The beauty behind the bamboo curtainTHE TALE OF THE BAMBOO CUTTER/TAKETORI MONOGATARI: Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Castle Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sat 11am-5pm, Sun…Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
$120m for a painting? That's a screamFOR A RELATIVELY small, simple painting, Edvard Munch’s The Scream exercises an extraordinary hold on the popular imagination…Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Deeper DarkKerlin Gallery, Anne’s Lane, South Anne St, Dublin Mon-Fri 10am-5.45pm, Sat 11am- 4.30pm Until May 20 01-6709093Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
TroubleKevin Kavanagh, Chancery Lane, Dublin Tues-Fri 10.30am-5.30pm, Sat 11am-5pm Until May 26 kevinkavanaghgallery.ieFri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
Tributes paid to 'towering figure in Irish art' le BrocquyPRESIDENT MICHAEL D Higgins led tributes to one of Ireland’s best-known artists, the painter Louis le Brocquy, who died yesterday…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Strong on theory,weak on meaningTwo new exhibitions in Dublin’s Temple Bar complement each other, but despite some highlights in both, as is often the case with…Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Mark JoyceGreen on Red Gallery, 26-28 Lombard St, Dublin Tues-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 1-4pm Until May 26 01-6713414Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Under the skin of conflictWhen photographer Simon Norfolk embarked on a project grounded in the pictures of Irishman John Burke, who had worked in Afghanistan…Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
One Of Its Legs Is Both The SameThe Dock, St George’s Tce, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim Mon-Sat 10am- 6pm Until Jun 2 thedoc.ie 071-9650828Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Is God in the details?Josef Albers, the German- American abstractionist artist, is being recast as a religious painter and the meaning that lies between…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Zygotic TendenciesRubicon Gallery, 10 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin Tues-Sat noon-5pm Until May 12 01-6708055Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
At the business end of the arts worldDamien Hirst Tate Modern, Bankside, London until September 9th. Tate.orgFri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
The material gains of taking a different tackONE OF THE most dramatic examples of progress within a particular discipline in recent Irish art is the transformation of Paul…Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
Across Three DecadesHillsboro Fine Art, 49 Parnell Sq West, Dublin Until Apr 14 01-8788242Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
One + OneHighlanes Gallery, Saint Laurence St, Drogheda Mon- Sat 10.30am-5pm Until Apr 28 041-9803311 highlanes.ieFri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
High Now Low BrownBallina Arts Centre, Barrett St, Co Mayo Mon-Sat 10am- 5pm Until Mar 31 096-73593Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Shaping the landscape of half a centurySINCE IT OPENED in 1999, the Peppercanister Gallery has pursued an interesting exhibitions programme, alternating early and later…Tue Mar 06 2012 - 00:00
William Mckeown: A RoomKerlin Gallery, Anne’s Lane, South Anne St, Dublin Mon- Fri 10am-5.45pm, Sat 11am- 4.30pm Until Apr 14 01-6709093Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Sleepwalkers: Possibilities – >ContingenciesDublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane, Parnell Sq Nth Tues-Thurs 10am-6pm, Fri-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm 01-8741903Fri Feb 24 2012 - 00:00
A wizard in the galleryMerlin James’s influences are myriad, and he is almost painfully aware of art history in his work, but there is something seductive…Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
World-class shows for Olympian yearIT’S AS THOUGH the recent and deservedly hyped exhibition Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan, which was at the …Sat Feb 18 2012 - 00:00
ConversationsIrish Museum of Modern Art, Kilmainham (New Galleries Feb 22-May 20) Tues-Sat 10am-5.30pm (Wed 10.30am- 5.30pm), Sun noon-5Fri Feb 17 2012 - 00:00
Glimpses of a burnt-out universeIT IS ROUTINELY said of artists and writers that they like to play godWed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
Working.DrawingThe Dock, St George’s Terrace, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim Tues-Sat 10am- 6pm until Apr 7 071-9650828Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Switch 2012Nenagh, Co Tipperary Feb 5-12 (twilight walking tours 6.45pm on Sun 5th and Sun 12th) 087-7777123Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Following the artistic paper trailIt may be Minimalist but Richard Gorman’s work has a sensual richness that makes for a beautiful show in an ideal spaceWed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
Make.Break.MakeButler Gallery, The Castle, Kilkenny Daily 10am-1pm/2-4.30pm Until Mar 4 056-7761106Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
The precise process in keeping it realCarey Clarke’s retrospective at the RHA shows how this respected artist’s painterly realism is not a virtuosic trick but something…Tue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
The mind was dreaming. The world was its dreamSolstice Arts Centre, Railway St, Navan, Co Meath Tues- Sat 11am-4pm Until Feb 25 solsticeartscentre.comFri Jan 20 2012 - 00:00
Imma appoints Sarah Glennie as directorTHE IRISH Museum of Modern Art has appointed Sarah Glennie as its director.Sat Jan 14 2012 - 00:00
The Human RaceKevin Kavanagh, Chancery Lane, Dublin Tues-Fri 10.30am-5.30pm, Sat 11am-5pm Until Feb 11 01-4759514Fri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
Prix Pictet: GrowthGallery of Photography, Meeting House Sq, Dublin Tues-Sat 11am-6pm, Sun 1-6pm Until Jan 15Fri Jan 06 2012 - 00:00
A look back at a life in ceramicsSonja Landweer confounds our preconceived notions of ceramics and reveals a toughness of vision, an absolute unwillingness to…Fri Dec 30 2011 - 00:00
Turner: A Light in the DarknessNational Gallery of Ireland, Clare St, Dublin Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pm, Thurs 9.30am-8.30pm, Sun noon- Jan 1-31 5Fri Dec 30 2011 - 00:00
Fish, Flesh and FowlGolden Thread Gallery, 84-94 Great Patrick St, Belfast Tues-Fri 10.30am- 5.30pm, Sat 10Fri Dec 23 2011 - 00:00
Ink-stained hands: a graphic taleInk-stained Hands is a sumptuous publication that captures within its pages a fabulous history of the role of the Graphic Studio…Wed Dec 21 2011 - 00:00
Bit SymphonyTemple Bar Gallery, 5-9 Temple Bar, Dublin Tues-Sat 11am-6pm Until Feb 4 templebargallery.com 01-6710073Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
A Hole Into The FutureThe Model, The Mall, Sligo Wed-Sat 11am-5.30pm, Sun noon-5pm Until Feb 12 071-9141405Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
When you wish upon a ribbon . . . you're making artBrazilian artist Rivane Neuenschwander’s entertaining show at IMMA – with viewers’ input – shows just why her work is so popular…Wed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
Next week you need to know about . . . the Turner PrizeOn Monday evening the fashion photographer Mario Testino will announce the winner of this year’s Turner Prize, the most prestigious…Sat Dec 03 2011 - 00:00
National Gallery appoints directorTHE NATIONAL Gallery of Ireland yesterday announced the appointment of Seán Rainbird as a successor to its current director, …Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
Enignum And Other StoriesOliver Sears Gallery, 29 Molesworth St, Dublin Mon-Fri 10am-5.30pm Until Jan 27 01-6449459 oliver searsgallery.comFri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
What Will Survive Of Us Is LoveKevin Kavanagh, Chancery Lane, Dublin Tues-Fri 10.30am-5.30pm, Sat 11am- 5pm Until Dec 17 1-4759514Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
Paintings from Sierra de las Nieves, MalagaTaylor Galleries, 16 Kildare St, Dublin Mon-Fri 10am- 5.30pm, Sat 11am-3pm Until Dec 10 01-6766642Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
A Day Like Any OtherNew Galleries, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Kilmainham, Dublin Tues-Sat 10am- 5.30pm (Wed 10.30am- 5.30pm), Sun noon-5Fri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
Once upon a time in the WestTULCA IS AN annual, early winter visual arts festival that began in Galway in 2002Fri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
Venice waters down its BiennaleIts title promised illumination, but despite a few highlights much of this year’s Venice Biennale is fairly dull in placesFri Nov 04 2011 - 00:00
Vue national contemporary art fairFeaturing most of the main Irish galleries, North and SouthFri Nov 04 2011 - 00:00
A view from the islandBy borrowing the title of an Umberto Eco novel for her current exhibition, Diana Copperwhite frames her work as a mixture of …Tue Nov 01 2011 - 00:00
And so we come to the end . . .AT SOME STAGE during the planning of Dublin Contemporary 2011 (or DC11 ), one of the two lead curators, Christian Viveros-Fauné…Fri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
