Conversations: Photography from the Bank of America Collection
Mary Cremin

This catalogue and resource book was published on the occasion of the exhibition Conversations: Photography from the Bank of America Collection which took place at the Irish Museum of Modern Art from the 22nd of February to the 20th of May 2012. Conversations: Photography from the Bank of America Collection comprises more than 100 photographs drawn from the renowned Bank of America Collection. It documents the evolution of photography since the 1850s and presents some of the most notable photographers of the 19th and 20th-centuries.

Mary Cremin is a curator, writer and art historian.  She holds a degree in Art History and Geography from University College Cork and graduated with a Masters in Visual Art Practices from the Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dublin. She is the Director, Void Gallery, Derry, where she commissioned the Turner Prize winning film The Long Note by artist Helen Cammock in 2019 and was co-commissioner of Ima Abasi-Okon who was awarded a Turner Prize in 2020.

IMMA is Ireland’s National Cultural Institution for Modern and Contemporary Art. Their diverse and ambitious programme comprises exhibitions, commissions and projects by leading Irish and international artists, as well as a rich engagement and learning programme which together provides audiences of all ages the opportunity to connect with contemporary art and unlock their creativity. IMMA is home to the National Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art, started in 1990 and now numbering over 3,500 artworks by Irish and international artists. This national resource available through exhibitions at IMMA and other venues nationally and internationally, engagement and learning programmes and digital resources.

A video-tour of the catalogue’s exhibition of the same name created by the Irish Times.