Cork Caucus
Artist collective based in Cork
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Cork Caucus (Irish: Cácas Chorcaí,[3] 20 June to 11 July 2005) was an interdisciplinary meeting of 60 to 80 artists, thinkers, writers, philosophers and other creative individuals, held in Cork, Ireland.[4][5] The caucus investigated cultural, political and artistic issues.[6]
| Part of European Capital of Culture Cork, 2005 | |
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| Date | June 20 – July 11, 2005 |
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| Location | Cork, Ireland |
| Theme | Culture, politics, art |
| Organized by | David Dobz O'Brien, Fergal Gaynor, Annie Fletcher and Charles Esche (curators)[1][2] |
| Website | www |
Organisation
The Cork Caucus project was devised by the National Sculpture Factory as part of Cork's tenure as European Capital of Culture in 2005, and was curated by Charles Esche,[1] Annie Fletcher,[1] and Art/not art (David Dobz O'Brien and Fergal Gaynor).[7] In addition to lectures and exhibitions, the organisers also coordinated two outdoor public events.[8]
Participants and supporters
The origins of the project date to at least early 2004 when Charles Esche, director and curator of the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, visited Cork.[9][10] Fergal Gaynor, who was one of the co-curators of the project, was also a co-organiser of the SoundEye Festival and the 2009 festival The Avant: Ten Days of the Progressive Arts.[11] Other participants in the Cork Caucus events included Vito Acconci, Maria Eichhorn, Bik Van der Pol, Sarat Maharaj, Chantal Mouffe and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak.[1]
Cork Caucus was funded by organisations including the European Cultural Foundation, Arts Council England, British Council and Danish Arts Council's Committee for International Visual Art.[1]
