Occupy Space are proud to present in_flux, a large scale alternative art fair exhibition which brings together ten artist-led project spaces from Ireland and Europe.

This temporary hub invites the public and art practitioners to engaging in a weekend of performances, screenings, exhibitions, art viewing and dialogue.

This project considers the model of artist-led spaces, which provide alternative frameworks for art practices, and represent communities where ‘doing-it-yourself’ and experimentation are key activities.

Artist-led spaces are vital, energetic elements of the visual art fabric of many cities. This exhibition, consisting of pop-up galleries from each artist-led space, makes reference to an non-traditional art-fair format in which non-profit artist-led spaces present exhibitions rather than commercial galleries striving to sell work.

From May 26 - 29 in_flux temporarily takes over the Thomas Street Centre, an 11,000 m² landmark building in Limerick city centre. The ten galleries will present their pop-up exhibitions over five extensive floors, while the top floor will host an e v⁺ a reading room and in_flux Salon,a place for discussion, screenings and talks.

in_flux brings to Limerick a exciting sample of diverse contemporary art practices from some of the most interesting artist-led spaces in Ireland and Europe.

This project initiates a collaboration between grass-roots art spaces of similar orientations, with the intention of creating new opportunities for artists locally, nationally and internationally, while promoting the strength of visual culture in Limerick.

A series of events will accompany the exhibition programme including VideoGram, 10 x10 Pecha Kucha, artist talks and visits to local studios. in_flux is partnering with Limerick City Gallery of Art and e v⁺ a to present Double Act, a series of conversations, screenings and reflections on the collaborative process with guest appearances by a number of interesting artists, curators and other creative types. Double Act Programme will take place in the in_flux Salon from May 26 - 28. Event details below.

Concurrent to in_flux Occupy Space presents an exhibition which considers human obsession with the end of the world. Oops Apocalypse presents work by Beagles & Ramsay, Baldvin Ringsted, Sam Dargan and Alan Mongey, responding in different ways to our fixation with the apocalypse. Open1 - 5pm, Wednesday to Saturday.

in_flux Salon

The fifth floor takes the form of social space, an area for discussion, talks, screenings and ev+a reading room. in_flux Salon is a meeting point, a place to contemplate the exhibition and to initiate dialogue. Events include:

Wednesday 25th at 8pm: 10 x 10 Pecha Kucha

Participating galleries present a snapshot of the ethos and programme of their spaces in a series of snappy 10 minute presentations.

Thursday 26th at 7pm: in_flux Launch

Opening Reception at Occupy Space. Thomas Street Centre open Fri 27 –Sun 29 from 11am – 6pm daily, hosting 10 pop-up galleries presenting a range of diverse exhibitions and projects, in_flux Salon and ev+a reading room.

Sunday 29 4pm VideoGram

VideoGram presents an afternoon screening of remixed and ‘mash-up’ videos, followed by an audience discussion on YouTube videoing, Creative Commons and the online society.

Double ACT

From 26-28 May, as part of its offsite programming, Limerick city Gallery of art (LCGA) presents Double ACT a series of conversations, screenings and some reflections on the collaborative process in partnership with in_flux

Double Act events take place at in_flux Salon, 5^th Floor, Thomas Street Centre

Thursday 26th at 5pm: Curating Collaboratively How does that work?

Jota Castro one of the two lead curators with Dublin Contemporary discusses his art and curatorial practice with Marian Lovett, Curatorial Advisor with LCGA

Friday 27th at 5pm: What it is not

In association with Lux Art Agency, LCGA presents a selection of new film and video work by UK based artists. What it is not/New Works UK is curated by Gil Leung for LUX.

What it is not Programme:

Ed Atkins Death Mask 2: the Scent, 8’19, Mark Aeriel Waller Phantom Avantgarde, 8’10, Mark Lecky, Concrete Vache, 25’00, Laure Provost The Artist, 10’10, James Richard Misty Suite, 6’0, David Raymond Conroy Ramon Requilman Live, 6’09

Saturday 28th at 12pm: Courage to Refuse

Introduced by Shane Cullen and John Buckley

Courage to Refuse takes its name from a humanitarian resistance group in Israel. In 2006 four artists Katie Barlow, John Buckley, David Crawforth and Shane Cullen were commissioned by Beaconsfield Art Projects to present a collaborative work under the umbrella of the Culture & Conflict Group (established Chicago 1998). Courage to Refuse, the DVD was first presented at Emily Tsingou Gallery, London as part of the exhibition A Selected State

2pm Guerillere Talks: 47 mins & Liberty’s Booty 24mins

Introduced by and Vivienne Dick and Treasa O Brien

Vivienne Dick’s films have been screened at cinemas, museums and film festivals internationally, including Tate Britain, Moma and the Whitney in New York, IMMA in Dublin, and the Edinburgh and Berlin Film Festivals. Guerillere Talks and Liberty’s Booty are classics from New Yorks ‘No Wave’ Counterculture era, Treasa O’ Brien has worked closely with Vivienne in curating and positioning Vivienne’s work in and outside Ireland

4pm Sugar: 82 MINS

Introduced by Paddy Jolley and Daniel Jewsbury

A woman comes out of the refrigerator and crawls across the floor opens the heating vent and exhumes a corpse. From this crisis point Sugar travels a vertiginous journey into the vertiginous realms of the mind. Paddy Jolley and Reynold Reynolds first feature film was released in 2004 and met with considerable critical acclaim. Prior to the screening Jolley will engage in conversation with artist critic & curator Daniel Jewesbury.

LCGA has also extended the run of How Capital Moves a new body of work by artist duo Kennedy Browne, curated by Annette Moloney, to coincide with in_flux. Originally commissioned for the Lodz biennale Poland 2010 the work is partly a response to a computer factory relocating to Łódź in Poland from Limerick, Ireland. Open at Istabraq Hall, Merchant’s Quay, Limerick 9.30 - 5.30 throughout in_flux.