'2012 - 2022, a decade of exhibitions' | Anniversary Winter Group Show | Olivier Cornet Gallery

2012-2022 Group Show at Olivier Cornet Gallery

'2012-2022, a decade of exhibitions at the Olivier Cornet Gallery', an anniversary group show at the gallery this Winter

15 December 2022 - 22 February 2023

'2012-2022, a decade of exhibitions at the Olivier Cornet Gallery'

A Winter group show curated by Olivier Cornet and his interns Lisa Brero and Mary Rose Porter

with special thanks to our volunteers Genevieve Rust and Natalia Sikora.

Featuring work by Annika Berglund, Aisling Conroy, Hugh Cummins, Mary A. Fitzgerald, Jordi Forniés, Conrad Frankel, David Fox, Claire Halpin, Nickie Hayden, Eoin Mac Lochlainn, Miriam McConnon, Seán Mulcahy, Sheila Naughton, Yanny Petters, Kelly Ratchford, Freda Rupp, Vicky Smith and Susanne Wawra

Launch of the show: Thursday 15 December, 6pm at the Olivier Cornet Gallery.

The gallerist will be in conversation with Mary Pavlides, Chairwoman of the Contemporary Irish Art Society (CIAS).

Availability of the show: Tuesdays to Sundays at the gallery.

The exhibition is dedicated to the memory of Rosemarie and Seán Mulcahy.

A slideshow featuring photos of key moments in the life of the gallery will also be viewable during the course of the exhibition.

Each work is accompanied by notes which you can read at the gallery, or here by clicking on 'About the work' below.

Due to popular demand, the show has been extended to run until the 22nd of February 2023 (instead of the 15th of February as announced initially).

The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to present this anniversary exhibition

This year the Olivier Cornet Gallery celebrated 10 years in business. From its first gallery space in the Wooden Building in Temple Bar, through a tenure at 5 Cavendish Row, to its current location at 3 Great Denmark Street, the gallery has had the pleasure of hosting many solo and thematic art exhibitions. Its anniversary group show, '2012 - 2022, a decade of exhibitions at the Olivier Cornet Gallery’, will feature a selection of works by our currently represented artists and members of our AGA group. The show will also include work by two artists who have passed, namely the painter Seán Mulcahy (1926-2018) and the ceramicist Freda Rupp (1946-2019).

The exhibition proposes to show works that have marked important milestones in the life of the gallery and/or the career of the artists. Some stand out group exhibitions, referenced in the show, would include ‘A Terrible Beauty’ (2014), ‘Hopscotch’ (2015), ‘2°C’ (2017), presented at the VUE Art Fairs (RHA Dublin) - and our annual Bloomsday exhibitions. Sometimes described as ‘intriguing’ or ‘innovative’, these exhibitions have often challenged our perception of contemporary art in Ireland.

Featuring works from solo exhibitions by established artists such as Claire Halpin, Eoin Mac Lochlainn, Miriam McConnon and Yanny Petters, ‘2012-2022…’ will also reflect on the ways in which art can help us ask relevant questions, meditate on the state of affairs in the current epoch, empathize with -and relate to- each other and negotiate our way forward in these challenging times.

For this exhibition, the gallerist has invited his two current interns, namely Mary Rose Porter and Lisa Brero, to assist him in curating and documenting the works: Each piece indeed will be accompanied by a text -accessible through QR codes- providing some background information about the work.

Through this exhibition, visitors will also be able to see the many collaborations* the gallery has pursued over the years: guest speakers for the vernissages, guest co-curators, special collaborations such as the one with the art historian and story teller Jean Ryan, the many interventions from the world of the words: poets and organisations such as Fighting Words for instance, and the world of music through our events for Culture Night.

For the launch the gallery has invited Mary Pavlides, chairwoman of the Contemporary Irish Art Society, who will chat with Olivier about the OCG’s first decade and the works he chose for this exhibition. The exhibition will launch on the 15th of December 2022 and run until the 22nd of February 2023.

The exhibition is dedicated to the memory of Rosemarie and Seán Mulcahy.

Coverage, reviews and mentions:

- Irish Arts Review Magazine, Christmas exhibitions, Winter edition 2022

- Your guide to the best exhibitions currently taking place around the country, Philip Carton, Business Post, 27 November 2022

- The 13 Best Exhibitions To See In December, Penny McCormick, The Gloss Magazine, 1 December 2022

- Another Christmas Story, Eoin Mac Lochlainn, 22 December 2022

- “Escape The January Blues With some Turner Time”, Elizabeth Birdthistle, The Irish Times (Weekend Review Supplement, Home & Design, page3), Saturday 7 January 2023 (with Seán Mulcahy's 'Placescape LVII' reproduced in the article)

- The Best Exhibitions to See This Month, Penny McCormick, The Gloss Magazine, 11 January 2023 (with Yanny Petters's 'Hand Fan for Habitats II', reproduced in the article)

- Group show celebrates ten years of Olivier Cornet Gallery (subtitle: Works from 18 artists at the celebratory exhibition include David Fox’s Falls Peace Wall and Hand Fan for Habitats II by Yanny Petters), Philip Carton, Business Post, 22 January 2023.

"A visit to Olivier Cornet Gallery on Great Denmark Street, Dublin is a must to catch the final weeks of his celebratory exhibition marking ten years of the gallery. The group show, which is thoughtfully curated by Olivier and his team Lisa Brero, Mary Rose Porter, Genevieve Rust and Natalia Sikora, is a timely review of the gallery’s journey over the past decade..."

The article highlighted Eoin Mac Lochlainn's Waiting, Kelly Ratchford's 'Just Boys and Girls', David Fox's 'Falls Peace Wall', Hugh Cummins's 'Frustum series' and Yanny Petters's 'Hand Fan for Habitats II'.
Click here if you would like to read the review.

- Decades of memory at the Eponymous Gallery, Maisie Greener, Trinity News, 15 March 2023

*Back in 2016, Gerry Walker wrote about the gallery's collaborative approach in the Irish Arts Review Magazine (Summer edition), an article titled The French New Wave, which is still available online.