Holy Show - Contemporary Irish Life & Culture, Issue 7

This is the seventh edition of Holy Show magazine, covering contemporary life and culture in Ireland as seen through the eyes of Irish artists.

Holy Show presents work from a diverse range of forms, like film, theatre, dance, music and visual art, adapting stories from the artists to the printed page. This issue has Poet Stephen Sexton on watching the Sopranos 25 years after it first aired, Roisin Kiberd reflecting on the cultural significance of blond hair, and photographer Megan Doherty and artist / writer Maeve O'Lynn, both Derry natives, celebrate the city and the creatives that call it home. There's a moving personal essay by David McGovern, a conversation on real life experiences of working in the Arts in Ireland and pieces from writer Kevin Breathnach and artist Grace Wells. As always, there is plenty to get your teeth into in this edition, laid out in a visually arresting way with specially commisioned artwork and photography . 

At times hilariously funny, profound, sad and captivating this magazine will hold your attention and give you an illuminating insight into a cross-section of culture in Ireland today.

How does it come?
Paperback, 27 x 19 cm