BASIC TALKS ~ Kate O' Shea

1pm, 13/12/2019
The Hugh Lane Gallery

Basic Space is delighted to present Kate O’Shea for our December BASIC TALK.

Kate O’ Shea is an artist with a social practice which includes printmaking, arts practice based research, the production of social spaces and publishing. From setting up a social space in the south west of Ireland in 2009 to co-producing SPARE ROOM Art Architecture Activism (www.spareroomproject.ie) with Eve Olney in Cork in 2019, Kate's collaborative practice is based on building spaces of solidarity and dialogue in order to explore alternatives to the social relations of capitalism.

In 2018 she published the book Durty Words with graphic designer Victoria Brunetta. With 134 contributors from all over the world, this is the first book of their publishing house: Durty Books. Kate has just completed an MA by Research in Printmaking as a space for solidarity and dialogue at Limerick School of Art and Design. Kate is currently working with Dawn Weleski to develop The People's Kitchen in Cork, Ireland which is being supported by Arts Council Ireland, managed by CREATE. Kate regularly exhibits nationally and internationally. www.kateosheablog.tumblr.com

BASIC TALKS is a series of talks with leading contemporary practitioners, taking place at The Hugh Lane on the second Friday of every month. Curated by Basic Space in partnership with The Hugh Lane, BASIC TALKS is a platform for lectures, workshops, presentations, and performances. Speakers include artists, curators, writers, and critics who will generate discourse on producing, framing and exhibiting art. BASIC TALKS is a collaboration between Basic Space and The Hugh Lane, exploring alternatives in the dissemination of contemporary art and its discourses.

Admission is free but spaces are limited to 50 so please arrive promptly to avoid disappointment.