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A look at some events not to miss, compiled by Janet Naclia

 

Lorna Simpson: Easy to rememberQ 2001, projection video sonore; courtesy the artist/Sean Kelly Gallery, NY/IMMA

Showing at IMMA until 5 June is the first solo exhibition in Ireland of the African-American artist, Lorna Simpson, who is considered to be one of the principal representatives of black American visual culture. Simpson is known for her provocative photographic works that address racial and sexual identity, notions of the body, interpersonal communication and relationships. This exhibition will include a range of film and photo-works, including two previously unseen films.

Barbara Kruger: Untitled (I shop therefore I am), 1987, photographic silkscreen on vinyl; courtesy of Thomas Ammann Fine Art, Zurich

On display until 23 March at the Tate Liverpool is Shopping: A Century of Art and Consumer Culture. A definite 'must see', this exhibition aims to be the first ever to examine in-depth the relationship between consumer culture and modern and contemporary art. Included in Shopping will be artworks like Claes Oldenburg's Store, Christo's covered shop fronts as well as works by artists like Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst, and Guillaume Bijl.

 

Peter Lloyd Lewis: Pop Song, 2002, 5 mins 52 seconds DVD; courtesy Fenton Gallery

If you have an interest in video art, check out Losing itýÐ on display from 7 to 28 March at the Fenton Gallery, Cork. This group exhibition, using mainly the video medium, explores the emotional and psychological aspects of 'losing it'. Artists will question the role of this mental state in terms of the human condition and essential modes of communication.

Kim McKinney: Green with red & periphery, 2000, colour photograph; courtesy RHA

At the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, from 13 March to 27 April are the twinned exhibitions Greyscale and CMYK. This pet project, organized by the Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art, features work by artists based in Ireland, Britain, and the Nordic regions. The exhibitions divide works into two categories depending on whether they are made in black and white or in colour. This is meant to cut across national and sectarian borders by placing artwork in the context of a lowest common denominator. Included, among others, are artists Roderick Buchanan, Gerard Byrne, Ian Charlesworth, Caroline McCarthy, Katrina Moorhead, and Ronan McCrea.

 

Carmel Cleary: Antelope Canyon, Arizona; black-and-white photography, 240 x 140 cm; courtesy the artist

On at the Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford, is Passage, a solo exhibition by Carmel Cleary. Showing from 4 to 29 March, this exhibition is the result of Cleary's photographic tour of Utah and Arizona (facilitated by the Alice Berger Hammerschlag Travel Award). In Passage, Cleary examines the sculptural potential of the American desert landscape.

Ronnie Hughes: Noonblind, 2002, dispersion on linen, 147 x 153 cm; courtesy Ormeau Baths

Showing at the Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast, from 13 March to 19 April is a solo exhibition by artist Ronnie Hughes. This exhibition will include a series of new works made specifically for the Ormeau Baths. Hughes' work is an exploration of the cultural interpretation of nature - particularly the dichotomy between the natural and the synthetic.

 

Michaela Leahy inspects Clifford Rainey's St. Sebastian in her Kilkenny home, as part of Stations, 2002; courtesy Butler Gallery

On display at the Butler Gallery, Kilkenny, from 17 May are the results of the project Stations which involved placing five sculptures from the Butler Gallery Collection into five households in the city. Stations aims to examine the relationship between public art institutions and the impact of contemporary art in the community. The exhibition itself will include the artworks accompanied by photographs and video documentation from the households. Including artists: Diana Hobson, David Lambert, David Nash, Clifford Rainey, and Alastair Wilson.

Situated in Llandudno, one of North Wales' coastal resorts, the Oriel Mostyn is self-proclaimed as one of the most beautiful galleries in Britain. Opening there on March 22 is the 13th annual Oriel Mostyn Open Competition. Offering a prize of £6,000, this exhibition promises a selection of adventurous and critical contemporary art by a range of international artists.

 

Terry McAllister: Still, charcoal on paper mounted on foamex, 200 cm x 600 cm

If you missed Terry McAllister's exhibitions at the Market Place Gallery or at the Queen Street Studios Gallery you have another opportunity to see work by this up-and-coming artist. Showing from 3 to 25 April at the Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast, McAllister's Still continues, through painting and drawing, his explorations of the notions of authenticity and originality.
(See also review pages 76 - 77 of this issue - Ed.)

 

 

Marie Josephe Lahaye: Ballerina 2, oil on cotton; from ev+a; courtesy ev+a

Also opening in March is Limerick's ev+a 2003. Founded in 1977, ev+a has evolved into one of Ireland's premier annual exhibitions of contemporary art. Each year an internationally experienced curator is selected to organize the Open ev+a as well as determine the awards - which brings a decidedly interesting 'outside' element to the event. This year's adjudicator is Virginia Perez-Ratton from Costa Rica. And with Ms Perez-Ratton impressive resume, we can hope to expect an astute selection of participants. ev+a 2003 runs from 8 March to 1 June in various venues throughout Limerick City.

 

Selected artists this year are Brooke Alfaro, Moises Barrios, Milton Becerra, David Bourke, Kate Byrne, Susan Joy Connolly, Jennifer Cunningham, Dorothy Ann Daly, John Paul Dowling, [colaborating with Ernest Bishop, Simeon Babo Tresor, Annette Young, Babatunde Longe], Joyce Duffy, Clodagh Emoe, Des Farrell, Larissa Fassler, Brynn Flynn, John Gerrard, Clare Hogan, Deirdre Idema, Jesse Jones, Andrew Kenny, Gillian Kenny, Nicholas Keogh, Paddy Bloomer, Helen Killane, Gabriella Kiss, Josephe Lahaye Marie, Luci Lane, Kerry Ann Lappen, Joe Lee, Sean Lynch, Christine Mackey, Sally Maidment, Lisa Malone, Eline McGeorge, Marc McGreery, Margo McNulty, Susan McWilliam, Nadia Mendoza, Julie Merriman, Linda Molenaar, Priscilla Monge, Peter Morgan, Teresa Nanigan, Augustine O'Donaghue, Caomhin O'Fraithile, Eamon O'Kane, Niamh O'Malley, Suzannah O'Reilly, Amy O'Riordan, Melanie O'Rourke, Derek O'Sullivan, Nadia Ospina, Raul Ortega, Raphael Otton Solis, Cecilia Paredes, Caroline Patten, Una Quigley, Noreen Ramsay, Catherine Rannou, Christopher Reid, Joan Smith, Beatrice Stewart, Gladys Triana, Massimo Uberti, Joao Pedro Vale, Orla Whelan.

 

Aisling O'Beirn: proposal for a screen saver / Revelations Internet Café, from Golden Mile

Running from 25 April 25 to 23 May is Golden Mile: art, fortune, commerce - a public art project presenting new works by nine visual artists based in Belfast. These works will reflect on the effects urban change has had on Great Victoria Street (Belfast's popular entertainment district). Participating artists include: aimnín, Aisling O' Beirn, Miriam de B - rca, Karen Downey, Mike Hogg, John Mathews, Clive Murphy, Helen Sharp, and Gary Shaw.

 

 

Kim Jones: Dressing room; courtesy the artist

On from 1 to 29 May at the Sirius Art Centre, Cobh, is a solo exhibition of work by New York-based artist Kim Jones. Jones' work is largely installation and will give visitors to the centre a first-hand glimpse of work currently being made in the dynamic New York art scene.

 

 

Vivien Burnside: Trowel Series, mixed media; 1st prize winner of the 2002 Revealing Objects Competition; courtesy Naughton Gallery at Queen's University, Belfast (Note: this image is reproduced here as it appeared in the magazine - in fact it is upside-down.)

At the Naughton Gallery at Queen's University, Belfast (from 29 April) is Revealing Objects 2003. Now in its second year, Revealing Objects is an annual open art prize from the Queen's University School of Archaeology and Palaeoecology which aims to revisit the historic link between artists and archaeologists in the light of contemporary art practice. Exhibited works will span all media.

 

 

Above left and right: Neva Elliott: from Bumper, 2002, bumper ticker(s); courtesy the artist

Opening at the Sligo Art Gallery, Sligo, on 7 May is an exhibition by artist Neva Elliott. Elliott is the 2003 winner of the Sligo Art Gallery's 'National First Solo Exhibition Award'. This exhibition will feature Elliott's mixed media works and will be an opportunity for viewers to experience the work of an emerging Irish artist.

 

Joanne Logan: Untitled, 2002, mixed media, installation shot

Also not to miss is Joanne Logan's exhibition, Disparple, at the Market Place Gallery, Armagh - opening 9 May. Logan's latest installation will include an array of umbrellas with canopies made of recycled tea bags. While Logan's interests seem to lie in the inherent potential of the everyday object, these works also point out the tenuous reconciliation of obsession and transience with domesticity.

 

 

Martin Westwood: Fat Singer, 2002, installation shot in Taipei, 27 papier- maché balloons of approx. 35cm diameter, office paper shreddings, carpet floor tiles with chewing gum pressed into the tiles and 400 metres of string; courtesy Project

Showing at the Project, Dublin, in May is work by artist Martin Westwood. This exhibition will be comprised of a large-scale sculptural work made up of corporate and office materials. The aim of this piece is to respond directly to the architecture of the building and will take up both the gallery and foyer spaces.

 

Article reproduced from CIRCA 103, Spring 2003, pp. 22-27.

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