National Concert Hall
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I wandered through the Iveagh Gardens a few months ago and came across the statue. Like the park itself, if you didn’t know it was there..
Are proper pedestals old hat now? Not to mention putting statues where people will see them?
i presume it next to doorway between the concert hall and the park, much footfall?
the sculpture is very very good, not easy to get opened mouth singing and motion like that. bravo
how about traditional bronze but also (a robust) gramophone with his recordings on it,which you can turn on and off, along with a seat and a 300 degree hedge to block the sound from the rest of the park.
I would’ve thought smack in front of the main steps of the NCH would be a more appropriate location.
I think it fits in well, the whole point of the Iveagh Gardens is coming across stuff you didn’t realise was there and learning more about what is there and their purpose.
Yes I agree. It is also the perfect location for the three statues recently removed from the Millenium Garden on Dame Street, not least as they would be returning home, having originally come from the 1865 Exhibition Palace on Earlsfort Terrace when it was remodelled for UCD into its current form in 1914.
They currently languish in storage wrapped up in steel sections, ironically out of doors, when they could just as easily rest out of doors in the Iveagh Gardens where people could actually see them.
They could make mini versions and sell them on The Irish Times website. I suppose it’s a question of personal taste, well what isn’t, but he (it) would be better suited singing to the hags with the bags. Come to think of it most taste is foisted on most people, so it should sell well.
Where did the tower in the above picture go to?
It’s visible in this picture too
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/291/18727590293_39875ba065_b.jpg
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