Iain Irving : Research + Projects

Make the Artist happy : HUO on The Art of Curating

iainirving — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:42:37 +0000

A pacey run through of a number of useful ideas on curating as enhanced activity, good images. He talks of curating following the art of the time, so the art that is being made now allows curating to become enhanced outwith institution etc, but therefore it continues in the shadow of the art and artist …

Curativism

iainirving — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:23:55 +0000

Curating + Activism = Curativism

Cuando todo se hace realidad

iainirving — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:20:09 +0000

Some video I found of my piece in the Limousine Bull art collective (Matthew and Debbie Wickham) organised exhibition “Trust” at the National Trust of Scotland owned heritage property, Drum Castle, near Banchory, Aberdeenshire, September 2009.

diagram examples

iainirving — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:45:11 +0000

A way through the woods Now The standard Research overview diag

Mike Kelley

iainirving — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:09:46 +0000

I am a big fan of Kelley’s work, so his death this week is sad to hear about. LA Post Obituary Some memories of my encounters with his work were, while at the CCA, Glasgow in the 90′s I used to hire his video’s from Electronic Arts Intermix, and show them in the centre, as …

Wherever you go, there you are

iainirving — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:15:59 +0000

Wherever you go, there you are

John Muir’s 1000 mile walk to the Gulf of Mexico

iainirving — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:40:42 +0000

In a rubberized bag comb brush towel soap change of underclothing copy of Burn's poems Milton's Paradise Lost Wood's botany small new testament journal map a plant press John Muir (1838 – 1914) Scottish born American naturalist, inventor, writer, rover and crusader for wilderness preservation “Only by going alone in silence, without baggage, can one …

Wise words from the Schnabelmeister

iainirving — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:21:17 +0000

Tagged: Art, art doubts, creativity, Schnabel, wise words

Leisure Beacon

iainirving — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:58:25 +0000

Funny what you find when raking around on holiday at home. This is a cassette tape of the first Leisure Beacon, a short lived radio show on SweetFM run from Glasgow Art School on 2 February 1995. The Leisure Beacon was hosted by David Shrigley, Jonathan Monk and Martin Young Tagged: 1995, art comedy, David …

SUPERPRIMER: Use only as directed

iainirving — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:27:22 +0000

Tagged: Beecroft, Curating Research, Dion, Friedman, Fritsch, Kelley, Kruger, lists, Rothschild, Schutte, Shrigley, spraypaintings, Stockholder, Trockel, Wall

Katharina Fritsch: Diashow

iainirving — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:38:07 +0000

A view from the balcony

iainirving — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:38:59 +0000

I didn’t realise that Craig Richardson had recently authored a book on Scottish Art, (Scottish Art Since 1960: Historical Reflections and Contemporary Overviews, £61.25! everyone) but the new edition of Variant drew my attention to it with a review by Neil Mulholland and Robin Baillie, doing a sort of Waldorf and Statler act on it. …

A Curator requires…

iainirving — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:35:03 +0000

A Curator requires… YES A creative ability to interweave knowledge, experience and risk A relentless work ethic (a way of life) An instinct and ability to change outputs for precision and success MAYBE A social and professional position in the field A proven track record of successfully curated exhibitions / projects NO A historical and …

Martin Honert’s sculpture Feuer taken by The North Sea

iainirving — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:37:43 +0000

Martin Honert’s sculpture Feuer taken by The North Sea Tagged: Catterline, concept idea, curating, Curating Research, exhibition site, Experimental, film, Martin Honert, sculpture, The North Sea

Places for Exhibition talk

iainirving — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:00:56 +0000

Stage 3 CCS Lecture at Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen Monday 21 Nov 2011 Tagged: art experience, audio, curating, exhibition spaces, Experimental, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Harold Szeemann, lecture, teahing

The Blue Door

iainirving — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 17:01:55 +0000

The muddy path The raging river The rocks of solitude The haunted folly The dark dark trees The crooked fence The private house The opening in the woods Curated by Iain Irving November 2011 Tagged: blue door, concept idea, Curated Projects, curating, curating as practice, Curating Concepts, Curating Research, Experimental, Improvisational curating, river esk, text …

The Time Machine Museum

iainirving — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:55:36 +0000

Tagged: Curating Research

MOVING by Nicola Atkinson Does Fly & Stevie Jackson

iainirving — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:35:41 +0000

Sweet Nicola is coming to do a Guests @ Grays lecture at Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen on Friday 30th March 2012 http://guestsatgrays.wordpress.com/ Tagged: Curating Research

Hello, it’s me

iainirving — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:40:40 +0000

Tagged: Curating Research

Dick Hebdige is not dead: a bit of friction and breakage helps you remember that you’re living in time.

iainirving — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:56:02 +0000

Dick Hebdige is not dead: a bit of friction and breakage helps you remember that you’re living in time. Funny thing, today I was reading some old CCS text and Dick Hebdige was referenced (many times) and I thought about him and his book Subculture. After I bit of (digital) research, I found out …

Co-Creativity of yr Hand and yr Mind

iainirving — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:39:38 +0000

Research group at Gray’s School of Art, where we discuss things Co-Creativity of Hand and Mind Co-Creativity of Hand and Mind is potentially one of the most important research areas within Gray’s School of Art’s portfolio, strategically positioned to ‘knit together’ and interconnect knowledge in all the other research areas (Art in the Public Sphere, …

Blimey, in the bottom half of the Art Power 100

iainirving — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:15:21 +0000

And in the Art Review Power Art Top Hot hippity hop 100 62. Toby Webster 63. Germano Celant 64. Damien Hirst 65. Slavoj Zizek 66. Jeff Koons 67. Thaddaeus Ropac A-m-a-zing! Surely this shows influence and currency as opposed to just power. Tagged: Art Influence, Art Power, Art Review, Curating Research, Power 100, Toby Webster

Ecosse Nostra: you know who you are

iainirving — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:44:25 +0000

Charlotte Higgins’s Glasgow’s Turner Connection article in Guardian the other day. Interesting article (and comments) but as an art school tutor now, I really wouldn’t want to hang out with the students, cramping their style. Who wants some middle aged ‘guru’ hanging around when your making your mark. But then again maybe the ‘education’ exists …

You Suffer

iainirving — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:05:15 +0000

Tagged: Curating Research

Title Text Here

iainirving — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:15:51 +0000

Tagged: Curating Research

Ross Sinclair: The Real Life Gordons of Huntly Portable Museum

iainirving — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:14:22 +0000

Last Friday, Ross Sinclair completed his 3 month residence at Deveron Arts with a portable museum tour of Huntly. Starting from the Deveron Arts office at the Brander Museum, with a skype with The House of Gordon USA the audience group picked up various placards and paintings which Ross had produced depicting portraits of the …

The Curator is ‘In”

iainirving — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:20:20 +0000

An integration of the ‘expert’ into the local community, interestingly this chap, has offered up Architecture solutions, I was planning Curating solutions in a similar way… http://architecture5cents.com/ Tagged: Curating Research

Framework reflections

iainirving — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:23:58 +0000

The following are a couple of reflections made on the Framework curatorial group I have been attending recently – Framework website Maria Fusco : The Subjective Voice Saturday 10 September at Stills Gallery, Edinburgh Maria Fusco’s highly invigorating seminar and workshop was a personal challenge but on reflection has given my writing a new editorial …

A page from an old NME hidden in an old 1984 Blueprint MAGAZINE

iainirving — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:16:33 +0000

Tagged: Curating Research

I had a lot of trouble buying a curator a present. What do you get someone who thinks they are everything

iainirving — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:05:25 +0000

WHAT IS VIOLENCE? WHY CURATE? by Stewart Home Came across this text (link above) by Stewart Home which dissects curating a bit more, side panel about the live discussion reads like shit. Tagged: Curating Research

2 Bags : Taipei to Tarbert

iainirving — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:24:52 +0000

Tagged: Curating Research

Research Interview : Irving and Fremantle

iainirving — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:06:20 +0000

This is an interview between myself and Chris Fremantle which discusses my research and role within the art school. Conducted in May 2011 by phone. Chris Fremantle: The first question is: what is the relationship between your practice and your role in the art school? Iain Irving: Originally I was employed as a design tutor …

…and another thing

iainirving — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:40:26 +0000

Tagged: Curating Research

Free Curating : Field Protest

iainirving — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:37:00 +0000

Tagged: Curating Research

Gray’s School of Art MAsters show 2011 images

iainirving — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:38:54 +0000

RGU/Grays School of Art Masters website Tagged: Curating Research

Easy Rider

iainirving — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:19:54 +0000

Tagged: Curating Research

A movie of making a list for a hypothetical curatorial project

iainirving — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:36:34 +0000

Tagged: Curating Research

Groovy

iainirving — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 16:32:35 +0000

IT’S OUR PLAYGROUND Tagged: Curating Research

Page 696

iainirving — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 23:01:29 +0000

Paul Morley Jennifer Egan Fred Dellar Simon Frith Dorian Lynskey Ian Penman Greil Marcus Mick Farren Patti Smith Lester Bangs Kim Gordon Tagged: Curating Research, Dorian Lynskey, Fred Dellar, Greil Marcus, Ian Penman, Jennifer Eagan, Kim Gordon, Lester Bangs, Mick Farren, Patti Smith, Paul Morley, Simon Frith

Rock my Religion

iainirving — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:26:02 +0000

Rediscovered this video from re-reading Dan Graham’s book, Rock My Religion, by way of Patti Smith’s great Just Kids. I met him twice. I installed the Graham exhibition Interior Design for Space Showing Videotapes, at the Fruitmarket Gallery Edinburgh in 1986. Which was a pleasant and stimulating enough experience. It had Husker Dü, Sonic Youth …

Nice Kleenex

iainirving — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:34:10 +0000

Tagged: Curating Research

Dada wedding

iainirving — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:19:56 +0000

Nothing like a wacky dada wedding photo to cheers us all up. l-r Max Ernst, Juliet Browner, (Lee Miller?), Dorothea Tanning, Man Ray (1946) Tagged: Curating Research

It’s nice to be nice

iainirving — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 12:06:14 +0000

Nice bit of forced creativity from the riots BBC zoomable image Tagged: Curating Research

Gray’s School of Art, MAsters Degree Show 2011

iainirving — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:57:59 +0000

Tagged: aberdeen, Curating Research, exhibition, Gray's school of art, MA course, students

Nuclear Warhead and Phone Hacking

iainirving — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:41:29 +0000

“There’s nobody here!” Recently back from Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebridies – which could do with some sort of ‘curator’ to help in giving form and opportunity for the artists and community there. There are either artists getting away from things and work with the inspiring context or others who are continuing to …

Framework

iainirving — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:57:29 +0000

FRAMEWORK Framework is a new curatorial research and development project. Check it out Tagged: Curating Research

now

iainirving — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:11:41 +0000

Tagged: Curating Research

museum-of-hypothetical-lifetimes

iainirving — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 21:54:02 +0000

museum-of-hypothetical-lifetimes The therapist as curator Tagged: Curating Research

Bum Clocks do Ivor Cutler

iainirving — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 17:08:48 +0000

Tagged: Curating Research

Fowlsheugh

iainirving — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 11:02:01 +0000

Along the coast from our house the Scottish RSPB have built a fantastic new bird hide/shelter at the Fowlsheugh reserve. More substantial than the usual hide its made of sandstone, renewable sources of wood and has a sedum mat on its roof so that over time it will self-seed with local grasses. An interesting location …