United Arts Club
Writing, interviews and cultural commentary from the Club.
Lenny Abrahamson is currently writing a script. I ask him how he copes with the incessant sound of poorly-played rock songs from the band busking outside. “With these,” he tells me defiantly, holding aloft his noise-cancelling headphones.
Read articleWhen looking at the health of Irish Arts it is easy to see the tip of the iceberg glistening in the sun and glory of Oscars, BRITs, BAFTAs, Booker Prize, and Gucci advertising triumphs. But, as glamorous as the Irish arts look on the red carpet, the true health of the arts in Ireland is below the surface. We have a wealth of innovative and impressive arts organisations in Ireland and many of them make up the main body of the iceberg; out of the spotlight, submerged, and combatting the warming saline waters of financial unsustainability.
Read articleDuring my adolescence, I had varying success buying Christmas presents for my family.
Read articleBobby Fingers’ videos are an absorbing audio-visual sensory experience.
Read articleThe Royal Hibernian Academy, with its complex and celebrated history, is a prominent part of the rich cultural tapestry of Dublin.
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