THESE
BEAUTIFUL
MEN
BRIAN MAGUIRE
2026
MEDIA ARCHIVE
These Beautiful Men—Audio Archive
- Art, Asylum and The Role of Cultural Organisations
- The panel considered how cultural organisations, working in partnership with others, might build on practices of engagement and representation to create the conditions for greater participation, agency and belonging for people in the community seeking international protection.
- Panelists
Chair: Rory O’Neill, Integration Manager at Irish Refugee Centre
Brian Maguire, Artist
Maoliosa Boyle, Curator
Jonathan Cummins, Curator
Samuel Olaijide Ogundimu, Lawyer Writer and Academic
Colm Laighneach, Support Worker at Clones Family Support Centre
Bulelani Mfaco, Activist and former spokesperson for the Movement of Asylum Seekers Ireland.
Artist Talk at Irish Arts Center
- Brian Maguire, in conversation with exhibition curators Maolíosa Boyle and Jonathan Cummins, discusses his portraits of individuals affected by violence and injustice in Montana, United States; Bentiu, South Sudan; and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
- Video by Irish Arts Center
DoubleTAKE Responses
- DoubleTAKE Studio artists Dylan and Cristina gave their responses to These Beautiful Men by Brian Maguire, 2026.
Established in 2010, DoubleTAKE Supported Arts Studio is a professional artist’s studio at Rua Red, South Dublin County Arts Centre, dedicated to enabling people living with a disability to meet and integrate with other artists.
