Four is devoted to the development of an uninhibited artistic exploration of ideas, discourses and new trends in contemporary art and its practices. It sees its function as promoting, supporting and bringing contemporary art, curators and the artists who take part in its evolution to the public's attention. The term contemporary art generally refers to art being done now. ... An artist is someone who employs creative talent to produce works of art. ...

History

Four opened in November 2005 in Dublin. Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. ...

Information

Overall, Four will provide an open forum and engaging environment, which endeavors to inspire creativity, nurture relationships and stimulate discourse on the art of our time.

Exhibitions

• The Doubloon - Xylor Jane's work draws on mathematical algorithoms to make intricate and staggering installations.

• Borderline - combines the work of three artists, each distinct in character and tone, but sharing astounding levels of skill and formal craftsmanship.

• Rise to the Occasion - an exhibition of new work by Isabel Nolan, which include drawings, paintings, and sculpture, describe a certain anxiety about understanding.

• Pockets -employes piano/synths/& beats as well as incorporating live-layering from guests collaborators which may include cello, keyboards and vocals.

• Mine Are of Trouble - a new video work by Declan Clarke that contrasts Luxemburg's beliefs with his own encounters with her life and work, and furthermore his attempts to directly introduce these into his past romantic relationships.

• Death and the Compass - is linked by a proximity between form and content and an honesty in use of materials.

Artists

• Xylor Jane's - work draws on mathematical algorithms to make intricate and staggering installations. Deriving her patterns from often basic arthimetic exercises (such as the Fibonacci Series or prime numbers), she deals in both complexity and simplicity, finding hidden curiosities and subtle patterns amidst swarms of numbers. Her rigourous execution highlights the personal touch and commitment she brings to each piece.

• Robert Carr's - work to date has involved making objects from elemental building blocks, structured by a geometrical logic. He has focused his work on the use of visual rhythms, patterns and symmetries, on the effects of scale on perception, and on methods of deconstruction and reconstruction.

• Paul McKinley's - new work is about perception and the complexity of cultural memory. He is interested in the idea of the landscape being a product of culture before it registers as nature and how ones sense of the landscape comes from, and is informed by, memories, myths, folklore, songs, poetry and painting.

• Sufjan Stevens - is a musician who plays over twenty instruments and also a fiction writer, Stevens’ guitar-based folk rock places him squarely and firmly in the category of indie pop/progressive folk/indie rock/singer-songwriter/chamber pop/lo-fi. Within the wide range of his interests and subject matter, Stevens’ music is tightly focused, intimate and melodic.

• Isabel Nolan's - works, which include drawings, paintings, sculpture and animation, describe a certain anxiety about understanding (or attempting to understand) life as ‘meaningful’, and the difficulty of formalising and describing experiences and ideas.

• Nina Hynes' - performance included songs employing piano/synths/& beats as well as incorporating live-layering from guests collaborators which may include cello, keyboards and vocals. Her music varies from instrumental to electro rock, experimental electronic to acoustic.

• Decaln Clarke - contrasts Luxemburg's beliefs with his own encounters with her life and work, and furthermore attempts to directly introduce these into his past romantic relationships.

• Neil Bickerton - Neil Bickerton
• Lorna Macintyre - Lorna Macintyre
• Sue Tompkins - Sue Tompkins
• Gregor Wright - Gregor Wright

Location

Four is located at 11 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland.

External links

• Four website