Date / Time
- February 6, 2018
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Artist Elaine Byrne will give an overview of her research interests, focusing on some of her recent projects and featuring video clips from some of her recent video work. Employing sculpture, video, and photography. Elaine Byrne’s artwork examines overlooked histories, historical texts, and artworks as a platform to confront difficult political or social issues in the present day. For example, her video “Pure Codology” (2015) uses interviews and James Joyce’s Ulysses to address the rise in anti-Semitism in Hungary through the local attitude to the celebration of Bloomsday. This program will focus on concepts and video clips from some of her recent projects.
This program is sponsored by Eileen Kennedy and Robert Heim.
About the speaker
Elaine Byrne is an Irish artist based in New York. She has been the recipient of many awards such as the Arts Council of Ireland award, the TINA art prize, and the Art Laguna Sculpture Prize.
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Date / Time
- February 6, 2018
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm