BONES IN THE ATTIC

Bones in the Attic explored ancient Irish mythologies and histories, the historical narrative of feminine sensibility and its survival, as well as the renewed challenges that face each new generation. In the exhibition the work of eleven inter-generational artists explored the recurring and ongoing societal issues affecting women.  Key artworks in the Hugh Lane Gallery collection by - Rita Duffy, Dorothy Cross, Kathy Prendergast, Alice Maher and Jesse Jones - were exhibited alongside works by invited artists Myrid Carten, Eleanor McCaughey, Amanda Doran, Sarah Jayne Booth, Ruby Wallis, and the art collective Na Cailleacha. The fully illustrated exhibition publication is designed by Dublin-based designer Oonagh Young featuring texts from Tessa Giblin, Director of the Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh,  Dr Mary Condren, Centre for Gender and Women’s Studies, TCD, and poet Ceaití Ní Bheildiúin expanding on the themes of the exhibition.