18/06/2009
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PRESS RELEASE ISSUED: 18th June 2009
BIK VAN DER POL
PUBLIC ARENA
GIANT BALL EVENT AND PHOTOSHOOT
Tallaght Stadium, Whitestown Way Tallaght , Dublin 24
27 June, 2009
1 pm - 4 pm
On the 27th June 2009 drivers on the N81 will notice a rather different type of ball moving around Tallaght Stadium. Over eight meters in diameter, this giant ball is part of a public art project by Dutch artists Bik van der Pol commissioned by South Dublin County Council.
Having first noticed the half finished Stadium in 2007, the artists began to explore its background and quickly realised there was more to the derelict shell on Whitestown Way then met the eye.
Controversy surrounded the potential uses of the Stadium and Jos van der Pol and Liesbeth Bik spent nearly two years documenting the conflict that occurred and the effects it had on the surrounding community. Their work culminates in the Public Arena project:
Giant Ball: The installation of a giant ball at Tallaght Stadium. 27th June 2009
Video: A 30 minute film about the history of the Stadium, made in collaboration with the
students of Tallaght Community School. Titled Public Arena the production will be screened on 27th of June in the Stadium.
The event is open to the Public and anyone curious to see inside Tallaght Stadium is more than welcome to attend.
A project from IN CONTEXT 3, South Dublin County Councils
Per Cent for Art programme 2006 -2009
http://incontext.southdublin.ie
For more information please contact:
Ali Curran, Public Arena project co-ordinator:
086 233 2560
Rachel McAree, Project Manager, In Context 3:
01 414 9223
Details of Public Arena event programme and additional screenings overleaf >>>>>>>
PUBLIC ARENA: Event details
LIVE INSTALLATION / BALL EVENT AND PHOTOSHOOT
Tallaght Stadium, Whitestown Way Tallaght , Dublin 24
27 June, 2009
1 pm-4 pm
Event schedule:
1.00 pm: Welcome by Mayor of South Dublin County Council
Introduction by Bik Van der Pol
1.15 pm: Screening of Public Arena, video piece
2-4 pm: Live installation / ball event with photoshoot
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SCREENING 1
The film Public Arena will be shown in
Rua Red, South Dublin Arts Centre
June 29-July 4, 2009
5.30-6.30 pm
Rua Red South Dublin Arts Centre
Civic Square
Tallaght
Dublin 24
Ireland
Information +353 1 451 5860
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SCREENING 2
The film Public Arena will be continuously screened on a monitor in:
Project Arts Center
13th July-1st August, 2009
Open Monday-Saturday 11am-8 pm
39 East Essex Street
Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Ireland
Information +353 (0)1 881 9613
ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Bik Van der Pol (artists Liesbeth Bik and Jos van der Pol ) have been making work collectively since 1995. They explore the potential of art to produce and transmit knowledge, and they research methods of how to activate situations and to create platforms for collective activities. Recent exhibitions include One Day Sculpture, Auckland, (2009); U-Turn, Copenhagen; Marie Louise Hessel Museum/CCS Bard, NY; Van AbbeMuseum, Eindhoven; ISP Whitney, New York; Kiscelli Museum, Budapest (2008); Istanbul Biennale; European Kunsthalle, Cologne; Moscow Biennale (2007); INSA Art Space, Seoul; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; MOCA, Taipei (2006); Secession, Vienna; Cork Caucus (2005).
More information on www.bikvanderpol.net
Public Arena was commissioned under South Dublin County Councils In Context 3 Per Cent for Art Programme 2006 -2009, which is funded by the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the National Roads Authority.
http://incontext.southdublin.ie