{"product_id":"the-sibyls-alice-maher","title":"The Sibyls - Alice Maher","description":"\u003cp\u003eKevin Kavanagh, Dublin and Purdy Hicks, London are pleased to present The Sibyls, a publication by Alice Maher. This publication, designed by Pure Designs, features new poetry by Paula Meehan and a commissioned text by Dr. Sarah Kelleher.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished to mark the exhibition of Alice Maher: \u003cem\u003eThe Sibyls. \u003c\/em\u003e11 September - 11 October 2025 at Kevin Kavanagh, Dublin and the artist's selection for the 61st International Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia 2026: \u003cem\u003eIn Minor Keys\u003c\/em\u003e, curated by Koyo Kouoh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAlice Maher’s field of enquiry often reprises, subverts and expands mythic and vernacular narratives. Through her experimental use of materials, alongside her explorations of embodiment and identity, she investigates literary and folkloric subjects in a multi various artistic work that incorporates drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, and moving image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaula Meehan’s award-winning poetry has garnered widespread popular and critical acclaim. Her poems have been danced, filmed, responded to by visual artists, anthologized and staged. She was Ireland Professor of Poetry, 2013–2016 and Imaginary Bonnets with Real Bees in Them, her public lectures from the Chair, are published by UCD Press. She has conducted workshops in the community, in the prisons, in recovery\u003cbr\u003eprogrammes, and has worked extensively with emerging poets inside and outside the universities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Sarah Kelleher is an art historian, lecturer, and curator specialising in modern and contemporary art. She completed her PhD in the History of Art at University College Cork, where her doctoral research focused on contemporary Irish sculpture. She is the co-coordinator of the MA in Contemporary Art Practice at MTU Crawford College of Art and Design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a hardback. Limited Edition of 500. Printed on Curious Metallic Ionised, Favini Berano black 140gsm, Cyclus offset 135gsm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IMMA Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59543312236878,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0167\/9794\/files\/Capture_744ba90d-43e3-4347-8ef3-e26b8d243ba2.jpg?v=1777554431","url":"https:\/\/www.theimmashop.com\/products\/the-sibyls-alice-maher","provider":"IMMA Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}