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Elizabeth Price, the woman who gave video art a good name

Elizabeth Price, the woman who gave video art a good name

The Turner Prize winner describes the moment 10 years ago when her pioneering video art took a new, fascinating turn

Wed Jul 20 2016 - 06:00
When Ballymun was all towering promise

When Ballymun was all towering promise

Vulnerable bodies and the dispossessed also feature in three Galway International Arts Festival highlights

Tue Jul 19 2016 - 01:00
Hughie O’Donoghue: Broader strokes of family history

Hughie O’Donoghue: Broader strokes of family history

The artist’s new exhibition explores the personal and political, ‘the complex, detailed, contingencies of people’s lives’

Sat Jul 16 2016 - 01:00
The photographer who started when her father stopped

The photographer who started when her father stopped

Photographer Dragana Jurisic picked up a camera after her father's entire archive was destroyed. And that's not the only mystery in her family history

Tue Jul 12 2016 - 06:00
Visual Art: When the gallery becomes a disconcerting garden

Visual Art: When the gallery becomes a disconcerting garden

Things resonate in Caoimhe Kilfeather’s work but usually confound your expectations

Tue Jul 05 2016 - 01:00
Art that’s at home  in the material world

Art that’s at home in the material world

A group exhibition curated by Janet Mullarney is accessible, unpredictable and rewarding

Tue Jun 28 2016 - 06:00
Visual Art: Anxious, formidable work at graduate shows

Visual Art: Anxious, formidable work at graduate shows

Bumper year with third- and fourth-year graduates’ marathon exhibitions

Tue Jun 21 2016 - 06:00
Visual art: A Japanese ghost ship drops anchor in Dublin

Visual art: A Japanese ghost ship drops anchor in Dublin

Brian Duggan has made a fishing boat thought lost in the 2011 tsunamis the centre of his exhibition at Project

Tue Jun 14 2016 - 01:00
The blank canvas of Roger Casement’s life

The blank canvas of Roger Casement’s life

Separate exhibitions highlight the complexities and ambiguities of Casement and explore the many identities that have been thrust upon him

Thu Jun 09 2016 - 06:00
Visual art: Patrick Pearse’s prison cell cast in a new light

Visual art: Patrick Pearse’s prison cell cast in a new light

Katie Moore’s Ballina residency commemorating 1916 is exceptionally effective

Tue Jun 07 2016 - 01:00
Visual art: The unpredictable magic of Merlin James

Visual art: The unpredictable magic of Merlin James

A retrospective displays the Welsh painter’s ‘art of deceptive modesty’

Tue May 31 2016 - 01:00
Visual art: Breeders in nature, all teeth and claws

Visual art: Breeders in nature, all teeth and claws

The German artist Vera Klute does not take a cosy view of motherhood and family

Tue May 24 2016 - 01:00
Visual art: James Joyce’s box  of tricks reopened

Visual art: James Joyce’s box of tricks reopened

Elaine Byrne’s foray into the wordplay of Ulysses is ingenious and entertaining

Tue May 17 2016 - 01:00
Visual art: A Kilkenny collective that recognises no rules

Visual art: A Kilkenny collective that recognises no rules

A strong show by the KCat collective is refreshingly free of irony and knowingness

Tue May 10 2016 - 01:00

Carsten Höller: ‘ Nobody I’ve met is aware of what sort of person they are’

The in-demand artist, who’s showing at this year’s EVA International, offers ‘unique inner experiences that can be used for the exploration of the self’

Sat May 07 2016 - 04:00
Visual art: Three different ways  to pass the Francis Bacon test

Visual art: Three different ways to pass the Francis Bacon test

A talented trio focus on plants, backwoods scenes and crumbling facades

Tue May 03 2016 - 01:00
Visual art: Mayo show puts Kathleen Lynn back in the frame

Visual art: Mayo show puts Kathleen Lynn back in the frame

A sprawling show pays tribute to Lynn, a humanitarian who was airbrushed from the 1916 picture

Tue Apr 26 2016 - 01:00
Visual art: Sabine Mac Mahon finds a cure for 1916 fatigue

Visual art: Sabine Mac Mahon finds a cure for 1916 fatigue

Mac Mahon’s exhibition invites us to examine the construction of cultural myths both old and modern

Tue Apr 19 2016 - 01:00
The future of museums:  ‘soft power’ and the hard sell

The future of museums: ‘soft power’ and the hard sell

Perhaps surprisingly, museums are thriving in the digital age, but they must commit to constant innovation in order to capture the attention and loyalty of their audiences

Mon Apr 18 2016 - 06:00
Once upon a time in the Irish midlands

Once upon a time in the Irish midlands

Enda Bowe’s photographs of an unnamed Irish town reveal young people on the brink of greater awareness

Tue Apr 12 2016 - 01:00
Patrick Hennessy at Imma: Temperament, truths and brooding youths

Patrick Hennessy at Imma: Temperament, truths and brooding youths

The Cork artist had his critics, but his sexuality was not the issue

Tue Apr 05 2016 - 01:00
Visual art: The RHA’s phoenix-like rise from the ashes

Visual art: The RHA’s phoenix-like rise from the ashes

It’s original home burned down during the Rising, but the RHA has become a vital part of the Irish art scene

Tue Mar 29 2016 - 01:00
Richard Gorman: Art that’s as strong as the paper it’s painted on

Richard Gorman: Art that’s as strong as the paper it’s painted on

Gorman’s work on kozo paper is quite something to behold – but don’t ask him how much it cost a sheet

Tue Mar 22 2016 - 06:00
Visual art round-up: East meets West in the centre of the void

Visual art round-up: East meets West in the centre of the void

The vital art in Bill Lynch’s first ever exhibition (sadly posthumous) displays a heavy Chinese influence

Tue Mar 22 2016 - 01:00
Who owns our heritage?

Who owns our heritage?

James Cuno of the Getty Foundation says that antiquities belong to us all, not to the states where they happen to be, and that they should be universally accessible

Sat Mar 19 2016 - 05:17

Art review: Roger O’Neill at The Complex

The arts centre has had a chequered, nomadic history but things are looking up

Tue Mar 08 2016 - 06:00
A second family for Frank Auerbach

A second family for Frank Auerbach

The artist says he coped fine with the death of both his parents in Auschwitz – but does his modus operandi suggest otherwise?

Mon Mar 07 2016 - 06:00
Visual art round-up: Thoughtful films about artifice and architects

Visual art round-up: Thoughtful films about artifice and architects

Amie Siegel’s essay films are full of ideas, and Eddie Kennedy’s paintings are informed by Mayo

Tue Mar 01 2016 - 01:00
Visual art round-up: Yinka Shonibare’s headless mannequins

Visual art round-up: Yinka Shonibare’s headless mannequins

The British-Nigerian artist’s colourful sculptures explore postcolonial identity

Tue Feb 23 2016 - 01:00
Visual art round-up: Vivid displays of painterly power

Visual art round-up: Vivid displays of painterly power

Three exhibitions showcase different aspects of modern painting to great effect

Tue Feb 16 2016 - 01:00
Visual art round-up: The kind of country Irish people have made

Visual art round-up: The kind of country Irish people have made

Two views of the Rising and the Ireland it helped to create

Tue Feb 09 2016 - 06:00
Visual art round-up: Sean Lynch brings Venice to Limerick

Visual art round-up: Sean Lynch brings Venice to Limerick

Lynch’s Venice Biennale exhibition, now on tour, is quite an achievement

Tue Feb 02 2016 - 06:00
Visual art round-up: Sheila Rennick takes aim at hedonistic excess

Visual art round-up: Sheila Rennick takes aim at hedonistic excess

The characters Rennick paints are deluded but she refuses to ridicule them; and exhibitions by Julie Merriman and Maeve McCarthy have plenty to recommend them

Tue Jan 26 2016 - 06:00
Visual art: An epic yet personal reflection on the 1916 Rising

Visual art: An epic yet personal reflection on the 1916 Rising

A clash of cultures makes for a powerful show

Tue Jan 19 2016 - 01:00
Visual art round-up: How to capture an image of a black hole

Visual art round-up: How to capture an image of a black hole

Grace Weir’s latest films focus on her interest in science

Tue Jan 12 2016 - 06:00
Antony Gormley: ‘Sculpture is the greatest agent of change of all art forms’

Antony Gormley: ‘Sculpture is the greatest agent of change of all art forms’

Gormley is once again getting a warm reception at Imma, having been part of the gallery’s inaugural exhibition in 1991. He talks about his love of Ireland and his artistic philosophy

Wed Jan 06 2016 - 06:00
Visual art round-up: Pallas Projects bursts out of its gated community

Visual art round-up: Pallas Projects bursts out of its gated community

The Coombe-based arts group’s periodical is a valuable exercise; and George Bolster takes on the delicate subject of depression

Tue Jan 05 2016 - 06:00
Darly digs: Biting satire from the 18th century

Darly digs: Biting satire from the 18th century

Not much is known about London husband-and-wife satirists the Darlys, but their work remains sharp

Tue Dec 22 2015 - 01:00
Aidan Dunne’s 2015: A Ruysch moment on  a Turner Prize break

Aidan Dunne’s 2015: A Ruysch moment on a Turner Prize break

A number of issues come to mind, including the tendency to keep women corralled within culturally defined borders, and the downgrading of whole areas of creative endeavour as being women’s work

Sat Dec 19 2015 - 05:00
An exciting moment for Irish art photography

An exciting moment for Irish art photography

What stands out at the Solas show is the richness of the award-winning Irish work

Tue Dec 15 2015 - 06:00
Liliane Tomasko: ‘I don’t think of myself as an abstract artist’

Liliane Tomasko: ‘I don’t think of myself as an abstract artist’

For the Swiss-born artist and photographer, the unmade bed is a metaphor for the reality of daily life

Mon Dec 14 2015 - 06:00
An artistic inheritance that pays off: Visual art round-up

An artistic inheritance that pays off: Visual art round-up

Nick Miller was inspired by working in the late Edward McGuire’s donated studio

Tue Dec 08 2015 - 06:00
Does art still have a place at the heart of our communities?

Does art still have a place at the heart of our communities?

A touring exhibition celebrates three decades of local-authority support for artists. Where does that commitment stand today, and what challenges face local arts development?

Sat Dec 05 2015 - 11:55
Visual Art: A monkey’s puzzle: the zoo or the theatre?

Visual Art: A monkey’s puzzle: the zoo or the theatre?

A disruptive power is evident in three shows that play with our perceptions of the world

Tue Dec 01 2015 - 06:00
Disappearing islands and a planet on the edge: visual art round-up

Disappearing islands and a planet on the edge: visual art round-up

Galway’s annual winter arts festival is, fittingly enough, all about the weather

Tue Nov 24 2015 - 01:00
Architecture trumps art  in a strange turn for the Turner Prize

Architecture trumps art in a strange turn for the Turner Prize

It should embarrass the contemporary art world that the front runners for the prestigious prize are not artists

Mon Nov 23 2015 - 06:00
Visual art round-up: On the trail of Jack the Ripper in Drogheda

Visual art round-up: On the trail of Jack the Ripper in Drogheda

The 40 pieces from the UK’s Arts Council Collection on show in Drogheda are expertly chosen

Tue Nov 17 2015 - 01:00
Visual Art: Why Gretchen Bender’s work is ripe for revival

Visual Art: Why Gretchen Bender’s work is ripe for revival

The late American media artist was ahead of her time, but her reputation is now catching up with her powerful work; and Mayo artists respond to their home county

Tue Nov 10 2015 - 06:00
Richard Gorman wins Savills Art Prize at VUE 2015

Richard Gorman wins Savills Art Prize at VUE 2015

Gorman won the prize for a series of prints made at Stoney Road Press

Thu Nov 05 2015 - 20:05
Visual art: EVA curator ‘has always dreamt of Ireland’

Visual art: EVA curator ‘has always dreamt of Ireland’

In-demand Cameroonian curator Koyo Kouoh will relate next year’s EVA to the historical significance of 1916

Tue Nov 03 2015 - 06:00
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