16 April – 17 July 2016 Limerick City
Still (the) Barbarians Curated by Koyo Kouoh
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Introduction
Still (the) Barbarians 16 April – 17 July 2016 Curated by Koyo Kouoh
EVA International – Ireland’s Biennial, previously known as the Limerick Exhibition of Visual Art and EV+A was founded in 1977. The aim of the original committee was to: “provide the public with an opportunity to visit and experience an exhibition not normally available in the region and stimulate an
The 37th edition of EVA in 2016 was curated by Koyo Kouoh the
awareness of the visual arts here” (1977 catalogue)
founding Artistic Director of RAW Material Company, a centre for art, knowledge and society in Dakar, Senegal and the Curator of FORUM,
Since 1977 EVA has worked with 2,098 artists: 1,514 Irish artists
the education programme at 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair in
and 584 international artists.
London and New York.
Over 37 editions EVA has worked with 41 guest curators: 9 Irish
She served in the curatorial teams for documenta 12 (2007) and
curators and 32 international curators.
documenta 13 (2012). Her recent projects include: Streamlines:
In 2011 EVA recruited a Director/CEO – Woodrow Kernohan, who
Germany (2015–16) and Body Talk: Feminism, Sexuality and the
relocated to Limerick from Brighton, UK – and relaunched in 2012 as Ireland’s Biennial of Contemporary Art.
Oceans, Global Trade and Migration, Deichtorhallen Hamburg, Body in the work of six African women artists, WIELS, Belgium; Lunds Konsthall, Sweden; 49N6E FRAC Lorraine, France (2015–16).
Artists
Artists EVA International – Ireland’s Biennial 2016 includes:
• 57 Irish and international artists – 9 from Ireland and
48 from Europe and the rest of the world
• 297 artworks • 22 new commissions and presentations
• 36 performances • Across over 30,000 at 6 venues:
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Cleeve’s Condensed Milk Factory Limerick City Gallery of Art The Sailor’s Home The Hunt Museum King John’s Castle Mother Macs
The Hunt Museum
Venues
Venues
Limerick CIty Gallery of Art
Cleeve’s Condensed Milk Factory The Sailor’s Home
Audiences
Audiences EVA International achieved 100,971
visitors during the
2016 edition Still (the) Barbarians (51% increase on 2014) • Facebook: 7,200 (32% increase since 2014) • Twitter: 4,100 (54% increase since 2014) • Instagram: 1,250 (new for 2016) • Mailing
List: 10,427 (30% open rate and 2.3% click rate)
• www: 50,424 unique visitors (65% increase on 2014) • Media
imapct: 140,459,539 (2016 PR Report)
Press Cuttings “How do violent colonial histories play out in contemporary times? Exhibition themes don’t come more weighty, and that’s the story at EVA International, delivered in force with 50 projects by 57 artists in six locations across Limerick City.” Ros Drinkwater,
Sunday Business Post
Press Cuttings
“Much to EVA’s credit, despite its limited resources Kouoh’s show is one of the most international
“Cameroon-born, Senegal-
exhibitions of its kind.”
based curator Koyo Kouoh is an
Kevin McGarry, ArtForum
excellent exhibition-maker and has paced things well… Over at the biennial’s other main venue, the Limerick City Gallery of Art, Kouoh’s exploration of Ireland as Britain’s first colonial experiment splinters into a compelling series of conversations about the legacies of colonization
“The curator of this year’s EVA de International, Koyo Kouoh, has ma (the) an exceptional exhibition in ‘Still tion in Barbarians’, a postcolonial medita 1916 the context of the centenary of the Rising.” Aidan Dunne, Irish Times “EVA International
an exciting cross section of
and its contemporary cousin, “At a time when
globalization.”
Europe is mired
Gemma Tipton, Frieze
in debates about borders, migration, and national interests, an exhibition like EVA feels particularly urgent.” Imelda Barnard, Apollo
“Cleeve’s Condensed Milk
contemporary art practice, it “The biennial weaves together complex and problematic histories
complex that once burnished
of postcolonialism to bravely confront the humanitarian atrocities
of toffee – provides the
occurring in the world
engaging mix of performances,
Louisa Elderton, Flash Art Online
Factory – a sprawling industrial
the local air with the smell
spectacular setting for an
moving image works, and
installations.”
Ben Eastham, Artsy
2016 offers
today.”
tells a story of the making of this selection of work here and now, and offers a multiplicity of stories to the audience, while being mindful of its location and the context of this city.” Mark Leahy, A-N
International Coverage
Online Coverage
2016 Funding Mix
Employment During the 2016 Biennial EVA employed:
56% Arts Council
13% Sponsorship and Patronage
11% International Funding
11% National Funding
6% Commercial Receipts
4% Outsource Admin Fees
2012
2014
57 exhibiting artists
33 technicians and contractors
60 other artistic employees
48 volunteers and interns
Total 198 employees
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