Fifteen years to the day since the Chernobyl nuclear reactor went into meltdown, an exhibition showing the effects of the "world's greatest environmental catastrophe" will be held at the United Nations Plaza in New York. "Black Winds/White Lands" will open on April 26. Photographers, sculptors, graphic designers and multimedia artists will contribute. "The long-term effects … [Read more...] about Black Wind / White Lands
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Bacon Painting Sells for €3 Million
Francis Bacon's Three Studies for a Portrait of John Edwards, sold for over €3 million to a private collector at an auction in Christie's in London, on February 8. Te oil canvas, a three-panel work painted in 1984, is considered a rare and important portrait of Edwards, who was Bacon's companion until the artist's death in 1992. Bacon chose it as the final work of his second … [Read more...] about Bacon Painting Sells for €3 Million
Those We Lost: Al McGuire
On January 26 the sports and television world lost one of its true champions. Known as "the James Joyce of the airwaves," sportscaster Al McGuire passed away in his Milwaukee home surrounded by his loved ones. McGuire's renown as former coach of the Marquette Warriors basketball team, and later NBC then CBS commentator for the NCAA basketball tournament, was matched only by … [Read more...] about Those We Lost: Al McGuire
The Brigid Awards
On St. Brigid's Feast Day, February 1, over 400 people gathered in Chicago's Drake Hotel to honor women who have shown Brigid-like qualities of justice, compassion and generosity. The Brigid Awards, now in their third year, are the brainchild of Mary Pat O'Connor, who was featured in Irish America Nov./Dec. article on professionals working overseas with the Irish aid agency, … [Read more...] about The Brigid Awards
An Irish Laugh-In
Irish comedy has successfully crossed the pond, judging by the feedback from the New York Irish Comedy Festival. No less a celebrity than Moby turned up for the BBC America screening of Father Ted at Manhattan's Tribeca Bar & Grill to open the festival, and he then quizzed co-writer Graham Linehan during the Q&A which followed. Father Ted, a big hit in Britain and … [Read more...] about An Irish Laugh-In