Lismore Castle Arts
02 Apr - 15 Oct, 2017
Lismore Castle Arts is delighted to present a solo exhibition by Anthony McCall, bringing together seminal early works such as ‘Line Describing a Cone’ (1973), alongside complex new works such as ‘Swell’ (2016). This will be Anthony McCall’s first solo exhibition in Ireland and presents a rare opportunity to see this important and groundbreaking work.
Anthony McCall (born 1946) is a British-born New York based artist and was a key figure in the avant-garde London Film-makers Co-operative in the 1970s. His earliest films are documents of outdoor performances that were notable for their minimal use of the elements, most notably fire, in the work ‘Landcsape For Fire’ (1972) which will feature in the exhibition.
Works such as ‘Line Describing a Cone’, are based on simple, animated line-drawings, projections which strikingly emphasize the sculptural qualities of a beam of light. In darkened, haze-filled rooms, the projections create an illusion of three-dimensional shapes, ellipses, waves and flat planes that gradually expand, contract or sweep through space. In these works, the artist sought to deconstruct cinema by reducing film to its principle components of time and light and removing the screen entirely as the prescribed surface for projection. The works also shift the relationship of the audience to film, as viewers become participants, their bodies intersecting and modifying the transitory forms.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue later in the Summer 2017.
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Stable Yard at Lismore Castle
Niamh O’Malley has been commissioned to create a new permanent artwork for the former stable yard at Lismore Castle.
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Lismore Castle Stable Yard
First exhibited at St Carthage Hall, Lismore in 2014, now permanently housed at Lismore Castle Stable Yard.
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St Carthage Hall
A limited edition lithograph by Kaye Donachie, exclusively commissioned by Lismore Castle Arts
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Lismore Castle Arts
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Lismore Castle Arts
Enjoy a fun and creative morning of sensory play and art making.
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Lismore Castle Arts
Create your own wonderful prints of nature.
Lismore Castle Arts
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