Pippa Little visits Alice Maher’s mid-career retrospective at IMMA which charts her focus on materials in metamorphoses
For all its light-hearted appearance, Patrick O’Reilly’s installation at Centre Culturel Irlandais harbours a serious undertone, writes Rosetta Beaugendre
In a new series of still lifes, Conor Walton puts the focus on the staples of life in opposition to the excesses of the Celtic Tiger, writes Jane Humpries
Brian Fallon examines the career of Seán Keating whose series documenting the installation of electricity in Ireland is on view at the RHA until mid December.
“I have always been interested in how very ordinary things can lead us to an understanding of the extraordinary”, Marie Foley tells Brian McAvera as assemblages for her small sculptural works go on exhibit as part of the Arts Council’s “Into the Light” exhibition at the Model, Sligo this winter.
Rodney Dickson, who is based in New York, has over the last intensely active decade enjoyed a global reach through his exhibitions; Brian McAvera meets the Ulster-born artist
In a new series of epic lithographs, Liam O’Broin draws on universal themes of human frailty and hubris inspired by Dante’s The Divine Comedy, writes Angela Griffith.
Sarah Allen introduces five shortlisted artists competing for the Gallery of Photography Showcase Contemporary Photography Award
Margarita Cappock recalls the indomitable Sarah Cecilia Harrison, whose artistic and political achievements became overshadowed by her relationship with Hugh Lane.
Combining a career as an artist and mother in 1960s Ireland raised eyebrows in Irish society, but, as Carole Pollard recounts, Nell Murphy Pollen did much to change perceptions.
Peter Murray recalls the glittering career of Frederic William Burton, author of Ireland’s favourite painting
The realm of faith illustrated in the Book of Kells can be elusive to modern audiences; however, a new study by Bernard Meehan provides valuable insights into this peerless manuscript
Françoise Henry’s studies in early Irish art illuminated its role in the medieval art of Europe, writes Peter Harbison.
A new study on the Great Irish Famine finds that the predominant ideological doctrine guiding British policy in Ireland was one of divine Providentialism, writes Mic Moroney.
Myra Hayes and Jessie Rogers unravel the narrative of the St John Window, in Cork’s Honan Chapel
Michael O’Neill recalls the architectural and social history of this former Viceroy’s church, revered by many as the final resting place of Lord Edward FitzGerald.
Raymund Ryan visits Château la Coste, a stylish fusion of outdoor contemporary art and working vineyard, set within the natural beauty of Provence
Hugh Maguire selects a medieval stained-glass panel from the collection of the Hunt Museum, Limerick
