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Good Punchline, Poor Delivery: Museum of Modern Comedy in Art For a collection that claims to question the ‘surgical’ treatment of modern art, it doesn’t diverge greatly from what you might expect from a typical contemporary art show: high ideas, inaccessible language, and a repetitive video section.

●●●○○ The Museum of Modern Comedy in Art (MoMCo), currently located in the Project Arts Centre, describes itself as “either an artwork in the guise of a speculative museum, or a museum dressed up as a contemporary installation.” Presented as … Continue reading Good Punchline, Poor Delivery: Museum of Modern Comedy in Art For a collection that claims to question the ‘surgical’ treatment of modern art, it doesn’t diverge greatly from what you might expect from a typical contemporary art show: high ideas, inaccessible language, and a repetitive video section.

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Dublin Fringe Festival: The Epic, Definitive Review Fourteen shows, sixteen days.

I always preempt the experience of attending the Dublin Fringe Festival by making a commitment to myself to maintain a level of contrived ignorance. It’s a protective measure to preserve an element of the unknown that I feel parallels the … Continue reading Dublin Fringe Festival: The Epic, Definitive Review Fourteen shows, sixteen days.

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PROJECT 50: Interview with Cian O’Brien, Artistic Director of Project Arts Centre

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Featured image: “Often Onstage” by Figs in Wigs. Amelia McConville and Amyrose Forder speak to Cian O’Brien, Artistic Director of Project Arts Centre, about Project 50, a season of work celebrating the 50th anniversary of the stalwart Temple Bar cultural … Continue reading PROJECT 50: Interview with Cian O’Brien, Artistic Director of Project Arts Centre