A sound walk in Phoenix Park with artist Helena Gouveia Monteiro - Dublin Zoo

In this second episode exploring the rich sonic landscapes of Dublin's Phoenix Park, artist Helena Gouveia Monteiro invites us to traverse the different environments of Dublin Zoo and meet its inhabitants by focusing on time-based sonic experiences punctuated by curiosities from the study and representation of exotic animals in art history.

Image: Helena Gouveia Monteiro, negative 8mm film still, 2020

A Sound Walk in Phoenix Park - Dublin Zoo

Hugh Lane Gallery has an exceptional history centred around the ground-breaking vision of Sir Hugh Lane himself. He established the gallery in Dublin in 1908 and it is the oldest extant public gallery of modern art in Europe. 

One of the earliest collectors of Impressionism in Ireland or the U.K., part of the collection of Irish and international art Sir Hugh presented includes superb examples of paintings by Manet, Renoir, Monet, Degas and Morisot. He was also an early champion of contemporary Irish art and organised the first ever exhibition of Irish Art abroad in London, in 1904, to tremendous success. 

Since its foundation, the gallery has played a leading role in Irish cultural life. In 1977, the Gallery hosted the ROSC international exhibition and has embedded in its collections works from the series of ROSC exhibitions. ( see https://www.rte.ie/archives/2017/1024/914858-rosc-77-the-poetry-of-vision/)

Over the last century, the legacy of gifting the exceptional has significantly enhanced this great collection. This includes the Lady Lavery Memorial Bequest through Sir John Lavery 1935 which provides us with a unique visual history of the birth of Modern Ireland. More recently, in 1998, gallery director Barbara Dawson secured the donation of the studio and archive of Francis Bacon, born in Dublin in 1909, from his heir John Edwards and Brian Clarke. The gallery subsequently acquired six paintings from the artist’s Estate
In celebration of the opening of the gallery’s new wing in 2006, Dubliner Sean Scully presented the gallery with a superb collection of his work which is on display in the Sean Scully gallery.
The Gallery continues to focus on modern and contemporary art and is a lead supporter of excellence in Irish art practice. 
Hugh Lane Gallery is part of Dublin City Council