This exciting event by Irish artist, Gary Farrelly will provide a performance lecture about his artistic work which he conducts as part of a duo called Office for Joint Administrative Intelligence (O.J.A.I.), his collaborative multimedia practice with German artist Chris Dreier.
Through a series of readings, archive materials, and manic storytelling, he will explore their approach to the art of bureaucratic machination, architectural megalomania, and institutional power.
Gary who is based in Brussels, studied at NCAD in Dublin and later at LUCA School of Arts and a.pass in Brussels. He currently serves as a professor of fine art at La Cambre School of
Visual Arts in Brussels. Together with Chris Dreier, he produces artistic work from inside a semi-fictional DIY intelligence agency.
Office for Joint Administrative Intelligence has presented work extensively, including at the Hugh Lane Gallery (Dublin), Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles (Paris), Contemporary Arts Centre (Cincinnati), Complex Arts Centre (Dublin), Wexford Arts Centre, Marres Centre for Contemporary Culture (Maastricht), and Kunsthal Mechelen.
The event will be followed by a discussion and reception.
Image above credit: Tunnel Affection (2022), performance photo
