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A mural in the new dance studio of ‘Diversity’. Choreographer Ashley Banjo wanted a mural that made everyone feel the energy of the icons that inspired him growing up. A gallery of iconic individuals and quotes includes: Rosa Parks, Dr Martin Luther King Jr, Chadwick Boseman, Muhammad Ali, Bob Marley, Missy Elliot, DMX, Lauren Hill, Chris Brown, Michael Jordan, Michael Jackson, James Brown, Denzel Washington, Will Smith, Bruno Mars, Tupak Shakur, Notorious B.I.G. and groups Run DMC and N.W.A.

Title

Wall of Icons

Date

2022

Medium

paint

Accession number

SS9_TJ_S442

Acquisition method

commissioned and funded by Diversity Dance Studio

Work type

Mural

Owner

Diversity Dance Studio

Custodian

Diversity Dance Studio

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

9th October 2022

Access

by appointment

Signature/marks description

SIGNED: @GNASHERMURALS

Inscription description

“X GONE GIVE IT TO YA” / “IT’S LIKE THAT AND THAT’S THE WAY IT IS” / “IF MY MIND CAN CONCIEVE IT AND MY HEART CAN BELIEVE IT, THEN I CAN ACHIEVE IT” / “SOME PEOPLE WANT IT TO HAPPEN, SOME WISH IT WOULD HAPPEN, OTHERS MAKE IT HAPPEN” / “THE STRUGGLES ALONG THE WAY ARE ONLY MEANT TO SHAPE YOU FOR YOUR PURPOSE” / “THERE IS NO REASON TO HAVE PLAN B BECAUSE IT ONLY DISTRACTS FROM PLAN A” / “I HAVE A DREAM” / “DARKNESS CANNOT DRIVE OUT DARKNESS ONLY LIGHT CAN DO THAT; HATE CANNOT DRIVE OUT HATE ONLY LOVE CAN DO THAT” / “WITHOUT COMMITMENT YOU’LL NEVER START WITHOUT CONSISTENCY YOU WILL NEVER FINISH”

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