Tom Walker is Associate Professor in Irish Writing at Trinity College Dublin.
Sarah Purser’s reputation faded after her death, but an exhibition at the Hugh Lane in Dublin is putting her back in the frame
The artist could be a touch wooden at times, but a survey in Dublin shows that his best work is full of theatrical flair
Bold brushstrokes and strong colours add up to a powerful sense of unease in the artist’s cryptically titled portraits of modern Ireland
Although grounded in actual places and actual people, the artist’s subjects were always utterly transformed by his imagination, writes Tom Walker
The streets may be paved with commemorative plaques, but plans to convert 15 Usher’s Island into a hostel betray the city’s misplaced priorities
It may sound like an implausible pairing – but this exhibition on the two painters succeeds by not making forced connections
The illustrator and designer of stained glass fused Irish and European traditions to create an intriguing new idiom
The work of this accomplished painter has long been hiding in plain sight
The Irish painter takes his place among the Post-Impressionists in the first major survey of his work in many years
The 90-year-old polymath’s artistic output is being celebrated in his native Ireland
What did the Pre-Raphaelite painters see when they looked at the Old Masters – and how did they use what they saw?
A small exhibition of Margaret Clarke’s work proves that the best shows aren’t always the blockbusters
The 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin was in part a rebellion of artists – and Dublin museums and galleries are making that clear this year
A key figure in the Irish Arts and Crafts movement, the designer should also be seen in the context of European modernism
Today’s fragile United Kingdom and Europe are thrown into relief at the British Museum
Leonora Carrington may be a ‘literary painter’ and a surrealist storyteller, but we should not forget the formal qualities that underpin her best work
December 2024
Emma Crichton-Miller
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Christina Makris
Christina Riggs
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This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites
The society painter who wanted to reshape Irish art
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Literary heroes are big business in Dublin – so why won’t the city protect its Joyce heritage?
The streets may be paved with commemorative plaques, but plans to convert 15 Usher’s Island into a hostel betray the city’s misplaced priorities