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Twilight zones: finding a way home through the half-light

Twilight zones: finding a way home through the half-light

Maeve McCarthy’s new paintings are quiet and still, but also evoke restlessness

Tue Nov 13 2018 - 05:00
Art in focus: The Augurs I, II and III by Martin Healy

Art in focus: The Augurs I, II and III by Martin Healy

Healy uses birds of prey as a metaphor for a fundamentally flawed view of nature

Sat Nov 10 2018 - 05:00
TJ Maher comes out of the wilderness and Zurich portraits impress

TJ Maher comes out of the wilderness and Zurich portraits impress

After a 25-year gap, the artist is exhibiting – and seeking enlightenment – again

Tue Nov 06 2018 - 05:00
A colourful window into Harry Clarke’s world

A colourful window into Harry Clarke’s world

A collection of essays enriches our view of the great Irish stained-glass artist and illustrator

Sat Nov 03 2018 - 05:00
Art in Focus: ‘Lost Highway Guy’ (2018) by Mark Swords

Art in Focus: ‘Lost Highway Guy’ (2018) by Mark Swords

Mark Swords’ paintings explore the multifaceted nature of everyday experiences

Sat Nov 03 2018 - 05:00
Portrait of Traveller sean-nós singer is about more than just the songs

Portrait of Traveller sean-nós singer is about more than just the songs

Seamus Harahan captures ‘extremely held otherness’ in filming sean-nós singer Thomas McCarthy

Tue Oct 30 2018 - 05:00
Art in Focus – ‘Song of Lasting Sorrow’ by Kano Sansetsu

Art in Focus – ‘Song of Lasting Sorrow’ by Kano Sansetsu

A masterpiece of Japanese scroll painting shines through the centuries

Sat Oct 27 2018 - 05:00
Vision of Edward Carson in red high heels in collage of ideas

Vision of Edward Carson in red high heels in collage of ideas

Visual art: Niamh McCann’s new video work plays with layers of cultural signifiers

Tue Oct 23 2018 - 05:00
Art in Focus: The Village Funeral by Daniel MacDonald

Art in Focus: The Village Funeral by Daniel MacDonald

A short-lived 19th-century Cork artist shines a light on the reality of the Famine

Sat Oct 20 2018 - 05:00
Jacqueline Stanley: Attuned to the rhythms of the land

Jacqueline Stanley: Attuned to the rhythms of the land

Aidan Dunne: RHA show a fitting tribute to outstanding artist inspired by Irish landscape

Tue Oct 16 2018 - 05:00
Art in Focus: Whitethorn Turning by Nick Miller

Art in Focus: Whitethorn Turning by Nick Miller

Whether it’s a cluster of blossoms, a person or a landscape, Miller’s intense approach remains consistent

Sat Oct 13 2018 - 05:00
The importance of interaction, and idleness

The importance of interaction, and idleness

Visual art: Six short films by Lola Gonzàlez; plus Nataly Maiar, Janet Mullarney and Helen O’Leary

Tue Oct 09 2018 - 05:00
Capturing the Civil Rights movement: This week’s visual arts highlights

Capturing the Civil Rights movement: This week’s visual arts highlights

McGibbon O’Lynn, Niamh McCann, Francis Matthews and Helen Cammock on show

Sat Oct 06 2018 - 05:00
Art in Focus: Me in the Mirror (2018) by Miseon Lee

Art in Focus: Me in the Mirror (2018) by Miseon Lee

After a 15-year hiatus, a Korean artist found her voice in Limerick

Sat Oct 06 2018 - 05:00

Sean Gallagher’s all-Ireland ambition

Wed Oct 03 2018 - 00:02
The family Mosse put on a show of formidable talent

The family Mosse put on a show of formidable talent

Four members of one multitalented family unite in one exhibition

Tue Oct 02 2018 - 05:00
Shortlist for national portrait prize to go on show at National Gallery of Ireland

Shortlist for national portrait prize to go on show at National Gallery of Ireland

Photography features strongly, with Kim Haughton’s study of the late JP Donleavy, Fionn McCann’s Cezanne’s Apple and Mandy O’Neill’s striking study, Diane

Tue Oct 02 2018 - 05:00
Artist Sean Scully: ‘It’s about stacking, putting things in order’

Artist Sean Scully: ‘It’s about stacking, putting things in order’

Known for his iconic Wall of Light paintings, the artist has made recent forays into sculpture and figuration, and he is giving two works to public galleries in Dublin

Sat Sept 29 2018 - 05:00
The car’s the star: This weeks visual arts highlights

The car’s the star: This weeks visual arts highlights

Anita Groener, Benita Stoney, Clea van der Grijn, Glenn Fitzgerald and Comhghall Casey

Sat Sept 29 2018 - 05:00
Art in focus: Untitled (2018) by Helen O’Leary

Art in focus: Untitled (2018) by Helen O’Leary

An art form that seems to magically pull itself up by its own bootstraps

Sat Sept 29 2018 - 05:00
Connemara contrast: mountain and bog, fantasy and reality

Connemara contrast: mountain and bog, fantasy and reality

Aidan Dunne: A publishing project has brought artists and poets to Connemara for over a decade

Tue Sept 25 2018 - 05:00
Art in focus: Dark Forest Head (2013) by Emily Young

Art in focus: Dark Forest Head (2013) by Emily Young

Young’s carved stone sculptures are meditations on time, nature and humanity

Sat Sept 22 2018 - 05:00
Embroidered politics and unconventional spaces

Embroidered politics and unconventional spaces

Aidan Dunne: Ursula Bourke and NagOffsite offer perspectives on how the past inhabits the present

Tue Sept 18 2018 - 05:00
Art in focus: My Comfort and Joy, by Seamus Harahan and Thomas McCarthy

Art in focus: My Comfort and Joy, by Seamus Harahan and Thomas McCarthy

Harahan’s video piece aims to convey McCarthy’s musical and cultural heritage

Sat Sept 15 2018 - 05:00
A sense of the sacred in the Texan sun

A sense of the sacred in the Texan sun

Visual Art: Daniel Rios Rodriguez responds to heat of San Antonio; Carol Hodder’s heavy weather

Tue Sept 11 2018 - 05:00
Art in Focus: ‘Announcing notte sopra, vipere sotto’ by Irene Bindi

Art in Focus: ‘Announcing notte sopra, vipere sotto’ by Irene Bindi

Work of post-conceptual artist who uses collage and noise in reconsidering cinema is featured in Belfast exhibition

Sat Sept 08 2018 - 05:00
Representing the precariat: this week’s visual arts highlights

Representing the precariat: this week’s visual arts highlights

Plus: Brian Ballard and Lisa Ballard, and Marshall McLuhan’s message is the medium

Sat Sept 08 2018 - 05:00
Tom Hunter: epic tableaux from Hackney to Hades

Tom Hunter: epic tableaux from Hackney to Hades

The photographer merges memory, myth and social critique – with a distinct veneer of Vermeer

Sat Sept 08 2018 - 04:00
Anxious, strained, uneasy: art for a world falling into old ways

Anxious, strained, uneasy: art for a world falling into old ways

Abridged’s new exhibition reflects the current sense of progress being undone

Tue Sept 04 2018 - 05:00
Concrete and steel: This week’s visual arts highlights

Concrete and steel: This week’s visual arts highlights

Siobhan O’Connor’s robust structural works; Carol Hodder’s light-infused landscapes

Sat Sept 01 2018 - 05:00
Fantastic beasts and where he found them: Frans Post in Brazil

Fantastic beasts and where he found them: Frans Post in Brazil

A cache of lost drawings document the Dutch artist’s South American encounters

Sat Sept 01 2018 - 05:00
Art in Focus: ‘Don’t Be Afraid’ by Ann Quinn

Art in Focus: ‘Don’t Be Afraid’ by Ann Quinn

Quinn’s luminous paintings reveal the extraordinary in the everyday

Sat Sept 01 2018 - 05:00
PhotoIreland takes trans-European express to the future

PhotoIreland takes trans-European express to the future

Irish artists and photographers will be showcased at events in Amsterdam and Zagreb

Tue Aug 28 2018 - 05:00
Art in Focus: Your Cyclical Nature by Michael Cannning

Art in Focus: Your Cyclical Nature by Michael Cannning

Canning’s intense, hypnotic studies of wildflowers will stop you in your tracks

Sat Aug 25 2018 - 05:00
The best art exhibitions to see in the coming week

The best art exhibitions to see in the coming week

The hot climate, hares and an eavesdropping camera are among the highlights

Sat Aug 25 2018 - 05:00
Patterns of light and colour that bear endless repeating

Patterns of light and colour that bear endless repeating

Iranian artist Monir Sahroudy Farmanfarmaian is strongly influenced by the traditions of her homeland, but her approach is informed by her years in New York’s art scene

Tue Aug 21 2018 - 05:00
Art in Focus – ‘Atlas’ by Kathy Prendergast

Art in Focus – ‘Atlas’ by Kathy Prendergast

An ingenious vision of Europe in troubled times

Sat Aug 18 2018 - 05:00
It’s all too much – and too little – in this world of bounty

It’s all too much – and too little – in this world of bounty

Diana Copperwhite and Aileen Murphy negotiate excess and absence; Róisín White exposes the Victorian ‘rest cure’

Tue Aug 14 2018 - 05:00
Japanese gardens and model villages: the week’s visual arts highlights

Japanese gardens and model villages: the week’s visual arts highlights

Works by Debra Bowden, Mick O’Dea, Diana Copperwhite and Aileen Murphy on show

Sat Aug 11 2018 - 05:00
Art in Focus: ‘Rail’ by Anni Albers

Art in Focus: ‘Rail’ by Anni Albers

Artist focused attention on an ancient craft as a rich contemporary art medium

Sat Aug 11 2018 - 05:00
Looking at the Irish Border through hard and soft lenses

Looking at the Irish Border through hard and soft lenses

Reframing the Border, a survey of 14 photographers’ views, has an ominous relevance

Tue Aug 07 2018 - 05:00
Art in Focus: ‘River to the Sea’ by Norah McGuinness

Art in Focus: ‘River to the Sea’ by Norah McGuinness

Cubist-inflected rural idyll is by artist who played key role in 20th-century Irish culture

Sat Aug 04 2018 - 05:00
Five art shows to see in Ireland this week

Five art shows to see in Ireland this week

Found photos at the Library Project and The Lavit has its inaugural show at its new address

Sat Aug 04 2018 - 05:00
Kelleys’ bizarre creations crackle with energy of early cinema

Kelleys’ bizarre creations crackle with energy of early cinema

Short films mix elements of live action and animation and owe a debt to Lil’ Kim

Sat Aug 04 2018 - 05:00
Battlefield photos provide ammunition for drawings of first World War

Battlefield photos provide ammunition for drawings of first World War

Exhibition combines comic-book drawings and images from French campaign

Tue Jul 31 2018 - 05:00
Five of the best art shows to see this week in Ireland

Five of the best art shows to see this week in Ireland

Gabhann Dunne looks to water for Dublin while concept artist Leyho picks up on a first WorldWar link

Mon Jul 30 2018 - 18:00
Art in Focus: Remains by Willie Doherty, IMMA

Art in Focus: Remains by Willie Doherty, IMMA

Grim picture of the persistence of violence and the dangers posed by a political vacuum

Sat Jul 28 2018 - 05:00
Timely trio of exhibitions at Galway International Arts Festival

Timely trio of exhibitions at Galway International Arts Festival

A massive newspaper installation, a contemplation on childhood, and a musical project from Calais

Tue Jul 24 2018 - 05:00
‘Proven Answers’: How sci-fi and horror films feed into still-image art

‘Proven Answers’: How sci-fi and horror films feed into still-image art

Stephen Loughman’s paintings frame modern anxiety, often through cinema’s prism

Sat Jul 21 2018 - 05:45
Art in Focus: The Tale of Tawara Toda – Japanese story painters

Art in Focus: The Tale of Tawara Toda – Japanese story painters

History meets fantasy in 17th-century scrolls at the Chester Beatty Library, in Dublin

Sat Jul 21 2018 - 05:00
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