Alastair MacLennan

Education

He studied at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design of the University of Dundee in 1960-1965.

Career

Since 1975, he is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. 1966-1968 he received his Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. MacLennan’s live work is prevailingly long durational.

During the 1970s and 1980s he presented long durational performances in Britain and America, of up to 144 hours.

His work looks into political, social, religious, ethical and aesthetical questions. Foreign his performances and installations, he uses the term “Actuations”.

Achievements

• He was a founder member of Belfast’s Art and Research Exchange.

Membership

He is member of the performance art collective Black Market International (BMI).