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TIMBUKTU
An exhibition of Irish and international contemporary artists at Pallas Contemporary Projects
Preview: Friday 28th of November, 6 - 9pm.
Date: 28th of November - 20th of December.

"Where the map of this world ends, that's where the map of Timbuktu begins…"

Although its precise etymology is unknown, French orientalist René Basset posited
that in the Berber languages "buqt" means "far away", and "Tin-Buqt(u)" means a
place almost at the other end of the world. Timbuktu here refers to the furthest
place of the imagination, a mystical realm beyond the material world, and a quixotic
idea.

This curated exhibition will feature a selection of sought-after artists from
Ireland and beyond. The artists presented here, together for the first time and
on such a scale, are successfully showing their work nationally and internationally,
through solo exhibitions in commerical galleries and institutions, Biennales and
Art Fairs, - garnering as they go, artists' awards and residencies - and engaging
with current agendas within art practice, defining and redrawing the parameters
of what it means to be an international artist. Following the success of last year's
group painting exhibition 'Thirty Two Thousand Years Later', the curators have
brought to bear a more open-ended expression of 'wall-based' artworks, introducing
'plastic' possibilities into the frame of the exhibition.

Exhibiting artists: Sheila Rennick, Bea McMahon, Sanja Todorovic, Joe Nagle,
Sonia Sheil, Linda Quinlan, Gayle Anderson, Grainne Brady, Peter Cabocky,
Aoife Cassidy, Gordon Cheung, Brendan Flaherty, Beth O'Halloran, Andy Harper,
Des Kenny, Gillian Lawler, Stephen Loughman, Colin Martin, Sarah O Brien,
Eamon O'Kane, Ann Quinn, Blaise Drummond

Pallas Contemporary Projects focuses on the exchange of Irish and international
artists with a strong conceptual approach working in different media. PCP is also
a proving ground for young and emerging artists, offering a space to experiment
and take risks with their practice. Commission on sales at Timbuktu will go towards
the galleries 2009 exhibition programme.

Listings Information
Date: 28th of November - 20th of December.
Venue: Pallas Contemporary Projects, 111 Lr. Grangegorman Rd, Dublin 7.
Time: 12pm-6pm Thursday - Saturday
Tickets: FREE

Aoife Cassidy


Ann Quinn


Bea McMahon


Beth O'Halloran


Blaise Drummond


Andy Harper

Brendan Flaherty


Gordon Cheung

Pallas Contemporary Projects
111 Grangegorman Road Lower, Dublin 7, Ireland
T: +353 1 635 9766
E: info [at] pallasprojects.org
Opening Hours: Thurs - Sat, 12 - 6 pm