Openings
dal 8/10/2003 al 28/10/2003
Segnalato da
8/10/2003
Openings
Limerick School of Art & Design, Limerick
Works from the IMMA Collection, an exhibition curated by students from Limerick School of Art & Design.
An exhibition of work from the IMMA Collection curated by students
from Limerick School of Art & Design
An exhibition of works from the Collection of the Irish Museum of Modern Art,
curated by six students from the Limerick School of Art & Design, opens to the
public at the Church Gallery in the Limerick School of Art & Design, Limerick,
on Friday 10 October 2003. Openings, part of a collaborative project between
LSAD, IMMA's National Programme and National Irish Bank, explores the
transformative potential of art and its positive and restorative influence on
society.
The exhibition will be officially opened by Enrique Juncosa, the
Director of IMMA, on Thursday 9 October at 7.00pm. There will be a live
performance on the opening night by the internationally acclaimed performance
artist Nigel Rolfe.
The students Emily Campbell, Janice Feighery, Mark Halpin, Laura Hedderman, Anne
Marie Menzies and Margaret Morley explored the location of both the LSAD gallery
and IMMA as a focus for the exhibition. They noted both galleries are housed in
historical buildings that previously had institutional functions - LSAD occupies
a former Magdalene convent and IMMA is housed in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham,
a former home for retired soldiers. In considering the previous functions of
the buildings the students came to feel that although the organisations running
the institutions had good intentions, their practices may now be considered
restrictive and authoritarian. These rigid practices were a product of the time
and were, perhaps, reflective of the attitudes of the prevailing society.
Today both of these buildings play host to institutions that are involved in the
production and display of artworks. IMMA is a living museum boasting a thriving
Artists' Work Programme and a strong commitment to education and community arts.
LSAD, with its new gallery space, is developing a dynamic exhibitions policy,
which places particular emphasis on student's ideas. Both buildings have been
transformed through their change in function and it is this ideological shift in
attitude that the students have explored through the works in the exhibition.
The exhibition combines artworks by Irish and international artists in a wide
variety of media and includes prints by Ilya Kabokov, photography by Nigel Rolfe
and Gilbert and George, sculpture by Hermoine Wiltshire and Michael Landy and a
video work by Gillian Wearing. In a statement about the concept of the
exhibition the students said: "Art has become a powerful medium for the
development of both society and ourselves, providing us with an open forum that
allows the free exchange of ideas. When developing the theme of our exhibition
we felt it important to celebrate this rich potential for development that art
provides us with. This exhibition reflects the progress we feel society has
made in moving from an insular and institutionised society towards a more open
and accepting one, one that celebrates and embraces the individual".
IMMA's National Programme is designed to create access opportunities to the
visual arts in a variety of situations and locations in Ireland. Using the
Museum's Collection and exhibitions generated by the Museum, the National
Programme facilitates the creation of exhibitions and other projects for display
in a range of locations around the country. The National Programme establishes
the Museum as inclusive, accessible and national, de-centralising the
Collection, and making it available to communities in their own localities, on
their own terms, in venues with which the audience is comfortable and familiar.
A series of workshops and gallery talks organised by the students will be held
alongside the exhibition as part of the Branching Out project supported by
National Irish Bank. Branching Out is a programme designed by IMMA and National
Irish Bank to be national, inclusive and participative, bringing the visual arts
to the community and providing opportunities for the community involvement.
Events in Limerick include a panel discussion on the 16 October at 3.00pm, the
panel will include Catherine Marshall, Senior Curator: Head of Collections,
IMMA; Mike Fitzpatrick, Director, Limerick City Gallery and Mark Joyce, artist.
School tours will also be available from 15-17 and 22-24 October. Booking is
essential.
For further information and colour and black and white images please contact
Monica Cullinane at Tel : +353 1 612 9900, Fax : +353 1 612 9999
Openings continues until 28 October 2003 at the Church Gallery, Limerick School
of Art & Design, Clare Street Campus, Limerick.