Brian Maguire - Nature morte
- Wednesday 30 April to Sunday 6 July
- Mon-Sun : 2pm-6pm
Wed : 2pm-8pm
- Admission free
Open for Nuit Blanche, on Saturday 7 June, from 8pm to midnight
Close for the Fête de la Musique, on Saturday 21 June
« We need to honour the fact that men and women die just trying to get work ». These are the words of renowned painter Brian Maguire who has committed the last forty years to revealing the impact of war, corruption and oppression on the human condition. In order to escape endemic narco-trafficking and poverty, thousands travel through the Brazilian Amazon every year to often end up in the soup kitchens of major North American cities. On the way, hundreds lose their lives making the perilous journey across the Arizona-Sonoran desert in a desperate attempt to cross illegally from Mexico to the USA.
Working in this case from photographs of their unidentified remains taken between 2017 and 2019, the artist compares the act of painting to a furious cry of love and remembrance. In stark yet beautiful terms, Maguire renders visible the fate of forgotten individuals. A short documentary in the exhibition further contextualises his deeply invested approach.
Discover here his discussion with the activist Bill Shipsey for the opening night of NATURE MORTE.
Find out more about the screening and discussion of the documentary The Life of Brian (Maguire) on Tuesday 6 May at 7.30pm.
From the 3rd of October 2024 to the 18th of May 2025, Maguire's work was the subject of a retrospective exhibit, La Grande Illusion, at the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin. The short documentary Lament by Alan Keane is about the installation of this exhibition and includes an interview with Brian Maguire in his studio.
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