Art Studies 2013: Irish Art and Modernism
Dates and Venue: 17 January to 21 March, Thursdays 6.30pm, Gallery Lecture Theatre.
17 January to 21 March, Thursdays 6.30pm, Gallery Lecture Theatre.
Modernism is usually associated with a period of experimentation when artists explored the function of art, the nature of materials and discovered new ways of seeing. A tendency towards abstraction characterized much of modern art. More recent art work has been called contemporary or post-modern art. This particular series of lectures will explore the subject of ‘modernism in Irish art’.
17 January - Modernism in Ireland
Nigel Rolfe, Artist, Senior Critic, University of Pennsylvania School of Design; Chelsea College of Art; Fine Arts Course Tutor, Royal College of Art, London.
24 January - Keating, MacGonigal & the RHA in the early 20th century.
Dr. Eimear O’Connor HRHA, Research Associate-TRIARC-Irish Art Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin.
31 January - The West and its impact on Jack B. Yeats and Paul Henry
Dr. S. Brian Kennedy, art historian, author, formerly of the Ulster Museum, Advisory Board Member, Volume V, RIA Dictionary of Art & Architecture of Ireland.
7 February - Modernism in Context
Catherine Marshall, Joint Editor, 20th Century Ireland, Dictionary of Irish Art & Architecture
14 February - Commemoration to Innovation: 20th century Irish sculpture
Dr. Paula Murphy, Senior Lecturer, School of Art, History and Cultural Policy, University College Dublin.
21 February - Modernism: Jellett, Hone and Irish women artists
William Gallagher, art historian, lecturer and curator.
28 February - Le Brocquy & the Irish Exhibition of Living Art 1943
Dr. Roisin Kennedy, writer, curator and lecturer.
7 March- A Northern perspective on modernism; Dillon, Middleton, FE McWilliam and Scott.
Dr. Riann Coulter, Director, F.E. McWilliam Gallery and Studio, Co. Down.
14 March - Modernism and beyond: late 20th century Irish art
Christina Kennedy, Senior Curator, Head of Collections, Irish Museum of Modern Art.
21 March - The critical imperatives of Modernism in 20th century Irish art
Professor Declan McGonagle, Director, National College of Art & Design.
Details: 17 January to 21March, Thursdays 6.30pm, Gallery Lecture Theatre. A Certificate of Attendance is provided for those who attend the course.
Season Ticket: €75 for 10 lectures. Single Ticket: €8.50 per talk (Concession 10%: Students/OAP/Unwaged/Registered Disabled/Friends of NGI, proof of status required), available from the Gallery Shop: 01-663 3518.
Enquiries: Education Department T: 01-663 3504/5 E: education@ngi.ie
