PORTABLE KUNSTBUREAU

(Above images) Gary Farrelly Portable Kunstbureau(2009), Galerie W, Paris.

OISIN BYRNE INTERVIEWS ARTIST AND N.O EDITOR GARY FARRELLY

New Obsessive, GARY FARRELLY BRIEFING INTERESTED PARTIES ON THE MAP OF NEUSTERN(2011)

Oisin Byrne travelled to the remote region of Pickering Forest to quick fire interrogate Gary Farrelly. Questioning takes place at exactly 18:00. It is cocktail hour in the Kunstbureau. The two men are drinking generic gin and Lilt from crystal jam jars. Farrelly is smoking a Russian cigarette.


Oisin Byrne- The KUNSTBUREAU has been in operation for only seven weeks and is already an impressively total experience. Can you comment on its current and projected state?
Gary Farrelly- The Kunstbureau is currently located at Pickering Forest. My art practice is fully centralised at that location. I maintain a garden, which is lit by a series of mirrors funnelling the sunlight. Inside I run a woodburning stove, and fully stocked bar used for the entertaining of visiting dignitaries. There are certain aims and objectives I am striving towards at this time - these however are not for public consumption. I envisage the Kunstbureau in this location for approximately six months.

O.B. Where is Neustern?
G.F. Neustern is an autonomous coastal city state - think Singapore or Monaco. It’s neighbours are undefined but I envisage them as being somewhat hostile. The work - which includes the large map and subsidiary graphs and charts - is within a measurable distance of completion.

O.B. Your upcoming marriage to Tara Tonini. Tell.
G.F. I am deeply commited to Ms Tonini and intend to construct a domestic life with her which I envisage lasting a lifetime.

O.B. The plans for the wedding?
G.F. We are to be married in a airline themed ceremony. The invites are being issued as personalised boarding cards to the select guests, which must be presented to gain access to the event. There will be a airliner shaped tent, and full business and first class bar and meal service.

O.B. Can you tell us of you and your fiance’s commonalities?
G.F. We hit it off immediately. Tara is obsessed with aviation. I am obsessed with aviation. Tara makes stewardess uniforms. I make art inspired by all aspects of aviation. Tara has an unfaltering faith in progress - as do I. Our interests converge in our commitment to DISASTER READYNESS, PERSONAL SOVEREIGNTY, AESTHETICS, and PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL AUTOPROPULSION. We publish a blog together - AIRPORT 6565 - and we plan to roll out various stunning projects in the medium and long term.

O.B. Speak a little on the subject of artistic sovereignty.
G.F. The artist must minimise compromise both in the production and proliferation of his work.

O.B. Gary Farrelly in five years time?
G.F. The great luminary of western art: kunstfurher. I hope to be tanned, healthy, and productive.

Oisin Byrne, Dublin.

TURPIN TO MAKE OFFICIAL VISIT TO NEUSTERN EMBASSY AT PICKERING

(Above) THE GREAT TURPIN WEARS FUR(2011), photography by Sophie Iremonger, Pickering.


The Great Turpin is to make a brief Royal Visit to Neustern Embassy at Pickering. It is understood that The Great Turpin will tour the Kunstbureau and grounds at Pickering, where he is believed to have established diplomatic relations with the pony population. A top secret Farrelly/Turpin summit will be held in an undisclosed location as part of the sojourn. Rumours are also circulating that The Great Turpin will be using the visit to add to a Great Opus, the nature of which is as yet undisclosed.

In related news, The Great Turpin has emphatically rejected HRH Elizabeth II's request to visit and pay tribute to him while he is at Pickering, and he has made it known to her that she faces immediate liquidation if she fails to behave in complete accordance his wishes.
David Turpin, Dublin