Dennis Oppenheim: Land and Body Art from the 1960s and '70s.IRISH MUSEUM OF MODERN ART The Irish Museum of Modern Art (Irish: Músaem Nua-Ealaíne na hÉireann), also known as IMMA, opened in May 1991 and is Ireland's leading national institution exhibiting and collecting modern and contemporary art. Back in the late '60s the young Dennis Oppenheim said disarmingly, "At the moment I'm quite lackadaisical lack·a·dai·si·cal adj. Lacking spirit, liveliness, or interest; languid: "There'll be no time to correct lackadaisical driving techniques after trouble develops" William J. Hampton. about the presentation of my work." Not so, as this show, curated by IMMA IMMA Insured Money Market Account IMMA International Motorcycle Manufacturers Association IMMA International Maritime Meteorological Archive IMMA Installation Materiel Maintenance Activity Head of Exhibitions Brenda McParland, proves. A rich spread of documents records and contextualizes sixteen early pieces, while key land-and body-art projects such as Landslide, 1968, Saltflat, 1969, Condensed con·dense v. con·densed, con·dens·ing, con·dens·es v.tr. 1. To reduce the volume or compass of. 2. To make more concise; abridge or shorten. 3. Physics a. 220 Yard Dash, 1969, and Parallel Stress, 1970, are detailed via photography, text, and video installation. Also featured are Oppenheim's "surrogate performers"--the manic, mechanical puppet-stars of Theme for a Major Hit, 1974, and Attempt to Raise Hell, 1974. Feb. 28-Apr. 22. |
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