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Golden Thread Gallery: Parodos GTG - Colin Darke - 4 Nov 2010 to 20 Nov 2010 Current Exhibition |
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Parodos GTG Colin Darke Opening 6pm � 8pm 4th � 20 November 2010 Project Space About the Exhibition Parodos GTG is the first showing of Colin Darke�s most recent series of paintings, Parodos, along with accompanying animations of its installation in the gallery space. The work, consisting of sixty paintings and two animations, reproduces a short film of the delivery of a speech by Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin. It refers implicitly to Sophocles� play Antigone and Lenin�s looped back-and-forth motion as he addresses his audience echoes the movement of the Greek chorus as it expresses the moral arguments of the drama. In formal terms, the piece also references the work of Bertolt Brecht, in which �Film in its own right can be used in the epic theatre as a kind of optical chorus.� About the Artist Colin Darke, originally from London, is based in Belfast. He studied at Goldsmiths College from 1977 to 1980 and is currently completing his PhD at the University of Ulster. He has shown widely, including solo shows in Dublin, Derry, London and Toronto. Group shows include Manifesta 3 (2000), Venice Biennale (2003), Busan Biennale (South Korea, 2004) and God and Goods (Villa Manin, Italy, 2008). About the Gallery From its beginnings, in 1998, in a former linen mill on a contested �peace line� in North Belfast, Golden Thread Gallery has delivered annual programmes of exhibitions and activities designed to make a real contribution to the visual arts and wider communities in Northern Ireland. Now located in Belfast�s developing �sailor-town� area, on the edge of the city centre, Golden Thread Gallery has grown a unique position in the region by simultaneously developing programs of contemporary art that reach local and international audiences. Golden Thread Gallery has no permanent collection. Providing instead an ongoing series of temporary exhibitions and activities, that provide accessible and thought provoking opportunities to engage with aspects of contemporary artistic practice. We pride ourselves on offering a friendly, open space where everyone is welcome. For those who have never visited the Golden Thread Gallery before, why not pay us a visit and get a taste for what we do. For further information about our program and projects visit our website www.goldenthreadgallery.co.uk or e-mail: [email protected], or why not join us on Facebook or Twitter, we love new friends. The Golden Thread Gallery is a company Limited by Guarantee NI 41642 and is accepted as a Charity by the Inland Revenue under reference XR 54731. Opening Hours: Tuesday - Friday 10.30am - 5.30 pm & Saturday - 10.30am - 4pm. Contact Details: 84-94 Great Patrick Street, Belfast, BT1 2LU. 0044 (0) 28 90330920 |
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