Niamh O’Malley
A new exhibition curated by Richard Malone imagines a dialogue between the seminal modernist architect and designer, and other Irish creators
May 21, 2021
Following a turbulent year with disruptions and setbacks, the sun-drenched French Riviera will welcome an exhibition looking at the legacy of Irish architect, furniture designer, and pioneer of the modernist movement, Eileen Gray. Curated by the London-based Irish designer and multidisciplinary artist Richard Malone,
Making and Momentum: In Conversation with Eileen Gray imagines a dialogue between Gray, Malone, and seven prominent Irish artists and artisans.
The exhibition will debut at Roquebrune-Cap-Martin’s town hall in June, in conjunction with the public reopening of Gray’s E-1027, the modernist villa overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. From there, it will travel to Dublin’s National Museum in Collins Barracks in August and finally to Gray’s hometown of Wexford in spring 2022, a journey that echoe