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Recent discourses in painting have witnessed an appetite to bypass theoretical and ideological de – nitions of the discipline that have come to dominate discussion around painting, in favour of painters themselves reclaiming the agenda and leading through individual practice. Paint as medium and material carries endless creative possibilities. The RHA School has invited a number of painters to talk publicly in the context of how the material of paint is embedded in the broader practice Talks are open to the public and will take place on Wednesday evenings in the Friends’ Room at 5:30pm. Please note that the Mark O’Kelly talk will take place on Thursday, 8 March at 5:30pm. Image: Neil Carroll, Carnage Visors, Rua Red, Dublin, Image courtesy of the artist.

ISelf Collection | @Whitechapel Gallery The Upset Bucket 5 December – 1 April 2018 This display of works by 28 major artists examines how we project our identity through our appearances and consumer choices, ultimately shaping our sense of self in relation to society. A small painting hangs on a yellow patterned wall. The canvas is only half rolled out on its stretcher, and a dog, an upturned chair and a spilt bucket are visible. This enigmatic work by  Francis Alÿs  (b. 1959, Belgium) lends its title to the exhibition, which considers the question what do our possessions say about us? Artists are in a unique position to prompt us to reconsider the use and value of objects. Alÿs examines and disrupts the conventions of domestic decoration and decorum, while  Rayyane Tabet  (b. 1983, Lebanon) takes a simple yet significant object, a suitcase, which he encases in concrete for posterity. Many of the artists in the display use existing industrial materials and repurpose fo