Volume 37. No. 1

Spring 2020


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Spring 2020

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Radiant legacy

Radiant legacy

The legacy of stained-glass artist Helen Moloney is in the vibrancy of her colours and her use of coloured glass and lead lines in an abstract manner, writes Bart Felle

 



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Shifting Sands

Shifting Sands

Tom Climent’s recent paintings appear to edge more and more away from pure abstraction, writes Mark Ewart


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Speaking crow

Speaking crow

Margo Banks is so instinctively attuned to her subject that her energetic approach and her subject matter are inseparable, writes Isabella Evangelisti


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The Irish Tower House Society, economy and environment c.1300-1650

The Irish Tower House Society, economy and environment c.1300-1650


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Dublin’s MoLI

Dublin’s MoLI

Newman House is undoubtedly the right locus for this major initiative, where there is an affinity between form and content, writes Niall McCullough about Dublin’s new museum of literature

 

 


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Tidal force

Tidal force

The sea’s characteristics, particularly its unpredictability and perpetual rhythm, continuously inspire, Alva Gallagher tells Carissa Farrell


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Shaping space

Shaping space

Barbara Warren’s work, rather than startling or imposing on the eye, invites the spectator to come in, writes Hilary Pyle

 


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Circus Maximus

Circus Maximus

There are echoes of the old Roman circus on the bases of Irish high crosses at Clonmacnoise, Monasterboice and Lorrha, writes Peter Harbison

 


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Shadow lands

Shadow lands

In a world where the analogue is routinely discarded, Aoife Shanahan’s explorations invite us to look more closely and more intensely at the image, writes Stephanie McBride


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Art News

Art News


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Design Portfolio

Design Portfolio


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Celebratory Pop

Celebratory Pop

Ahead of his upcoming exhibition and 80th birthday, Riann Coulter pays tribute to one of Ireland’s most renowned artists, Neil Shawcross


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Wry Existentialist

Wry Existentialist

Gary Coyle’s work is often unfairly regarded as Gothic in both concept and tone, writes Gerry Walker


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Curious Encounters

Curious Encounters

Joseph Heffernan’s work hones in on a playful innocence without sacrificing any of the pathos, writes Michael Waldron


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Reflected Distortions

Reflected Distortions

I learned to trust my instincts and it gave me permission to get things wrong, Sinead McKeever tells Brian McAvera


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Nature’s Draw

Nature’s Draw

Irish artists, both professional and amateur, have made a lasting contribution to the world of botanical illustration, writes Patricia Butler


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Noble Hound

Noble Hound

Following a hunting fall, the hound saved the earl’s life by running back to the castle to raise the alarm, recounts Terence Reeves-Smyth


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Curator’s Choice

Curator’s Choice

Jill Cousins selects the painting Breton Woman by Roderic O’Conor from the Hunt Museum’s permanent collection


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