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Bauhaus: design and ideas of utopia
As Bauhaus school celebrates its centenary, a conference looks at its conceptual legacy
Bauhaus at 100: How German factories inspired global Bauhaus art movement
100 years ago, the functional designs of Gropius and his followers first saw light
2019 cultural highlights: You’ll laugh, you’ll picnic, you’ll plough
The best music, theatre, comedy, film and spoken word in the coming year
Why are so many current art exhibitions fascinated by the occult?
The present age of anxiety has triggered a new interest in the paranormal
Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks: 2007 – X-PO, by Deirdre O’Mahony
The old post office in Kilnaboy, Co Clare, was once a place where locals chatted and kept in touch. And so it became again in Deirdre O’Mahony’s artistic re-creation
Euro ’16: Food, fun and après matches in Paris, Lille or Bordeaux
Before, during and after the football, Paris, Bordeaux and Lillie offer a great choice of bars, restaurants and things to do - including where to watch the match if you don't have a ticket
Eleven things we learned at Offset Dublin
Retain creative control and don’t be afraid of the dark: these were among the nuggets of wisdom at the annual design conference
German police seize €1bn hoard of modern art looted by Nazis
Works by artists including Picasso, Chagall and Matisse were seized in Munich
An innovative sculptor of industrial steel
Sir Anthony Caro: Born: March 8th, 1924; Died: October 23rd, 2013
A personal tour of some of Picasso’s best works
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