Alice Maher Brings Mythic Works to Venice Biennale
Alice Maher, an artist from Ireland, is set to showcase three unique works at the 61st Venice Biennale under the theme 'In Minor Keys,' curated posthumously by Koyo Kouoh. Featured pieces include a reimagined water installation titled 'Les Filles d’Ouranos' from 1996 and 'The Sibyls,' a 2025 collection of drawings and sculptures. Additionally, 'The Map' (2021), a textile creation in partnership with Rachel Fallon, reflects on the history of Ireland's Magdalene laundries, which operated from 1922 until 1996. Maher's works often combine temporary materials to delve into mythology and the passage of time, addressing complex social issues.
Key facts
- Alice Maher will show at Arsenale during 61st Venice Biennale as part of 'In Minor Keys' curated by Koyo Kouoh.
- Works include 'Les Filles d’Ouranos' (1996), 'The Sibyls' (2025), and 'The Map' (2021).
- 'Les Filles d’Ouranos' is reconstructed at the Gaggiandre.
- 'The Map' is a collaboration with artist Rachel Fallon.
- Maher was born in 1956 in County Tipperary, studied in Cork and Belfast.
- She uses ephemeral materials like hair, nettles, berries, and thorns.
- Maher was a founding member of the Artists’ Campaign to Repeal the Eighth Amendment.
- The Magdalene laundries incarcerated tens of thousands of women from 1922 to 1996.
Entities
Artists
- Alice Maher
- Rachel Fallon
- Koyo Kouoh
Institutions
- Arsenale
- Venice Biennale
- Artists’ Campaign to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
- Elephant
- EVA International
- Irish Arts Council
- Rua Red South Dublin Arts Centre
- La Biennale di Venezia
- Giardini
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- County Tipperary
- Ireland
- Cork
- Belfast
- Gaggiandre
- Mayo
- Limerick
- Gaeltacht
- Paris
- Dublin
- Israel
- Palestine
- Chile
- Russia