Ireland at Venice Opens at CHQ Building Dublin

May 11th, 2013

John McLaughlin (Curator), Shelley McNamara (Grafton Architects), Ruairi Quinn (Minister for Education) and Elizabeth Francis (Commissioner).

Celebrating Ireland’s participation in the Venice Architecture Biennale 2012 and Grafton Architects’ outstanding achievement in winning the Silver Lion, Ireland at Venice presents installations by heneghan peng architects (national representation), Grafton Architects, and O’Donnell and Tuomey Architects, each made specifically for the Biennale, in Dublin’s historic tobacco warehouse Stack A/CHQ. The three exhibits explore rich and diverse correspondences between sites and artforms, exploring the possibilities of architectural representation. It will also be on show at the Galway Arts Festival in the Absolut Festival Gallery in July, and in the National sculpture factory in Cork in September 2013.

The exhibition opens to coincide with the EFAP European Forum on Architectural Poilicy conference, part of Ireland”s EU Presidency events.

On opening the exhibition Minister Quinn said, “This exhibition is a celebration of the success, nationally and internationally, of the achievements of contemporary Irish architecture. High quality design will be a key element in the delivery of a sustainable future.”

VENUE

The CHQ Building, Docklands, Dublin 1

The exhibition will be open daily for three weeks from Saturday 11th May to Sunday 2nd June 2013.