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Young Curators Inc.: The Verdict
26.10.2011
After working with Dublin Contemporary curators, artists and facilitators, the Young Curators Inc give their verdict on the exhibition. Read on to hear what Diane Meyler thought… The exhibition ‘Terrible Beauty – Art, Crisis, Change and The Office of Non-Compliance’ consists of a wide variety of high quality artworks from remarkable artists. Although many of the pieces depict a dismal ambiance, I found the way they were presented by the artists interesting and uplifting. Many pieces that stood out to me had an underlying meaning that I found appealing. I noticed that an artist’s effort to draw in the viewers’…
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Ice Cream Architecture
24.10.2011
I do like to remember that time over the school holidays when I collected numerous comic books from cousins, egg boxes for some reason fascinated me and elastic bands could change an empty washing up bottle into an aeroplane or submarine in an instant. You would be wrong to think that although our time is filled with a plethora of devices that distract, the attention can be waned over to the simplest of objects that catch the all important imagination in our minds, something still cooking in particularly children’s minds but still important in anyone’s mind is that they continue…
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The Question You Have All Asked - Finale
21.10.2011
If you’re in or around Dublin on the 22nd of October I would recommend getting out to ‘Visit’ a day of open studios. IMMA’s resident artists will be opening their doors again, along with a plethora of other studios. You might head over to IMOCA and Moxie Studios to see work by some of our newest friends and colleagues. Those are some of the things that we have been up to the past few weeks. We’ve done a lot more than what’s mentioned here but I hope that you now understand the Circle Programme a little bit better. There are…
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Furniture Designers at Dublin Contemporary
20.10.2011
The former UCD Staff Common Room at Earlsfort Terrace is home to Dublin Contemporary 2011’s stylish Lounge Bar, where visitors have relaxed over a glass of wine or attended some of the informal talks and meetings that have been taking place throughout the exhibition, never failing to remark on the beautiful contemporary furniture in this lovely sunny 19th century room. Reflecting the show’s curatorial aim of offering a platform for young Irish artists alongside home-grown and international established peers, Dublin Contemporary 2011 sought out key emerging Irish furniture designers and established design stores for their help. Thanks to their wonderfully…
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The Question You Have All Asked - PART 4
19.10.2011
This month, much to my displeasure, only one of the Circle Agents was able to take the trip down to the medieval town of Kilkenny. So I asked Siobhan how it went. Her answer went a little like this, “It was really good. [We] got to meet Lucy McKenna in her residency at the Arts Office, Ian Burns at the Butler Gallery, and we went to the National Craft Gallery in a town known worldwide for it goldsmith-ing.” I wanted more. Gianina: Does it have a castle? Siobhan: Of course. with a river right by it, so cute. Gianina: Is…
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The Question You Have All Asked - PART 3
19.10.2011
The last stop on our ‘Art Trail of Death’ was Pallas Projects, for a wonderfully curated group show, funnily enough, dealing with the theme of death. Pallas, as you may know was started as an artist-run project by Mark Cullen and Brian Duggan 15 years ago. It’s morphed over time but it is still artist-run which is fabulous to see because often artist-run projects can become sloppy. I find it’s incredibly difficult to strike the balance between finding time to work on your own art and running/curating/exhibiting/managing a space. I’ve seen it done poorly in the past so congrats to…
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The Question You Have All Asked - PART 2
16.10.2011
The Circle Programme has also been graciously hosted by many of the galleries around town. The talk with Tom Molloy at Rubicon Gallery was filmed for DCTV. I’d recommend taking five minutes of your time to watch it. What the hell, you can even call your boss in watch it with you and repeat this line, “No, I haven’t finished those reports or called any of the people you asked me to but art is a fantastic vehicle for bringing people together!” Remember to smile a big, goofy smile afterwards! Works like a charm. . . I didn’t get to…
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The Question You Have All Asked
16.10.2011
or ‘ What is the Circle Programme?’ A story in five parts PART 1 Whichever name you choose to call us by, ‘Golden Circle’, ‘Circle Club’, ‘Circle Thing,’ or the ‘Circle Group,’ the Dublin Contemporary 2011 Circle Programme has been in full swing for five weeks now, hosting a wide variety of events directed specifically towards arts professionals. Many of you have gotten to know us pretty well over the past few months. If you haven’t, then after reading this you should head over to the Circle Desk in Earlsfort Terrace for a chat. The driving force behind the Circle,…
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