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Philippe Parreno at IMMA, Dublin

Pilar Corrias is delighted to announce a major solo exhibition of the work of Philippe Parreno at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin. 

Philippe Parreno: November comprises some 15 mixed-media works ranging from such seminal films as The Boy from Mars  to installations such as  Speech Bubbles. This exhibition is not merely a survey of previous works but is seen by Parreno as an opportunity to revisit and even refabricate older works in order to transform the gallery spaces at IMMA. The title,  November,  is a starting point for injecting life and energy into the exhibition as the newly adapted works are exhibited from the month of November. 

For his exhibition at IMMA Parreno has adapted existing works such as  Orange Bay (After Gabriel Tarde’s Fragment of Future History),  2002, in which orange plexiglas is placed in the windows of the galleries creating an orange glow that bathes the space in a surreal light, transforming the way we see the exhibition spaces. While in Speech Bubbles,  2009, an installation of helium balloons, Parreno has changed the colour of the original work  Speech Bubbles, 1997, from white to gold. The cartoon shaped speech bubbles, which where originally created to carry trade union slogans during a demonstration, appear in this installation as a cloud of bubbles, empty of words, collecting on the ceiling suggesting a potential or suspended discourse which may or may not occur.

In association with a preview at IMMA on Monday 3 November, The Irish Film Institute presents a screening of the ground-breaking film Zidane, A 21st Century Portrait, made in collaboration with Douglas Gordon, alongside the Irish debut of the major new film 8 June, 1968, 2009. The screening will be followed by  Philippe Parreno and Rachael Thomas, Senior Curator: Head of Exhibitions, IMMA in conversation.

This event takes place at the Irish Film, Institute 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. For further details and booking information please visit the IFI website  www.ifi.ie

Philppe Parreno: November

Irish Museum of Modern Art

3 November 2009 - 24 January 2010