We sit down with a delegation of Irish curators—Michele Horrigan (Askeaton Contemporary Arts), Michael Hill (Temple Bar Gallery + Studios), and Mark O’Gorman (The Complex)—to unpack what it means to build artist-centered institutions on an island without a commercial art market. From weather-worn banana warehouses to smoke-machine-filled nightclubs, these curators share space-making tactics, post-colonial entanglements, and the challenges of caring for artists without selling to collectors.
They’re in Chicago for EXPO and bringing the heat—with nothing but friendship, found neon, and deeply site-responsive shows. Also: fluorescent hands, oak horns, grant hustle, and Duchampian office doors
Names Dropped:
Liliane Puthod – https://www.lilianeputhod.
Áine Mac Giolla Bhríde (A.Mac) – https://www.motherstankstation.com/artist/aine-mac-giolla-bhride/
Devin Mays – https://regardsgallery.com/artists/devin-mays/
Haynes Riley / Good Weather – https://www.goodweather.llc
Becky Nahom (ICA) – https://curatorsintl.org/about/collaborators/23122-becky-nahom
Stephanie Smith – https://curatorsintl.org/about/collaborators/4391-stephanie-smith
Kate Sierzputowski – https://katesierzputowski.com
Amanda Rice – https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx2lfLmL_Qk
Frank Wasser – https://www.instagram.com/frankwasserartist
Bryony Dunne – https://www.instagram.com/bryonymaydunne
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