WE CAN CAN CAN is an Education and Community Outreach project by visual artist Liliane Puthod in response to Andy Warhol Three Times Out at Hugh Lane Gallery.
On view Gallery 6
WE CAN CAN CAN is an Education and Community Outreach project by visual artist Liliane Puthod in response to Andy Warhol Three Times Out at Hugh Lane Gallery.
Based on Andy Warhol’s famous Campbell’s Soup paintings and sifting it through the lens of Irish culture, the project is built on four chapters titled Can of Beans, Silver Can, Revolving Can and Humming Can, each exploring media and themes used by Andy Warhol as a way to initiate a dialogue around the production of singular and multiple objects within an everyday environment.
Focusing on the ‘can’ as an ordinary object, the project began with an extraordinary visit to a local site of production, Batchelors Beans Factory with Cabra For Youth. This inspired unique ink drawings of cans which were used to create WE CAN CAN CAN’s beautiful wallpaper. The ink drawings were further developed into multiple silkscreen prints at Damn Fine Print. In addition to Cabra For Youth, the three other participating groups are Lourdes Youth and Community Services (LYCS), Dublin 1, St Mary’s Secondary School, Glasnevin and Beneavin De La Salle, Finglas. Over the coming months, each will respectively visit Colorman, Irish Film Institute and Dublin Digital Radio as well as engaging further through exhibition visits and art workshops in our Education Space with filmmaker Helena Gouveia Monteiro, tinsmiths James Collins and Tom McDonnell and Dublin-based band Acid Granny.
Reflecting on the handmade versus manufactured object, the echoing title WE CAN CAN CAN captures the many layers of production and scale present in Andy Warhol’s extensive series of works, from commercial to fine art, craft trade to mass-production, unique drawings to repetitive prints, experimental to mainstream.
With the incremental addition of artwork made during this project, Gallery 6 becomes a space to question the relationship between time, value, individuals and society.
Chapter 1: Can of Beans with Cabra For Youth, Batchelors Beans Factory and Damn Fine Print.
Chapter 2: Silver Can with Lourdes Youth and Community Services, Colorman Packaging and Printing Company, James Collins and Tom McDonnell with Pavee Point Roma Centre.
Chapter 3: Revolving Can with Beneavin De La Salle College, Finglas, Irish Film Institute (The Irish Adverts Project) and visual artist Helena Gouveia Monteiro.
Chapter 4: Humming Can with St Mary’s Secondary School, Glasnevin, Dublin Digital Radio and band Acid Granny.
This project by visual artist Liliane Puthod is co-curated with Jessica O’Donnell, Head of Education and Community Outreach and Cleo Fagan, Education Curator.
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Further details about We Can Can Can
In response to our exhibition Andy Warhol Three Time Out and based on the famous Campbell Soup painting 𝕎𝕖 ℂ𝕒𝕟 ℂ𝕒𝕟 ℂ𝕒𝕟 by Visual Artist Liliane Puthod @lilianeputhod is now completed after a lovely celebration of the 3rd chapter ʀᴇᴠᴏʟᴠɪɴɢ ᴄᴀɴ and 4th chapter – ʜᴜᴍᴍɪɴɢ ᴄᴀɴ at the gallery today with special guests @instagrannyacid.
This Education and Community Outreach Project brought together so many individuals and groups of different ages, communities, and stories from Cabra to Finglas to City Centre and Glasnevin that we progressively created a map of Dublin through the motif of the ‘can’.
We would like to thank everyone again for such enthusiasm in taking part and here is to:
- Chapter 1 • ᴄᴀɴ ᴏꜰ ʙᴇᴀɴꜱ •
Batchelors Ireland @batchelorsireland for the fascinating ‘behind the scene’ tour of Batchelors Factory Plant with Tom O’Brien, Denise Mulroy, Tony Fahey and Noel Leech.
Cabra For Youth @cabraforyouthclg with Arabella, Jirapon, Jack, Sarah and Rebecca who created the beautiful ink drawings for the project’s wallpaper accompanied by Mary, Megan, Calvin and Phil and assisted by Aoife Convery during an art workshop at the gallery.
Damn Fine Print @damnfineprint with Jack Barrett and Aoife Browne for the cool silkscreen workshop.
A.C. Taylor Trading Ltd with Brian Kestell for fabricating Perspex display frames for our screen prints.
- Chapter 2 • ꜱɪʟᴠᴇʀ ᴄᴀɴ •
– Pavee Point @pavee.point with Caoimhe McCabe and tinsmisths James Collins & Tom McDonnell for introducing us to a long tradition of craft making in Ireland.
Lourdes Youth Community Services @lycs_ctc adult group with Liga, Lillian, Bernie, Valerie, Alison,Brian, Joan, Tungaa, Michael, Con, Kevin and Antoinette accompanied by Martin McConigley and Ellen Corby
Colorman Ltd for facilitating a tour of their packaging printing company in Cabra with John Keating and Colin Reid
- Chapter 3 • ʀᴇᴠᴏʟᴠɪɴɢ ᴄᴀɴ •
Beneavins De La Salle’s @beneavincollege 1st year students: Ali, Kaylum, Killian, Hughie, Kayden, Tristan, Cian, Robert, Aaron, Blake, Tyler, David, Jake, Leighton, Jake, Dualta, James and their art teachers Mr Shane Murray and Ms Valerie Duffy
Irish Film Institute @irishfilminstitute including Niall Anderson + Allison McGrail from IFI Irish Film Archive and Alicia McGivern, Holly Furlong, AmyLouise O Callaghan from IFI Education
Filmmaker and Visual Artist Helena Gouveia Monteiro @societyofspectacles assisted by Megan Scott and Michelle Hall.
- Chapter 4 • ʜᴜᴍᴍɪɴɢ ᴄᴀɴ •
St Marys HFC Glasnevin’s 5th year students Riya, Ana, Miah, Naoise, Zoe, Ashley, Khushi, Jayden, Denise, Mariella, Alisha, Layla, Aoibhinn, Sophie, Chloe, Alex, Laurie, Holly, Sophie, Ellesh and Selma and their art teacher Cathy Kavanagh and Nadine Mc Donogh Cunningham + Principal Paul Clarke and Deputy Principals Mary O’Donnell and Frances Devaney.
dublin digital radio @dublindigitalradio with Tewson Seeoun @tewson and Kate Butler @katebutlerddr for giving the students a fabulous intro alternative practices and to DJing @ddratomicradio
Acid Granny @instagrannyacid for their wonderful experimental music writing and recording with the shopping trolley as well as designing tapes inlay and playing live for the last come together of the project!
Big thanks to Alan Knowles, AJK Decor Ltd who installed the beautiful wallpaper and each chapter posters printed by Print Bureau and to all our gallery’s art technicians & all the gallery’s staff for supporting the project at each level of its development.
This Education and Community Outreach project was created and developed by Visual Artist Liliane Puthod @lilianeputhod and co-curated with Jessica O’Donnell, Head of Education and Community Outreach and @cleofagan Education Curator.
This exhibition is free for all and on view in Gallery 6.
#wecancancan #hughlanegallery
Chapter 3: Revolving Can
Chapter 2: Silver Can
– Pavee Point @pavee.point with Caoimhe McCabe and tinsmisths James Collins & Tom McDonnell for introducing us to a long tradition of craft making in Ireland.
Lourdes Youth Community Services @lycs_ctc adult group with Liga, Lillian, Bernie, Valerie, Alison,Brian, Joan, Tungaa, Michael, Con, Kevin and Antoinette accompanied by Martin McConigley and Ellen Corby
Colorman Ltd for facilitating a tour of their packaging printing company in Cabra with John Keating and Colin Reid
Chapter 2: Silver Can
Chapter 2: Silver Can
Chaper 1: Can of Beans
Chaper 1: Can of Beans
We Can Can Can project
We Can Can Can project with Cabra For Youth
