Matt Packer in conversation with Jim Ricks. JR: Ok, just to kick things off… Derry seems to have a combination of street cred and access to the UK and for a city its size it does appear to have remarkable resources, but is there a scene and is it something that can organically grow? And finally, what effect will Brexit have on Derry as an art place? MP: You’re asking a bungle of different questions there. Derry has a remarkable history, which in turn gives… Read More »
REVIEW: Agitationism – EVA International ‘Ireland’s Biennial’
The city of Limerick shares EVA 2014 between two main venues. The main gallery is Limerick City Gallery of Art (LCGA). The second space is a disused milk plant on the other side of the river. This latter site reflects the changing economics of the city, from an agricultural hub to one of culture. Indeed the plant once owned by Golden Vale shows the signs of disrepair. While LCGA’s white walls interiorise and vacate the space for the art work to be shown, the… Read More »
Images: Matters – EV+A 2010
Suggestive Biscuits, Sandy Kennedy Pan-National Flag (detail), Patricia Reed Christopher Roland Mahon Untitled Scenes from a Journey, Simon English Bottles & Fans, Sai Hua Kuan Communication, Myles Shelly Untitled, Hans Josephsohn Grow Finish Unit (near Elkhart, Kansas), John Gerrard Mass Equals Energy, the Exact Weight of the Artist’s Body in Flour, Ben Mullen Hopeless Land, Liu Wei Kirsty Kilbane Leo Fitzmaurice Leo Fitzmaurice Every Nothing, Fiona Reilly The Beauty of Pain, Shin Egashira John Pickering Night in the Science Zone, Caoimhe Kilfeather Eva Hild… Read More »