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Martin Creed - Work No. 1197: All the bells in a country rung as quickly and as loudly as possible for three minutes

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Finnegan) — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:38:00 +0000

At 08:12 on 27th July 2012, thousands of people across the UK will be joining together to ring in the first day of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Everyone across the country is invited to take part.

Work No. 1197: All the bells in a country rung as quickly and as loudly as possible for three minutes by Turner Prize-winning artist and musician Martin Creed is a London 2012 Festival commission and will be performed by you. Anyone can take part by ringing any bell whatsoever.

I've signed up here so now all I need to do is find a loud enough bell.

Olafur Eliasson - Playing with Space and Light

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Finnegan) — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 09:07:00 +0000

Lost Properties - Fringe Arts Bath 25th May - 10th June 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Finnegan) — Thu, 24 May 2012 07:59:00 +0000

I'm showing some work in Lost Properties, an exhbition that's part of Fringe Arts Bath running from Fri 25th May to Sunday 10th June 2012.

The exhibition takes place at the Officers Club, Stall St, Bath.

Find out more at the FAB website here.

Daniel Firman - Würsa à 18 000 Km de la Terre

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Finnegan) — Sat, 12 May 2012 22:47:00 +0000

Würsa à 18 000 Km de la Terre 2008

Château de Fontainebleau,

Paris.

Ideas on Public Sculpture @ GIAB 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Finnegan) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:47:00 +0000

A printed edition of Ideas on Public Sculpture will be available at the Glasgow International Artists Bookfair, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, April 28th & 29th 2012.

This edition of 50 fold-out prints has been published by A Shoal of Mackerel specifically for the bookfair and was printed by the Newspaper Club.

Ideas on Public Sculpture is a photographic project documenting chanced upon sculptural assemblies in the urban environment.

Elmgreen & Dragset - Powerless Structures, Fig. 101

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Finnegan) — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:28:00 +0000

www.london.gov.uk/fourthplinth/

Sean Lynch - Me Jewel & Darling

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Finnegan) — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:22:00 +0000

Me Jewel & Darlin’ is a public artwork on O’Connell Street, Dublin, beginning in January 2011. Inside a display case positioned metres north of the Spire of Dublin, an exhibition programme will showcase images and artefacts selected by artist Sean Lynch that evoke a variety of the city's artistic and social histories.

www.mejewelanddarlin.com

Gabriel Orozco - Mobile Matrix

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Finnegan) — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:42:00 +0000

Gabriel Orozco discusses the process behind his sculpture "Mobile Matrix" (2006),
a permanent installation for the José Vasconcelos Library in Mexico City.

SWITCH BOOK

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Finnegan) — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:56:00 +0000

To mark its forth installment, switch has published a book documenting the project's previous three editions of bringing international video to the streets of Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, as well its trip north to Bangor, Co. Down in 2010.

The publication is edited by Triona Ryan and Harald Turek and includes written contributions by Michelle Browne, Marcus Graf, Julia Draganovic and Alfredo Cramerotti amoungst others.

My video piece untitled(2006) was shown in switch 2009 and is featured.

For information on the book or a copy of it, please email: switch.information@gmail.com

Timo Arnall - Robot Readable World

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Finnegan) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:53:00 +0000

Eoin Mc Hugh - Untitled

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Finnegan) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:08:00 +0000

Untitled, 2008, watercolour on paper.

more here

Andrea Galvani - Death of an image

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Finnegan) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:50:00 +0000

Death of an image #5

Death of an image #9

www.andreagalvani.com

Found on BOOOOOOOM!

Martin Boyce - Turner Prize Winner 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Finnegan) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:49:00 +0000

Ai Weiwei - Forever Bicycles

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Finnegan) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:23:00 +0000

Ai Weiwei
Forever Bicycles
Taipei Fine Art Museum

switch 2012 - Selected artists announced

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Finnegan) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:18:00 +0000

The selection process.

Earlier this month I travelled to Trongate 103 in Glasgow to sit on the curatorial panel of switch 2012.

After a long day of heated deliberation we decided that the following artists will have their work shown on the streets of Nenagh in February.

Sarah Buckius, Aiken/USA,

Flatform, Milano/Italy,

Paul Grimmer, Newcastle upon Tyne/UK,

Fergus Fullarton Pegg, Glasgow/UK,

Mark Neville, Glasgow/UK,

Lucie Kim & Felix von der Weppen, New York/USA,

David Theobald, East Twickenham/UK,

Nathalie Lavoie, Fort Simpson/Canada

The theme this year was 'Balance' and about 150 artists from around the globe entered their work.

Congratulations to those artists selected.

s-w-i-t-c-h.org

trongate103.com

Ian Burns - Progression

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Finnegan) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 13:59:00 +0000

Ian Burns
Progression
2011
www.ianburns.net

Jeff Koons - Acrobat

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Finnegan) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:46:00 +0000

Acrobat

polychromed aluminum, galvanized steel, wood, straw
2003
www.jeffkoons.com

switich 2012 - Call for Entries

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Finnegan) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:57:00 +0000

switch is an event that promotes and shows contemporary works of moving image in a public context. It offers an alternative way to navigate familiar places, creating new encounters. switch has to date shown the artworks of 23 international artists who have through the project invited the public into their practice, ideas and viewpoints. switch locates itself outside of the big city and applies itself to the rhythm of smaller places.

The 4th annual installment of switch invites you to take part. Artists working with film/video/animation are invited to submit works responding to the theme of Balance.

To submit click here.

The deadline for submission is Tuesday 1st November 2011.

The clip below shows my video piece untitled(2006) documented on the streets of Nenagh during switch 2009.

switch 2009 - Chris Finnegan from switch on Vimeo.

Roman Ondak - Measuring the Universe @ Tate St Ives

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Finnegan) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:46:00 +0000

Powers of Ten - Ray and Charles Eames

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Finnegan) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:20:00 +0000

Petros Chrisostomou

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Finnegan) — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 11:17:00 +0000

I've moved to London. The first exhibition I've visited is the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Acadamy of Arts. Out of the hundreds of artists on show Petros Chrisostomou caught my eye.

A text on his website states that he 'photographs small-scale, ordinary, ephemeral objects in architectural models that he constructs himself, and then dramatically arranges, often employing lighting and staging conventions of the theatre. With the alteration of scale and reversal of the relation between object and environment, between imaginary and real space, his photographs challenge the viewer's visual certainties. The illusionary effect he achieves highlights the artist's playful approach, which fluctuates between mimicry of the real world and construction of a surreallistic reality.'

Skatospore

Strider

Spondilos

Thug Lover

Wasted Youth

More here.

Hula Hula

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Finnegan) — Thu, 19 May 2011 14:26:00 +0000

untitled, 2011, potato snacks, cable ties

I've been clearing out my studio in preparation for my move to London. Came across this small sculpture I made a while ago. Smelled a bit musty, so 'edible art' it is not.

The project space by Andrew Cochrane

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Finnegan) — Tue, 03 May 2011 13:57:00 +0000

arrangement150 - Hardbound Book Version

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Finnegan) — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:10:00 +0000

Images of a recently self published book version of arrangement150. The book was exhibited as part of Bizarre Bazaar at Pallas Contemporary Projects, Dublin.

150 pages, b&w laser print on colour coated paper 100gsm. 215x302x24cm. €200 - Edition of 5 (plus 1artist's proof)

David Sherry - 'Holding Phones, Counting Cars, Flights of Geometry' at Mother's Tankstation, Dublin

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Finnegan) — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:43:00 +0000

Glasgow based artist David Sherry is showing in Mother's Tankstation, Watling St, Dublin 8. 23 February - 26 March 2011.

Sherry's humourous explorations in performance, video, sculpture and drawing border on the ridiculous. Rooted in the objects and procedures of the everyday his darkly comical work commandeers what we know and steers it into altogether unknown territory.

Mound of plasters with performance cut-out
Acrylic, photo-collage, band aids on board
30 x 40 cm
2011