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Kids in the Street<\/em> by Brian Palm
16″x12″; photo-collage and watercolor; 2025. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

COLLAGE ON VIEW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brian Palm: Transcendence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

at Duke Street Gallery in Dublin, Ireland
5 May-13 June 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For the past year, Brian Palm has been working with photo collage combined with vibrant watercolor washes, rather than his more familiar combination of collage, oil paint, and varnish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focusing on intimate moments captured on quiet streets, this series of artwork depicts playful interactions between friends or family members as they go about their daily lives. Working with photographic imagery from the artist\u2019s substantial archive of black-and-white negatives, Palm has for many years created evocative urban landscapes recalling the sights and sounds of Dublin\u2019s streets from the not-so-distant past. However, when comparing those same streets with today\u2019s city, the difference is astonishing. It is in the deliberate presentation of what could be considered nostalgic views of Dublin that the strength and depth of Brian Palm\u2019s artistic vision is most clearly illuminated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Boy in the Street <\/em>by Brian Palm
9″x12″; photo-collage and watercolor; 2026. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

These are not overtly moral or politically motivated works of art, but they provide a very profound social commentary, which has roots deeply embedded in the artist\u2019s early years in Dublin. From that time of great upheaval and significant change in Dublin\u2019s social fabric, Palm\u2019s work has developed, matured, and emerged as a significant and enduring legacy. His work remains popular with a broad spectrum of art collectors, and it continues to find audiences within a wide range of age groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTranscendence\u201d is Brian Palm\u2019s tenth solo exhibition in the Duke Street Gallery, following his recent successful shows \u201cVernacular\u201d (2024), \u201cVerdant Transparency\u201d (2023), \u201cCognitive Dissonance\u201d (2022), \u201cIn the Neighbourhood\u201d (2020), \u201cOn Land and Sea\u201d (2018), \u201cCulture Night Exhibition\u201d (2017), \u201cMyths of the Helga\u201d (2016), \u201cDown Our Way\u201d (2015), and \u201cChangeable Weather\u201d (2014).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(text adapted from material provided by the gallery)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duke Street Gallery<\/strong>
17 Duke Street
Dublin 2, D02 W310 Ireland
+353 1 613 9005<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hours:
Wednesday\u2013Saturday, Noon\u20135PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAP<\/a> | WEBSITE<\/a> | INSTAGRAM<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

COLLAGE ON VIEW Brian Palm: Transcendence at Duke Street Gallery in Dublin, Ireland5 May-13 June 2026 For the past year, Brian Palm has been working with photo collage combined with vibrant watercolor washes, rather than his more familiar combination of…<\/p>\n

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