Art as Social Commentary or Commentator

Rita Duffy, Belfast to Byzantium, 2022, Oil on linen,123 x 184 cm ©Rita Duffy

For her first solo exhibition at Crawford Art Gallery, Persistent Illusion, artist Rita Duffy presents a trilogy of new, largescale works that address urgent themes of planetary crisis and political chaos. We have designed a resource pack to support Senior Cycle students in exploring this exhibition and forming their own opinions. It is especially relevant to the leaving cert section: Visual Studies Today’s World Art as Social Commentary or Commentator.

Devised by Ciara Wall
Download the Resource Booklet here.

Date for the Diary: Thursday 21 September, 6pm. In Conversation: Artist Rita Duffy & Sarah Kelleher.

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Art as Social Commentary or Commentator