Life in Progress by Hans Ulrich Obrist: from budding enthusiast to art world titan
Unconventional and entertaining memoir by man often credited as the inventor of modern curation
Francis Bacon
Nonfiction books coming in 2026: From a new memoir by Louise O’Neill to Roy Keane’s impact on modern Ireland
Among promising titles are a book about France’s dark side and Jon Ronson’s exploration of multimillionaires searching for meaning in New England
Karl Weschke: Postwar modernist painter who remains criminally under-recognised
Review: Painting order out of chaos - Severe, brooding paintings deserve a wider audience
Preventing Mam from accepting a hug from a friend at my sister’s funeral will haunt me forever
Gestures ubiquitous at Irish funerals before the pandemic ravaged the world were no longer allowed during the most surreal period in a generation
Kneecap should be commended rather than condemned
Belfast rappers' choice of word may have been crass but at least they were using their artform to create a space for politics
Painter Francis Bacon’s childhood home on the market in Dublin for €1.6m
Plus: Big moves for Irish abroad, and the shadowy boffins taking over League of Ireland fantasy football
The Guide: Sugababes, Chubby Cat, Rachel Galvo and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
April 19th-25th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
Gilbert & George and the Communists: Back in the USSR
James Birch and Michael Hodges’ book on London art duo a riotous, rollicking read with swashbuckling rock’n’roll spirit
John Minihan: Many of my most iconic photographs have a religious connection – even Lady Diana Spencer
My introduction to art happened in my hometown of Athy, Co Kildare. It was an age of belief; religion dominated everyday thinking and behaviour
Francis Bacon’s Nanny: A peek into the darkness of the artist’s childhood
Maylis Besserie’s novel lays bare the cruelty of Bacon’s father as seen through the eyes of the family’s domestic servant Jessie Lightfoot
Percy French painting for sale in Cork and a significant Francis Bacon in London
From whiskey to a Waterford Crystal chandelier, and art for every budget, this week’s auctions have much to appeal
Francis Bacon triptych included in database of art linked to sanctions-hit Russians
Portable designed to restrict ability of those profiting from, or fuelling war, to move fortunes around world
June’s best new translated fiction: Crooked Plow; Whites Can Dance Too; Owlish; Eunuch; Ultramarine
New fiction from Brazil, Angola, Hong Kong, Finland and France
U2’s gobsmackingly quiffed Adam Clayton brings us on a true adventure
Television: In his film about Francis Bacon, the U2 bassist convincingly argues that this great ‘British’ artist is a lot more Irish than we might think
Get shaken - and a little stirred - with antique cocktail cabinets
Sale also features significant work by Patrick Caulfield
Hilary Fannin: Francis Bacon offers a kind of therapy away from London opulence
Bacon’s bleak vision is more in tune with the times than Bond Street’s glitzy shops
Lavery, Yeats and le Brocquy beat estimates in first sales of the year
Irish banknotes also beat expectations in strong sale
Hockney, Hirst and Banksy in Gormley’s most valuable exhibition yet
Signed lithographs, etchings and screenprints in Dublin gallery’s British art sale
Ireland’s collector couple: 194 diverse artworks to go on sale
Jackie Stanley and her late husband, NCAD’s Campbell Bruce, were giants on art scene
Dublin: An insiders’ guide to walks, activities, food, drink and hidden gems
If you want to stretch your legs, there are great walks north and south of the city
Ian O’Riordan: Bursting this Tokyo bubble could be the biggest challenge of all
Assisting athletes to transition out of the Games is a vital part of the experience
You’re only as old as you feel – research says so
German study finds feeling younger protects middle-aged against damaging stress
Yeats, Freud and Lavery among heavyweights in Christie’s sale
Barney Eastwood collection includes important Irish and sporting pictures
Lockdown auction market thrives as buyers browse from home
Sale prices for Julian Friers and Patrick Pye works far exceed auctioneer’s estimations
Fintan O’Toole: Why we should welcome the new tribe of Anglo-Irish people
Up to half a million British people are becoming Irish citizens. They help us to recognise our own past
Stained glass artist adds Harry Clarke masterpiece to collection
Bluebeard’s Last Wife sold to Brian Clarke for €165,000 – double its lower estimate
Rite&Reason: Holy Week invites us to lift up our hearts in hope
For a second Easter, Covid finds us with frayed nerves and weariness
Art&Antiques: Affordable art in spring sales
First sales of the year can be a good time to find value in auction houses
‘I’d go for a pint with Willem de Kooning and dinner with Francis Bacon’
A new biography sheds new light on the enigma that is Francis Bacon
Devotees of Irish fine art spoiled for choice in week of auctions
Superb paintings by Walter Osborne, Paul Henry and Jack B Yeats included in four sales
Jack B Yeats’ Romeo and Juliet to headline at de Veres’ upcoming sale
Auction will be first Irish sale to offer a body of work by bohemian artist Reginald Gray
Is this the ‘best ever Paul Henry landscape’?
A Sunny Day, Connemara is regarded as one of the artist’s most iconic West of Ireland scenes
Tiffany solitaire and Smurfit’s art: what’s coming up in art sales
London sale includes 12 works offered directly from the Yeats family
The battle to save an Irishman’s eclectic art collection in a London council flat
Gerry Dalton, originally from Athlone, quietly built a fantastical world of figurines, models, statues and art
The best artworks to see in Ireland’s reopened galleries
Feast your eyes on the classic works, or check out some completely new visual art
Art viewings are back for high summer sales
Auction rooms are opening again, but bids will continue online for now
No headsets, one-way systems: Reopening Ireland’s museums
Galleries and museums set to open alongside hairdressers in Government’s plans
Donald Clarke: Stairway to Heaven set to go on and on
Those of us disappointed at the lack of a total ban must admit there is some good news
Stormy seas and a king’s crush: lots of royal interest at Whyte’s
A painting of George IV’s embarkation at Dún Laoghaire, renamed Kingstown in his honour, captures grand social occasion
How William Harvey taught the world how the heart works
Englishman defied popular wisdom with his research of blood circulation system
Daughter of the Storm: Irish horror for brave young readers
Tina Callaghan’s gothic mystery set on an island off Ireland heaps drama upon drama
Birth. Sex. Death: Francis Bacon’s tragic vision of mankind
The artist’s work is visceral yet beautiful, as a major new show in Paris makes clear
First look inside the new Museum of Literature Ireland
MoLI in Newman House, Dublin opens this month featuring Joyce’s notebooks and more
Edward Quinn, the Dublin-born photographer of the rich and famous
Chronicler of the life and work of Picasso, Quinn became famous in his own right
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Stephen King would approve
Review: Guillermo del Toro produces a very agreeable horror romp to appeal to teens
‘People we love take on some of our inner darkness so we aren’t taken over by it’
Laura Kennedy: When one person tires and grows heavy the other leans down to carry them
Titanic sister ship fittings fetch over €300,000; Hermès wardrobe makes €1,000
Forthcoming sales include a Dublin 6 house clearance and a dodo skeleton from 1690
Birds of Australia, tiger’s head sell high, plus antiques auctions to watch out for
Upcoming sales feature antique garden furniture and rare Chinese bowls
The wild artistic way: Connemara paintings seen in NY, London ahead of April sale
This small outcrop on the edge of Europe, with its reefs, promontories and blankets of bog is steeped in artistic history
Rebel Irish artists of another age now centre stage at Whyte’s
Artists whose work was once considered too unorthodox for 1940s Ireland are well represented in spring auction
What’s coming up in the auction rooms
First of the year’s art and furniture auctions and Orpens for sale in London
Rick O’Shea: On My Culture Radar
RTÉ broadcaster on seeing David Morrissey tread the boards and his love of Francis Bacon
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices