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15 Minute Coffee#41 - Dr. Aoife BradyDr. Aoife Brady is the Curator of Italian and Spanish Art at the National Gallery of Ireland, specializing in bringing centuries-old masterpieces to life for modern audiences.Follow the National Gallery of Ireland:Website: https://nationalgallery.ie/Instagram: https://instagram.com/nationalgalleryofireland/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@nationalgalleryie15 Minute Coffee is hosted and produced by Alan O'Donovan.For inquiries, email alan@15minutecoffee.com.TUNE IN:Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/15-minute-coffee/id1562369369Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/57y9tMT6AdtsW1...2024-11-2014 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastJack B.Yeats: Capturing the essence of memoriesExperiences from the artist Jack B. Yeats’ memory are the subjects of his paintings in oil from the mid-1920s onwards. Through the prism of memory, banal scenes such train journeys and fair days are transformed into sensual rich coloured spectacles .
In this podcast Dr Brendan Rooney and Professor Ruth Byrne discuss how Yeats captures the essence of memory in these works and how retrieving ideas from memory was vital in Yeats’ creative process.
This podcast is presented in tandem with the National Gallery of Ireland exhibition, Jack B. Yeats: Painting & Memory (4 September 2021 - 6 February 2022). Happily supported by Key Capital.
Find...2021-11-1845 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastQueer Mind, Body and Soul: Episode 2This two-part podcast series features some of the artists involved in Queer Mind, Body and Soul, an exhibition on display in the National Gallery of Ireland from 30 July to 17 October 2021.
A collaboration between the National Gallery of Ireland and Gaisce – The President’s Award, the exhibition explores the experiences and perspectives of a group of young LGBTQIA+, gender non-conforming people and allies.
In episode 2, Roibeárd Ó Braonáin, Beth Stallard and M – Gaisce LikeMinded participants and artists whose work is on display in the exhibition – delve into the messages in their artworks and in the exhibition as a whole.
You can downloa...2021-10-1448 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastQueer Mind, Body and Soul: Episode 1This two-part podcast series features some of the artists involved in Queer Mind, Body and Soul, an exhibition on display in the National Gallery of Ireland from 30 July to 17 October 2021.
A collaboration between the National Gallery of Ireland and Gaisce – The President’s Award, the exhibition explores the experiences and perspectives of a group of young LGBTQIA+, gender non-conforming people and allies.
In episode 1, Victoria Piekarska-Daly, James Cody and Sarah H. – Gaisce LikeMinded participants and artists whose work is on display in the exhibition – discuss their artworks and the highs and lows of Gaisce – The President’s Award and working with the Gal...2021-10-0139 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastMusic for Mondrian: Part TwoPiet Mondrian was enthralled by modernity and, across the span of his life, encountered it in some of the great cities of the world: Amsterdam, Paris, London and New York. The musical cultures of jazz and dance held particular resonance for him and so, as part of the National Gallery of Ireland's celebration of Mondrian’s work, we invited Emilie Conway, a contemporary jazz artist, to engage with this important aspect of his life and career.
Emilie’s research over the course of this project has resulted in a series of fascinating podcasts in which she discusses the development of Mond...2021-09-1754 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastNew Perspectives: Richard Gorman and Donal MaguireEpisode 3 of a new series of podcasts produced by the National Gallery of Ireland in association with our exhibition New Perspectives. Acquisitions 2011-2020 (closing 2 August 2021).
This series looks at artwork by living artists recently acquired for the national collection. We explore the motivation behind the work, how it came to be in the Gallery, and what it means for an artist to have their work in the national collection.
In this episode, Donal Maguire, curator of the ESB Centre for the Study of Irish Art at the Gallery, speaks to the painter Richard Gorman about his life and work.
Gorman...2021-07-3036 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastNew Perspectives: Diana Copperwhite and Donal MaguireEpisode 2 of a new series of podcasts produced by the National Gallery of Ireland in association with our exhibition New Perspectives. Acquisitions 2011-2020.
This series looks at artwork by living artists recently acquired for the national collection. We explore the motivation behind the work, how it came to be in the Gallery, and what it means for an artist to have their work in the national collection.
In this episode, Donal Maguire, curator of the ESB Centre for the Study of Irish Art at the Gallery, speaks to the painter Diana Copperwhite about her life and work. Diana Copperwhite is...2021-07-0932 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastNew Perspectives: Donald Teskey and Lenny AbrahamsonEpisode 1 of a new series of podcasts produced by the National Gallery of Ireland in association with our exhibition New Perspectives. Acquisitions 2011-2020.
This series looks at artworks by living artists recently acquired for the national collection. We explore the motivation behind the work, how it came to be in the Gallery, and what it means for an artist to have their work in the national collection.
In this episode, Donald Teskey, an internationally renowned painter, perhaps best-known for his rugged and vibrant large-scale landscape paintings, speaks to Lenny Abrahamson, a film and TV director who has been honoured here...2021-06-1144 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastSomething from ThereThis podcast focuses on Something From There, a National Gallery of Ireland exhibition created with people living, or formerly living, in Direct Provision.
Exploring the idea of home and the meaning of objects, Something From There marks the end of an ambitious, long-term community project coordinated by the Gallery. Here, in conversation, the project facilitator, artist Dragana Jurisic, speaks with two of the project’s participants, Lelo Mary Thebe and Leo Snygans, about their experiences of the project and where they are now.
You can explore the exhibition here: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/art-and-artists/exhibitions/something-there2021-06-0349 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastBrian O'Doherty's life and workIn this National Gallery of Ireland podcast, Caomhán Mac Con Iomaire is in conversation with Dr Brenda Moore-McCann, as they examine the life and work of the Irish artist Brian O’Doherty.
Dr Brenda Moore-McCann, Assistant Professor (Adjunct) at Trinity College Dublin, editor of Dear...Selected Letters from Brian O'Doherty from 1970s to 2018 (2018), and author of the first monograph, Brian O'Doherty/Patrick Ireland: Between Categories (2009), discusses O’Doherty's work in detail, offering art historical and personal contexts.
This podcast was produced on the occasion of the display of Brian O’Doherty works, including a series of prints created in collabo...2021-05-271h 26
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastMusic for Mondrian: Part OnePiet Mondrian was enthralled by modernity and, across the span of his life, encountered it in some of the great cities of the world: Amsterdam, Paris, London and New York. The musical cultures of jazz and dance held particular resonance for him and so, as part of the National Gallery of Ireland's celebration of Mondrian’s work, we invited Emilie Conway, a contemporary jazz artist, to engage with this important aspect of his life and career.
Emilie’s research over the course of this project has resulted in a series of fascinating podcasts in which she discusses the development of Mond...2021-04-2642 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastMondrian: Rooms for ManoeuvreIn this podcast, produced by the National Gallery of Ireland in association with our Mondrian exhibition, architect Emmett Scanlon explores the productive relationship between Mondrian and the studios he occupied and used when working. He also looks at how architecture has been influenced by his work and the work of his colleagues in the de Stijl movement, in conversation with Michael White, Mondrian scholar and academic.
Emmett Scanlon is an architect. His work is concerned with the relationship between people and buildings and the role and purpose and impact of architecture on our everyday lives. He is the host and...2021-01-2556 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastArtists' Voices: Life in a Pandemic | Ruth Lyons in conversation from her studio in County OffalyEpisode 6 of a new series of oral histories, led by Donal Maguire, curator of the Gallery's ESB CSIA, documenting some of the experiences and thoughts of artists living and working through the COVID-19 emergency.
In this episode, artist Ruth Lyons discusses the development of Salarium, and other projects she has continued through the COVID-19 pandemic. This conversation was recorded on 19 June 2020.
Born in Dublin, Ruth Lyons lives and works in County Offaly. She is a sculptor who works with a variety of natural and human-made materials. In 2019, works from her ongoing project Salarium were acquired by the National Gallery of...2020-12-0330 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastReflecting on George Wallace's lifeGeorge Wallace (1920-2009) was an Irish-Canadian artist who specialised in printmaking and sculpture. Through powerful imagery he commented on everything from the boredom of suburban life to human vulnerability and ageing. At times humorous, and always insightful, these works are both personal and universal.
In this podcast, the artist’s son Kit Wallace speaks to Anne Hodge, Curator of Prints and Drawings. Their conversation offers a fascinating insight into Wallace's life and how certain themes are manifested in his work. Anne and Kit also discuss the Wallace family’s generous gift, of over 250 prints and drawings, presented to the Gallery in 2...2020-11-2749 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastArtists' Voices: Life in a Pandemic | Mairead O’hEocha in conversation from her studio in DublinEpisode 5 of a new series of oral histories, led by Donal Maguire, curator of the Gallery's ESB CSIA, documenting some of the experiences and thoughts of artists living and working through the COVID-19 emergency.
In this episode, artist Mairead O’hEocha discusses her current work and painting during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. This conversation was recorded on 22 May 2020.
Born in Dublin, Mairead O’hEocha lives and works in Dublin’s city centre. She is a painter and tends to work in series, focusing often on sets of seemingly unremarkable and disparate subjects. These allow her to explore elemen...2020-11-1920 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastArtists' Voices: Life in a Pandemic | Dorothy Cross in conversation from her home in ConnemaraEpisode 4 of a new series of oral histories, led by Donal Maguire, curator of the Gallery's ESB CSIA, documenting some of the experiences and thoughts of artists living and working through the COVID-19 emergency.
In episode 4, artist Dorothy Cross discusses her life in Connemara and her works Ghost Ship (1999), Shark Heart Submarine (2011), and Heartship (2019). This conversation was recorded on 15 May 2020.
Born in Cork, Dorothy Cross lives and works in Connemara, County Galway. Over the past forty years she has developed a critically acclaimed, multidisciplinary art practice that combines elements of sculpture, installation, photography, video and drawing. Cross’s works explore re...2020-11-0525 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastBram Stoker Festival: Warmbloods tour of the National Gallery of IrelandWarmbloods is a Bram Stoker Festival special edition of an ongoing series of comedy tours in the National Gallery.
Warmbloods is written and performed by Underthings (Debbie Cheevers and Denny MacDermott) an improv/sketch duo from Dublin. They specialise in dark, domestic comedy and hard stares.
Suitable for ages 12+2020-10-3026 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastArtists' Voices: Life in a Pandemic | Kathy Prendergast in conversation from her home in London CityEpisode 3 of a new series of oral histories, led by Donal Maguire, curator of the Gallery's ESB CSIA, documenting some of the experiences and thoughts of artists living and working through the COVID-19 emergency.
In this episode, artist Kathy Prendergast talks about her life in London during the COVID-19 pandemic and aspects of her ongoing work. This conversation was recorded on 24 April 2020.
Born in Dublin, Prendergast lives and works in London. Over the past four decades she has developed a sophisticated and critically acclaimed art practice across various disciplines including installation art, sculpture, drawing, photography and video.
About Artists' Voices...2020-10-2229 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastArtists' Voices: Life in a Pandemic | Amelia Stein in conversation from County MayoEpisode 2 of a new series of oral histories, led by Donal Maguire, curator of the Gallery's ESB CSIA, documenting some of the experiences and thoughts of artists living and working through the COVID-19 emergency.
In this second episode, Amelia Stein discusses her approach to photographing the landscape, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on her practice. This conversation was recorded on 1 May 2020. The artist dedicates this recording to the memory of Ailbhe Garvin.
Born in Dublin, Amelia Stein lives and works between Dublin City and the Erris region of north-west Mayo. She is a photographer who focuses primarily on...2020-10-0824 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastArtists' Voices: Life in a Pandemic | Nick Miller in conversation from his studio in County SligoEpisode 1 of a new series of oral histories, led by Donal Maguire, curator of the Gallery's ESB CSIA, documenting some of the experiences and thoughts of artists living and working through the COVID-19 emergency.
In this first conversation, Nick Miller discusses his work, including 'From Pat Cogan’s Shed' , and talks about aspects of his life during the COVID-19 emergency. This conversation was recorded on 8 May 2020.
Born in London, Nick Miller moved to Ireland in 1984 and now lives and works in Sligo. He is a painter who works in the genres of portraiture, still life and landscape. Focusing primarily on loca...2020-09-2426 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastArt and Alchemy: Perry Ogden in conversation with Grace CoddingtonA new limited series of podcasts from the National Gallery of Ireland inspired by our photography exhibitions Moment in Time: A Legacy of Photographs | Works from the Bank of America Collection, and View of Ireland: Collecting Photography.
In the final episode, renowned photographer and filmmaker Perry Ogden meets the legendary creative-director-at-large of American Vogue magazine, Grace Coddington, to discuss the magic of photography and the role it has played in Grace’s life: from her days as a model in late-50s London, to her role as a fashion editor at British Vogue and then creative director of American Vogue. Gr...2020-03-051h 22
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastMedium, Magic and Materiality: David and Edwin Davison in conversationA new limited series of podcasts from the National Gallery of Ireland inspired by our photography exhibitions Moment in Time: A Legacy of Photographs | Works from the Bank of America Collection, and View of Ireland: Collecting Photography.
David Davison and Edwin Davison of long-standing company Davison & Associates are specialists in photographic conservation. For the second podcast in the series, the father and son share stories from the fascinating careers, explain the magic of pre-digital processes and reveal some remarkable moments in the history of Irish photography.
Moment in Time: A Legacy of Photographs | Works from the Bank of America Collection...2020-02-201h 29
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastMoments in Time: Eric Luke in conversation with Miriam O'CallaghanA new limited series of podcasts from the National Gallery of Ireland inspired by our photography exhibitions Moment in Time: A Legacy of Photographs | Works from the Bank of America Collection, and View of Ireland: Collecting Photography.
In this first episode, award-winning photographer Eric Luke and broadcaster Miriam O’Callaghan focus on photography recording life as it happens, taking us on a journey through key moments in time inspired by Luke’s captivating images. This episode was recorded with a live audience at the Gallery in January 2020.
Moment in Time: A Legacy of Photographs | Works from the Bank of America Coll...2020-02-1358 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastThe Island, A Prospect: Slieve Donard, Mourne Mountains, Co. DownThis is the final episode in a series of five podcasts to accompany the National Gallery of Ireland exhibition Shaping Ireland: Landscapes in Irish Art. In this series, artists and experts, in conversation with Mark Cantan, will talk you through an area of the country that has special relevance to their work and life. These places of personal significance will also be digitally mapped, allowing listeners to embark on their own adventures into the Irish landscape.
This week's guest is Dara McAnulty, autistic naturalist and environmental campaigner, who talks about Slieve Donard, Mourne Mountains, Co. Down.
Image: Nano Reid, West...2019-06-2650 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastThe Island, A Prospect: The Burren, with Dr Brendan DunfordThis is the fourth in a series of five podcasts to accompany the National Gallery of Ireland exhibition Shaping Ireland: Landscapes in Irish Art. In this series, artists and experts, in conversation with Mark Cantan, will talk you through an area of the country that has special relevance to their work and life. These places of personal significance will also be digitally mapped, allowing listeners to embark on their own adventures into the Irish landscape.
This week's guest is Dr Brendan Dunford is the founder of Burrenbeo Teo. From a farming background in Co. Waterford, Brendan has spent the past 20...2019-06-121h 04
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastThe Island, A Prospect: Zechstein Sea with Ruth E. LyonsThis is the third in a series of five podcasts to accompany the National Gallery of Ireland exhibition Shaping Ireland: Landscapes in Irish Art. In this series, artists and experts, in conversation with Mark Cantan, will talk you through an area of the country that has special relevance to their work and life. These places of personal significance will also be digitally mapped, allowing listeners to embark on their own adventures into the Irish landscape.
This week's guest is Ruth E. Lyons, an Irish artist based in the rural boglands of Co. Offaly.2019-05-2949 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastThe Island, A Prospect: Powerscourt Estate, Co Wicklow, Alex SlazengerThis is the second in a series of five podcasts to accompany the National Gallery of Ireland exhibition Shaping Ireland: Landscapes in Irish Art. In this series, artists and experts, in conversation with Mark Cantan, will talk you through an area of the country that has special relevance to their work and life. These places of personal significance will also be digitally mapped, allowing listeners to embark on their own adventures into the Irish landscape.
This week's guest is Alex Slazenger, head gardener of Powerscourt Estate, Co. Wicklow.
Image: George Barret, View of Powerscourt Waterfall, c.17602019-05-151h 00
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastThe Island, A Prospect: The North Dublin Coastline with Paula MeehanThe North Dublin Coastline, Co. Dublin, with Paula Meehan, poet and former Ireland Professor of Poetry (2013-16)
This is the first in a series of five podcasts to accompany the National Gallery of Ireland exhibition Shaping Ireland: Landscapes in Irish Art. In this series, artists and experts, in conversation with Mark Cantan, will talk you through an area of the country that has special relevance to their work and life. These places of personal significance will also be digitally mapped, allowing listeners to embark on their own adventures into the Irish landscape.
Image: William Ashford (1746-1824), A View of Dublin...2019-05-0154 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastCaravaggio's The Taking of Christ at the National Gallery of IrelandTo mark the 25th anniversary of the unveiling of Caravaggio's The Taking of Christ at the National Gallery of Ireland, two of the key players in the painting's fascinating journey, Raymond Keaveney who was Director of the Gallery at the time, and Fr Noel Barber SJ, sat down to talk about their recollections of the painting's identification and subsequent unveiling with broadcaster Marian Finucane.
Recorded in the National Gallery of Ireland's lecture theatre on 15 November 2018.
A PDF transcript of this live recording is available to download here: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/sites/default/files/2022-01/podcast-transcript-caravaggio-taking-of-christ-with-fr-noel-barber-sj-raymond-keaveney-marian-finucane.pdf2019-02-1936 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastBal-musette Trio at the National Gallery of IrelandWhen Roderic O’Conor and the moderns arrived into Paris, the sound of the city was bal-musette, and to celebrate our exhibition of his work, we brought together three Irish musicians—Martin Tourish (accordion), Dave Redmond (Double Bass) and Stephen Daly (Guitar)— to respond to the exhibition and create a new programme of music in the bal-musette tradition. Enjoy!2019-01-0446 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastStory: The Much More Magnificent SevenThe MUCH MORE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN are Aisling, Conor, Erika, Evan, Jack, Natalie and Nira. One day they discover a lost star, stuck in the watery depths of a pond. Read or listen to their story as they play with Conor’s very well-trained, pet dragon, heroically rescue the star and, because they are truly magnificent, make its greatest wish come true!
(This magical story by Paul Timoney, and The Much More Magnificent Seven was devised as part of a collaboration with the National Gallery of Ireland, LauraLyn Children's Hospice, The Abbey Theatre, and the National Concert Hall)2018-12-0508 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastImagining France - artist coloniesArtist Una Sealy speaks with Mick O'Dea, president of the RHA.
The third in a series of conversational podcasts, featuring stories, thoughts and individual responses to the exhibition Roderic O’Conor and the Moderns.2018-10-0149 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastImagining France - the time, the place, the principlesPaul McLauchlan and Andrea Horan discuss their responses to Roderic O’Conor and the Moderns
The second in a series of conversational podcasts, featuring stories, thoughts and individual responses to the exhibition Roderic O’Conor and the Moderns.2018-09-1435 min
The National Gallery of Ireland PodcastImagining France - Artist as profession and legacyDr Brendan Rooney, curator of Irish art at the National Gallery of Ireland, talks to artist Cian McLoughlin.
The first in a series of conversational podcasts which will feature stories, thoughts and individual responses to the exhibition Roderic O’Conor and the Moderns.2018-08-2441 min