Exhibition SEX! DEVIANCE! DANGER! coming to Dundalk's Basement Gallery


SEX! DEVIANCE! DANGER! draws on twenty years of experience with pole dancing
An Táin Arts Centre said it is delighted to present SEX! DEVIANCE! DANGER!, the first solo exhibition by visual artist Arlene Caffrey, running 25th June - 18th July in The BasementGallery.
An opening launch will take place on Wednesday 24th June at 7pm, with a closing performance happening Saturday, 18 July at 3pm.
SEX! DEVIANCE! DANGER! draws on twenty years of experience with pole dancing, exploring how the practice can allow expression of identity, challenge norms and rethink what performance art can be.
Through sculpture, images, light and sound, this exhibition presentspole dancing as both an artistic medium and a powerful means of creativity, self-expressionand discovery.
This art-based research event is funded by Research Ireland through the Government ofIreland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme.
Paul Hayes, Director of An Táin Arts Centre said: “Supporting emerging artists is one of ourkey priorities, I’m delighted to give Arlene her first solo exhibition in our Basement Gallery and look forward to what promises be an innovative exhibition blending art, dance andperformance.”