Norman Mailer has stated that boxing is a metaphor for life. Investment of time and energy in a tradition like boxing can be explained through the desire to achieve stability in a rapidly changing world. It may also engender a yearning for a more vital existence and a longing for authenticity. In this photographic work,… Continue reading ‘EXHALE’ by Mandy O’Neill
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Archive | Image | History
CityArts and the Heritage Council in association with the Graduate School of Creative Arts and Media and the School of Media, DIT present Archive | Image | History December 3rd Moved to December 2nd 5.00 – 7.00pm – The Oval Room, The Rotunda, Parnell Sq. W. Dublin 1 Whilst archives and archival practices have been a consistent… Continue reading Archive | Image | History
The National Campaign for the Arts
The National Campaign for the Arts in Ireland is a broad and inclusive coalition that reflects the scale, reach and diversity of the arts in Ireland today. Its membership has a national reach that includes major festivals, venues, producers and representative organisations in visual arts, theatre, film, dance, music, literature, architecture and collaborative arts. The… Continue reading The National Campaign for the Arts
On Convergence Culture
Henry Jenkins is the director, Comparative Media Studies Program at MIT. In this viral-info-snack he discusses the power of media in a 21 century trans-mediated world. A world where converging technologies and cultures give rise to a new media landscape. Love0
Why is Art important to humans?
Just a quick video about a few people thought’s on Art, made by meetforeal.com “We went out in the streets of Galway asking different sorts of people what they thought about art.” Love0
Mapping ‘The Truth About Crime’: Oxford Crime
A unique experiment uncovering crime in a typical British city Why did they choose Oxford? “We selected Oxford because it is as close as we could find to a typical British city. In terms of demographics, and particularly in terms of levels and types of crimes, it is typical of the national picture.” More at… Continue reading Mapping ‘The Truth About Crime’: Oxford Crime
Mapping NAMA: Ghost Estates of the Irish Property Bubble
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Ru Kitch, Street Photography From The Punjab (1950-2000)
Until fifteen years ago the Ru Kitch photographers were a familiar sight on the streets of Pakistan. For the odd penny they photographed passers-by, in black and white, with the results available immediately. The term Ru Kitch – literally ‘extracting the spirit’ – refers to the way in which the photographer stuck his hand into… Continue reading Ru Kitch, Street Photography From The Punjab (1950-2000)
Fear of Music: Why People Get Rothko But Don’t Get Stockhausen
Just go and read after the jump this Review: David Stubbs, ‘Fear of Music: Why People Get Rothko But Don’t Get Stockhausen’ Love0
Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Tetro’
And there is a pile more videos at TETRO YouTube’s channel Love0