Blue Funk
Artists Group
Blue Funk n. Inf., chiefly Brit. A state of great terror was the name used by Evelyn Byrne, Valerie Connor, Brian Cross (until 1991), Tom Green, Brian Hand, Jaki Irvine, and Kevin Kelly to make collaborative projects between 1990 and 1994. Registered as a not for profit company 1994 to 1999. Reviews for Blue Funk and other solo or group projects and exhibitions are listed below.
c oblique o: a film for Evelyn Byrne, 16mm colour sound film, transferred to videotape, funded by Arts Council/Irish Film Board. Screenings at the Irish Film Institute (Premiere, 1998); Centre Culturel d’Irlandais, Paris (2001); Mount St. Vincent University Gallery, Halifax (2001); Irish Film Institute, 30 Years On (2003); Galway Arts Centre, Artist-Led Archive (DVD, 2009).
Cursus Publicus, Sonsbeek ‘93, curated by Valerie Smith, Sonsbeek Park, Arnhem, 1993 [catalogue].
Ekker, the first Blue Funk exhibition, curated by Tommy Weir, Visual Arts Director, City Arts Centre, Dublin, catalogue, 1991. Toured to Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, directed by Noel Sheridan, 1991. Associated talks at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (12/11/91); Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide (14/11/91); Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne (21/11/91); Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane (04/12/91) [catalogue].
Stranger Still, Space Plenitude, Brisbane, 1992.
A State of Great Terror, Douglas Hyde Gallery, 1992 [poster & A4 text].
Sound and Plot Not Censored, Other Borders, curated by Tommy Weir, Grey Art Gallery, directed by Tom Sokolowski, NY, 1993 [pamphlet].
Cursus Publicus, Sonsbeek ‘93, curated by Valerie Smith, Sonsbeek Park, Arnhem, 1993 [catalogue].
Ekker, the first Blue Funk exhibition, curated by Tommy Weir, Visual Arts Director, City Arts Centre, Dublin, catalogue, 1991. Toured to Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, directed by Noel Sheridan, 1991. Associated talks at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (12/11/91); Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide (14/11/91); Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne (21/11/91); Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane (04/12/91) [catalogue].
Stranger Still, Space Plenitude, Brisbane, 1992.
A State of Great Terror, Douglas Hyde Gallery, 1992 [poster & A4 text].
Sound and Plot Not Censored, Other Borders, curated by Tommy Weir, Grey Art Gallery, directed by Tom Sokolowski, NY, 1993 [pamphlet].
Articles and Reviews
'Sculpting the Town' by Dan Cameron, Artforum, 1993.
'Into The Trees' by Stuart Morgan, Frieze, 1993.
'Other Borders' by Judith Higgins, Art in America, 1993.
'No Clear Policy on Which Artists Travel' by Jobst Graeve, Irish Times, 15 September, 1993.
'Installations: Is it Art or not?' by Richard Balls, Irish Press, Dec 23, 1992.
'Blue Funk' by Joan Fowler, ARM (Art Reading Material), PICA (Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts) Official Opening Edition, November 1991.
'Blue Funk', The Australian, 22 November, 1991.
'Curtain Goes Up on New Stage for the Arts' by Jennifer Moran, The West Australian, 9 November, 1991.
'PICA back with a Piquant Programme' by Mardy Amos, Sunday Times, Perth, 10 November, 1991.
'Cultural Adventures Manifested in PICA', by David Bromfield, The West Australian, 01 November, 1991.
'A Shared Belief that Things are Not as they Seem' by Aidan Dunne, Irish Times, 1991.
'Blue Funk' by Elizabeth Hartigan, Portfolio 1, Gandon Editions, 1991.
'Blue Funk: City Arts Centre Gallery' by Paul O'Brien, CIRCA, November/December 1991.
'Into The Trees' by Stuart Morgan, Frieze, 1993.
'Other Borders' by Judith Higgins, Art in America, 1993.
'No Clear Policy on Which Artists Travel' by Jobst Graeve, Irish Times, 15 September, 1993.
'Installations: Is it Art or not?' by Richard Balls, Irish Press, Dec 23, 1992.
'Blue Funk' by Joan Fowler, ARM (Art Reading Material), PICA (Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts) Official Opening Edition, November 1991.
'Blue Funk', The Australian, 22 November, 1991.
'Curtain Goes Up on New Stage for the Arts' by Jennifer Moran, The West Australian, 9 November, 1991.
'PICA back with a Piquant Programme' by Mardy Amos, Sunday Times, Perth, 10 November, 1991.
'Cultural Adventures Manifested in PICA', by David Bromfield, The West Australian, 01 November, 1991.
'A Shared Belief that Things are Not as they Seem' by Aidan Dunne, Irish Times, 1991.
'Blue Funk' by Elizabeth Hartigan, Portfolio 1, Gandon Editions, 1991.
'Blue Funk: City Arts Centre Gallery' by Paul O'Brien, CIRCA, November/December 1991.
Additional Solo and Group Exhibitions
Je Veux, artist page, book, Paris: Onestar Press, 2003.
Two Evil Spirits, two pieces of render, paint, and masonry from 'old' and 'new' project arts centre facades, pamphlet reproducing 19th century text from Adventures in the Moon (Anon, 1841), contribution to 147 curated event, the Social Hall, Liberty Hall, Dublin, 2001.
The Glass Eye, artist page, book, Dublin: Project Press, 2000.
The Toothache Club, video projection, video monitor with sound, Project Arts Centre, Dublin, 1997.
The Tail that Wags the Dog, alterations to street lights, slide projections, Temple Bar, Dublin. Commissioned by Artsource, 1993.
Quazgaa, video monitor with sound, in Video 90, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, 1990.
Healthy, Wealthy & Wise, wall drawing, vinyls, slide projection, toy humpty-dumpty, in the Limerick Soviet Show, Limerick City Gallery, 1989.
Two Evil Spirits, two pieces of render, paint, and masonry from 'old' and 'new' project arts centre facades, pamphlet reproducing 19th century text from Adventures in the Moon (Anon, 1841), contribution to 147 curated event, the Social Hall, Liberty Hall, Dublin, 2001.
The Glass Eye, artist page, book, Dublin: Project Press, 2000.
The Toothache Club, video projection, video monitor with sound, Project Arts Centre, Dublin, 1997.
The Tail that Wags the Dog, alterations to street lights, slide projections, Temple Bar, Dublin. Commissioned by Artsource, 1993.
Quazgaa, video monitor with sound, in Video 90, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, 1990.
Healthy, Wealthy & Wise, wall drawing, vinyls, slide projection, toy humpty-dumpty, in the Limerick Soviet Show, Limerick City Gallery, 1989.