Bono Opens Art Exhibition
Last night in Dublin, Bono opened a new exhibition of Italian artist Francesco Clemente’s work at the Irish Museum of Modern Art. Bono agreed to open the exhibition because he is a major fan of Clemente’s work, possessing several of the artist’s paintings in his home.
Attending the event were friends Gavin Friday, Guggi, and Paul McGuinness. Photos at ShowBiz Ireland and Recirca.com.
Playing Wolf
Bono and The Edge were in playful spirits at the “Peter and the Wolf” exhibit launch in Dublin last week, as these photos show. At the launch, Gavin Friday explained to the media how Bono and his daughters got involved in the Peter and the Wolf project.
“I was actually out in Bono’s for lunch and the kids were going mental as kids do on a Sunday,” said Friday. “I had a rough mix of the recording and I put it on to see if the children liked it and if they related to it — and they all loved it, especially my godchild Eve. And two months later, Bono, Jordan and Eve were painting away for the book.”
Bono and The Edge by Helena Christensen
The Terrence Higgins Trust has kindly supplied us with Helena Christensen’s portraits of Bono and The Edge, which are being auctioned to benefit the trust, a leading HIV and AIDS charity in the UK.
The reserve price for each print is 1,000 pounds. Interested bidders should email the Terrence Higgins Trust to request a bidding form. (Photos © Helena Christensen. Used with permission.)
The Artane Boy still marches
Larry Mullen Jr., photographed at an anti-war march in Dublin, in March this year.
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