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FILM I Am Martin Parr I AM MARTIN PARR offers a p
ortrait of an extraordinary photographer who revolutionised contemporary photography by inventing a political, humanist and accessible photographic language. Since the 1970s, British documentary photographer Martin Parr has fearlessly held out his unique photographic mirror and given us some of the most iconic images of the past century. Through an intimate and exclusive road trip across England with the artist, director Lee Shulman (The Anonymous Project) uncovers the life of Magnum photographer Parr: an ironic chronicler of British kitsch, a fierce critic of consumerism, and a narrator of stories suspended between comedy and tragedy – who has so often been misunderstood. From Feb 21st in selected cinemas festival Dalkey Comedy Festival Bank holiday weekend and beyond Festival in the sumptuous surrounds of Dalkey Village sees a rather fine selection of comedy greats and new hopefuls tread the boards of Fitzpatricks Castle, Queens, The Colimore and Bono’s fave pub Finnegans et.al. The great Dylan Moran headlines along with Emma Doran and Andrew Maxwell but we think “It’s Wine o’ Clock with Norma Sheahan” looks like hitting a raw nerve with the villagers. Naughty Norma is newly divorced, horny as hell, and believes 50 is the new 30. As she ploughs through her Fuckit List she says Fuck Yeah to her midlife climax. Her three teens tell her to “get a life and get a fella”, as they take over her ‘Glow-up’ from Minger to M.I.L.F. The braver bolder Norma has dived off the cliff and hopes to grow wings on the way down. She invites you on her journey as she gives a blow by blow account of her Tinder Sexcapades. Jan 29th - Feb 9th dalkeycomedyfestival.ie who/ what/ when/ where 44 ART Fergus Feehily – Fortune House Dubliner Fergus Feehily returns from his current Berlin homestead to present an exhibition that focuses on place and illumination. The exhibition is situated in deep winter, taking place on both sides of the solstice while making associations with places as far-reaching as the megalithic site of Newgrange and the neon streets of Shinjuku, Tokyo. The title, Fortune House, conjures a vision of a site where luck, prosperity, or a glimpse into the future might be found. For this exhibition, a new artist’s book, The Horse and The Rider, brings together many reflections on thinking about and experiencing art, and alternative ways of seeing and understanding artistic values. Feehily’s self-reflective writing moves between disciplines, chronologies and geographies. Through these compelling connections, between wandering thoughts and the real world, Feehily’s paintings are formed somewhere between the material and magical. Temple Bar Gallery + Studios