Council forfeits €600,000 for Smithfield Square, as deadline for drawdown passes
The plaza needs help, says Sean Mullan, owner of the Third Space cafe. “Someone with the imagination that we could make this a vibrant space that belongs to the city.”
Roundabout is part of a series of abstract paintings inspired by maps of Dublin and the surrounding area from the 1700s and 1800s. This is just a detail – click through to see the full work.
In a series of screenprints resembling newspaper front pages, produced during the election, Emily Mc Gardle sought to highlight “the absurdity of the behaviour of some Irish politicians”.
Kerry Guinan, a newcomer to electoral politics, is standing in Dublin Central on a platform that is solely about art. It gets you thinking.
In his large work, Icon Study, artist Neil Dunne explores and challenges the ideas behind icon painting. This is the latest in our series on works by contemporary Dublin artists.
The latest in our series on works by contemporary Dublin artists features a sculpture informed by the artist’s work as an occupational therapist. It’s on display at the Science Gallery.
Artist Orla O’Regan captures the delicate fontanelle of a baby’s skill in this porcelain sculpture. This is the latest in our “Curios About” series, which features works by contemporary artists in Dublin.
Artist Larry Dunne uses Alice in Wonderland and pandas to explore the chaos of life in the face of death. Click through for the full image.
If you’re asking whether this is a sculpture or a painting, then artist Ciaran Bowen says he’ll be satisfied.
This work draws something from the colour palette of neo-impressionism, the formality of abstract expressionism and the aesthetics of contemporary street art, according to artist Derick Smith.
In the series to which this image belongs, contemporary artist Aaron Smyth explores questions around gender, intimacy, and relations. What you see is just a detail: click through to see the whole image.
In the three gritty images of this triptych, artist Conor O’Grady says he is seeking to document a certain type of alienation. Click through to see.
This work is “a reflection on working a normal nine-to-five job, where the content is kind of strange and unrelatable to you . . . repetitive and pointless”, according to Cox.