Name: New Perspectives Episode 4 Karis Upton by Sainsbury Centre
Duration: 22 min 11 s
Description: Karis Upton is an artist whose work explores concepts of identity, body politics, interpersonal relationships and modern re-readings of mythology. In this episode of New Perspectives, Karis walks us through the Sainsbury Collection, reflecting on a drawing by Pablo Picasso, a painting by Leonora Carrington and a bronze from Benin.

Karis Upton is an artist whose work explores concepts of identity, body politics, interpersonal relationships and modern re-readings of mythology. In this episode of New Perspectives, Karis walks us through the Sainsbury Collection, reflecting on a drawing by Pablo Picasso, a painting by Leonora Carrington and a bronze from Benin.

New Perspectives Episode 4 Karis Upton

Dr Billy Shortall presents an informal talk on the World Congress of the Irish Race, held in Paris in January 1922, and the Exposition d’Art Irlandais that accompanied it. In association with the Congress the emerging Irish State presented the grand narrative of Irish cultural history, theatre, music, a series of lectures on Irish life, and more. The centrepiece of the spectacle was a month-long exhibition of Irish art. Organised at the Galerie Barbazanges, the exhibition was a bold statement in the art capital of the world by a new state. With 300 works, it presented a public display of artistic independence to support the Irish Free State’s claims of political independence.

Track Details: Irish Art in Paris, 1922 with Billy Shortall. Recorded at IMMA on the 6/03/2024. 38 minutes.

Presented in association with Irish Association of Art Historians (IAAH). The Irish Association of Art Historians is concerned with the advancement of the study of the history of art at every level in Ireland: in art galleries and museums, in universities, in art schools and departments, in the school system, and through independent scholarship and publication. 

About Speaker: 
Chair of IAAH – Dr Billy Shortall, is Ryan, Gallagher, Kennedy Research Fellow on the Cuala Press Project, Schooner Foundation, at Trinity College Dublin. 

About exhibition:
IMMA presents a major museum wide exhibition, 'Self-Determination: A Global Perspective', one of the largest exhibitions in the Museum’s history. The culmination of a three-year research project, this exhibition focuses on the nation-states that emerged in the wake of the First World War, exploring the role of art and artists in relation to the expression of national identities, nation-building, and statecraft.

Image: 
Paul Henry (1877-1958), Un village de l'ouest de I'Irlande, 1921, Oil on Canvas, 65 x 81 cm. Collection: Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris. Purchased by the French Government from 1922 Exposition D'Art Irlandais.

Irish Art in Paris, 1922 with Billy Shortall

Listen back to a curator’s talk and discussion with international visiting curator John Tain (Hong Kong), who discusses his research and art interests as appointed Curator – Of Mountains and Seas, the third edition of The Lahore Biennale 2024, that focuses on ecology and sustainable futures. He will also discuss his previous work as Head of Research at Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong.

For this talk John Tain introduces the methodologies that informs the research and thinking behind the Biennale exhibition, that draws on Lahore’s history and the fabric of the city, to highlight vernacular and indigenous heritage as potent resources for imagining future sustainability. The biennale will showcase place-making by devoting a number of projects on The Mall, a historical centre for public expression and cultural activity. By actively implementing forms of solidarity between artists, thinkers, researchers, and the broader community, the biennale project highlights the issues caused by environmental degradation and how local climate, eco consciousness, archaeology and urban issues of Lahore’s city are increasingly global.  

This talk is presented at part of the new initiative IRELAND INVITES organised by IMMA, Hugh Lane Gallery and Culture Ireland.

Track Details: Ireland Invites: Curator Series with John Tain, recorded at IMMA on the 13th April 2024. 47 minutes.

About Speaker: 
John Tain joined Asia Art Archive (AAA, Hong Kong) as Head of Research in 2017, and prior to that, served as a curator for modern and contemporary collections at the Getty Research Institute (Los Angeles).

About Lahore Biennale:
The Lahore Biennale 03 opening on October 5, 2024 
The Lahore Biennale Foundation (LBF) announces that the opening of the third edition of the Lahore Biennale (LB03) has been set for Saturday, October 5th, 2024. Organised around the theme of ecologies and sustainable futures, the Biennale will present site-specific work that draws attention to issues caused by environmental degradation, but that also highlights vernacular and indigenous heritage as potent resources for imagining future sustainability. 

About Ireland Invites:
IMMA, Hugh Lane Gallery and Culture Ireland are delighted to announce a new 3-year pilot named IRELAND INVITES, aimed at showcasing Irish visual art to the international biennale circuit.

IRELAND INVITES seeks to enhance international exposure for Irish visual artists by hosting biennale curators to undertake visits to studio and art institutions in Ireland. During their visit curators will have the opportunity to enhance their understanding of contemporary art practices in Ireland availing of the curatorial expertise of IMMA, Hugh Lane Gallery and Culture Ireland, who will facilitate research and create bespoke hosted trips for each visiting curator.

IRELAND INVITES: Curator Series with John Tain

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New Perspectives Episode 4 Karis Upton

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