'BirdBecomeBird' performance work bought by Arts Council for Collection

The Irish Arts Council have added the performance work ‘BirdBecomeBird’ to their collection, the first performance only work to acquired so far.

Performance image of BirdBecomeBird from ‘Post-Opera’ exhibition in TENT Rotterdam, 2019, curated by Kris Dittel.

This vocal work draws upon an exploration between the human and the nonhuman, as well as taking inspiration from the theories of becoming from Giles Deleuze and the compositions of Oliver Messiaen.

Article on the Arts Council buying this work ‘How to Sell Art When it’s a Performance, not a Painting; is in the Dublin Inquirer here.

The artworks newly added to the collection are by artists who live and work in communities both across Ireland and internationally. The acquisitions include drawing, installation, performance, painting, print, photography, sculpture and video.

Announcing the purchases, Maureen Kennelly, Director of the Arts Council said:

"The Arts Council is delighted to continue the work of the Collection through the acquisition of a range of exciting, ambitious work by a wonderful group of artists. The work included here shows the ambition and breadth of practice in Ireland’s visual arts currently, and we look forward to sharing these works with the public on whose behalf the Collection is developed. In both supporting artists and engaging the public, this work delivers on the Arts Council’s key priorities in its 10 year strategy Making Great Art Work: Leading the Development of the Arts"
More from the Arts Council on their new acquisitions here.