The Modern Art Notes Podcast is a weekly audio program that features artists, art historians, curators, critics and authors. The program is produced and hosted by Tyler Green. It is edited by Wilson Butterworth.

IMMA (Irish Museum of Modern Art) is Ireland's leading national institution for the collection and presentation of modern and contemporary art. IMMA TALKS is an activated live programme of talks and events that opens up conversations around the core themes of our exhibition programme, and permanent IMMA Collection, bringing you deeper into the thinking and making of contemporary art.

For further information on IMMA TALKS please contact Sophie Byrne, Assistant Curator, Talks & Public Programmes, IMMA. Email sophie.byrne@imma.ie

Hugh Lane Gallery has an exceptional history centred around the ground-breaking vision of Sir Hugh Lane himself. He established the gallery in Dublin in 1908 and it is the oldest extant public gallery of modern art in Europe. 

One of the earliest collectors of Impressionism in Ireland or the U.K., part of the collection of Irish and international art Sir Hugh presented includes superb examples of paintings by Manet, Renoir, Monet, Degas and Morisot. He was also an early champion of contemporary Irish art and organised the first ever exhibition of Irish Art abroad in London, in 1904, to tremendous success. 

Since its foundation, the gallery has played a leading role in Irish cultural life. In 1977, the Gallery hosted the ROSC international exhibition and has embedded in its collections works from the series of ROSC exhibitions. ( see https://www.rte.ie/archives/2017/1024/914858-rosc-77-the-poetry-of-vision/)

Over the last century, the legacy of gifting the exceptional has significantly enhanced this great collection. This includes the Lady Lavery Memorial Bequest through Sir John Lavery 1935 which provides us with a unique visual history of the birth of Modern Ireland. More recently, in 1998, gallery director Barbara Dawson secured the donation of the studio and archive of Francis Bacon, born in Dublin in 1909, from his heir John Edwards and Brian Clarke. The gallery subsequently acquired six paintings from the artist’s Estate
In celebration of the opening of the gallery’s new wing in 2006, Dubliner Sean Scully presented the gallery with a superb collection of his work which is on display in the Sean Scully gallery.
The Gallery continues to focus on modern and contemporary art and is a lead supporter of excellence in Irish art practice. 
Hugh Lane Gallery is part of Dublin City Council

Mammal Hands stand at the forefront of a new wave of boundary-defying UK artists, blending jazz, contemporary classical, electronica, folk, and minimalism into a sound that is unmistakably their own. In 2025, the trio signed with legendary German label ACT, home of Esbjörn Svensson Trio, and will release their sixth studio album, Circadia, in spring 2026 — the first with long-time friend and new drummer Rob Turner (former–GoGo Penguin) — marking a bold, beat-driven new direction for the band.
Formed in Norwich in 2012, Mammal Hands quickly earned praise from Bonobo, Tom Ravenscroft, Jamie Cullum, and Gilles Peterson for their inventive approach. Over five critically acclaimed albums with Gondwana Records, including 2023’s Gift from the Trees, they built a loyal international following and a reputation for intense, hypnotic live performances.
The trio tours across Europe, Asia, and North America, performing at iconic venues and major festivals, including The Barbican London, Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, Montreux, and Montreal. Drawing on jazz, contemporary classical, electronica, folk, and minimalism, Mammal Hands create music that is cinematic, deeply human, and emotionally resonant — marrying post-rock energy, folk sensitivity, and Turner’s electronica-inspired beats into a sound that captivates both in the studio and on stage.

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