Basil Blackshaw: A New Vision
Brian McAvera visits Basil Blackshaw’s studio in County Antrim and discovers an artist in full control of his talent yet still keen on taking chances

Willie Doherty: A False Memory
In a major restrospective at the Irish Museum of Modern Art until March 2003, artist Willie Doherty challenges the viewer to cautiously evaluate some media stereotypes. Riann Coulter reviews

Brian Fallon's Favourite Few
Art critic Brian Fallon discusses his favourite Irish artists from his
own generation

Sculpture First: Art of the State exhibition
A unique opportunity to view an historic collection of sculpture which has a wide appeal in both period and style, as Jacquie Moore reports

Around the Fine Art Auctions
Robert O’Byrne appraises some of the highlights of the recent art sales

A Renaissance Masterpiece
One of the treasures held by the National Gallery of Ireland is examined by Sergio Benedetti

Nevill Johnson's Dublin
At the peak of his career as a painter in 1952, Nevill Johnson turned to the immediacy of photography to capture the reality of Dublin’s streets

IMMA and the Devil's Advocate
Brian McAvera addresses the contribution made to contemporary art practice by Duchamp, Cage and Beuys

Helix
The striking geometry of the Helix Centre for the
Arts designed by A & D Wejchert Architects has given DCU a signature building. Marie-Louise O’Donnell gives a personal perspective

In Search of the Elusive Landscape
Paul Spellman finds that the local inspiration behind Peter Collis’ landscapes and still lifes have a universal appeal

Ballywalter Park restored
Dick Oram discusses one of Sir Charles Lanyon’s most notable compositions, one of Northern Ireland’s treasures and a recent recipient of an Environment and Heritage award

John Luke: Master Craftsman
The exquisite grace of John Luke’s paintings have a timeless quality, closely linked to his preferred medium of tempera. Martyn Anglesea assesses this unique painter

Restoration Man: Sir David Bellingham
Janet Redmond reports on the goldsmith who rose to high public office following the Restoration

George Sharp: Proto-Realist
Julian Campbell sheds some light on a little-known 19th-century Irish artist whose genre scenes are conveyed with a psychological insight and a tenebrist palette

Design of the Times
Steve Thomas Emberson evaluates some of the recipients of the recent IDI Design Awards