bekk (Rebekah McBride ig) channelling Dali and Basquiat for HTN2021 in Kent Street, Belfast. The speech bubble was left empty on purpose; “DH” later filled it in with “There is a rat in the kitchen”.
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