Portrait of Space 9 – 11 September 2011 ‘Portrait of Space’ brings together a group of artists, curators and theorists…
Dublin Contemporary Review
Declan Long discusses Dublin Contemporary on Arena, RTE Radio 1
Disavow at The Joinery, curated by ACW student
Disavow Ella Burke, Elaine Reynolds & Francis Wasser curated by Enagh Farrell and Magda Marysia Wieckiewicz (ACW) … The Joinery,…
‘A Public Mosaic’ – An experimental collaborative project of work by NCAD MA, Art in Contemporary World & UCD MA Architecture students
Image credit: James Kennedy, Gatewalls, UCD, 2011 This collaborative process began with a series of discussion between UCD and NCAD students…
An interview with Bice Curiger
An interview with Bice Curiger, the Director of the 54th International Art Exhibition “ILLUMInations”, Venice Biennale 2011.
Seeing Through Objects: an ACW-led group discussion at the 2011 Venice Biennale
This discussion will build on the recent series of presentations on the subject of ‘What is an object?’ lead by…
In defence of an idea (by one who was there)
Starting out to criticise something that one hasn’t seen, heard, read, and so on, is obviously ill-advised, especially if, despite…
The Art in the Contemporary World Dayennial Friday 4th Feb 2011
Prior to our intensive tourist travels around our home city, here is a breakdown of the schedule of visits and…
Writing: Holding Space – on the work of Kennedy/Browne
Holding Space: on the work of Kennedy/Browne, by Declan Long Essay included in the catalogue for Ireland’s representation at the…
‘An avalanche, a transformation…’ by Declan Long
Some assorted thoughts on music journalism and art criticism Article written for Circa magazine’s new online ‘Criticism’ issue: http://www.recirca.com/cgi-bin/mysql/show_item.cgi?post_id=5270&type=Issue131&ps=publish This special…
Writing: Drawing and different mediums
Some people asked about the paper I gave at the Lismore, Gerard Byrne event. Here is a longer version of…
In Images: Norbert Schwontkowski & Caoimhin Mac Giolla Leith, at Kerlin Gallery
Thursday June 10th 2010
Seminar: The Body and its Systems: Phenomenology, Technology and Modernity
NB AS OF SEPT 2011 ACTIVITY HAS MOVED TO: alittletagend.blogspot.com The purpose of this seminar is to explore phenomenological accounts…
Writing: Aesthetics and the Good Society
This is a work in progress, but it makes reference to Mark Fisher’s “Capitalist Realism” so might be one way…
Writing: Papers on Luhmann, systems theory and art by Francis Halsall
Following the class on Luhmann, here is the paper I presented recently on Luhmann and the art of Phil Collins.…
In Images: MA ACW 2009 – snapshots
Henk Slager, curator of Shanghai Biennale 2008, at the MA ACW / GRADCAM roundtable ‘Of Publics and Pedagogies’, Irish Pavilion,…
Writing: New writing on art at Forth
It’s grim up North Art inside out Posted By: Francis Halsall (193.1.217.20) Date: 12/01/2009 2:03 pm
Writing: On art and the state
The art of the state And here are two letters to the editor responding to it: here. Posted By: Francis Halsall…
Forth: New online publication on current affairs (including art)
Forth is an Irish online publication that seeks to dig beneath the surface issues covered in the news and offer…
ACW participant Edel Horan wins art writing competition
ACW participant Edel Horan recently won a criticism competition run by Draiocht and Fingal Co. Co. You can read her…