John Carson
A collection of artworks by John Carson, spanning over five decades of his practice, feature throughout TULCA. From his life in Belfast in the 1970s, before years spent in Los Angeles, London and today Pittsburgh, Carson’s enthusiastic endeavours appear as a form of storytelling peppered with insightful wit and humour.
At Galway’s Tourist Office, his 1978 poster-style artwork I’d Walk From Cork To Larne To See The Forty Shades Of Green is placed amongst brochures and guide maps, presenting a subtle variation on the famous phrase. Based on a 1959 song by Johnny Cash, Carson journeyed by foot from south to north over fourteen days, photographing the colour green along the way. Instead of the sickly-sweet romance evoked in Cash’s lyrics, Carson’s green pragmatically extends to the colour of industrial buildings, an often-mundane roadside landscape, and the combat trousers of British troops stationed on the border, all part of Ireland during that time.
Galway Tourist Information Centre
Spanish Parade
Galway H91 CX5P
Access
Accessible venue
Accessible toilets
Accessible parking (Saint Augustine St)
TULCA Festival of Visual Arts
The Salvage Agency
Curated by Michele Horrigan
1 - 17 November 2024
Galway, Ireland
Video documentatiom: Jonathan Sammon