Dublin Fragments celebrates the work of the noted painter and architectural historian, Peter Pearson, who collected the pieces during the 1970s and 1980s, a period when swathes of Dublin’s 18th and 19th-century architectural heritage were being torn down for development and road widening. Pearson has long been a chronicler of Dublin’s lost architectural history. He initiated the Drimnagh Castle Restoration Project, has worked with An Taisce and the Irish Georgian Society, is a founder member of the Dublin Civic Trust and he restored and lived in The Sick and Indigent Roomkeepers’ building beside Dublin Castle. The exhibition also includes a number of his paintings.
Jane Beattie, says, ‘Anyone interested in the history of Dublin will find this a fascinating and evocative exhibition. Peter Pearson has an unrivalled knowledge of the city and an infectious determination to keep the memory of its past architectural glories alive.’
This event will open on weekdays from 9 – 21 October and on Sunday 18 October as part of Dublin Open House. A launch event – open to members of the public – will be held on the evening of 8 October 6 to 8pm.
Castletown House, Ireland’s largest and finest Palladian mansion, has lain closed to the public since last September – all because of a dispute about access and parking.
At the 42nd Annual General Assembly of Aosdána, the organisation whose members are honoured for their contribution to the arts in Ireland, Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh was the sole visual artist to join the ranks.
Representing Ireland at the 60th Venice Biennale, Eimear Walshe (they/them) presents Romantic Ireland, curated by Sara Greavu with Project Arts Centre, Dublin.