Ignored for decades by official art history, Italian artist Carol Rama is now recognised as essential for understanding developments within contemporary art. Her influence can be seen in the work of a later generation of artists such as Cindy Sherman, Kara Walker, Sue Williams, Kiki Smith and Elly Strik. Rama was belatedly recognised in 2003, […]
The first solo museum exhibition in Ireland by the renowned British artist Haroon Mirza opens to the public at the Irish Museum of Modern Art on Saturday 8 March 2014. Are jee be? is a new body of work created in direct response to the environment and architecture of IMMA.
An international symposium examining the life, work and legacy of Eileen Gray, one of the most celebrated and influential designers and architects of the 20th-century, will be held at the Irish Museum of Modern Art on Tuesday 13 May and Wednesday 14 May 2014. The symposium is presented in association with the Centre Pompidou, Paris, […]
Eileen Gray – Architect Designer Painter
Irish Museum of Modern Art
12 October 2013 – 19 January 2014
IMMA is delighted to present a major retrospective of the work of Eileen Gray, one of the most celebrated and influential designers and architects of the 20th-century. Designed and produced by the Centre Pompidou, Paris, in collaboration with IMMA, this exhibition is a tribute to Gray’s career as a leading member of the modern design movement. The exhibition at IMMA celebrates Gray’s Irish roots and presents a number of previously unseen works that offer new insights into Gray’s extraordinary career.
Tino Sehgal
Irish Museum of Modern Art
12 April – 19 May 2013
A pioneering work by the British-German artist Tino Sehgal made up entirely of live encounters between people opens to the public on the second floor of the Irish Museum of Modern Art’s temporary exhibition space in Earlsfort Terrace on Friday 12 April 2013.
Analysing Cubism
Irish Museum of Modern Art
20 February – 26 May 2013
An exhibition exploring the early decades of Cubism and featuring the work of such celebrated Cubist artists as Albert Gleizes, Evie Hone and Mainie Jellett, opens to the public in the New Galleries at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Kilmainham, Dublin, on Wednesday 20 February 2013. Analysing Cubism focuses especially on the Continental milieu in which Hone, Jellett and other Irish artists worked in the 1920s and ‘30s, learning from and contributing to the development of European Modernism.
Fabric of Identity
Roscommon Arts Centre
16 November – 14 December 2012
Fabric of Identity, an exhibition from the Collection of the Irish Museum of Modern Art, opens to the public at the Roscommon Arts Centre on Friday 16 November 2012 at 6.00pm. Dress is an instant and effective display of identity and an important component of our daily lives. By means of clothing, individuals establish their sense of self as well as their place in society. Fabric of Identity explores the presentation of individual and collective identities, private and public personas through a selection of work from the IMMA Collection by artists Marina Abramović, James Hanley, Les Levine, Jackie Nickerson and Janet Mullarney.
A collection of 52 prints, by leading Mexican artists, recently acquired by the Irish Museum of Modern Art were unveiled today (Tuesday 13 November) at IMMA. The works, commissioned by the Mexican National Print Museum (MUNAE), have been donated to the Museum as a gesture to mark the historical ties between Mexico and Ireland. The […]
Ned Kelly series of paintings by Sidney Nolan
IMMA
2 November 2012 – 27 January 2013
An exhibition of the famous Ned Kelly series of paintings by the celebrated Australian artist Sidney Nolan opens to the public in the New Galleries at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Kilmainham, Dublin, on Friday 2 November 2012.
Alice Maher – Becoming
Irish Museum of Modern Art
6 October 2012 – 3 February 2013
A major mid-career retrospective of the work of leading Irish artist Alice Maher opens to the public at the Irish Museum of Modern Art’s temporary exhibition spaces in Earlsfort Terrace on Saturday 6 October 2012.
Conversations: Photography from the Bank of America Collection
Irish Museum of Modern Art
22 February 2012 – 20 May 2012
An exhibition of more than 100 photographs drawn from the renowned Bank of America Collection, one of the largest and most comprehensive corporate art collections in the world, opens to the public in Dublin at the Irish Museum of Modern Art on Wednesday 22 February 2012.
Rivane Neuenschwander: A Day Like Any Other
Irish Museum of Modern Art
16 November 2011 – 29 January 2012
A major mid-career survey of the work of leading Brazilian artist Rivane Neuenschwander opens to the public in the New Galleries at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) on Wednesday 16 November 2011. Covering the period since 2000, Rivane Neuenschwander: A Day Like Any Other highlights the artist’s unique contribution to Brazilian Conceptualism and reveals a wide-ranging interdisciplinary practice, which includes painting, photography, film, sculpture, collaborative actions and participatory events.