Oliver Laric

Oliver Laric

Oliver Laric’s practice, which comprises sculpture, video and installation, explores both historical and contemporary image economies. In particular, his work attends to the dynamic context of images: how they move, transform and replicate as part of an ever-evolving visual culture. For his exhibition at The Model, Laric presents a recent

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Eamon O’Kane: A History of Play

Eamon O’Kane; A History of Play

In this colourful three-dimensional installation, children are invited to explore shape, colour and constructive design through imaginative and creative play. Created by artist Eamon O’Kane and inspired by Frederich Frobel, the founder of Kindergarten. Suitable for families, early years, schools and groups.

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Marie Brett & Kevin O’Shanahan; E.gress – a film exploring the twilight world of dementia

E.gress is a soulful and stirring film that maps a twilight world of loss and change, exploring how individuals diagnosed with dementia find new ways to adjust to a changing world. A multi-layered portrait of living moments on life’s edge, E.gress invites us to contemplate love, loss and life itself.

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The Model Drawing / Unforgettable Neighbourhoods

The Model Drawing / Unforgettable neighbourhoods, a solo exhibition by Dutch artist Bart Lodewijks (NL b. 1972) is the culmination of a three-year public drawing project in Sligo, commissioned by The Model. In Sligo, the artist chose to work in the neighbourhood of Doorly Park, Riverside and Garavogue Villas, where

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Sean Lynch; Adventure: Capital

The Model presents the national tour of the Irish Pavilion from the 56th Venice Biennale, Adventure: Capital by artist Sean Lynch. Visited by over 400,000 people during the world’s most prestigious visual arts exhibition, Adventure: Capital is now undertaking an Irish Tour to Limerick, Sligo, Dublin and Belfast. Combining sculptural,

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Yeats and the West; An Exhibition of Western Worlds

This exhibition comes to The Model from NUI Galway, and explores Yeats’s life, work, and legacy through his connections to the west. Rare artworks, books, manuscripts and exclusive images, photographs and film feature in an exhibition that reveals the impact of western heritage on W.B. Yeats and the wider Yeats

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