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Irish Independent
01-06-2025
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Obituary: Michael Kane, one of Ireland's greatest artists, who was inspired by his urban surroundings and produced artworks up until the end of his life
Today at 21:30 One of Ireland's best-known artists, Michael Kane, who has died aged 89, was a maverick figure in modern Irish culture. An outspoken commentator on the machinations of the art world, his paintings, prints and collages drew on personal and literary themes. A major concern in his work is urban life and the experience of modernity. As his friend, the writer Anthony Cronin, put it, 'Not many visual artists in many countries reveal what Hamlet calls 'the very form and pressure of the time' as clearly as Michael Kane sought to reveal this changing Ireland of the 1970s and the early 80s'.
Irish Times
23-05-2025
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- Irish Times
Artist Michael Kane dies at 89 shortly after opening show at Taylor Galleries
Celebrated Irish artist Michael Kane, who opened an exhibition of new work on Thursday, has died at the age of 89. Mr Kane, who would turn 90 on Monday, died on Friday afternoon following a short illness, his family said in a statement. Speaking to The Irish Times this year , Mr Kane acknowledged there was a possibility he might not reach 90, saying: 'Without actually trying, I do find myself living more in the moment than in the future or in the past.' The artist and writer from Dublin celebrated the opening of his solo exhibition of new work at the Taylor Galleries on Kildare Street, Dublin, on Thursday night with close family. READ MORE The painter was still producing work in his Dublin studio this month. Video: Bryan O'Brien His work is also currently on display at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (Imma) and Hillsboro Fine Art in Dublin. Kane was still producing work in his studio this month and attended the opening of a major exhibition, Staying with the Trouble, at Imma, which featured several of his paintings. Born in Dublin in 1935, he was raised in Wicklow, before returning to the capital in 1956 to study at the National College of Art and Design. At the time, he said he was surprised to be accepted and more surprised to receive praise for his work by a tutor. 'I was in my early 20s, and that was the first person who ever praised anything I did. It was of tremendous significance to me,' he said. Since the 1960s, Kane has worked consistently, exhibiting his painting, drawing and print in Ireland and Europe including shows in Hugh Lane Gallery, Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA), and Imma. Artist Michael Kane in his studio. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien/The Irish Times He was also among the first members of Aosdána, the affiliation association of creative artists in Ireland, and was a pivotal figure in the Independent Artists, a group created as an alternative to the RHA and the Living Art exhibition. In his 2023 memoir, Blind Dogs, he wrote: 'We were ambitious not just for our individual selves, but for art itself.' Kane was also a co-founder of the Project Arts Centre, and the editor of the sociopolitical art journal, Structure. Speaking to The Irish Times this year, Kane said he wondered if he would work again after spending part of 2024 in ill health. He subsequently began to paint while sitting down at a table instead of standing, 'to see what would come.' In the wide-ranging interview, he said: 'Most people are very intelligent, but they don't use parts of their brain a lot of the time and I think if they observed more, they would enjoy living a lot more.' Kane is survived by his widow, architect Shelley McNamara, his children Aoife and Oisín, and his brother Tony.
Irish Times
08-05-2025
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- Irish Times
Irish Lions: Maro Itoje will captain
Ronan McGreevy takes a closer look at the history of how VE Day was reported in Ireland. Patsy McGarry reports from Rome as the Catholic Church's most senior leaders meet in conclave today, to elect a successor to Pope Francis. India attacked Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir on Wednesday with several deaths reported. Pakistan is calling the assault a 'blatant act of war'. Dublin City Council have opened a Mobility School in Eamonn Ceannt Park, Crumlin, a fun and safe environment to learn and practise cycling. Video: Bryan O'Brien Just outside of Kinsale, Co Cork, a community group have banded together in an effort to buy a local pub, the Harbour Bar. Video: Enda O'Dowd Pat Doherty of the Doagh Famine Village shows us the damage inflicted by a fire over the weekend on the family owned museum in County Donegal. Video: Joe Dunne US President Donald Trump has ordered a new 100% tariff on all movies made outside of the US, claiming Hollywood is dying a 'very fast death'. Still producing work in his Dublin studio, the artist Michael Kane celebrates his 90th birthday this year. Video: Bryan O'Brien Political Editor of The Irish Times, Pat Leahy, reviews the beginning of Micheál Martin's second term as Taoiseach. Video: Dan Dennison
Irish Times
08-05-2025
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VE Day: Irish censorship and the news
Ronan McGreevy takes a closer look at the history of how VE Day was reported in Ireland. Patsy McGarry reports from Rome as the Catholic Church's most senior leaders meet in conclave today, to elect a successor to Pope Francis. India attacked Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir on Wednesday with several deaths reported. Pakistan is calling the assault a 'blatant act of war'. Dublin City Council have opened a Mobility School in Eamonn Ceannt Park, Crumlin, a fun and safe environment to learn and practise cycling. Video: Bryan O'Brien Just outside of Kinsale, Co Cork, a community group have banded together in an effort to buy a local pub, the Harbour Bar. Video: Enda O'Dowd Pat Doherty of the Doagh Famine Village shows us the damage inflicted by a fire over the weekend on the family owned museum in County Donegal. Video: Joe Dunne US President Donald Trump has ordered a new 100% tariff on all movies made outside of the US, claiming Hollywood is dying a 'very fast death'. Political Editor of The Irish Times, Pat Leahy, reviews the beginning of Micheál Martin's second term as Taoiseach. Video: Dan Dennison Still producing work in his Dublin studio, the artist Michael Kane celebrates his 90th birthday this year. Video: Bryan O'Brien
Irish Times
07-05-2025
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Cardinals gather in Rome to choose new Pope
India attacked Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir on Wednesday with several deaths reported. Pakistan is calling the assault a 'blatant act of war'. Dublin City Council have opened a Mobility School in Eamonn Ceannt Park, Crumlin, a fun and safe environment to learn and practise cycling. Video: Bryan O'Brien Just outside of Kinsale, Co Cork, a community group have banded together in an effort to buy a local pub, the Harbour Bar. Video: Enda O'Dowd Pat Doherty of the Doagh Famine Village shows us the damage inflicted by a fire over the weekend on the family owned museum in County Donegal. Video: Joe Dunne US President Donald Trump has ordered a new 100% tariff on all movies made outside of the US, claiming Hollywood is dying a 'very fast death'. Still producing work in his Dublin studio, the artist Michael Kane celebrates his 90th birthday this year. Video: Bryan O'Brien Political Editor of The Irish Times, Pat Leahy, reviews the beginning of Micheál Martin's second term as Taoiseach. Video: Dan Dennison Philip Pullella, a Vatican expert, explains how the sequestered cardinals will elect a successor to Pope Francis. (Reuters) 100 days into the new Government, childcare campaigners protest at Leinster House calling on the Government to tackle the childcare crisis. Video: Dan Dennison
