Gracelands Circling the Square
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| Artist Name(s) | Various artists |
| Artwork title | Gracelands Circling the Square |
| Context/Background | Gracelands is a live outdoor visual art programme devised and curated by Vaari Claffey, encompassing newly commissioned sculpture, performance and film. Usually taking place over the course of one day and night on the grounds of the Mimetic House, Dromahair Co. Leitrim, previous events have included: 2011: Gracelands Substance abuse; 2010: Gracelands I’m Spartacus; 2009:Gracelands Folly; 2008: Gracelands. In August 2012, Gracelands moved off-site to present at the Milk Market, Limerick, as part of EVA International. |
| Description | Gracelands Circling the Square took place on 2 August, 2012, from 6-11pm. The site-specific programme included live performance, sculpture and screenings by Irish and international artists, transforming the site into a temporary exhibition platform. Circling the Square considered the ‘square’ as a central meeting point, the site of social exchange and civic or political gathering, as well as a site for the display and exchange of produce, artefacts and effects. It considered circling as a kind of ‘uncertain or preparatory gathering’ for these occasions. Responding to the canopy which covers The Milk Market, the exhibition event included a number of fabric-based sculptural works, some of which are incorporated into performative works, and many of which were specially commissioned. By re-configuring the furnishings and equipment, the display systems for the market square began to resemble those of a museum. Circling the Square Programme: http://www.eva.ie/domains/eva.ie/local/media/images/medium/Gracelands_Programme_1.pdf Participating Artists Anastasia Artemeva, Mary Conlon & The Speculative Society, Oisin Byrne, Vaari Claffey & others, Rhona Byrne, Paper Visual Art, Sarah Pierce, Grace Weir Sculpture/Installation Basic Space, Gerard Byrne, David Fagan & Aoibheann Greenan, Dean Hughes, Sam Keogh, Barbara Knezevic, El Lissitzky, Jem Noble, Isabel Nolan, Cian O’Ruanaidh, Alice Rekab, Lucy A Sames, Franz Erhard Walther, Walker & Walker Screenings John Baldessari, Keren Cytter, Adam Frelin, Jeroen Eisinga, Joan Jonas, Frank O'Hara, David Malijkovic, Deimantas Narkevicius, Sarah Pierce, Elizabeth Price, Emily Richardson, Margaret Salmon, Jan Švankmajer See Eva International 2012 website for details on the participating artists: http://www.eva.ie/gracelands |
| Mediation | Documentation of Circling the Square including individual projects, can be found on several of the featured artists’ websites:
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| Commission Type | The Arts Council |
| Commissioner Name | Eva International Biennial of Visual Art Ltd. |
| Commissioning process | Curated Open Call |
| Public Presentation dates | August 1, 2012 - January 1, 1970 |
| Artform | Visual Arts |
| Funded By | The Arts Council,Limerick City Council,Limerick County Council |
| Location | The Milk Market |
| County | Limeri |
| Town | Limerick |
| Street Address | Cornmarket Row |
| Website | www.eva.ie/gracelands |
| Content contributor(s) | Web Editor |
| Public engagement | The event on 2nd August was open to the public from 6-10pm. |
| Associated professionals / Specialists involved | Director/Curator: Vaari Claffey Assistant Curator: David Fagan Administration assistant: Ewelina Bubanja Technicians: Oliver Alcorn, Robby Collins Assistants: Claire Breen, Sean Guinan, Darius Murtagh, Kieran Nash, Paul Quast, Matthew Slack, Joan Stack The Milk Market Trust Curator of Eva International - After the Future 2012: Annie Fletcher
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