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Issue 107, Spring 2004

Regular columns:
Visual Arts North
Visual Arts South
Film and Television
Slave to the Machine
Fifth column

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Front cover: Siobhán Hapaska: Back (detail), 2003

CIRCA 107 Editorial Adviser: Angela Darby

Theme: Visual Identity; Theme Coordinator: Niamh O'Sullivan

Introduction The 'branding' of a nation's identity is complex, multifaceted, and only partially under political and commercial control. Niamh O'Sullivan introduces the theme that underlies the series of essays that follow.

Visual identity of cultural institutions in France and Ireland What visual language do cultural institutions use to present themselves to the public? Bharain Mac an Bhreithiún explores some key examples in France and Ireland

Engendering the sublime: Margaret Corcoran's An Enquiry The 'discovery' of the sublime, a key moment in the evolution of art and of our sense of being in nature, had a strong Irish dimension. Luke Gibbons reflects on that historical moment and its re-examination in the works of Margaret Corcoran.

A life in relief Brendan Deacy's work-in-progress inspired by the life and times of Michael Davitt

Symbols of authority All states need to develop a visual face to present to the world. Ciarán Swan explores how this was done in Ireland, on the two sides of the border, during the decades that followed partition.

Celtic kitsch: Irish-America and Irish material culture There is a thriving trade in Ireland in the production of artefacts for the American tourist. Stephanie Rains interprets the phenomenon.

The cultural analysis of leisure: tourism and travels in Co. Donegal We travel hopefully, drawn towards our holiday destination by the promises in the posters and brochures. Angela Mehegan looks at the background behind some early examples of tourist enticement in Ireland.

Feature

Dislocate, regenerate and flow Regina Gleeson investigates globalisation's impact on art practice

Marks - a new Circa / Stinging Fly collaborative publication

Survey of studio spaces in Dublin

Art-college survey: students/ lecturers/ tutors

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