Portraits of the artist as a neophyte
New from the Winter 2018 edition. Matthew Thompson’s portfolio of fine art students forms a vivid picture of the day-to-day creative process, writes Stephanie McBride Read More
Photography
The stones of Inishmore
New from the Autumn 2018 edition. While the patterns set by drystone walls on Inishmore present a harmonious picture of land and occupant, Daragh Muldowney’s overarching concern is for the planet, writes Stephanie McBride Read More
At seventeen
From the IAR Archive Stephanie McBride examines a collaborative photographic project that artfully captures the bravado and vulnerability of being seventeen Read More
Reading the signs
New from the Summer 2018 edition. Photographer Gregory Dunn has amassed a visual archive borne out of his need to understand his adopted home, writes Ros Kavanagh Read More
Night and the city
New from the Spring 2018 edition. Andy Sheridan’s nocturnal compositions of a city at rest joins the great tradition of the flâneur, writes Ros Kavanagh Read More
Man on the bridge
New from the current edition. Stephanie McBride reflects on the extraordinary life’s work of Arthur Fields, the last of the street photographers Read More
Beyond the surface
New from the Autumn 2017 edition. Stephanie McBride examines the aesthetic of photographer David Farrell whose method of revisiting his subjects and themes allows for a sustained critical engagement Read More
Seven ages
In his seventieth year, John Minihan is still seeking the transient moment of creation, writes Fiona Kearney, as she reflects on his recent portfolio Read More
Portrait of a century
Kim Haughton’s portraits, on view now at the National Museum Collins Barracks, reflect on Ireland’s multi-layered society at the end of the first century of this nation state, writes Stephanie McBride Read More
Beacon in the dark
From the Spring 2017 edition: While working as an intern at the NPA Mike Bors gained access to a remarkable collection created by talented amatuer, Sir Robert Ball, astromoner and scientific adviser to the Commissioners of Irish Lights. Read More