Experiences from the artist Jack B. Yeats’ memory are the subjects of his paintings in oil from the mid-1920s onwards. Through the prism of memory, banal scenes such train journeys and fair days are transformed into sensual rich coloured spectacles .

In this podcast Dr Brendan Rooney and Professor Ruth Byrne discuss how Yeats captures the essence of memory in these works and how retrieving ideas from memory was vital in Yeats’ creative process.

This podcast is presented in tandem with the National Gallery of Ireland exhibition, Jack B. Yeats: Painting & Memory (4 September 2021 - 6 February 2022). Happily supported by Key Capital.

Find out more and book your tickets here: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/art-and-artists/exhibitions/jack-b-yeats-painting-memory

A full transcript of this podcast is available online.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:

Ruth Byrne is the Professor of Cognitive Science at Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin, in the School of Psychology and the Institute of Neuroscience. Her research expertise is in the cognitive science of human thinking, including experimental and computational investigations of reasoning and imaginative thought.

Brendan Rooney is Head Curator and Curator of Irish Art at the National Gallery of Ireland.

Image: Jack B. Yeats, The Derelict Ship, 1946.

A Limerick GAA Supporter. © Estate of Jack B. Yeats, DACS London, IVARO Dublin, 2021

This two-part podcast series features some of the artists involved in Queer Mind, Body and Soul, an exhibition on display in the National Gallery of Ireland from 30 July to 17 October 2021.

A collaboration between the National Gallery of Ireland and Gaisce – The President’s Award, the exhibition explores the experiences and perspectives of a group of young LGBTQIA+, gender non-conforming people and allies.

In episode 2, Roibeárd Ó Braonáin, Beth Stallard and M – Gaisce LikeMinded participants and artists whose work is on display in the exhibition – delve into the messages in their artworks and in the exhibition as a whole.

You can download a transcript (PDF) of this episode: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/sites/default/files/2021-09/transcript-qmbs-podcast-episode-2.pdf

Content warning: this exhibition and podcast contains references to assault, homophobia and transphobia, which some visitors and listeners may find upsetting. If you are affected by this and need support, there are many organisations who can help. Visit the BeLonG To website for more details. This podcast contains some strong language.

See an online presentation of the exhibition: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/art-and-artists/exhibitions/queer-mind-body-and-soul

Roibeárd Ó Braonáin's artwork: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/art-and-artists/exhibitions/queer-mind-body-and-soul/roibeard-o-braonain

Beth Stallard's artwork: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/art-and-artists/exhibitions/queer-mind-body-and-soul/beth-stallard

M's artwork: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/art-and-artists/exhibitions/queer-mind-body-and-soul/m

The National Gallery of Ireland’s Apollo Project is a new way to experience the Gallery designed by young people for young people. Gaisce - The President's Award is a self-development programme for young people under the age of 26, and is a direct challenge from the President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins to young people to ‘dream big and realise their potential’.

The Apollo Fellowship is made possible through the generous support of the Apollo Foundation. The Gaisce LikeMinded Programme has been made possible with the support of Rethink Ireland and Norma Smurfit.

This two-part podcast series features some of the artists involved in Queer Mind, Body and Soul, an exhibition on display in the National Gallery of Ireland from 30 July to 17 October 2021.

A collaboration between the National Gallery of Ireland and Gaisce – The President’s Award, the exhibition explores the experiences and perspectives of a group of young LGBTQIA+, gender non-conforming people and allies.

In episode 1, Victoria Piekarska-Daly, James Cody and Sarah H. – Gaisce LikeMinded participants and artists whose work is on display in the exhibition – discuss their artworks and the highs and lows of Gaisce – The President’s Award and working with the Gallery.

You can download a transcript (PDF) of this episode: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/sites/default/files/2021-09/transcript-qmbs-podcast-episode-1.pdf

Content warning: this exhibition and podcast contains references to assault, homophobia and transphobia, which some visitors and listeners may find upsetting. If you are affected by this and need support, there are many organisations who can help. Visit the BeLonG To website for more details. This podcast contains some strong language.

See an online presentation of the exhibition: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/art-and-artists/exhibitions/queer-mind-body-and-soul

James Cody's artwork: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/art-and-artists/exhibitions/queer-mind-body-and-soul/james-cody

Sarah H.'s artwork: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/art-and-artists/exhibitions/queer-mind-body-and-soul/sarah

Victoria Piekarska-Daly's artwork: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/art-and-artists/exhibitions/queer-mind-body-and-soul/victoria-piekarska-daly

The National Gallery of Ireland’s Apollo Project is a new way to experience the Gallery designed by young people for young people. Gaisce - The President's Award is a self-development programme for young people under the age of 26, and is a direct challenge from the President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins to young people to ‘dream big and realise their potential’.

The Apollo Fellowship is made possible through the generous support of the Apollo Foundation. The Gaisce LikeMinded Programme has been made possible with the support of Rethink Ireland and Norma Smurfit.

Piet Mondrian was enthralled by modernity and, across the span of his life, encountered it in some of the great cities of the world: Amsterdam, Paris, London and New York. The musical cultures of jazz and dance held particular resonance for him and so, as part of the National Gallery of Ireland's celebration of Mondrian’s work, we invited Emilie Conway, a contemporary jazz artist, to engage with this important aspect of his life and career.

Emilie’s research over the course of this project has resulted in a series of fascinating podcasts in which she discusses the development of Mondrian’s work in the context of the musical soundscapes of his age. The episodes are interspersed with musical vignettes, and include contributions from her musical collaborators, Johnny Taylor (piano) and Barry Donohue (bass).

This podcast was produced to celebrate the Mondrian exhibition at the National Gallery of Ireland. You can find out more here: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/art-and-artists/exhibitions/mondrian/special-project-music

A full transcript of this podcast is available here: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/sites/default/files/2021-09/music-for-mondrian-part2-podcast-transcript.pdf

Image: Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), Composition of trees 2, 1912-13. Courtesy of Kunstmuseum Den Haag, The Hague, The Netherlands.

Episode 3 of a new series of podcasts produced by the National Gallery of Ireland in association with our exhibition New Perspectives. Acquisitions 2011-2020 (closing 2 August 2021).

This series looks at artwork by living artists recently acquired for the national collection. We explore the motivation behind the work, how it came to be in the Gallery, and what it means for an artist to have their work in the national collection.

In this episode, Donal Maguire, curator of the ESB Centre for the Study of Irish Art at the Gallery, speaks to the painter Richard Gorman about his life and work.

Gorman is a Milan-based painter whose work is part of collections nationally and internationally. He has exhibited all over the world, and cites frequent visits to Japan as influential on his work and use of materials. His 2005 woodblock print Big Red was acquired by the Gallery in 2020.

Download a transcript of this episode here: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/sites/default/files/2021-07/episode-3-transcript-new-perspectives-podcast-richard-gorman-and-donal-maguire.pdf

Find out more about New Perspectives on the Gallery's website: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/art-and-artists/exhibitions/new-acquisitions-2010-2020

Photo: Jack Caffrey, The Pimlico Project, 2017.

Music: Old Walls by Colm Mac Con Iomaire

Episode 2 of a new series of podcasts produced by the National Gallery of Ireland in association with our exhibition New Perspectives. Acquisitions 2011-2020.

This series looks at artwork by living artists recently acquired for the national collection. We explore the motivation behind the work, how it came to be in the Gallery, and what it means for an artist to have their work in the national collection.

In this episode, Donal Maguire, curator of the ESB Centre for the Study of Irish Art at the Gallery, speaks to the painter Diana Copperwhite about her life and work. Diana Copperwhite is an artist who focuses mostly on abstract art. Her paintings explore colours, gesture and representation, creating harmonious work, which could be described as psychedelic. Diana's painting Shapeshifter was acquired by the Gallery in 2019.

Download a transcript of this episode here: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/sites/default/files/2021-05/episode-2-transcript-new-perspectives-podcast-diana-copperwhite-and-donal-maguire.pdf

Find out more about New Perspectives on the Gallery's website: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/art-and-artists/exhibitions/new-acquisitions-2010-2020

Image: Diana Copperwhite (b.1969), Shapeshifter (detail), 2016. © National Gallery of Ireland.

Music: Old Walls by Colm Mac Con Iomaire

Episode 1 of a new series of podcasts produced by the National Gallery of Ireland in association with our exhibition New Perspectives. Acquisitions 2011-2020.

This series looks at artworks by living artists recently acquired for the national collection. We explore the motivation behind the work, how it came to be in the Gallery, and what it means for an artist to have their work in the national collection.

In this episode, Donald Teskey, an internationally renowned painter, perhaps best-known for his rugged and vibrant large-scale landscape paintings, speaks to Lenny Abrahamson, a film and TV director who has been honoured here in Ireland and abroad for his work. His credits include films such as Adam and Paul, Garage, What Richard Did and Room. Most recently he was a director on the hugely successful TV series, Normal People.

In 2018, Donald Teskey was awarded a commission to create a portrait of Lenny Abrahamson for the National Portrait Collection. In this podcast, Donald and Lenny discuss the portrait commission, and the process of creating artwork, both on canvas and on film.

Download a transcript of this episode here: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/art-and-artists/exhibitions/new-acquisitions-2010-2020/podcasts-new-perspectives

Find out more about New Perspectives on the Gallery's website: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/art-and-artists/exhibitions/new-acquisitions-2010-2020

Image: Donald Teskey (b.1956), Lenny Abrahamson (b.1966), filmmaker. 2018. Photo © National Gallery of Ireland. Commissioned by the National Gallery of Ireland, 2018.

Music: Old Walls by Colm Mac Con Iomaire

This podcast focuses on Something From There, a National Gallery of Ireland exhibition created with people living, or formerly living, in Direct Provision.

Exploring the idea of home and the meaning of objects, Something From There marks the end of an ambitious, long-term community project coordinated by the Gallery. Here, in conversation, the project facilitator, artist Dragana Jurisic, speaks with two of the project’s participants, Lelo Mary Thebe and Leo Snygans, about their experiences of the project and where they are now.

You can explore the exhibition here: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/art-and-artists/exhibitions/something-there

In this National Gallery of Ireland podcast, Caomhán Mac Con Iomaire is in conversation with Dr Brenda Moore-McCann, as they examine the life and work of the Irish artist Brian O’Doherty.

Dr Brenda Moore-McCann, Assistant Professor (Adjunct) at Trinity College Dublin, editor of Dear...Selected Letters from Brian O'Doherty from 1970s to 2018 (2018), and author of the first monograph, Brian O'Doherty/Patrick Ireland: Between Categories (2009), discusses O’Doherty's work in detail, offering art historical and personal contexts.

This podcast was produced on the occasion of the display of Brian O’Doherty works, including a series of prints created in collaboration with Stoney Road Press. This display is complementary to the Living with art: Picasso to

Celmins, A British Museum touring exhibition, 10 May – 7 June 2021.

Several of Brian O'Doherty's works, including this self-portrait, can be seen as part of the National Gallery of Ireland's summer exhibition, New Perspectives, Acquisitions 2011-2020: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/art-and-artists/exhibitions/new-acquisitions-2010-2020

A full transcript of this podcast is available here: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/sites/default/files/2021-05/brian-odoherty-podcast-transcript-2.pdf

Image: Brian O'Doherty, Portrait of the Artist as a Naked Young Man, 1953.

© National Gallery of Ireland

Piet Mondrian was enthralled by modernity and, across the span of his life, encountered it in some of the great cities of the world: Amsterdam, Paris, London and New York. The musical cultures of jazz and dance held particular resonance for him and so, as part of the National Gallery of Ireland's celebration of Mondrian’s work, we invited Emilie Conway, a contemporary jazz artist, to engage with this important aspect of his life and career.

Emilie’s research over the course of this project has resulted in a series of fascinating podcasts in which she discusses the development of Mondrian’s work in the context of the musical soundscapes of his age. The episodes are interspersed with musical vignettes, and include contributions from her musical collaborators, Johnny Taylor (piano) and Barry Donohue (bass).

This podcast was produced to celebrate the Mondrian exhibition at the National Gallery of Ireland. You can find out more here: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/art-and-artists/exhibitions/mondrian/special-project-music

A full transcript of this podcast is available here: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/sites/default/files/2021-04/music-for-mondrian-part-1-transcript.pdf

Image: Piet Mondrian (1872–1944), Composition with grid 8: checkerboard composition with dark colors, 1919. Courtesy of Kunstmuseum Den Haag, The Hague, The Netherlands