Equivalence is not defined by the square inch, writes Catherine Marshall, of Ciaran Murphy’s pairing with Nigel Cooke at the Douglas Hyde Gallery this summer
This summer the Douglas Hyde Gallery will host the work of two artists born since 1970 who unhesitatingly endorse the future of painting for a new century. The TCD gallery has steadfastly promoted serious art-making since it first opened in 1975 and the paintings of these two artists sits comfortably within that history. When the main gallery was increased by the addition of Gallery Two some years ago, the Douglas Hyde benefitted from the opportunity to present two quite different kinds of art experience, a chance to play with degrees of scale and intimacy, opposing views of a common theme, complementary or contradictory approaches to similar subject matter and, most importantly the possibility of dialogue between the two.
Northern Ireland: 30 Years of Photography at Belfast Exposed and the MAC this summer highlights the medium as a highly-charged, critical artform that constantly questions its own role in the construction of memories, writes Stephanie McBride
As a building commissioned by a State entity charged with the stewardship of a precarious energy resource, Bord Gáis Network Services Centre warrants some reflection on its relevance as a benchmark and path-finder, writes Seán O’Laoire