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FOLKLORE The worlds of skate, graffiti, music and
tattoo and their ‘tales of irreverence’ will be celebrated at this new riso print show being curated by Magnus Mudrack and Damn Fine Print. The lineup includes Rich Gilligan, Craig Dodds (pictured), Shane O’Driscoll, Kurb Junki, Darren John, Mike Foster, Aches and Omin; limited edition prints will be available at €30 a pop, each printed in 3-colour glory on the Damn Fine risograph. The launch will also feature drummer Jason McNamara, who we profiled in our Busketeers article (TD 169), performing with Kurb Junki. Damn Fine Print, 32 North Brunswick Street, April 4-11 ROADMAP Michael McDermott VINE TIME The Root + Bone brigade are entering into the swish, gargle and spit territory with Root + Vine, a sister publication. They look at the life of a cork puller, explore the world of criticism and have created a wine mixtape by their guest writers who include Trevor Gulliver, CEO of landmark London restaurant St John who says Root + Vine is “a gift for folk who love an adjective but would never make a foreign correspondent. It can be the metier of snake oil merchants and ‘look at me lifestylists’ but beyond that wine is happily and ancient and everyday pleasure.” Kilkenny man and ex-TD photographer Steve Ryan remains part of the core crew. Spit, don’t swallow. rootandbone.co.uk/subscriptions, £5 VISCERAL It’s always a pleasure to be alerted to those who may fly under the radar on terra firma but are representing with aplomb internationally. Take Lisa McCleary, an Irish-Australian artist, who has a show forthcoming in Gallery MC in Manhattan. The MFA graduate from Parsons works across oil paintings, tapestries and sculpture describing her practice as one which “addresses haptic sensations and the representation and embodiment of touch” creating spaces in which “desire, abjection and the digital and real body are in play.” Gallery MC, Manhattan, April 29-May 2 lisamccleary.com 8