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A response to Francis Alÿs: Le temps du sommeil

Suzanne van der Lingen / June 22, 2010

Sometimes doing something poetic can become political and sometimes doing something political can become poetic. Francis Alÿs: The Collector (1991-92); image held here ... Read More

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Elizabeth Magill: New Realities / Imagined Landscapes

Oonagh Latchford / May 27, 2010

Elizabeth Magill: Lodge (2), oil on canvas, 30cm x 30cm, 2006. Elizabeth Magill, born in Northern Ireland in 1959, studied in Belfast and at the Slade School of Fine ... Read More

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TransColonia | recharge

TransColonia / May 24, 2010

Paper Visual Art asked Blaithin Quinn to discuss her recharge project which is currently on show in a disused retail space in Dublin 1. TransColonia | recharge ... Read More

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Ardan Ozmenoglu: A Contemporary Turkish Artist

Natasha Kurchanova / May 16, 2010

Ardan Ozmenoglu : One Bird, Two Birds, Three Birds, screenprint on stickie notes, installation view, image courtesy the artist. Ardan Ozmenoglu is a contemporary Turkish ... Read More

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Berlin in a Constant State of Shifting

Ferial Kasmai / April 13, 2010

Enda O’Donoghue: In the Elevator (2009), oil on Canvas, 90 x 120 cm, image courtesy Enda O’Donoghue. In the last couple of years, Berlin’s art scene has become a magnet for ... Read More

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Pakenham and Ellis: A Study of Two Artists Working in Belfast During the 70s

Amy Jackson / February 18, 2010

French sociologist Emile Durkheim (1858) once described society and the social structures within, as a “living organism.” In Northern Ireland, particularly Belfast during the ... Read More

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On Criticism

Niamh Dunphy / February 11, 2010

Paper Visual Art invited Hilary Murray, to write about writing about art. She looks at the role and importance of the art critic. Her article also looks at art writing ... Read More

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Tacita Dean’s 16mm films

Niamh Dunphy / January 5, 2010

Tacita Dean works in a variety of mediums including 16mm film, photography, drawing and painting. Her work occupies a space between the moving and the still image, playing ... Read More

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Exhibiting in Dublin

Adrian Duncan / December 13, 2009

I studied and worked as a structural engineer for fourteen years. It involves a way of thinking that is practical and safe. One considers an issue or problem and thinks it ... Read More