Terrible Beauty: Art, Crisis, Change & The Office of Non-Compliance
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.
Jim Lambie
Born 1964 in Glasgow, Scotland (UK)
Lives and works in Scotland (UK)
Jim Lambie takes the ephemera of modern life and transforms it into vibrant sculptural installations. Working with items immediately to hand, as well as those sourced in second-hand and hardware stores, he resurrects record decks, speakers, clothing, accessories, doors, chairs and mirrors to form sculptural elements in larger compositions. He selects materials that are familiar and have a strong personal resonance, so that they offer a way into the work as well as a springboard to a psychological space beyond. Lambie has had exhibitions at MOMA, New York, 2009; The Hara Museum,Tokyo 2008; Glasgow Museum of Modern Art, 2008 and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 2008. In 2003 Lambie represented Scotland at the 50th Venice Biennale and in 2005 was nominated for the Turner Prize.
Jim Lambie’s Exhibition at The Goss-Michael Foundation ends September 3rd! Escape the heat, and visit us this summer.
