Group show: Ode to Giants

Friday 7 November – Sunday 7 December 2025
Vicky Smith, Obair bhaile, Homework, oil on canvas, 50x70cm, 2025 | Group show: Ode to Giants | Friday 7 November – Sunday 7 December 2025 | Olivier Cornet Gallery | Image: Vicky Smith, Obair bhaile, Homework, oil on canvas, 50x70cm, 2025 | In what is possibly a kitchen + living-room area, we see a child / young teen sitting at a large table, presumably doing homework though looking towards us; there is a dog – golden retriever? – on a cushion on the floor, a blue sofa in the background, some fruit in a bowl on the table, signs of paintings on the wall in the background. plus a possible door, a chair at the table, tiled floor in two different patterns, much sunlight from what is probalby a large window to the left, or a patio door, overall orange tone, looks nice!

Artists: Annika Berglund, Hugh Cummins, Mary A. Fitzgerald, David Fox, Conrad Frankel, Nickie Hayden, Eoin Mac Lochlainn, Miriam McConnon, Sheila Naughton, Bart O’Reilly, Yanny Petters, Kelly Ratchford and Vicky Smith.

Artists have been asked to respond to their favourite artworks from three Dublin museums: IMMA, The National Gallery of Ireland and The National Museum of Ireland. The show will constitute an eclectic assemble of tributes to old masters and more contemporary icons: Titian, Caravaggio, Vermeer, Harry Clarke, Paul Henry, Jack B. Yeats, Mainie Jellet, Eileen Gray, Sol LeWitt, Patrick Scott, Willie Doherty, Gillian Wearing and Joseph Walsh.

The exhibition constitutes a celebration of Irish heritage and contemporary art and -we hope- an accessible way for new audiences to connect with these artistic giants through fresh, contemporary interpretations. ‘Ode to Giants’, promises to be a highlight of Dublin Gallery Weekend 2025 for both seasoned art lovers and newcomers alike.

Image: Vicky Smith, Obair bhaile, Homework, oil on canvas, 50x70cm, 2025
Friday 7 November – Sunday 7 December 2025
Olivier Cornet Gallery
3 Great Denmark Street
(beside Belvedere College)
Dublin 1
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