Amanda Coogan [ireland]
‘Yellow’

Sat. 1st Nov. 2008
duration performance 14.00 - 19.00

A tableaux vivant performance - over an extended duration the artist continuously washes the skirt of her dress. The work refers to the Irish tradition of Magdalene Laundries, institutions that housed “fallen” women,where they were to give penance for their sins by working in the laundry.

The work is a continuation of Coogan’s investigation into the presence of the artist as performer and the effect duration and endurance has on the energy of live work. The centrality of Coogan’s practice is durational live performance where powerful live events are fundamental to her videos and photographs. Her expertise lies in her ability to condense an idea to its very essence and communicate it through her body.

Coogan was awarded the prestigious AIB prize 2004. She has performed and exhibited her work Internationally including The Venice Biennale 03, Liverpool Biennal 04, PS1, New York, Galeria Safia, Barcelona, RHA, Dublin, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Asiat opia, Bangkok, Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris and MARTa Museum, Herford. Her work has recently been curated by Marina Abramovic as part of ‘When Time Becomes Form’ at Artists Space, New York in Sept. 2008.

In January 2005 Coogan published the first monograph on her practice, ‘A Brick In The Handbag’ in conjunction with her solo show at Limerick City Gallery of Art. Her work is currently on show at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin.

2nd - 23rd Nov. 2008
installation exhibition
[view by appointment]