Margarita Cappock

Chair-ICOM Ireland; Art Historian/Curator/Lecturer/Author of Francis Bacon’s Studio (Merrell Publishers, London and New York) Lives in Dublin. All views my own.

[Dublin City Council @DubCityCouncil]

Dublin City Council’s The LAB Gallery is delighted to announce Other Ground, a new exhibition by acclaimed artist Pascal Ungerer, curated by Margarita Cappock. The exhibition runs from 1st May to 5th June 2025, with the official opening on 1st May, 6–8pm, launched by Dawn Williams, Exhibitions Curator at Crawford Gallery Cork.

Ungerer’s evocative paintings delve into the tension and interplay between built environments and the natural world, exploring liminal spaces and the ‘edgelands’ where urban and rural meet. His fictional landscapes, inspired by real locations, reflect on themes such as ecological change, peripherality, and the shifting boundaries of human habitation.

Join us at The LAB Gallery, Foley Street, Dublin 1 @LabDCC, to experience this thought-provoking exhibition. Admission is free and all are welcome. The LAB Gallery, established by Dublin City Council in 2005, champions emerging art practices and offers a year-round programme of free events for all ages, supported by the Arts Council.

#OtherGround #PascalUngerer #TheLABGallery #DublinCityArts #ArtExhibition #EmergingArtists #FreeEvent

[maryannmccracken @MAMcCFoundation]

We're always struck by how many of #maryannmccracken's descendants continue in her footsteps - from Sarah Cecilia Harrison, 1st female member of @DubCityCouncil, to @DrRitaMc, who visited us last week, & who continues Mary Ann's interest in public health & inequality. #Uppawomen

[The Ireland Funds @TheIrelandFunds]

The Ireland Funds Monaco Bursaries strengthen Ireland’s rich literary tradition. Selected writers pursue a project during a one-month residency at the Princess Grace Irish Library (PGIL) in Monaco.

The Ireland Funds extends its best wishes to the 2023 Academic Bursar, esteemed art historian, curator, and author Dr. Margarita Cappock, as she begins her month of research and writing at the PGIL.

“I am delighted and honoured to be the recipient of The Ireland Funds Monaco Bursary. It is a privilege to have this unique opportunity to develop an aspect of my research on the Irish-born artist, Francis Bacon, who was a regular visitor to Monaco and lived there for a time.” – @MCappock

[Irish Arts Review @IrishArtsReview]

In the current edition of the Irish Arts Review, Autumn 2023

On the edge
Pascal Ungerer’s peripheral landscapes evoke a sense of silence and isolation, writes @MCappock

Pascal Ungerer, 'Speculative Artefacts', Uillinn, @westcorkarts 16 Sept - 21 Oct

[Alan Gilsenan @AlanGilsenan1]

Thoughtful & generous piece from Ed Power ⁦@IrishTimesOpEd⁩ Noël Browne had a vision for a healthy, compassionate Ireland. The church and the medical profession blocked him

https://t.co/rzbKCMQCXj

[Alan Gilsenan @AlanGilsenan1]

The Seven Ages of Noël Browne - inside the new documentary https://t.co/x65yUpNtKR

[The Irish Times @IrishTimes]

Harry Clarke stained glass museum proposed for Dublin’s Parnell Square https://t.co/IJEeInN6ut

[Orna Mulcahy @OrnaMulcahy]

Harry Clarke stained glass museum proposed for Dublin’s Parnell Square https://t.co/XfGEsAMK1A

[RTÉ News @rtenews]

Internationally renowned stained-glass artist, Harry Clarke, will get his own museum if Dublin City Council has its way.

A deal is being worked out with Bord Fáilte to locate the museum on Parnell Square https://t.co/FExx2NJhyy

[Irish Arts Review @IrishArtsReview]

In the @IrishArtsReview Spring edition
ARTISTS ON VIEW - @MCappock examines how Ailbhe Ní Bhriain's work with computer-generated imagery & collage invokes a feeling of dislocation in the viewer.
'Hollow Earth: Caves & The Subterranean Imaginary', @glucksman until 9 July

[Dublin City Arts Office @LabDCC]

We're so excited about this event at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on Sunday 21 May 2023 as we celebrate the communities and history of the Docklands through song! 🎤🚢

Tickets are €10 and can be purchased here: https://t.co/8sp3Pr5CSJ

[Jessica Baldwin @JessicaHBaldwin]

So exciting that we're able to build a conservation team at the Archives. Do please share and retweet.

[Margarita Cappock @MCappock]

@The_Wheel_IRL @cooper_ivan @DeirdreGarvey @Carmichael_IRL @voluntireland @CiiTweets @BITCIreland @CommunityFound @boardmatch @changingireland @SocialJusticeI @2into3 Congratulations @cooper_ivan 👏👏👏

[Adam Clayton’s Kimono @AdamsKimono]

Congratulations again to the team from Francis Bacon: The Outsider on your RTS Ireland Television Awards nomination! #RTSawards

[Margarita Cappock @MCappock]

Delighted that Francis Bacon: The Outsider has been shortlisted for the Royal Television Society Awards due to take place on 28 March. @rteone @francisbaconartist @u2 #adamclayton https://t.co/eTgFHSgqWB

[Lorraine McLoughlin @LorraineMcLoug2]

Wow, Janet @janet_mcl, I love this! What a great picture taken at the Mansion House, 1952. #BrendanBehan100 @LordMayorDublin @DCLAReadingRoom

[Margarita Cappock @MCappock]

@florNEWS @BertWright1 @sccdublin Great evening- well done to all!

[Flor MacCarthy🇺🇦🇵🇸 @florNEWS]

Thanks to @BertWright1 for creating such a special event; Veritas Choir @sccdublin for setting the scene with beautiful choral performances & to a wonderfully engaged audience!

[Margarita Cappock @MCappock]

Thank you @BurlingtonMag for the very nice review of Sarah Cecilia Harrison: Artist, Social Campaigner and City Councillor in the December 2022 issue. @DCLAReadingRoom @DubCityCouncil @HughlaneG @CWallaceDublin @Hannah_JBaker #seniapaseta #irishwomenartists #sarahceciliaharrison

[Margarita Cappock @MCappock]

@rozhall @U2 @RTEOne @francisbacon It is available to view on the RTE player but only in Ireland. It may be distributed further in due course.

[Margarita Cappock @MCappock]

Delighted to work with Adam Clayton @U2 on our new documentary Francis Bacon: The Outsider on @RTEOne tonight @ 10.15pm. Thanks to @francisbacon

[U2 @U2]

Adam presents an entirely fresh perspective of painter Francis Bacon’s relationship with Ireland, alongside art historian Dr. Margarita Cappock, in the new documentary Francis Bacon: The Outsider. Tonight on @RTEOne