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GALATEA AND CHERUBS, C. 1590 Exhibition Lavinia F
ontana: Trailblazer, Rule Breaker Exhibition Peter Gordon: In a Different Light Peter Gordon has been visiting Glendalough at night for the past 10 years wandering around in the darkness with his camera and a video light. This new exhibition of still photography also includes a timelapse piece accompanied by Moderat’s Reminder. There’s an anchoring of nature in the other-worldliness of its setting as light and shade dance their dance. Mart Gallery, Rathmines, Wednesday May 17 until Saturday May 27. petergordonphotography.com/in-a-different-light PERFORMANCE Steve Shannon with Crash Ensemble RIVAL CONSOLES gig Erased Tapes Founded by sonic architect and explorer Robert Raths aka ghostworker in 2007, London-based label Erased Tapes is an independent record label that has has consistently nurtured genre-defying artists whilst keeping an avant-garde ethos. This celebration pulls together some of their talent for a takeover of the Concert Hall akin to the much heralded Haunted Dancefloor event last year. Electronic producer Rival Consoles headlines while legendary ensemble Penguin Cafe will also peform. There’s a Kiasmos DJ set from Janus Rasmussen, live performance from Galway-based American songsmith Peter Broderick, the return of Japanese voice artist Hatis Noit, a modular synth set from Brooklyn composer and Dawn of Midi-drummer Qasim Naqvi, the first Irish solo show from Berlinbased cellist and long-time Nils Frahm collaborator Anne Müller, plus a DJ set from the latest Erased Tapes family member, French avant-RnB producer Crayon. Pick and choose as you bounce about. National Concert Hall, Saturday May 20, €35 Steve is well known to many in the music game, as a producer working from his Crumlin base, as a musician under outfits such as Halfset, Strands and Mount Alaska and as a creator of film compositions. His latest undertaking is the creation of a score with the Crash Ensemble which will premiere as part of the Metronome series. He also has a debut album Fathoms, under his own moniker, dropping tonight and if lead single Eyot is anything to go by expect strings and electronics caressing your emotions. National Concert Hall (Studio), Friday May 19, €20 It’s funny to observe how the naming of exhibitions are pivoting towards contemporary appeal. We happened to be in Antwerp last month and spotted a poster for ‘Baroque Influencers’. Now we have Lavinia Fontana who is a ‘trailblazer’. The late sixteenth-century Bolognese artist is best known for her successful portraiture, but also worked in the genres of mythology and religious painting. This tentpole summer exhibition in the National Gallery will explore Fontana’s extraordinary life through her paintings and drawings, offering insight into the cultural climate that enabled the artist to flourish as a female artist of the period. This will be the first monographic exhibition to examine Fontana’s work in almost three decades, and the first to focus on her portraits. National Gallery until Sunday August 27, €8-€18. Wednesday Mornings: 9.15am - 11.30am all tickets free. Thursday Evenings: 5pm - 7.15pm all tickets €5. 62