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Lismore Castle Arts

TITLED/UNTITLED
A unique exhibition of works from the
Devonshire Collection &
The Rubell Family Collection
1ST July - 30th September 2007

Lismore Castle Arts
Lismore Castle, Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland
Open daily: 11.00am - 4.45pm
Tel: +353 (0)58 54061

http://www.lismorecastlearts.ie

TITLED/UNTITLED, the current exhibition at Lismore Castle, Co Waterford, Ireland is an unusual collaborative exhibition bringing together work from the Devonshire Collection and Rubell Family Collection based in Miami; works from the Devonshire Collection having been selected by the Rubell Family, while pieces from the Rubell Collection were selected by William and Laura Burlington. The complex relationships that exist between the collector, the artwork and the passage of time are explored, and the viewer may be prompted to question their own preconceptions of what is meant by the ‘historical’ and the ‘contemporary’.

Many of the works on display have never been seen before in public, and this exhibition provides an unprecedented opportunity to view work by leading contemporary artists juxtaposed in a unique environment with historical work from the Devonshire private collection. Artists in the exhibition include: Darren Almond, Hernan Bas, Thomas Gainsborough, Peter Lely, Joshua Reynolds, Gregor Schneider and Anthony Van Dyck.

Jason Rubell, son of Don and Mera Rubell comments:

‘The show is an exciting collaboration, merging the classical and the ultra-contemporary. This opportunity brings together our two families’ particular collecting viewpoints and each of our families’ relationships to place, time and our geographic positions.’

For the first time, the private, semi-derelict stable yards have been opened up to visitors and it is here, amidst the dilapidation of the old buildings, that the contemporary work from the Rubell Family Collection is shown. In contrast, the contemporary gallery, which occupies the west wing of the Castle, plays host to Gainsborough, Van Dyck and others from the Devonshire Collection.

William Burlington adds:

"It was fascinating seeing how the Rubells worked together and how they reacted to Lismore. Their idea of including the extraordinary setting of the stable yards was a masterstroke which adds a whole new layer of intrigue to the exhibition"

Contact: Caitlín Doherty, Director, Lismore Castle Arts
Email: director@lismorecastlearts.ie

Lismore Castle Arts was founded in 2005 by William Burlington, son of the Duke of Devonshire. One major exhibition is held each year, along with an exciting and vibrant education programme and other arts events. For all further information please contact director@lismorecastlearts.ie or visit http://www.lismorecastlearts.ie

For more information go to: http://www.lismorecastlearts.ie

Talbot Rice Gallery

David Batchelor: Unplugged
28 July - 29 September 2007

Talbot Rice Gallery
The University of Edinburgh,
Old College, South Bridge,
Edinburgh EH8 9YL
(+44) 0131 650 2210
info.talbotrice@ed.ac.uk
Opening Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm
Extended Art Festival opening hours:
Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm
and Sunday 2 - 5pm

http://www.trg.ed.ac.uk

Perhaps best known for his light installations and his work on colour theory, artist and author David Batchelor will show a new site specific installation made for Talbot Rice Gallery’s vast atrium space.

Concerned with ideas of urbanism and consumption, Batchelor has scoured the pound shops of East London and the major cities of Scotland to create a multi-coloured forest of plastic and steel. Each component part an object of little value, the colour and material alludes to low status culture and lives lived by economy and thrift. What could be seen as vulgar detritus to some becomes in Batchelor’s hands, jewel like and magical.
Ranging from small, improvised, table-top sculptures, to pillars nearly four metres high, each work consists of a simple found metal support onto which up to five hundred small plastic objects, toys or utensils are attached.

Unlike much of Batchelor’s work of recent years, these are not illuminated. The colour of the work derives from the accumulation of hundreds of cheap, often tiny, plastic or metal elements – pegs, clips, combs, brushes, mirrors, cutlery and children’s toys. Some works are organised around a single colour, some are arranged according to the type of object, some relate to a particular use or part of the body.

Unplugged, Batchelor’s equivalent of an acoustic album, continues the artist’s research into the characteristic forms of colour in the city, into the social and cultural spaces where that colour is located.

Batchelor will display, for the first time in a public exhibition, a selection of prints and drawings that inform his ideas. He has also created a new limited edition print commissioned by Talbot Rice Gallery.

David Batchelor was born in Dundee in 1955 and lives and works in London, where he is currently Senior Tutor in Critical Theory in the department of Curating Contemporary Art, at the Royal College of Art.

ARTISTS TALK:
Saturday 11 August 3pm

David Batchelor in conversation with Principal Curator Pat Fisher. A chance to hear more about the themes and ideas behind Batchelor’s new work created for Talbot Rice Gallery. Free but ticketed - booking essential. CALL 0131 662 8740 TO BOOK YOUR TICKET

EXHIBITION SUPPORTED BY THE SCOTTISH ARTS COUNCIL AND WILKINSON GALLERY, LONDON

For more information go to: http://www.trg.ed.ac.uk