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Talks, Lectures & Events 2011

10 Jan 2012 22 Jan 2012

Screenings : The Conversation + The Tennant Through forms of performance, installation, film and the re-use of titles in works, Rivane Neuenschwander frequently pays homage to the impact, influence and haunting resonance of classic cinema in her practice. To highlight key cinematic source material referenced by the artist, IMMA screens the following psychological thrillers : The Conversation (1974), A Francis Ford Coppola Film, 113mins, Colour (PG), The Tenant (1976) Le locataire (original title), A Roman Polanski Film, 120mins, Colour (Over 18). No booking/tickets required.

12 Jan 2012 16:00 to 17:00

Artist's Response : Ailbhe Murphy In a public talk, Irish artist Ailbhe Murphy will respond to selected participatory artworks in the exhibition Rivane Neuenschwander: A Day Like Any Other in IMMA’s New Galleries. By reflecting on various contexts which inform participatory based art practices, the role and use of conversation as an artistic medium in which to engage and activate audience participation in contemporary artworks will also be explored.

21 Jan 2012 14:00 to 15:15

Round Table Conversation: Drawing as record, memory and process of exchange Brian Fay (artist and Lecturer, DIT) chairs an open conversation exploring the relationship between drawing as an act of memory, invention, categorisation record and nostalgia. Panelists include Gary Coyle (artist), Jan Szymczuk (forensic artist) and Medb Ruane (writer and practicing psycho-analyst). The impetus for the discussion stems from First Love, an artwork by Neuenschwander which involves a forensic artist recreating an image of the face of a visitor’s loved one, who’s been lost in the past. The portraits produced are part memory, part fiction and the result of the partnership and exchange between the narrator and the recorder.

26 Jan 2012 16:00 to 17:00	Artist's Response : Grace Weir Irish artist Grace Weir will respond to selected works in the Rivane Neuenschwander exhibition. This gallery talk explores the nature of time in film and the portrayal of presence and absence in the artists’ work. Similarly overlapping themes are evoked in Neuenschwander’s film The Tenant and Weir’s film Dust Defying Gravity, from IMMA’s Collection.

27 Jan 2012 18:00 to 19:00

Literary Weekend: 27+ 29 January 2012 _ Conor Lovett To open IMMA’s literary weekend, Conor Lovett (actor) will read an excerpt from Samuel Beckett’s novella First Love in response to Neuenschwander’s artwork of the same title. This takes the form of a short reading selected and performed by Lovett involving a dramatic narration and closes with a chaired discussion with Nicholas Johnson exploring the interpretation, translation and adaption of Beckett’s work in the performing and visual arts. Sunday 29 January 2012

29 Jan 2012 13:00 to 14:00

Literary Weekend :27+ 29 January 2012 - Launch To Launch IMMA’s newly commissioned tour for children of outdoor art, Siobhán Parkinson (novelist and editor) will read from her trail Look, No Cows which visits her favourite artworks from IMMA’s Collection in the museum grounds. Families and the general public are welcome, and the new trail is available free of charge. Explorer, (a regular Sunday family programme for children aged +4 to 10) will also take place from 2.00pm to 4.00pm in the New Galleries, IMMA.

29 Jan 2012 15:00 to 16:00

Literary Weekend: 27+ 29 January 2012 Louis Lovett The literary classic, Arabian Nights also known as One Thousand and One Nights, a sprawling compilation of anonymous folk stories from the East, is another important source of reference in Neuenschwander’s work. To highlight its influence, Louis Lovett (actor) performs a dramatic reading personally selected from this wonderful collection of fairytales.

Further Information

For further information please contact Sophie Byrne, Assistant Curator: Education & Community Programmes, Tel: +353 1 612 9913 , Email: sophie.byrne@imma.ie

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