Launch of StoryMap Dublin

  StoryMap   StoryMap is a new multimedia project that gives people an alternative tour of Dublin through the kind of bizarre stories you’d have to drink in Grogan’s for a few years to gather. In fairness, that’s quite possibly exactly what the people behind the site did, but they’ve gathered some quality tales from a cast of characters that are... Read More

Mental Debris

Alan Butler - I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realise that what you heard is not what I meant Alan Butler. He’s a strange one. Difficult to be around. Difficult to describe without using obscenities. Though at times his art can be fairly harrowing to experience too, it is almost always worth the effort. ‘I know that... Read More

Kultyar Nyt

Culture Night Dublin 2010 You must surely have noticed this year’s mightily improved poster design and realised Culture Night is almost upon us again. Sure, it’s not perfect, but it’s getting there. It’s spreading to more and more towns and counties around the country this year and if you’re unfortunate enough to live in one of those places, you can... Read More

Revolting Together

Arthur's Day delivery Arthur’s Day. It returns this year to celebrate the momentous 251st anniversary of something or other to do with Arthur Guinness or the St. James’ Gate lease… only it’s not on the same date as last year’s event. No matter. What better way to commemorate the hugely important 251st anniversary (I think that’s the fibre-optic... Read More

This week I will be mostly… square.

Scissors Cuts Paper - Zine #2 Hey, art stuff! Remeber that?! So there’s a fair bit going on at the moment in case nobody told you. The 180th annual RHA show opened last Sunday evening. I’d write a review of it but it’d just be a waste of time. Google some reviews of the last two years’ shows instead. There’s very little different about it. The same... Read More

Multiplying like Gremlins

Monster Truck New Space So, this is news of sorts. As some of you may have already heard via the grapevine and/or information super-spamway, Monster Truck are relocating the gallery space to a swish new spot in the heart of Temple Bar where the Original Print Gallery used to be. The printing gang are continuing to operate Black Church Print Studios in the same building but are... Read More

This week I will be mostly… strumming inside your soul.

Paul Maguire - Inside Your Soul Hi there. Paul Maguire has been hanging out in Exchange lately. Strangers have joined him in a private room every now and then. We’re not quite sure what he does with them but they’re never quite the same when they leave. Tonight the culmination of his residency, entitled ‘Inside Your Soul’, will give the panic-stricken public... Read More

This week I will be mostly… victimised.

Nobody's Victim - The Turkish Tea Room Gallery Along comes Thursday with some fairly daycent exhibitions for your enjoyment. Rather than swanning about a crowd of know-nothings ignoring the vacuous creations of soulless fools (it happens) you have the opportunity this week to visit a few shows that are a bit more purposeful. The first of which is a venture with such a politically... Read More

167

Kennedy Browne - 167 I promise promise promise this will be the last time I mention this. I gave a little heads up a few weeks ago when the Ireland & Northern Ireland at Venice shows opened in the NCAD Gallery and at Farmleigh, but I wanted to give another reminder that the second of the two shows hosted in NCAD, Kennedy Browne’s ’167′, will be opening tomorrow... Read More

Round Abouts

Niall Dooley I wanted to give a quick mention to this exhibition that opened in The Joinery during the week. I picked out Niall Dooley back in June as one of the highlights of last year’s painting group in the NCAD Graduate Exhibition. The wonderful people at The Joinery in Stoneybatter also took a shine to his work and recruited him as part of their 2010 recent graduate... Read More