The China Ireland exhibition opened at Museu&m, Bangsongyuan road, Huangpu, Shanghai on November 29th.
China -Ireland Exhibition in Shanghai
Category Archives: Exhibitions
Gobi Heaven- Int’l Art Show : What the Artists Say
The first of the Gobi Heaven festivals was held in Bayan Nur, Inner Mongolia August 6-11 2019. This is the first of five annual festivals .
The International artist camp, curated by Suzanne Matz included various happenings alongside the exhibition hall. Apart from the indoor exhibition there were out door art installations, impromptu art performances, music, belly dancing, bilingual poetry happenings, rap workshop, environmental workshops, meditation and visualization workshops. I presented a workshop on Image and Memory in Space – Memory Palace workshop ….more on that in the next post.
Continue reading1919 exhibition based on WB Yeats Poem currently showing in Sligo, Ireland
I first saw these unusual black metal disc grave markers (Austro-Hungarian army) on a visit to Terezin in the Czech Republic many years ago. The area was witness to different strife and horror over time. This cyclical horror which Yeats refers to reminds me of this place. The reticulation from the different printing I use on this work I think also reflects traces from the past being relived .
Bloomsday pop up exhibition at Embassy of Ireland
photo by Eric Favreliere
Bloomsday celebrates an ordinary day from which an extraordinary book is based. The 16th June 1904 is the day when James Joyce’s epic modern novel ‘Ulysses’ takes place. June 16th 2019 witnessed lots of fun events at the Embassy of Ireland in Beijing with a play directed by Mario Perez, readings, improv by the Beijing Broads, photo costume booth and of course art. The NorthGateProject founders Fion Gunn, Gulistan and myself exhibited a collection of artworks. We had an exhibition Odyssey the Return in April with Ulysses as the main theme.
Leafy with Love & Green Waters of the Canal -showing at 9th Floor Art Museum , Songzhuang
Two of my sucrose works are currently showing in Songzhuang, Beijing .
More than 40 artists from the Beijing area participated in “A piece of Cotton Paper” curated by Chang Feng, special thanks also to Ms Yang Yang owner of this beautiful venue . Exhibition continues till July 15th .
Continue readingGranary Art Exhibition, Shandong
It is not often contemporary art is brought into the countryside of Shandong. The exhibition title ‘Seeking Spring by the Riverside on a fine day ‘ is taken from Song dynasty poet Zhu Xi. Shandong is home to centuries of tradition and learning, the birthplace of Confucius is only 40mins drive away from the Granary art museum. At the foot of rolling hills this special contemporary exhibition curated by Tie Xin opened on May 25th. In the exhibition essay by poet Liu Xi, he writes that the search for ‘the good” is sincere and necessary and is a way of integrating nature and humanity…’.
A huge thank you to the group of interesting artists who set up this unusual art and library refuge four years ago and to Tian Bing and to exhibition director Yue ShenFeng for hosting and facilitating this exhibition and to all the staff such as Chen ling and Dong Ying , teacher Zhao Yue Feng and other teachers . Special thanks also to the impressive participating artists whose company made for a truly great weekend.
Continue readingUpcoming exhibition at the Granary Museum , Sishui, Lining, Shandong
Currently Showing at Wick Art Centre, Budapest
On April 25th the Hungarian rendition a global tour of “Beyond the Form of Art”, was launched at the Wick Art Centre in Budapest. The works I am showing are two portraits from my the Transparent Milk portrait series .
Mappa Mundi and other 798 delights
A few months ago I was asked to arrange a walking tour of 798 by the RAS -Beijing (Royal Asiatic Society ) . I knew that Mappa Mundi by polymath Qiu Zhijie would be a high priority for this visit. Prof Qiu is a writer, educator and curator believes that map making produces ‘awareness’ rather than understanding. Navigating links and building connections as we develop our own perceptions may well be one of those special things that shows us what it is to be human. These particular maps explore lost meanings and hidden connections that lie outside of history and common knowledge. On Saturday morning 4th (this was the last weekend the exhibition was running) we began our voyage of discovery at the UCCA.
Continue readingExploring Joyce and Ulysses – Upcoming Exhibition
