BASIC TALKS ~ Kian Benson Bailes ~ November 2025, TU Dublin

1.15pm, 7/11/2025

TU Dublin School of Art & Design, Grangegorman, Dublin 7.

Basic Space is delighted to present Kian Benson Bailes for our November BASIC TALK - 1.15pm on Friday the 7th of November 2025 at TU Dublin.

Kian Benson Bailes is an Irish artist from the northwest of Ireland and currently based in Dublin. His multifaceted practice explores rural Ireland, visual language and identity. Recent exhibitions include ‘Culchie boy, I love you / Grá mo chroí thú, mo chábóigín féin (21 Angels and Then Some…)’at Mermaid Arts Centre 2025, and ‘Staying with The Trouble’ at IMMA 2025.

BASIC TALKS is a series of informal talks with leading contemporary practitioners. Curated by Basic Space in partnership with the Hugh Lane Gallery, BASIC TALKS is an open platform for lectures, workshops, presentations and performances. Speakers include artists, curators, writers and critics who generate discourse on producing, framing and exhibiting art.

Talks are free please book your ticket here

For the months of November, December 2025 and January 2026, Hugh Lane Gallery & Basic Talks are delighted to have the Basic Talks programme hosted by the TU Dublin School of Art & Design, Grangegorman, Dublin 7.

This talk is presented as part of the HLG Explore & Learn offsite programmes during the Gallery’s period of temporary closure. 

How to get to TU Dublin:

TU Dublin School of Art and Design is located in the East Quad building, Grangegorman campus, Dublin 7 (D07 XFF2).

The talk will be held in room EQ-203 located on the second floor and is directly opposite the main lifts - you can also use the maze map to find room EQ-203.

 The building is served well by public transport with both the Luas Red Line (Smithfield stop)  and the Luas Green line (Broadstone stop) close by. https://www.luas.ie/ . Further information about getting to our campus can be found here: Grangegorman | Getting Here | TU Dublin