Sam Thorne

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Hilma af Klint, Altarpiece, No 1, Group X, Series Altarpieces, 1915, oil and metal leaf on canvas. Photograph: Albin Dahlström / Moderna Museet
An alternative history of art of the last century

As Above, So Below: Portals, Visions, Spirits & Mystics, Imma, Dublin ***** One of numerous highlights in As Above, So Below is the inclusi(...)

Tony Oursler’s Imponderable explores the occult in a sprawling show at MoMA that takes in Arthur Conan Doyle, Harry Houdini and a cast of mediums, ghosts and spirits
Why are so many current art exhibitions fascinated by the occult?

On a recent trip to Munich I was transported by the collection of works by the Blue Rider group at the Lenbachhaus. The artists, which included Wassil(...)

From left, a digital montage of how architects Donaghy and Dimond envisaged the West Cork Arts Centre; and the centre as it appears now
How compromise hit plans for Skibbereen’s arts centre

The new West Cork Arts Centre, called Uillinn, certainly makes its mark on the landscape. A great hulk of weathered Corten steel rises up in the mi(...)

Soirse McDonagh (6), at the new West Cork Arts Centre. The centre officially opened to the public this weekend, with the unveiling of Fourth Space, its inaugural exhibit. Photograph: Emma Jervis Photography
West Cork Arts Centre will create jobs and drive tourism, exhibit hears

The “monolithic” new West Cork Arts Centre (WCAC) will have a powerful impact on the region, visitors at the building’s inaugural exhibit heard on Sat(...)