Ulster Museum's Art of the Troubles exhibition in pictures
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A new exhibition featuring artists' responses to the Troubles in Northern Ireland has opened at the Ulster Museum in Belfast. John Keane's 1989 painting The Other Cheek? is featured in a section that examines the effects of the violence on everyday life.
FE McWilliam's 1974 sculpture Woman in Bomb Blast is one of the earliest artistic responses to the Troubles. The work of 50 artists from Northern Ireland and beyond are featured in the exhibition.
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Border Incident by Willie Doherty is one of the photographic works in the exhibition, which opens on Friday 11 April. Admission is free.
TP Flanagan's painting Victim was inspired by the murder of one of his friends. Kim Mawhinney, who is National Museums Northern Ireland head of art, said the exhibition was the "first time work about the Troubles has been brought together on such a scale".
A Year in the Black Taxis, December by Brendan Ellis is one in a series of 12 drawings. Dr Jim McGreevy of National Museums Northern Ireland said the exhibition "reflects a broad range of themes". It runs until 7 September 2014.