CityArts for Bachelor's Walk / artist has it all (Tuesday 22 May 2007)
CityArts move to foot-tapping location
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| Soon to be CityArts' new venue, at 15 Bachelor's Walk; photo Barbara Knezevic |
CityArts is a visual-arts organisation which seems to float in and out of the awareness of Dublin's art-going public. That liminal status seems set to change, as it has just been announced that CityArts has acquired a four-storey-over-basement location on Bachelor's Walk, in the heart of the city. The location is currently the Ha'penny Bridge Gallery antique shop. The hand-over is due to take place in July, and refurbishment will then follow. Next door is the Drum Depot; should keep the rhythm flowing.
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| Soon to be CityArts' new venue, at 15 Bachelor's Walk; photo Barbara Knezevic |
(CityArts is the new name of the City Arts Centre, which was at Moss Street. It sold those premises a few years ago.)
You too can Havidol
compiled by Cristina Martín de Vidales.
"When more is not enough" is the title of a recent exhibition by Australian artist Justine Cooper. The show, at the Daneyal Mahmood Gallery, conssted of a website and a marketing campaign to launch a new product, Havidol.
Havidol's website explains that Havidol is the only treatment for ' Dysphoric Social Attention Consumption Deficit Anxiety Disorder ', DSACDAD, a disease typically developed when the brain's reward system becomes compromised. The campaign and website use various charming ads, all advising yoo to use Havidol if you suffer symptoms such as worrying about life, feeling tense, restlessness...
"Everyone should be able to live life to its fullest. I used to believe I did. I felt confident in myself, and my relationships. I exercised regularly. I slept quietly through every night, and awoke each morning feeling refreshed and ready to start a new day. I now know I had a treatable disorder..."
Cooper's work has created considerable confusion; what she meant as a parody of the drug market has been taken by some as real. On the other hand, some of the web visitors have felt humilliated and they accuse the artist of making fun of serious mental-health problems.
Cooper, whose work explores intersections of culture, science and medicine, explains: "Havidol taps into our collective desire and expectation that there is always room for improvement, while walking the line between poking fun at ourselves and wondering how to obtain a prescription. The marketing message leaves us with the sense that we are never good enough."
Source: www.the-scientist.com/news/home/52961/
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