The Irish Arts Review Archive goes online
John Mulcahy announces the Irish Arts Review Archive of Irish Art and Heritage, an online archive of 1,600 articles published in the Irish Arts Review since 1984

The coercion of substance
Catherine Marshall examines Samuel Walsh’s intention to strike a balance between drawing and painting with his current work at Visual in Carlow in September

New forms of beauty
Is beauty in art frivolous? Catherine Leen reports on a group show at the Cross Gallery, Dublin, in October encompassing work from Clare Kerr, Gareth Jenkins, Kohei Nakata and Pertiwi whose practice engages with this notion

The vanishing present
Jennifer Trouton tackles cosy domesticity in a new series of multiples, writes Jane Humphries ahead of her solo show at the Molesworth Gallery, Dublin this winter

Dublin Contemporary 2011
Mic Moroney reports on the most anticipated and controversial art event staged in Ireland since ROSC

Deborah Brown: a life in the round
‘To paint what you see, not what you know’ Deborah Brown reflects on the major influences on her art, in conversation with Brian McAvera, ahead of her show at the Gordon Gallery, Derry in November

Joint declaration
Pop Art pioneer Richard Hamilton credits his artist wife Rita Donagh with keeping him aware of the Troubles, Robert Ballagh reports, ahead of their joint retrospective at Dublin City Gallery the Hugh Lane this autumn

Lilburn’s pictorial odyssey
The immediacy of David Lilburn’s narrative-led dynamic printwork belies their exacting intaglio method of execution, writes Judith Hill

Diary of a painter
Miseon Lee’s return to painting tells a story of personal and artistic self-discovery, writes James Hanley

Mike Bunn: assignment masterclass
Stephanie McBride talks to Mike Bunn about his plans to establish an academy for the photographic arts in Ireland

The post-postmodern advance
Passion and skill are the qualities shared by 2011’s top fine art graduates, writes Gerry Walker, aided by Matt Packer, Samuel Walsh, Lindsay Dawe, Paul Freeney and Peter Murray

Waterford’s Viking footprint
Maurice Hurley assesses two archaeological sites in Waterford to establish the pattern of Waterford’s Viking settlement

Waterford: patronage and position
Waterford’s growth during the 13th century was based on royal patronage and its position as a major seaport, John Bradley writes in his assessment of the medieval city

Conscience and commerce in Georgian Waterford
From the late 17th century to the Georgian era, commercial pragmatism was the overruling principle at work between opposing religious traditions in Waterford, reports Julian Walton

Mitres and mansions
William Laffan applauds the restoration of the Bishop’s Palace in Waterford and its role in creating a unique cultural quarter in the heart of the city

Cheating the fell destroyer
Brendan Rooney reveals the full extent of Irish artist Trevor Thomas Fowler’s extraordinary life and successful career in 19th-century America

Alicia Boyle’s sketchbook
Between the two giants of Modernism, Picasso and Matisse, Alicia Boyle favoured the pure line and colour of Matisse, writes Hilary Pyle in her examination of the artist’s sketch books at the National Gallery of Ireland

Triskel Christchurch
Christchurch has long been part of the fabric of Cork city life and now as part of Triskel Arts Centre a new and exciting phase in its long history has begun, writes Peter Murray

Liam Flynn: past and present
Roger Bennett outlines Liam Flynn’s significant contribution to craft in Ireland, in anticipation of his retrospective at the Hunt Museum, Limerick this winter


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EILEEN GRAY AND THE DESIGN OF SAPPHIC MODERNITY: STAYING IN
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FRANCISCAN FAITH: SACRED ART IN IRELAND AD 1600-1750
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THOMAS RYAN: OIL PAINTINGS
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THE STORY OF IRISH MUSEUMS 1790-2000: CULTURE, IDENTITY AND EDUCATION
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THE IRISH COUNTRY HOUSE: ITS PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
reviewed by Patricia McCarthy
LIMERICK AND SOUTH-WEST IRELAND: MEDIEVAL ART AND ARCHITECTURE
reviewed by Conleth Manning
IRISH TRAVELLERS: TINKERS NO MORE
reviewed by Jackie Nickerson
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE OF WEST CORK
reviewed by Katherine McClatchie
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE OF COUNTY GALWAY
reviewed by Katherine McClatchie

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