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News – Dorothy Cross

  • DOROTHY CROSS: RIDERS TO THE SEA

    DOROTHY CROSS: RIDERS TO THE SEA

    Set design project for the English National Opera
    27 - 30 November 2008

    English National Opera marks the 50th anniversary of the death of one of England’s best-loved composers, Ralph Vaughan Williams, with a major new production conducted by British music specialist Richard hickox and directed by the acclaimed actress Fiona Shaw. Riders to the Sea is set in the Aran Islands and is his most moving and compelling opera. The piece’s visual concept has been jointly devised by Irish multi-media artist Dorothy Cross and set designer Tom Pye

  • Dorothy Cross: Exquisite Corpse

    Dorothy Cross: Exquisite Corpse

    Group exhibition at IMMA, Dublin, Ireland
    9 September 2008 - 29 March 2009

    Exquisite Corpse is an exhibition of 17 works from the IMMA Collection that seeks to reveal a variety of perspectives on the Collection. The title of the exhibition is drawn from the game ‘Exquisite Corpse’ which was invented by the Surrealists in 1925 where a collection of words or images are collectively assembled. In this case the game’s structure is used to tap into the eclectic character of IMMA’s Collection.

  • Dorothy Cross: Stage

    Dorothy Cross: Stage

    Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery
    14 June - 26 July 2008

    This work has been specially commissioned to mark the launch of the Shrewsbury Darwin200 celebrations commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Birth of Charles Darwin.

    ‘Stage’ was made in the Galapagos Islands which Cross visited with the actor Fiona Shaw (a childhood friend and occasional collaborator) together they explore the current conditions on the Islands and reflect, in that context, on the evolution of art itself and the role for artists within a world facing increasing environmental and cultural changes.