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Louis le Brocquy works at IMMA
Friday 5 May 2006
'Louis le Brocquy: A Celebration of the Artist's Ninetieth Year' presents a series of emblematic works which were selected in collaboration with the artist.
The works represent the artist's Grey Period and also his Presence, Procession and Human Image series.
The display includes 'Riverrun', 'Procession with Lilies III, 1985', and 'Children in a Wood I, 1988', considered by the artist to be the most important works in his Procession series.
The artist's most recent human image series is represented by two paintings, both titled 'Being', from 2002.
In addition, two works by le Brocquy are also being shown as part of the 'Irish Art of the Seventies' exhibition, which also opens at IMMA on 10 May.
They are 'James Joyce, Study 64', from the artist's famous Head series, and 'The Hosting of the Táin', one of the most striking of his works from the Táin tapestries series.
Highlights of le Brocquy's career include representing Ireland at the Venice Biennale in 1956, and exhibitions at the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (1976), the New York State Museum (1981), the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne (1988) and the Irish Museum of Modern Art (1996).
The Museum is also publishing a text by the artist discussing his practice. This will be the first in a new series of publications, launched to mark the 15th anniversary of IMMA's opening, giving artists in the Collection their own voice through interviews, artist's statements and essays.
'Louis le Brocquy: A Celebration of the Artist's Ninetieth Year' is curated by Marguerite O'Molloy, Assistant Curator: Collections, IMMA and runs until 10 December.
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