Denis Connolly
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Denis Connolly, born in 1965 in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland, is an installation and video artist. He and his partner Anne Cleary
, both architects by education, have developed an art practice centred on observer participation. Their work addresses a heterogeneous public, often involving collaboration with artists from other disciplines, in particular dancer, writers and musicians, and often reflecting on contemporary urban life. Their recent exhibitions include a 3 month show at the Centre Georges Pompidou
in Paris. Recent publications include Moving Dublin, a book and DVD, published in April 2009 by Gandon Editions. They were awarded the 2009 AIB Award for Irish artists of exceptional potential. They live together in Paris with their twin daughters.
Anne Cleary
Anne Cleary, born in 1965 in Tullamore, Ireland, is an installation and video artist. She and her partner Denis Connolly, both architects by education, have developed an art practice centred on observer participation...
, both architects by education, have developed an art practice centred on observer participation. Their work addresses a heterogeneous public, often involving collaboration with artists from other disciplines, in particular dancer, writers and musicians, and often reflecting on contemporary urban life. Their recent exhibitions include a 3 month show at the Centre Georges Pompidou
Centre Georges Pompidou
Centre Georges Pompidou is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles, rue Montorgueil and the Marais...
in Paris. Recent publications include Moving Dublin, a book and DVD, published in April 2009 by Gandon Editions. They were awarded the 2009 AIB Award for Irish artists of exceptional potential. They live together in Paris with their twin daughters.
Publications
- 2009 - Moving Dublin incl. DVD. Gandon Editions, Kinsale. ISBN 978 0948037 696
- 2007 - Past and Presence incl. DVD. Gandon Editions, Kinsale. ISBN 978 0948037 511
Awards
- 2009 - AIB Award for Irish artists of exceptional potential.
- 2005 - EV+A 2005 award.
- 2003 - Best Documentary Film Prize, Kerry Film FestivalKerry Film FestivalThe Kerry Film Festival is an annual film festival in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland.The first festival with this name was held in 1993..From 2000, it has been called the Samhlaíocht Kerry Film Festival and funded by the Arts Council of Ireland, Kerry County Council, Fáilte Ireland, as well as...
. - 2000 - Moving Image Award, Cork Film Centre, Cork.
External links
- Centre Pompidou Pourquoi Pas toi? 15 October 2008 - 12 January 2009
- Circa 118 Review of Here There Now Then, LCGA, 2006.
- cityloops.net Moving Dublin Project Site.
- incontext In Context 3 Public Commission.
- connolly-cleary.com presenting videos, texts and photos by the artists.