A bracing walk around the blockMichael Warren thinks big, and yet – as his show at Carlow Visual proves – even his most imposing work doesn’t lose its humanity, writes AIDAN DUNNE
Anchorman, Pop Tarts, Picasso . . .Trinity College is home to an excellent collection of modern art – and even lets students borrow works for their rooms. This year, it’s showing them to the public and celebrating the scientist who started this cultural treasure trove, writes AIDAN DUNNE
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- The great Irish painting that turned up on eBay
Lost for almost a century, John Mulvany’s ‘ The Battle of Aughrim ’ re-emerged on the online auction site, put up for sale by a dealer who believed it to be an American battle scene. For NIAMH O’SULLIVAN , who had spent years searching for the painting, it was a heart-stopping moment
'The sheer sexiness of oil paint is extraordinary'After two decades as a printmaker, Stephen Lawlor’s says his first paintings were ‘abysmal’ – but now he’s hit a creative seam
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Designs for life - and everything elseIreland might not have much of an international reputation as a design hub, but as animators, artists, film-makers and illustrators gather in Dublin for a major event this week, that looks set to change
If you see just 100 shows tonight . . .Culture Night will take place tonight in 20 cities and towns across Ireland tonight, with hundreds of arts and cultural organisations offering free events, exhibitions, tours, talks and performances until late. BRIAN O'CONNELL selects some of the events on offer and speaks to some of the people making it happen
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