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Easter Film Screening at Luan Gallery

Image: ©2016 Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Collection

Luan Gallery is delighted to announce the screening of Manifesto, a compelling short film that reflects on Ireland’s 1916 Proclamation, by internationally acclaimed artist Anthony Haughey. This film will be screened throughout the Easter Weekend, from Friday 18th April through to Monday 21st April. Manifesto is generously loaned courtesy of the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Collection.

The Proclamation of the Republic, also known as the 1916 Proclamation or the Easter Proclamation, was a document issued by the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen Army during the Easter Rising in Ireland, which began on Easter Monday 24th April 1916. Ireland’s 1916 Proclamation was written by a group of ideologically conflicted leaders of the Easter Rising, the most critical event in the shaping of Ireland’s modern history. Manifesto raises important questions for people living in Ireland today, forced to live in ‘a permanent state of crisis’ while multinational corporations maintain huge profits. This work raises difficult questions about how the country measures up to the dreams and aspirations in the 1916 Proclamation of Independence. The Proclamation was controversially a call to arms, with the promise of an egalitarian Republic that was never fully realised. Manifesto invokes historical and contemporary literature to reflect the fact that the Easter Rising was also an important cultural revolution and marked the emergence of Modernism.

From Friday 18th April to Monday 21st April, visitors are invited to experience this thought-provoking work. The screening will run continuously throughout the weekend, offering audiences multiple opportunities to engage with Haughey’s powerful work.

Luan Gallery is open to the public 11am – 5pm Friday 18th, Saturday 19th, and Monday 21st, and 12pm – 5pm on Sunday 20th. 

Admission is free, and all are welcome.

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