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Linda O'Keeffe: image relating to The Ecstasy of St Theresa; courtesy the artist


Issue 130
Winter 2009

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Editor's blog

Beliefs (Thursday 21 January 2010)

"Today, Western imperialism is the imperialism of relativism, of the 'it all depends on your point of view'; it's the eye-rolling or the wounded indignation at anyone who's stupid, primitive or presumptuous enough to still believe in something, to affirm anything at all."

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Gemma Tipton's blog

Killing the love (Tuesday 8 December 2009)

As statements go, I think "Capitalism Kills Love" is rather a nice one, if a little intellectually slight. I certainly wouldn't go so far as to take it that seriously - after all, both Capitalism and Love are tough old birds, and both will fortunately / unfortunately (depending o...more

Hilary Murray's blog

A lively start to the year (Thursday 28 January 2010)

There appears to be a dichotomy in the Dublin art scene. Mark Garry's Another place at Kerlin, and Gallery 126's Video killed the radio star, shown alongside Nevan Lahart's A lively start to a dead end at the RHA all serve to demonstrate this divide. It...more

David Brancaleone's blog

Godard and revolution, now: Socialisme (2010) and then: La Chinoise (1967)

Go to Youtube and you'll find an intriguing four-minute trailer of Jean-Luc Godard's latest film just about to be released: Socialisme. It's exciting and at the same time it resists any easy putdown: there's just enough to see the close relation with all the video essays...more


Selection of art events
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Andrea Spencer Scott Benefield Sean Campbell, 3 x 3

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Preview of the current issue of Circa


Latest online reviews

Padraig Robinson: Fun friendship and maybe more, Monster Truck Gallery and Studios, November 2009
Michael Snow: So is this, mother's tankstation, November - December 2009
Aleana Egan, Sunday night: Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, Dublin, November 2009 - January 2010

Latest online articles

Consumerism and its competitors - a Dublin sojourn (or, The last city-break of the noughties)
Ronnie Hughes in conversation with Hilary Murray
Slavka Sverakova and Dougal McKenzie: an e-mail conversation, October/ November 2009
Latest news items
Comerford, Godbold for Sovereign Prize (Friday 12 March 2010)
Researcher wins Golden Fleece (Wednesday 10 March 2010)
Failed love - a retrospective... (Monday 22 February 2010)
Beuys Bogside activities (Wednesday 17 February 2010)
Shortlist for Golden Fleece award announced (Monday 15 February 2010)
Giacometti statue record-breaking sale (Friday 5 February 2010)
An informal Irish embassy
Woman tears Picasso (Wednesday 27 January 2010)
Godard and revolution, now: Socialisme (2010) and then: La Chinoise (1967)
Beliefs (Thursday 21 January 2010)

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Social Circa

Peep, Talbot Gallery, Dublin, Thursday 26 November 2009
Tony O'Connor at UCC (22 November 2009)
Helen McNulty: Cloudburst at Crow Gallery, 13 October 2009

Top 5 online texts

Louise Bourgeois: Stitches in Time at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, November 2003 - February 2004
Nobuyoshi Araki: Araki: self.life.death, Barbican Gallery, London, October 2005 - January 2006
OUR TRUE INTENT IS ALL FOR YOUR DELIGHT: The John Hinde Butlin's Photographs, Gallery of Photography, Dublin, 6 December 2003 to 31 Januaary 2004
Franz Ackermann, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, 20 July - 23 October, 2005
Fred Tomaselli, Monsters of paradise, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, 31 July - 3 October 2004

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Featured print

Francesco Clemente, Celtic Self-Portrait, 2003

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