Wall of Death Hell Rider

Artist Brian Duggan (Irish, b. 1971)

Date2009

MediumNeon glass

Dimensions70 x 130 x 8 cm

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineCollection & image © Hugh Lane Gallery. Donated by the artist, 2015. © Brian Duggan.

Object number2050

DescriptionThis work is modelled on Alan Ford, a wall of death rider from England seen here on an Indian scout motorbike. Wall of Death Hell Rider was first exhibited in 2009 in the Hugh Lane Gallery in a show titled ‘Step inside now step inside’ as part of The Golden Bough series of exhibitions. The work at that time was both a continuation of Duggan’s work and a departure. As John Holten wrote, ‘Duggan seemed to be paying homage to those entertainers who are closer to circus artists than to performance artists, who could be inferred as being kindred souls for the artist.’

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