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Art Encounters | Mind The Gap
The broken fence is a metaphor for a gap often spoken of as a term of warning in Ireland. Irish people use the expression ‘mind the gap’ (the phrase originates in the UK in train signs warning passengers to take care stepping off the…
Tremble Tremble – Jesse Jones at the Project Arts Centre
‘Tremble, tremble the witches have returned!’
After its much praised run representing Ireland at the Venice Biennale in 2017 (and subsequently being shown in Singapore), ‘Tremble Tremble’ has returned to Ireland and is on display in the…
Art Encounters | The Rescue Act III: The Broken Fence
All these changes everywhere,
Just go ahead and take my hand,
Hold me close, now let me go,
Try and understand,
In Chains, The War on Drugs
It’s now a year since I travelled to the hills of Clare to adopt a border collie called…
Artonomy Exhibition | MART Gallery
I don’t normally review exhibitions before I see them, but one I’m really looking forward to this week is the ‘Artonomy’ exhibition and auction at MART Gallery in Rathmines, Dublin 6.
The exhibition has been curated by Sophie Murphy…
Instagram Pick of the Week | Rachel Wilson
We love Instagram. Why? Because it brings tonnes of visual art right to your finger tips. Follow @thisheadstuff to stay up to date with our finds on our favourite app. You can find our other choices for Instagram Pick of the Week here.…
Instagram Pick of the Week | Donough O’Malley
We love Instagram. Why? Because it brings tonnes of visual art right to your finger tips. Follow @thisheadstuff to stay up to date with our finds on our favourite app. You can find our other choices for Instagram Pick of the Week here.…
Pamphlet 3 – Aaron Smyth | Elevator Line
Pamphlet is a series with the HeadStuff Visual Arts Section and artist Aaron Smyth. Aaron will give fortnightly insight into his artistic praxis including research, inspiration and the practicals of everyday life as an artist in Dublin in…
Instagram Pick of the Week | Ciara Campbell
We love Instagram. Why? Because it brings tonnes of visual art right to your finger tips. Follow @thisheadstuff to stay up to date with our finds on our favourite app. You can find our other choices for Instagram Pick of the Week here.…
Pamphlet 2 – Aaron Smyth | Influences
Pamphlet is a series with the HeadStuff Visual Arts Section and artist Aaron Smyth. Aaron will give fortnightly insight into his artistic praxis including research, inspiration and the practicals of everyday life as an artist in Dublin in…
Review | The Paradise of the Heart @ TACTIC Gallery
In the words of Franco ‘Bifo’ Berardi, ‘Dystopic irony means something which is at the same time euphoric and depressed, dark and light.’ The same can be said for the works for both Tomas Penc and Peter Nash in their exhibition just passed…