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Pink is My Colour

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In her excellent essay “A Cultural History of Pink – Just in Time for the Pinkest Summer Ever” for Sotheby (28 July 2023), Valerie Steele wrote:

“…in recent years hip hop has had the greatest influence on pink in popular culture. In addition to the female rappers, such as Lil’ Kim, Rihanna, and Nicki Minaj, there are a host of male rappers who wear pink, beginning with Big Boi who wore pink to the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards. Kanye West adopted neo-preppy pink polos, while Pharrell wore the Japanese brand A Bathing Ape, which popularized pink camouflage for men…”

Pink is my colour is a group show featuring work by artists invited by Olivier Cornet or artists his gallery represents or works with on a regular basis: Hugh Cummins, David Fox, Kelly Ratchford, Mary A. Fitzgerald, Nickie Hayden, Eoin Mac Lochlainn, Yanny Petters, Sheila Naughton, Bernadette Doolan and Hannah Ní Mhaonaigh to name a few. Beyond the usual cliches — or their unmasking — about gender, states of mind and people’s general attitudes to life, this show invites the viewer to look at how artists use the colour pink in their work, a colour that is quite rare in nature except in flowers. This is an exhibition that also purports to outline the power of words and how they can influence the way we look at things, even when taking a closer — or seemingly carefree — look at artworks. Just like James Joyce’s Ulysses and its colourful characters, this exhibition promises to bring out a rich array of bold and wonderful tones.

WHEN:

9 June to 31 July 2024
Official Launch: 3 pm, Sunday 9 June 2024
9 June: 12 noon to 5pm
10 June: closed
11 June: 11am to 6pm
12 June 11am to 6pm
13 June 11am to 8pm
14 June 11am to 6pm
15 June 12 noon to 5pm
16 June 12 noon to 5pm

For more information, please visit Olivier Cornet’s website.

Image: Mary A. Fitzgerald, Cave-dwellers (detail), acrylic on canvas, 100x100cm

Bloomsday at Marsh’s Library

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”… the stagnant bay of Marsh’s library where you read the fading prophecies of Joachim Abbas…” Ulysses

While waiting for his exam results from University College (now University College Dublin), 20 year-old James Joyce visited Marsh’s Library on the 22nd and 23rd of October 1902. He wrote down his address as “7 St Peter’s Terrace, Cabra.” For two days during the Bloomsday Festival, Marsh’s library will have that visitors’ book on display along with the volume of the prophecies of Joachim Abbas that Joyce mentioned in Ulysses. The furniture in the Old Reading Room of the library has not been replaced since. Visitors will be able to see the table where James Joyce/Stephen Dedalus would have consulted the book. The 1589 Venice edition gives the text of the 30 prophecies in Latin and Italian, with an accompanying commentary and an engraving for each. Legend has it, that it was W.B. Yeats who recommended the rare book to Joyce and told him to find it in Marsh’s library.

Tickets are €7 general, €4 concession. Free entry for under 18s and those in receipt of social welfare. Tickets are available online or at the door.

To see the online exhibition James Joyce: Apocalypse and Medievalism in Marsh’s Library, click here.

WHEN:

Friday, June 14, 9:30am – 5:00pm
Saturday, June 15, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Bloomsday at the James Joyce Centre

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The James Joyce Centre welcomes you to its doors to celebrate the greatest time of the year, Bloomsday!

The James Joyce Centre is proud to organise the Bloomsday Festival on behalf of the city of Dublin. As a token of our appreciation to Dublin and all the participants of Bloomsday, we will be open free of charge on Sunday, June 16th. Come see Leopold Bloom’s door from No. 7 Eccles Street, where it all began. Browse our exhibitions, parlour rooms, and interactive guides to Joyce’s life and work. Marvel at the beautifully preserved 18th century townhouse, a stunning example of high Georgian architecture. See the Maginni Room, named after “Mr Denis J Maginni, prof. of dancing & co.,” the real-life dance instructor who used the room as his dance studio and is mentioned in Ulysses! There will be readings, talks, music, and fun throughout the day!

Feel free to dress up in your finest bowler hats and Edwardian garb as you join visitors from around the world for an unparalled literary occassion. For more information, visit our website at www.jamesjoyce.ie.

We hope to see you there!

Ulysses: An Odyssey by Suzanne Freeman

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Ulysses: An Odyssey is a visual introduction to the story, characters, and themes of Ulysses. Suzanne Freeman recreates each episode of Ulysses in a series of 18 display cases that reference prominent motifs, objects, and locations. From Stephen’s Martello tower key in ‘Telemachus’ to Bloom’s cigar in ‘Cyclops’ and a map of the 19 intersecting vignettes in ‘Wandering Rocks,’ Ulysses: An Odyssey is a stunning visual depiction of the novel, one that showcases the mundane objects of everyday life on June 16th, 1904 with vibrancy and clarity.

The exhibition is included in admission to the James Joyce Centre. Tickets are €7 general, €5 concession. Tickets can be purchased online or at the reception desk.

The James Joyce Centre is open 11-16 June, 10:30am to 4:30pm.

Come and See Me, I’m a Crossword Puzzle

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Come and See Me, I’m a Crossword Puzzle is a celebration of the art and creativity of Lucia Joyce. Described by her father as a “fantastic being,” she became a pioneering modern dancer and artist in the heart of avant-garde 1920s Paris who was acclaimed for her ‘unmistakeable personality.” Incarcerated in several mental institutions during the last forty years of her life for schizophrenia, Lucia never lost her indelible artistic spirit, producing illustrations for Work in Progress, Pomes Penyeach, and other work. This exhibition, based on the conceptional designs of Dr. Deirdre Mulrooney, highlights her artistic output, unquenchable spirit, and arduous life by displaying several of her drawings, letters, photos, and personal items.

The exhibition is included in admission to the James Joyce Centre. Tickets are €7 general, €5 concession. Tickets can be purchased online or at the reception desk.

The James Joyce Centre is open 11-16 June, 10:30am to 4:30pm.