A stitch in time still stirs debate at UCC’s Glucksman Gallery

THE controversial knitting map, commissioned as a community art project for Cork’s 2005 Capital of Culture celebrations, is the subject of a symposium taking place at UCC’s Glucksman Gallery.

It will include a keynote address by design historian Joanne Turney as well as contributions from art critics and commentators.

Currently being exhibited at the Glucksman Gallery, the knitting map, which is the size of a tennis court, attracted much criticism over its cost of €259,000. Former artistic director of the project, Jools Gilson, says that while she’s “happy to talk about the money, to be honest, that is the only discussion we’ve had about the work so far.”