This exhibition will mark the first time artworks from this prestigious collection will have been shown in Inishowen.

Buncrana Mayor Lee Tedstone will open the showcase this evening at 7pm in the Artlink Gallery, Fort Dunree.

Different Things: A Flavour of International Contemporary Art from the Irish Museum of Modern Art’s Collection, brings together artworks from seven artists - two Irish and five International.

The pieces offer the viewer a glimpse of art trends from various countries, in short ‘Different Things’.

From Mexico, Carlo Amorales brings Dark Mirror, a double-sided projection showing the response of an animator and pianist to his drawings. Artlink’s Artistic Director Elaine Forde comments, “It is a powerful piece, which not only challenges the idea of collaboration but also of drawing”.

The other international artists include Michael Craig-Martin, the father of the Young British Artist scene.

His work employs a stylised drawing technique often depicting household objects in bright colours outlined with strong black lines.

Mark Quinn, another British artist who has been prolific since the 80s, is best known for his work entitled Self, a frozen sculpture of the artist’s head made from ten pints of his own blood. Quinn carried on this theme as he created a frozen garden for Miuccia Prada, Artlink will exhibit a print from this period.

Franz Ackermann of Germany, famous for his graphic installations, will showcase a print as will the American Fred Tomaselli, who is particularly well known for his exquisite paintings on wood panels.

Multi media installaions

Dubliner Garrett Phelan’s mulit-media installations and broadcasts are ground-breaking, especially his five year web and radio project At What Point Will Common Sense Prevail.

The exhibtion will also include 12 of the 96 drawings comprising Clare-based artist Tom Molloy’s extraordinary Oak series.

Artlink Education & Outreach Department in association with IMMA’s National Programme has delivered an educational project to the children of St Mura’s and St Egney’s National Schools in Buncrana to introduce the children to contemporary art and the IMMA collection.

Their completed piece will be exhibited alongside the Different Things Exhibition. The Department of Education and Science has supported the Education Programme.

Exhibit continues

The exhibition continues from Saturday, July 4 to Sunday, August 2.

The gallery is open from Tuesday – Saturday, 10.30am – 5.00pm and Sunday 1pm – 6pm.

For details call Artlink on T.00353 (0) 74 936 3469 or email info@artlink.ie.