Myths, History & Folklore Inspire Brighton Exhibition
Alice Maher stages her first major UK exhibition at Brighton Museum from 27 January - 9 April 07. She works in a wide variety of media, including sculpture, installation, drawing and photography to create unsettling pieces that trigger emotional responses.Many of her works draw on myth, history or folklore; all are beautifully and delicately crafted, yet have an underlying twist to them.Her dramatic pieces include a dress made of bees, a coat of nettles and ametal bed that becomes refrigerated and shines with frost. A recent series of photographs reveals her shockingly intimate relationship with nature, as she wears a helmet of snails, a necklace of tongues, a collar of hearts. Materials drawn from nature, together with glass and metal, are transformed into thought-provoking works
kAlice Maher emerged in the 1990s as one of Ireland’s leading artists and has received considerable attention in Europe.This is the first major exhibition of her work in the UK. It includes existing pieces as well as new work, some of it, such as a dinner set, created in response to Brighton Museum’s collections.
A series of talks and other events will accompany the exhibition.
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