Join contemporary artist Gerard Byrne to hear about his work in relation to the Ruin Lust exhibition. Byrne’s installation 1984 and Beyond restages a conversation, first published in Playboy magazine in 1963, in which science-fiction writers imagine urban life and global politics in the future. In this talk Byrne discusses his work and interest in notions of modern ruin with Tate Britain director, Penelope Curtis.
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Artist's talk: Gerard Byrne
Gerard Byrne 1984 and Beyond 2005 3 single channel DVDsProduction still
Courtesy Lisson Gallery, London © Gerard Byrne
Tate Britain
Date & Time
29 April 2014 at 19.30–21.00
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Interview: Gerard Byrne
To coincide with the exhibition of Gerard Byrne’s new film work A Thing Is A Hole In A Thing It Is Not, currently on show at Lismore Castle Arts, and his film installation 1984 and Beyond, recently purchased by Tate and now on display at Tate Britain, Tate Etc. talks to the artist about some of the ideas behind both works.
