The title and theme of Dublin Contemporary 2011 is Terrible Beauty—Art, Crisis, Change & The Office of Non-Compliance. Taken from William Butler Yeats' famous poem "Easter, 1916", the exhibition's title borrows from the Irish writer's seminal response to turn-of-the-century political events to site art's underused potential for commenting symbolically on the world's societal, cultural and economic triumphs and ills. The second part of the exhibition's title underscores Dublin Contemporary 2011's emphasis on art that captures the spirit of the present time, while introducing the exhibition's chief organizational engine: The Office of Non-Compliance. Headed up by Dublin Contemporary 2011 lead curators Jota Castro (artist/curator) and Christian Viveros-Fauné (critic/curator), The Office of Non-Compliance will function as a collaborative agency within Dublin Contemporary 2011, establishing creative solutions for real or symbolic problems that stretch the bounds of conventional art experience.
The Office of Non-Compliance, located within the Earlsfort Terrace exhibition site, will function as a promoter of ideas around a laundry list of non-conformist art proposals. The Office's practice will be fuelled by the idea that not only has the world been transformed in the last few decades, the very concept of change itself has changed utterly. This element of the exhibition looks to highlight less conventional, largely artist-led models of art discourse, production and presentation. The Office of Non-Compliance will include ad-hoc, accessible structures for discourse around art and its place in society, such as a Bank of Problems, a Bank of Possibilities, One Problem a Week and a curated forum exploring one topical problem per week.
There are two further intriguing spaces within the Earlsfort Terrace complex: the serene Iveagh Gardens and the light-filled Annex, both adjacent to the main exhibition site.
Extending its reach across the city, Dublin Contemporary 2011 will partner with four important Dublin galleries: The Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane, The National Gallery of Ireland and The Royal Hibernian Academy.
Artists involved: James Coleman, Katie Holten, Superflex, Fred Robeson, Eamon O'Kane, Cleary and Connolly Wang Du, Vedovamazzei, Carlos Garaicoa, Mathias Schweizer, Nina Berman, Anna Bjerger, Monica Bonvicini, Alberto Borea, The Bruce High Quality Foundation, Tania Bruguera, Fernando Bryce, Ella Burke, Alan Butler, Matt Calderwood, Ludovica Carbotta, Jota Castro, Catalyst Arts MULTIPLE, Chen Chieh-jen, Mark Clare, Declan Clarke, Cleary and Connolly, James Coleman, Amanda Coogan, Mark Cullen,Matt Calderwood, Ludovica Carbotta, Jota Castro, Catalyst Arts MULTIPLE, Chen Chieh-jen, Mark Clare, Declan Clarke, Cleary and Connolly, James Coleman, Amanda Coogan, Mark Cullen, Dexter Dalwood, Alain Declercq, (Desperate Optimists) Christine Molloy & Joe Lawlor, James Deutsher, Alberto di Fabio, Braco Dimitrijević, Willie Doherty, Graham Dolphin, Wang Du, Brian Duggan, Masashi Echigo, Omer Fast, mounir fatmi, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Doug Fishbone, Claire Fontaine, Fernanda Fragateiro, Nicole Franchy, Alicia Frankovich, Carlos Garaicoa, Kendell Geers, David Godbold, goldiechiari, Assaf Gruber, S Mark Gubb, Patrick Hamilton, Thomas Hirschhorn, Katie Holten, Ciprian Homorodean, Simona Homorodean, Jaki Irvine, Áine Ivers, Mark Jenkins, Kysa Johnson, Patrick Jolley, Wendy Judge, Jannis Kounellis, Nevan Lahart, Jim Lambie, Alice Neel, Liam O'Callaghan, Manuel Ocampo, Gavin O'Curry, Brian O'Doherty, Mairead O'hEocha, Eamon O'Kane, Niamh O'Malley, Hans Op de Beeck, Claudio Parmiggiani, Dan Perjovschi, William Powhida, Wilfredo Prieto, Fred Robeson, Ciara Scanlan, Mathias Schweizer, Marinella Senatore, Guy Richards Smit, Nedko Solakov, Superflex, Jeanne Susplugas, Jorge Tacla, Javier Téllez, Maarten Vanden Eynde, Vedovamazzei, Corban Walker, Ishmael Randall Weeks, Lisa Yuskavage, David Zink Yi
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