Dublin born Paul Rowley and Memphis born David Phillips currently work primarily with film, video and sound, exhibiting their work in galleries, museums and festival screenings.

In 2000 they were awarded the Glen Dimplex Artists’ Award, the Irish Museum of Modern Art’s annual contemporary art prize, seen as the Irish equivalent of the Turner Prize. Their short video Suspension was awarded a Golden Spire at the San Francisco International Film Festival, and they were the recipients of the New Langton Arts Award for video. Paul recently won the Irish American Arts Awards, in both the under 35 category and the overall prize. Paul has also received many awards from the Irish Arts Council since 1997.

Some recent exhibitions include Rencontres Internationales at the Pompidou Centre, Paris, Forum Expanded at the 2011 Berlin Film Festival, Re:mote at the Photographers’ Gallery, London, Your chance to live at 300m3 in Gothenburg, the Kunst Film Biennial in Cologne, Fricción, at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Mexico City, Gravity Loop at the Butler Gallery Kilkenny, Videonale at the Bonn Kunst Museum, and Bambi at the ICA in Philadelphia. Recent screenings include the Impakt festival, Oberhausen Film Festival, the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, and dedicated screenings at the Darklight Digital Festival in Dublin and Prog:ME, the Rio de Janeiro Festival of Media Arts. Paul and David recently completed a collection of films to accompany a live performance of John Cage’s Sonatas and Interludes, premiered at The Stone in New York in collaboration with pianist Emily Manzo.

Residencies and fellowships include artist in residence at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in Florida with Gillian Wearing, the Macdowell Artist Colony in New Hampshire, the Bogliasco Foundation in Italy, and a residency at the Experimental Television Center in New York, which recently led to a grant from the New York State Council for the Arts.

In 2008 Paul completed his first feature length documentary which he made in collaboration with co-director Nicky Gogan and composer and artist Dennis McNulty. Seaview was shot in the former Butlin's holiday camp at Mosney, Ireland, which is now used as a holding center for asylum seekers. The film, which combines the aestetics of video installation work with the documentary format, premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and has travelled internationally since. The film was nominated for an Irish Film and Television Award and received a Special Jury Mention at the DMZ Documentary Festival in Korea.

David and Paul have just completed a new multi-screen video work for LAX airport in Los Angeles. This permanent installation will be on view from early 2012.

LINKS
Blog: paulrowley.blogspot.com
New York Times Review: Sonatas and Interludes
Glen-Dimplex : www.modernart.ie/en/page_19454.htm
IAA Awards: www.irishamericanartawards.org
Film projects: www.stillfilms.org

En Français

Paul Rowley est né à Dublin. David Phillips est né à Memphis. Ils travaillent actuellement principalement sur des films, des vidéos et le son. Ils ont participé récemment à différentes expositions dont "Re:mote" à la Photographers' Gallery de Londres, "Your chance to live" au 300m3 de Gothenburg, à la biennale Kunstfilm de Cologne, "Fricción" au Musée d'Art Contemporain de Mexico City, la Videonale au Musée d'Art de Bonn, et "Bambi" à l'ICA de Philadelphie. Ils ont également participé au festival hollandais Impakt et aux rétrospectives du Darklight Digital Festival de Dublin et du Festival of Media Arts de Rio de Janeiro. Leur exposition "Intrusion" a eu lieu à la Bischoff/Weiss Gallery de Londres, en Juillet. Ils viennent de terminer une collection de films pour accompagner une performance de "Sonates and Interludes" de John Cage. Ils ont été sélectionnés pour réaliser une nouvelle vidéo multi-screen pour l'aéroport LAX de Los Angeles.

En Español

Paul Rowley nació en Dublín y David Phillips en Memphis. Trabajan principalmente con películas, vídeos y sonidos. Participaron, recientemente, en diferentes exposiciones, como "Re:mote" en la Photographers' Gallery de Londres, "Your chance to live" en el 300m3 de Gothenburg, la bienal Kunstfilm de Colonia, "Fricción" en el Museo de Arte Comtemporáneo de la Ciudad de México, la Videonale en el Museo de Arte de Bonn, y "Bambi", en el ICA de Filadelfia. También participaron en el festival holandés Impakt y en las retrospectivas del Darklight Digital Festival de Dublín y del Festival of Media Arts de Río de Janeiro. Su exposición "Intrusion" fue presentada en la Bischoff/Weiss Gallery de Londres. Terminaron una colección de films para acompañar una performace de "Sonatas and Interludes", de John Cage. Fueron recientemente seleccionados para realizar un nuevo vídeo multi-screen para el aeropuerto LAX de Los Angeles.