A Centenary Tribute to Ian Hamilton Findlay by Artists, Poets and Collaborators
Posted by Kathy Bruce
Dunoon MOCA presents: A Centenary Tribute to Ian Hamilton Finlay by Artists, Poets & Collaborators. Open Fridays and Saturdays 12-5 pm 10 - 31 May 2025
Public Reception 10 May 2-5pm
This exhibition marks the 100th year anniversary of the birth of Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925-2006) one of Scotland’s most influential 20th century artists. Finlay started his career as a poet who transitioned into a visual artist, sculptor and landscape designer. His most celebrated work is his garden Little Sparta, forty years in the making that is punctuated with architectural/ sculptural text works in the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh. His contribution to concrete poetry along with extensive printed works is extremely significant and influential. Published from the early sixties throughout his career by Hawthorne Press, he regularly collaborated with artists, graphic designers and stone carvers to execute his poetic 2 & 3D works. This exhibition presents works by friends and collaborators as well as contemporary artists and poets who were influenced by him.
Stephen Bann, David Bellingham, Thomas A Clark, Ken Cockburn, Patrick Eyres, Simon Cutts, Gary & Jo Hincks, Alastair R Noble, Alistair Pebbles, Colin Sackett, Greg Thomas and Barrie Tullet.
Dunoon MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art), 18 Ferry Brae, Dunoon, PA23 7DJ,