The July/August issue of The Visual Artists’ News Sheet continues VAI’s commitment to ecological practice with the section, In Focus: Field Notes, presenting insights from VAI members and organisations on recent landscape-based art projects.
Among exhibition coverage for this issue, there is a strong emphasis on photographic practices and processes, which includes reviews of Dorje De Burgh’s show at South Tipperary Arts Centre, Roseanne Lynch at Photo Museum Ireland, and ‘This Rural’ at Lismore Castle Arts.
Other exhibitions profiled in this issue include: Sarah Pierce ‘Scene of the Myth’ at IMMA; ‘Bodywork’ at Crawford Art Gallery; Ellen Harvey at Butler Gallery; Dominic Thorpe, ‘Aftermath: Perpetrator Trauma’ at Linenhall Arts Centre; Shell/Ter Artist Collective at the National Gallery of Ireland; and Mike Nelson ‘Extinction Beckons’ at Hayward Gallery in London.
On The Cover
NCAD FIELD as ‘taskscape’, Hempcrete structure by Helen McLoughlin; photograph © and courtesy Gareth Kennedy.
First Pages
- Roundup. Exhibitions and events from the past two months.
- News. The latest developments in the arts sector.
Columns
- Notes on Grammar. Joanne Laws outlines the conversation surrounding gender-neutral pronouns.
Reading Time and Infrastructure. Christa-Maria Lerm Hayes reflects on Brian O’Doherty’s social practice legacy.
- The Heavenly Order of Humble Materials. Cornelius Browne considers the salvaged and the handmade.
Molecular Revolutions. Shannon Carroll discusses her recent curatorial projects including a show at The LAB Gallery.
- Fully Whole. Iarlaith Ní Fheorais responds to Holly Márie Parnell’s latest film, made with her brother David.
Grief Weaving. Donegal-based artist Emily Waszak considers recent developments in her textile practice.
In Focus: Field Work
- Drawn With Nature. Lisa Fingleton, VAI Member
Glossaries for Forwardness. Marie Farrington, VAI Member
- Holdings. Belinda Quirke, Director of Solstice Arts Centre
- The Green Cube. Sandra Murphy, IMMA Biodiversity Tours
Tracing a Lightning Path. James Kelly, VAI Member
- Living Sculptures. Katerina Gribkoff , VAI Member
- NCAD Field. Gareth Kennedy, Artist and Lecturer
- Sustainment Feasts. Deirdre O’Mahony, VAI Member
Seminar
- Collective Space. Sarah Long reports from Cobh in Cork on the SIRIUS Summer School 2023 programme.
Critique
- Dragana Jurišić, Hi, Vis 3 from the series ‘Hi-Vis (2020-21)
- Sarah Pierce at the Irish Museum of Modern Art
- ‘Bodywork’ at Crawford Art Gallery
- Ellen Harvey at Butler Gallery
- Dorje de Burgh at South Tipperary Arts Centre
- Roseanne Lynch at Photo Museum Ireland
Project Profile
- Say What You See. Ian Wieczorek outlines his involvement in organising a retrospective of the art of Gus Lynott.
Loading Bay. Frank Wasser discusses a new project for artists’ writing commissioned by the National Sculpture Factory. - History of the Present. Eoin Dara interviews Maria Fusco about her new opera-film about Belfast, class, and conflict.
- Post-extractivist Landscapes. Judy Carroll Deeley discusses her collaboration with UCD Humanities Institute.
Exhibition Profile
- Aftermath: Perpetrator Trauma. Mary Flanagan considers Dominic Thorpe’s exhibition at the Linenhall Arts Centre.
- This Rural. Selina Guinness reviews a recent exhibition at Lismore Castle Arts focusing on photographic practices.
32. Shelter. Anne Hodge discusses an exhibition by the Shell/Ter Artist Collective at the National Gallery of Ireland.
International
- Extinction Beckons. Frank Wasser reviews Mike Nelson’s recent survey exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in London.
- Twilight Zone. Alannah Robins outlines the involvement of Interface at Supermarket Art Fair in Stockholm.
Member Profile
- The Grammar of Clouds. Martin Finnin discusses the evolution of his painting practice.
- Expanded Painting. Amy Higgins outlines the development of her artistic practice.