The Visual Artists’ News Sheet is the primary all-Ireland information resource for visual artists presenting case study articles on all aspects of the lives of professional artists, alongside features offering critical reflection and analysis of relevant aspects of the art world in Ireland and internationally.
Members of VAI receive a copy of the VAN delivered straight to their door. The News Sheet is also available to pick up free of charge in galleries and arts centres. Selected articles featured in the print edition are available at the Visual Artists’ News Sheet Online here: www.visualartistsireland.com.
In this Issue:
With biennale season upon us, major international art events are taking place around the world. This issue includes two reports from the 57th Venice Biennale, which runs until late November 2017: an editorial column from Joanne Laws highlighting the work of female artists in Venice, and a report by Anne Mullee on the participation of Irish artists in various national and collateral events. In addition, Johnathan Carroll offers insights into Skulptur Projekte Münster and documenta 14, while Michelle Boyle reports from the 2016 Kochi-Muziris Biennale, which ran until March 2017 in Kerala, India. In his timely column, Martin Waldmeier highlights the rise of English as the ‘lingua franca’ of contemporary art.
In other columns, Alex Davis, Manager of IVARO, offers insights into artists’ estates. Áine Phillips outlines artists’ withdrawal from globalised systems, while Conor McGrady discusses a recent solo exhibition and ‘sleep concert’ by avant-garde musician and artist Steven Stapleton at Burren College of Art. Joanne Laws addresses the current issues faced by studio providers in Ireland, while VAI Northern Ireland Manager Rob Hilken outlines the studio situation in Northern Ireland.
Also in this issue, Pádraic E. Moore interviews Vivienne Dick about her new film, Augenblick (2017), and her long-running friendship with American photographer Nan Goldin, to coincide with their concurrent solo exhibitions at IMMA. Chris Clarke interviews Matt Packer, the newly-appointed director of EVA International and curator of TULCA Festival of Visual Arts (3 – 19 November 2017).
In the ‘Career Development’ section, recent graduates Aoife Dunne and Austin Hearne offer insights into their practices, while David Dunne discusses his residency at Pilotenkueche International artist residence, Leipzig, Germany. Jonathan Carroll interviews several people involved in ‘ROSC 50 – 1967/2017’, an ongoing collaborative research project undertaken by IMMA and NIVAL. Barry Kehoe offers fascinating insights into IMMA’s Azure Tours for people with dementia and their carers.
In the ‘How is it Made?’ section, John Dine interviews Tamsin Snow about her new film Showroom. In the new ‘Artists’ Publishing’ section, Ruth Le Gear discusses her recent project and book ‘Water Senses’. The Regional Profile for this issue comes from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown. Reviewed in the Critique section are: ‘Colourless Green Ideas Sleep Furiously’ at Project Art Centre; ‘Snake’ at Belfast Exposed; ‘Forged Carved Cast’ at Hamilton Gallery, Sligo; ‘This is Not Architecture’ at Highlanes Gallery; and ‘Into the gravelly ground’ at Mermaid Arts Centre.
As ever, we have details of upcoming VAI Professional Development Programme, exhibition and public
art roundups, news from the sector and current opportunities.