HOLY SHOW
Life, literature, and mischief from Ireland's annual arts journal
22 October – 4 May 2025
Museum of Literature Ireland
Curated by Brendan Mac Evilly
An annual arts journal and production house, Holy Show presents Irish life through the eyes of writers and artists. At MoLI, they’ve assembled a kaleidoscopic retrospective of the first six issues of Holy Show, celebrating the magazine’s short but explosive impact on Irish cultural life. Scattered across four floors, the exhibition features work from almost two dozen artists working in sculpture, photography, illustration, film, video games, and, of course, text. Holy Show seeks out writers who are nosey enough to talk over the wall to their neighbouring artists working in other artforms. And while the subjects that writers tackle in Holy Show are often deadly serious – the housing crisis, a united Ireland, and queer liberation to name just a few – the journal invites writers to approach these topics with as much humour, colour, and joy as they wish to bring. In fact, Holy Show’s gaudy, gammy, full-colour aesthetic demands it. Read Susannah Dickey's review of An Dún 'United Ireland Under Water' in Holy Show Issue 06
www.holyshow.ie
FEATURED ARTISTS
Sara Baume; Claire Brankin; Jenny Browne; Greg Byrne; Sam Coll; Array Collective; Jane Clarke; Hannah-Clare De Gordun; Susannah Dickey; Rob Doyle; Laura Fitzgerald; Nicole Flattery; Dónal Fullam; Seán Hewitt; Caelainn Hogan; Han Hogan; Roisin Kiberd; Hugh Mulhern; Damien O’Connell; Katie Oliver; Jess Raymon; Eoin Rogers; David Stephenson
This exhibition features two sculptures by Array Collective - Regalia: The Slapper and Stormont Na Gig. Both works were commissioned by IMMA Self Determination A Global Perspective IMMA. Photographed by Ros Kavanagh.
Life, literature, and mischief from Ireland's annual arts journal
22 October – 4 May 2025
Museum of Literature Ireland
Curated by Brendan Mac Evilly
An annual arts journal and production house, Holy Show presents Irish life through the eyes of writers and artists. At MoLI, they’ve assembled a kaleidoscopic retrospective of the first six issues of Holy Show, celebrating the magazine’s short but explosive impact on Irish cultural life. Scattered across four floors, the exhibition features work from almost two dozen artists working in sculpture, photography, illustration, film, video games, and, of course, text. Holy Show seeks out writers who are nosey enough to talk over the wall to their neighbouring artists working in other artforms. And while the subjects that writers tackle in Holy Show are often deadly serious – the housing crisis, a united Ireland, and queer liberation to name just a few – the journal invites writers to approach these topics with as much humour, colour, and joy as they wish to bring. In fact, Holy Show’s gaudy, gammy, full-colour aesthetic demands it. Read Susannah Dickey's review of An Dún 'United Ireland Under Water' in Holy Show Issue 06
www.holyshow.ie
FEATURED ARTISTS
Sara Baume; Claire Brankin; Jenny Browne; Greg Byrne; Sam Coll; Array Collective; Jane Clarke; Hannah-Clare De Gordun; Susannah Dickey; Rob Doyle; Laura Fitzgerald; Nicole Flattery; Dónal Fullam; Seán Hewitt; Caelainn Hogan; Han Hogan; Roisin Kiberd; Hugh Mulhern; Damien O’Connell; Katie Oliver; Jess Raymon; Eoin Rogers; David Stephenson
This exhibition features two sculptures by Array Collective - Regalia: The Slapper and Stormont Na Gig. Both works were commissioned by IMMA Self Determination A Global Perspective IMMA. Photographed by Ros Kavanagh.
