CALLING ALL ART LOVERS IN IRELAND
2008 marks the Centenary year of the Hugh Lane Art Gallery in County Dublin, one of Ireland's most popular and significant art galleries. The Gallery was first opened in 1908 by artist and art collector Hugh Lane and his friends, with the intention of showing the best of modern Irish and international artists together.
A stimulating programme of exhibitions and events will take place at the gallery throughout 2008. One of the celebratory highlights will be an exhibition of the entire collection of 39 paintings known as the Hugh Lane Bequest of 1917. This is the first time this collection has been exhibited in Dublin since 1913. The collection features works by French impressionists such as Monet and Degas as well as Irish art sourced by Lane. The collection will be on display at the gallery between 26 June – 14 September.
Now's The Time is another interesting exhibition at the gallery which concentrates on artists who were not recognized by their generation , but whose work continues to influence. The exhibition will include work by Felix Gonzalez-Torres, J-M Basquiat, Gordon Matta-Clark, and Eva Hesse. The paintings will be on view between 23 October 2008 – 18 January 2009.
For more information on the Hugh Lane Gallery Centenary visit www.hughlane.ie or call 011 353 1 222 5550.
February 26, 2008
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