A Place to Place; a Site to See: The Predicament and Situation of the Table In some of Alastair MacLennan’s ‘Actuations’

Roddy Hunter

A Place to Place; a Site to See: The Predicament and Situation of the Table In some of Alastair MacLennan’s ‘Actuations’

Roddy Hunter

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Abstract

Beginning with questions
What can one deduce from the frequent appearance of ‘a table’ in Alastair MacLennan’s ‘actuations’? Which cultural economies and find reference in this placement? Can we view ‘the table’ in these works as a ‘ready made’? Is the value of MacLennan’s tables more or less important in metaphorical or material terms? Do the questions that arise from this placement of the table reveal a divergence or convergence of aesthetics with ethics? Can MacLennan’s use of the table cause, beyond allusion,credible and dynamic dialogue between the artist and others and between those others themselves? How far does the physical, social, geographical or formal context of an‘actuation’ hold a dialogue with the table and vice versa? How is it that MacLennan’s tables present a place to place and a site to see?

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Alastair MacLennan
Subtitle of host publication	Knot Naught
Editors	Hugh Mulholland
Place of Publication	Belfast
Publisher	Ormeau Baths Gallery
Pages	177-184
Number of pages	8
Publication status	Published - 2003
Externally published	Yes
Event	Alastair MacLennan Knot Naught: A Retrospective - Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast, United Kingdom Duration: 23 Jan 2003 → 1 Mar 2003

Exhibition

Exhibition	Alastair MacLennan Knot Naught
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Belfast
Period	23/01/03 → 1/03/03

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A Place to Place; a Site to See: The Predicament and Situation of the Table In some of Alastair MacLennan’s ‘Actuations’

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