Brand Israel takes the Eurovision Propaganda is no 'toy', especially when followed up with massacres.

One stage invasion, three sparkly outfit changes, and many awkward pauses after the presenters’ ‘jokes’ later, Israel’s Netta Barzilai was announced as the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018.  Her song, ’Toy’, currently has over 50 million views on … Continue reading Brand Israel takes the Eurovision Propaganda is no ‘toy’, especially when followed up with massacres.

The Death of the White Knight Young girls encounter numerous displays of the hapless woman, vulnerable and meek, with the guaranteed happy ending when she meets her white knight.  Upon reaching adulthood this illusion can be quickly shattered upon meeting the real-life Nice Guy™.

From infancy, our expectations and desires are shaped by the media around us; from what we eat and how we dress, to what we expect from love. Young girls encounter numerous displays of the hapless woman, vulnerable and meek, with … Continue reading The Death of the White Knight Young girls encounter numerous displays of the hapless woman, vulnerable and meek, with the guaranteed happy ending when she meets her white knight.  Upon reaching adulthood this illusion can be quickly shattered upon meeting the real-life Nice Guy™.

William Crozier’s Edge of the Landscape @ IMMA // Review by Stacey Wrenn Crozier's exhibition at IMMA offers something new in contemporary art.

Winged figures, blood-drenched landscapes, crucifixions; IMMA’s retrospective of the work of William Crozier (1930-2011) is that of the apocalypse, stripped of its religiosity and set in rural Ireland. Crozier is best known for his lyrical landscapes of his home in … Continue reading William Crozier’s Edge of the Landscape @ IMMA // Review by Stacey Wrenn Crozier’s exhibition at IMMA offers something new in contemporary art.

Käthe Kollwitz’s “Life, Death and War” The National Gallery's exhibition serves as an overview of Käthe Kollwitz’s career spanning across three rooms, which contain her early sketches alongside some of her more controversial projects.

●●●●○ The futility of war is a common theme in the Irish gallery scene at the moment. Both the Chester Beatty Library and the National Gallery of Ireland are hosting exhibitions depicting the repercussions of ‘men fighting for glory’. Life, … Continue reading Käthe Kollwitz’s “Life, Death and War” The National Gallery’s exhibition serves as an overview of Käthe Kollwitz’s career spanning across three rooms, which contain her early sketches alongside some of her more controversial projects.

Artist on the Margins – Willie Bester When your freedoms are taken from you, visual expressions of your frustration are all you have left.

  When your freedoms are taken from you, visual expressions of your frustration are all you have left. Willie Bester is a South African artist who uses his art to display the cruelty of apartheid. Born in 1956 in Montagu, … Continue reading Artist on the Margins – Willie Bester When your freedoms are taken from you, visual expressions of your frustration are all you have left.

Junior Brother @ Whelan’s Upstairs Stacey Wrenn reviews her experience at Junior Brother's most recent gig in Whelan's.

●●●●● All alone on the stage with his back hunched over his guitar, cradling it as he gently plucked the strings with his fingers. His eyes closed in careful concentration, completely invested in every sound that emerged. His foot methodically … Continue reading Junior Brother @ Whelan’s Upstairs Stacey Wrenn reviews her experience at Junior Brother’s most recent gig in Whelan’s.