Exhibition

Main Exhibition Venue: Earlsfort Terrace

Dublin Contemporary 2011’s main exhibition venue was comprised of three spaces within the grounds of the National Concert Hall.

As well as occupying 84 rooms and spaces in the stunning neoclassical building adjoining the National Concert Hall, Dublin Contemporary made use of the serene Iveagh Gardens and the light-filled Annex, both within the Earlsfort Terrace complex.

The Iveagh Gardens featured a series of contemporary interventions that include a communications needle, body centered sculpture, ephemeral installations, and oddly familiar street signs. These artists included: Alexandre Arrechea, Ludovica Carbotta, Graham Dolphin, Katie Holten, Gavin O’Curry.       

Earlsfort Terrace Opening Times:
Mon - Wed 11am - 7.00pm
Thurs - Fri 11am - 8.00pm
Sat - Sun 11am - 7.00pm

Click here for information on purchasing tickets for the main exhibition venue.
There was free admission to the Ground Floor.

For details on how to get to Earlsfort Terrace and the adjoining Iveagh Gardens, please click below to be redirected to
Plan Your Visit: Getting Here and Getting Around

Phone:

Box Office: +353 (0)1 476 7161

National Gallery of Ireland

The National Gallery holds the national collection of European and Irish fine art.

As part of Dublin Contemporary 2011 the National Gallery of Ireland hosted a number of works by a number of international artists as well as a new commission by the distinguished Irish artist Brian O’Doherty. Other artists exhibiting at the National Gallery included Dexter Dalwood, Alberto Di Fabio, Graham Dolphin, Manuel Ocampo, Liam O’Callaghan, Jorge Tacla, Ishmael Randall Weeks. Admission Free.

Monday - Saturday 9.30AM - 5.30PM
Thursday 9.30AM - 8.30PM
Sunday Noon - 5.30PM

Merrion Square West,
Dublin 2,
Ireland

Website:

http://www.nationalgallery.ie/

Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane

Located in Dublin’s city centre, Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane, originally called The Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, houses one of Ireland’s foremost collections of modern and contemporary art.

In collaboration with Dublin Contemporary 2011 Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane presented DISTURBANCE by Willie Doherty. Admission Free.

Tuesday to Thursday 10AM - 6PM
Friday and Saturday10AM - 5PM
Sundays 11AM - 5PM

Charlemont House, Parnell Square North
Dublin 1, Ireland

Website:

http://www.hughlane.ie

The Royal Hibernian Academy

The Royal Hibernian Academy originated when artists from the Society of Artists in Ireland petitioned the then Viceroy, Earl Talbot, in the late 1700s for the opportunity to exhibit their works annually.
Today the RHA is an artist-led organisation, a 32-county body with charitable status. Its core remit is to support contemporary art and artists in Ireland through exhibition, education and advocacy.

As part of Dublin Contemporary 2011 the Royal Hibernian Academy will host an exhibition of works by American painter Lisa Yuskavage as well as a new commission by Irish artist James Coleman. Free Admission.

Monday and Tuesday   11AM - 5PM
Wednesday - Saturday 11AM - 7PM
Sunday                 2PM - 5PM

Gallagher Gallery
15 Ely Place, Dublin 2, Ireland

Website:

http://www.royalhibernianacademy.ie/

The Douglas Hyde Gallery

The Douglas Hyde Gallery, founded in 1978, is an independent organisation located within Trinity College. The Gallery’s exhibition programme includes shows by major contemporary international artists as well as by emerging Irish artists, and occasionally exhibitions of ethnographic and craft artifacts.

For Dublin Contemporary 2011, the Douglas Hyde Gallery initiated an exhibition by American painter Alice Neel, comprising portraits of the artist’s family.
All were welcome and admission was free.

Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday 11AM - 6PM
Thursday 11AM - 7PM
Saturday 11AM - 4.45PM

Trinity College
Dublin 2
Ireland

Website:

http://www.douglashydegallery.com

City as a Gallery (Public Realm)

Dublin Contemporary 2011 also reached out to encompass the city’s lively public realm. By bringing art directly into Dublin’s public paved and green spaces, Dublin Contemporary 2011 fulfillled a promise to bring art directly to people of every walk of life. Through sculpture, installations, interventions and the creative use of public signage, the exhibition engaged the city and its inhabitants via accessible, sometimes enigmatic, always thought-provoking works. Participating artists included Alexandre Arrechea, Graham Dolphin, Ludovica Carbotta, S Mark Gubb and Matthias Schweizer.

On the Nature of Things, 2011

A map of public artwork by Katie Holten for Dublin Contemporary 2011 could be found by clicking here.