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Milton Glaser in his studio in New York in 2012. Photograph: Robert Wright/New York Times

Milton Glaser obituary: I Love NY mastermind who changed US visual culture

William Grimes
June 29, 2020

Designer was also a New York magazine founder and created a memorable Bob Dylan poster

The Eve of Stagnes (1924). Photograph: The Hugh Lane

God is in the Detail: Harry Clarke’s stained glass

Ruth McKee
June 27, 2020

The research in Dark Beauty is scholarly and thorough with engaging intimacy

Botched restoration: Murillo’s original work (left) and two attempts at restoring it. Photographs: Public domain, private collection/Europa Press 2020

Botched art restoration prompts conservation experts to call for regulation

Sam Jones
June 23, 2020

Immaculate Conception painting by Murillo reportedly cleaned by furniture restorer

© Luis Alberto Rodriguez 2020, courtesy of Loose Joints

The Irish as you’ve never seen them before: Meet the People of the Mud

June 15, 2020

When an American photographer visited last year, he saw the country in unexpected ways

Christopher Eccleston in Endless. Courtesy Kerlin Gallery

Willie Doherty and the persistence of underlying antagonisms

Aidan Dunne
June 2, 2020

Aidan Dunne: Christopher Eccleston features in artist’s new politically-charged video work

Christo and Jeanne-Claude: the artist at The Floating Piers, on Lake Iseo, in Italy, in 2016. Photograph: Wolfgang Volz

Christo, artist who wrapped the Reichstag, dies aged 84

Alex Needham
June 1, 2020

Bulgarian created large public artworks in collaboration with his wife, Jeanne-Claude

Bernadette Kiely, Flooded Quay – Carrick

Bernadette Kiely evokes an isolation that has become routine

Aidan Dunne
May 26, 2020

Kiely charts familiar landscapes transformed by time and chance

Artist impression of the planned new shopping, entertainment and residential zone called the Northern Quarter. File photograph: Q4PR/PA Wire

Dublin could be heaven: Frank McDonald reimagines the capital

Frank McDonald
May 23, 2020

The pandemic could allow us to create a better city for everyone to live and work in

Raffle organisers Peri Cochin (L) and Arabenne Reille put the painting Nature Morte by Picasso in its frame at Christie’s auction house, in Paris, France. Photograph: AP Photo/Francois Mori

Woman wins Picasso painting worth €1m in charity raffle

May 21, 2020

Italian woman receives work by Spanish master after being given lottery ticket as gift

Astrid Kirchherr, Ringo Starr and John Lennon on a train during the filming of A Hard Day’s Night. Photograph: Max Scheler - K & K/Redferns

Astrid Kirchherr obituary: Stylish outsider who saw beauty in the Beatles

Sean O’Hagan
May 19, 2020

Photographer saw something unique in the band she met in Hamburg in 1960

Small Truck Burning, 2020. Photograph: Samuel Laurence Cunnane

Kerry photographer’s work is quiet and hard to read yet persuasive and memorable

Aidan Dunne
May 19, 2020

Samuel Laurence Cunnane's photographs explore the banal modern buildings of his home county

Petria Lenehan at work on her River series of paintings. Photograph: Rich Gilligan

Irish designer's New York State of mind

Ruth O'Connor
May 17, 2020

Dublin fashion designer Petria Lenehan on her move from clothing to painting inspired by rivers and nature surrounding her new American home

Maria Kapajeva, Dream is Wonderful… installation view

A tribute to working women launched online and a virtual gallery visit

Aidan Dunne
May 12, 2020

Aidan Dunne: The Doorway Gallery goes digital and Maria Kapajeva’s new book

Detail from Infinite Yellow by Laurence Riddell

Rich and varied collection evokes an exceptional time in life

Aidan Dunne
May 5, 2020

Visual arts: New exhibition takes inspiration from a poem by Hugo Williams

The Irish Times children’s isolation art competition: Wild Imagination (centre), the winning entry, by James Moonan; flanked by highly commended entries by Elizabeth McElroy (left) and Áine McPolin (right)

Lockdown through children's eyes: Winners of The Irish Times art competition

Ciara Kenny
May 2, 2020

Our overall winner, two runners-up and a wealth of highly commended entries selected by Don Conroy

Martin Gale, Couple, oil on canvas, 2016

Fancy starting to paint or draw? Five artists on how to begin

Gemma Tipton
April 28, 2020

Taking up art can bring levels of relaxation that border on therapeutic, so why not?

Cosmic Granny being installed by Micheál Fitzgerald in Kerry. Photograph: Laura Fitzgerald

‘Granny is orbiting the planet’: Words in a Kerry field

Aidan Dunne
April 28, 2020

Installation by Laura Fitzgerald touches on many themes, including the fragility and alienation of rural Ireland, but has been threatened by planning issues

Research into local Galway fonts: From ancient ogham stones to recent sign paintings, the designers sought to capture as much of Galway as possible.

Word perfect: The Irish county with its own typeface

Manchán Magan
April 18, 2020

Design team behind new Gaillimh typeface believes font captures Galway's essence

The competition will be judged by children’s illustrator and environmentalist Don Conroy. File photograph: iStock

Paints at the ready! Enter The Irish Times children’s art competition

April 9, 2020

How has life changed for you in recent weeks? Draw or paint a picture for our contest

Don Conroy: ‘If in my own small way I can distract people, and entertain them, with a few drawings and sketches and stories, I’ll be happy’

Don Conroy’s Isolation Diary: ‘Lee Marvin says, ‘Hey, kid, I like you. You’re not full of s***’’

Patrick Freyne
April 9, 2020

The children’s TV veteran on returning to the screen during the coronavirus crisis

A glimpse of O’Connell’s exhibiton in England which can now be viewed virtually. Photograh: Steve Russell Studios

Do not touch: Eilis O’Connell at a distance online

Aidan Dunne
April 7, 2020

Irish sculptor’s work shows ‘feeling of great antiquity and novel modernity’

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