Brian Maguire and Joan Baez
Lifelong activist and folk legend Joan Baez was among the visitors to La Grand Illusion, Brian Maguires exhibition at the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin which has been extended until May 18. From prisons in Ireland to the favelas of Brazil, and in countries like Syria and Sudan, the work of the internationally acclaimed Irish artist has always focused on inequality and violence. La Grand Illusion spans two decades of his artistic quest to draw attention to global injustice, war and human rights. The songbook of Joan Baez shines a similar spotlight. Amnesty International recounts that the work of the American singer includes marching for civil rights with Dr. Martin Luther King, fighting for the rights of California’s migrant farm workers alongside Cesar Chavaz, supporting gay and lesbian rights and travelling around the world to participate in human rights missions.
