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News Askeaton Contemporary Arts It's been a busy week for Askeaton Contemporary Arts, who since 2006 have been commissioning, producing and exhibiting contemporary art in the small town of Askeaton in County Limerick.  An annual…

News This week we're taking a look at some 'scandalous' stained glass newly acquired by Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane. An original stained glass artwork by Harry Clarke, which outraged the Irish Government in 1930, will go on…

Brian O'Doherty (aka Patrick Ireland) What better way to start this St. Patricks Day list of inspirational Irish artists than with Brian O'Doherty (aka Patrick Ireland). Brian O'Doherty was born in 1928 in Ballaghaderreen, County…

News This week I recommend checking out the new show opening at RUA RED, A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH, new work by Glasgow based artist Stephen Skrynka which deals with the obsession, risk and human cost associated with following a…

For the day that's in it, I've decided to take a look at some inspirational women artists both past and present Artemisia Gentileschi Artemisia was a bit of a pioneer for women artists, and in fact was a total feminist before feminism…

Yesterday's day-long drawing marathon Offsketch 2015 kicked off this weekend's Offset 2015 with a bang. Around sixty designers and artists gathered at Grand Canal Dock to begin a day of walking and drawing around the city with members of…

News This week saw the death of Leonard Nimoy, legendary Star Trek actor known for his role as Spock in the series. But he was less well known for his artistic work, primarily his photography; Nimoy, who studied with famed photographer…

News This week YBA Tracey Emin has some big news with the move of her most famous work to Tate Britain. Interestingly it's currently being displayed alongside two paintings by Francis Bacon, a painter well-known for also being a bit messy;…

We're at it again, this month's L&R brief is a typographic take on the greatest feud of all. See all our projects at www.leftrightfight.com Brief 6: Choose your words carefully For the month that's in it, February's brief…

News Bit of controversy in the art world this week. It seems Jessie Ware's new video for 'Champagne Kisses' is ripping off an artist's work wholesale. The artist in question is New York-based photographer Asger Carlsen, and he took to…