Ireland: The Matter of Monuments

Colleen M. Thomas, Paula Murphy (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

240 Seiten

2024
Liverpool University Press (Verlag)
978-1-80207-483-3 (ISBN)

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This collection considers Irish monuments from the medieval to the modern era. The essays presented here acknowledge the plurality of values associated with Irish monuments. Taking a holistic approach to the topic, the volume contains contributions from art historians, archaeologists, historians and heritage practitioners. The multidisciplinary and intersectoral contributions are placed in dialogue with one another, providing a discussion of Irish monuments that is unique in its comprehensiveness. The integration of research on early Irish monumental work with that of the more modern period, situating all Irish monuments on a continuum of shared concerns, is a significant pioneering element in this field. The range of perspectives represented in the book reflects the complexity of cultural heritage in contemporary life and opens the conversation to include a wider range of views. It will be a valuable resource for scholars, students, learned societies, public bodies, communities in Ireland and for anyone interested in sculpture.

An Open Access version of Kathleen James-Chakraborty's chapter 'New states and old statues: Ireland's monuments in an international context' is available on the Liverpool University Press website.

Colleen M. Thomas is an art historian with expertise in the monumental sculpture of early medieval Ireland and Britain. Paula Murphy, Emeritus Professor in the School of Art History and Cultural Policy at University College Dublin, is a sculpture historian.

Preface

Paula Murphy

Introduction

Colleen M. Thomas

New states and old statues: Ireland’s monuments in an international context

Kathleen James-Chakraborty

Idolatry, ignominy, and iconoclasm: Irish public monuments 1540–1700

Rachel Moss

Famine monuments and famine memories

Cormac Ó Gráda

Celtic Crosses: indigenous monuments in complex landscapes

Colleen M. Thomas

Making the contemporary ‘human story’ of our monuments and their replicas matter

Sally Foster

Community Monuments Fund: The matter of investing in monuments

Pauline Gleeson

The pedestal – occupied and empty

Paula Murphy

The decommissioning of monuments and their afterlife

Ruairí Ó Cuív

In conversation with contemporary artists

David Archbold

Commissioning and creating public sculpture: conversations with contemporary artists

Erscheinungsdatum	05.03.2024
Zusatzinfo	12 Illustrations, color; 48 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Liverpool
Sprache	englisch
Maße	163 x 239 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Technik ► Architektur
ISBN-10	1-80207-483-X / 180207483X
ISBN-13	978-1-80207-483-3 / 9781802074833
Zustand	Neuware