Current MA ACW student Ciara Hickey was one of the curators of the Household art festival which took place in … More
Category: Writing
Writing by staff, students and friends of ACW
… after the fact
The following is a response by Barry Kehoe to the NCAD Masters in Fine Art/Art in the Digital World (MFA/ADW) … More
DIVIDUAL
The following text was written by Francis Halsall to accompany the DIVIDUAL exhibition by Llobet & Pons that opens at … More
Critical Bastards Issue 7
Issue 7 of online art writing publication, Critical Bastards, is now available for free download. Contents: Michaele Cutaya: For a … More
THE MART: Help Turn The Lights On!
MART are currently running a fund:it campaign to help them open up a new art space in the old fire … More
Wine Soak no.4: Challenging Times
In the fourth of our series, Jacob Ligvine Kreek explores the world of emerging art and wine at the exhibition … More
Wine Soak no.3: Faustian Bargains
In the third of our series, Jacob Ligvine Creek has a out-of-body experience at an opening in the Goethe Institute. … More
Shall we discuss this outside?
Ciara McMahon is an ACW alumni, and also a medical doctor and a practicing artist. She has just written an … More
Christian Marclay’s ‘The Clock’: A Response
This response by Ruth Clinton to Christian Marclay’s “The Clock” is in the form of a voice-over made from fragments … More
Orgy Of Stupidity
Rob Murphy writes about Graham Harman, Speculative Realism and Absurdity This response is an expansion on an earlier suggestion made … More
Wine Soak no.2: Where The Hell Was I?
The second in a series in which Jacob Ligvine Kreek goes in search of suitable refreshments at Dublin exhibition openings. … More
In defence of an idea (by one who was there)
Starting out to criticise something that one hasn’t seen, heard, read, and so on, is obviously ill-advised, especially if, despite … More
Writing: Holding Space – on the work of Kennedy/Browne
Holding Space: on the work of Kennedy/Browne, by Declan Long Essay included in the catalogue for Ireland’s representation at the … More
‘An avalanche, a transformation…’ by Declan Long
Some assorted thoughts on music journalism and art criticism Article written for Circa magazine’s new online ‘Criticism’ issue: http://www.recirca.com/cgi-bin/mysql/show_item.cgi?post_id=5270&type=Issue131&ps=publish This special … More
Writing: Drawing and different mediums
Some people asked about the paper I gave at the Lismore, Gerard Byrne event. Here is a longer version of … More
Writing: Aesthetics and the Good Society
This is a work in progress, but it makes reference to Mark Fisher’s “Capitalist Realism” so might be one way … More
Writing: Papers on Luhmann, systems theory and art by Francis Halsall
Following the class on Luhmann, here is the paper I presented recently on Luhmann and the art of Phil Collins. … More
Writing: New writing on art at Forth
It’s grim up North Art inside out Posted By: Francis Halsall (193.1.217.20) Date: 12/01/2009 2:03 pm
Writing: On art and the state
The art of the state And here are two letters to the editor responding to it: here. Posted By: Francis Halsall … More
Forth: New online publication on current affairs (including art)
Forth is an Irish online publication that seeks to dig beneath the surface issues covered in the news and offer … More