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exhibition Making their Mark: Irish Painter-Etche
rs 1880-1930 This exhibition introduces audiences to the work of early modern painter-etchers of Irish birth or heritage. These artists made a significant contribution to the so-called Etching Revival of the 1880s, earning the recognition of their peers and contemporary art critics. Key works by Robert Goff, Edward Millington Synge, Percy Gethin, Roderic O’Conor, William Booth Pearsall, Estella Solomons, and Stella Steyn are included. The etchings of Irish artists are shown alongside examples by Whistler, Séguin and other Etching Revival printmakers who had a direct influence on their work. National Gallery until Sunday June 30 Gig Tame Impala We’ve been scratching our heads doing the maths on this one. Tame Impala are a mighty fine indie band whose 2015 album Currents deservedly elevated their status. They are on the second row of a relatively weak Glastonbury line-up (along with Liam Gallagher, Miley Cyrus and George Ezra). The jury is out on the new material we’ve heard so far. But here’s the rub, tickets for this show are €59.70 which seems somewhat excessive and counterproductive. Let’s say they are looking at a 7000 capacity gig (€417,900) which is quite a step-up but not beyond the bounds of reason given their popularity. Taking all costs into account that still adds up to a whopper fee for the band (The less I know the better) or an exceptionally greedy agent/ promoter (Let it happen). Surely fans going to a show on a Wednesday night by a band who are successful, though far from legendary, deserve a better deal in a space this big? 3Arena, Wednesday June 29, €59.70 Edward L. Lawrenson, Sognefjord, 1924 - detail. The British Museum: © The Trustees of the British Museum. Festival Bloomsday When James Joyce’s Ulysses first came out, many found it obscene and unreadable. Joyce responded, “If Ulysses isn’t fit to read, then life isn’t fit to live.” From these disreputable beginnings, Bloomsday has become a street festival celebrating Joyce’s novel and its main characters Molly and Leopold Bloom. Traditions range from dressing up all Edwardian, re-enacting scenes or eating (and drinking….) things mentioned in the book. Highlights include RTE presenter Anne Doyle interviewing Senator David Norris about his Joycean life; a twist in Leopold Bloom’s tale with “bloominauschwitz” at The New Theatre; The Poetry Brothel unravelling Joyce – “O, Rocks! Tells us in plain words”; a Bloomsday Body Painting Jam and a glorious convergence of adventurers and chancers at the Laughter Lounge for the “Bloomsday Blowout”. Various locations, Tuesday June 11 to Sunday June 15 bloomsdayfestival.com 88