Richard Malone GBA

Richard Malone, b.1990 (they/them,he/him) is an Irish artist from Wexford. Malone's practice explores ideas of queerness, class and place through sculpture, performance, textiles and installation. Malone’s research is concerned with the material language and markers of gender, class and identity, and the lack of visible record in permanent museum collections. Malone’s ongoing research investigates perceived “truths” in relation to gender ideology, sexuality and working class labour. Their work often explores complex ideas through invisible labour practices, such as welding, stitch techniques, woodwork. drapery, weave and painting.