Gerard Byrne, Whitechapel Gallery
Gerard Byrne, Whitechapel Gallery
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/11/2012 - 09:37
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Thursday, 17 January, 2013 (All day)
Until 8 March
The first major UK survey of Irish artist Ger
ard Byrne. He is renowned for his films which revisit historic moments and
conversations, ranging from an interview with philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre
; science fiction writers Arthur C. Clarke and Isaac Asimov discussing thefuture; and articles from Playboy magazine. His diverse subjects have enc
ompassed stories around the Loch Ness monster, the location of a Samuel Be
ckett play, or the history of Minimalist art. The exhibition traces Byrne’
s work from 2003 to today and includes seven major film installations, a s
eries of photographs and the UK