On September 6th, Dublin Contemporary 2011 opens its first edition. Titled Terrible Beauty – Art, Crisis, Change and The Office of Non-Compliance, Ireland's first major international contemporary art event will run until October 31st. The main exhibition at Earlsfort Terrace features 114 artists from 5 continents, and is curated by New York‐based curator and writer, Christian Viveros‐Fauné, and Franco‐Peruvian artist and curator, Jota Castro.

Some of the many highlights at the main exhibition site Earlsfort Terrace include: a titanic sculpture by Swiss artist Thomas Hirschhorn, an installation by eminent Greek artist Jannis Kounellis, a series of powerful photographs by American Nina Berman, new video works by Israeli artist Omer Fast, as well as a major interactive multimedia sculpture by the Chinese artist Wang Du and a historical piece by Hugo Boss Prize winner Hans-Peter Feldmann.

Emerging artists, including Ella Burke (Ireland), Ludovica Carbotta (Italy), James Deutsher (Australia) and Miks Mitrevics (Latvia), will all present new works side by side with commissions by leading figures such as Mounir Fatmi (Morocco), Jorge Tacla (Chile), Corban Walker (Ireland) and  Dan Perjovschi (Romania).

Collaborative practices are also well represented in this exhibition. They include, among others, the artist collectives The Bruce High Quality Foundation (USA), Claire Fontaine (France), goldiechiari (Italy), Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor (Ireland), and Superflex (Denmark). Performance pieces include, new commissions by the artists Amanda Coogan (Ireland) and Teresa Margolles (Mexico). Throughout the exhibition, visitors will also experience a programme of art in the public realm. This will include works by artists Alexandre Arrechea (Cuba), Tania Bruguera (Cuba), and Graham Dolphin (United Kingdom).