ART & EXHIBITIONS
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I Art is listed first by city then byvenue, running in alphabetical order. Please send listings details to Art Listings not laterthan 10 days before publication date.
NB Museums are listed separately in a selective guide at the end of the section.
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I T G R ANNAN & SONS LTD 164 Woodlands Road. 3320028. Mon-Fri 10am—5pm. Sat mam—12.30pm. Nextexhibition l3()ct.
I ART GALLERY 5 MUSEUM. KELVINGRDVE 3573929. Mon- Sat Ilium—5pm; Sttn 2—5pm. Cafe. [1)] Voluntary guidesare available free of charge to conduct parties or individuals round the main galleries. Contact the enquiry desk.
Glasgow Girls: Women in Art and Design in Glasgow 1880-1920 Unit 21 Get. A major retrospective exhibition w hieh aims toset the record straight on behalfof the many wotnen associated with the avant-gar'de art and design movement now referred to as ‘The Glasgow Sty le' and associated almost exclusively with Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Over 30 graduates ofthe Glasgow School of Art are represented. including Jessie Newbery. Margaret and Frances Maedonald and Jessie M. King. The Pursuit olthe Real Until to Sept. Works by major 20th century figurative painters. Including Freud. Bacon. Kossofi and Spencer.
Jack Knox l'ntil 30 Sept. The latest artist to be featured in Kelvingrove‘s season of contemporary artists with strong Glasgow links.
Craft Carousel LTntil Jan 1991 . 24 craftsmen and craftswomcn engaged in a year-long labour of love.
Keeping Glasgow in Stitches Throughout the year. Mon. Thurs. Fri and the last Sat ofcv cry month. Stitchers and spectators are welcome to peruse or join in the making of a dozen large wall-hangings. Posters Against Oppression 22 Sept-22 Get. A collection of60 striking and colourful posters embodying the responses of various South African opposition groups to the past turbulent decade. Part ofthe Sechaba ( ‘nation') festival ofeultural resistance to apartheid.
I ART EXPOSURE 53 West Regent Street. 3320808. Mon—Sat l0am—5pm. Encounters Until 27 Sept. Paintings and drawings by Glasgow artist Judith Bridgland and Izast Bet‘linerToxi Feidman. who is exhibiting for the first time in Scotland.
Fishtails Until 27 Sept. Sculptured.woven body textiles by Joanne Silverstcin.
I BARBIZON GALLERY College Lands. Iligh Street. 553 1990. Mon—Sat l0am—5pm. ('afe open seven days. Bridgegate Trust Award limit 14 Sept. The winning entries from this architectural competition.
Crown Street Regeneration Project 24—29 Sept. An architectural competition and exhibition organised by the Scottish Development Agency.
I BARCLAY LENNIE FINE ART 203 Bath Street. 226 5413. Mon—Fri 10am—5pszat 10am— 1 pm.
The Art of James McNaught Until 2(lScpt. Well known for his Beryl Cook-like figures. this is a selection of MeNaught's
i work. ; Thereaftera display of 19th and 20th century Scottish paintings and decorative
art.
I BURRELL COLLECTION Pollokshaws Road. 649 715i. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pnr
‘ Culture and Cuneiform l4 Sept—28 Oct. An
exhibition of antiquities from Western Asia with a special emphasis on cuneifm
— the wedge-shaped strokes used in the writing ofancient cultures.
Henry Moore Sculptures Until 14 Oct. Nine of the best. on show in the perfect setting of Pollok Country Park.
Nimrud and the lvories 15 Sept. 10.30am—4.45pm. £8. A day-school to celebrate the Culture and Cuneiform exhibition. offering an opportunity for a non-specialist audience to learn something of the rich history ofth Neo-Assyrian empire. and ofthe world-famous Nimrud ivories. examples of which will be on display. For booking details contact Dept of Adult and Continuing Education. 339 8855 ext 4394. I CHANGE GALLERY 9 Park Road. 334 0995. Mon—Sat I 1am—6pm.
Permanent display of art and artefacts from Africa. India and Indonesia.
I COLLINS GALLERY University of Strathclydc. 22 Richmond Street. 552 4400ext 2682. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm; Sat noon—4pm.
Submarine A major solo exhibition by Tom McKendrick. Inspired by the wreckage of a German fleet. scuttled off Orkney in 1919. and by the image ofthcir steel earcases rusting underwater. McKendrick‘s exhibition explores the deep through paintings. drawings and a fleetof Ileccramicsubmarines.
I COMPASS GALLERY 178 West Regent Street. 221 6370. Mon—Sat 10am—5.30pm. Gallery Artists Until 27 Sept. An exhibition of mixed work.
I CDRMUND GALLERY 130 West Regent Street. 204 3708. Mon—Sat 9am—5pm. Scottish Modernism Until 28 Sept.
I CRANHILL ARTS PROJECT 18 Saltmarkct. Glasgow Cross. Wed—Sun 11.30am—6.30pm;Thurs 11.30am—8.30pm; Sun 1.30—4.30pm.
The Biscuit Tin Exhibition Until 27 Sept. Everyone has boxes and tins full offamily photographs at home. CAP invites you to search them out and take them along to 18 Saltmarket — they will take a copy and add your family photos to the exhibition.
I CYRIL GERBER FINE ART 148 West Regent Street. 221 3095. Mon—Sat 9.30am-5.30pm.
Recent acquisitions of works byJames
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SJ. PEPLOE PAINTINGS
FRANCES THWAITES (1908 - 1987) MEMORIAL EXHIBITION
INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS
7 September - 2 October Mon - Fri 10 - 6; Sat 10 - 1 Gallery closed Monday 17 September
Kay. W.M. Frazer. Ilunter. Peploe. Donaldson and others.
I EWAN MUNDY FINE ART 48 West George Street. 331 2406. Mon-Sat 9.30am— 5.30pm.
Modem British and Scottish Contemporary Art Until 12 Oct. Paintings. drawings and prints by McBey. Cowie. Nevinson. and Sickert.
I FINE ART SOCIETY 134 Blythswood Street. 332 4027. Mon—Fri 9.30am—5.30pm: Sat 10am—1pm. Paintings from stock on display until David Donaldson exhibition in October.
I GATEHDUSE GALLERY Rouken Glen Road (gallery at entrance to Butterfly Kingdom). 6200235. Mon-Fri 1.30—6pm. Sat & Sun I 1 .30am—5.30pm: Closed Tue. DfWoman Until 14 September. In association with the Glasgow Women's Festival. the Visual Arts Group of Women 2000 present selected entries from the ‘()f Woman‘ art competition.
' Ethel Walker: Paintings 17 Sept—6 ()ct.
Landscapes in strong. contrasting colours from this West Coast artist.
Tony Neylan: Ceramics l7 Sept--6()ct. Australian ceramicist brings work to Scotland.
I GLASGOW ART CENTRE 12 Washington Street. 221 4526. Mon—Fri 10am—8pm.
A Basketful of Currencies Until 20 Sept. All sorts of paintings by Richard Walker. Peter Bevan. John Main and Tommy Lydon.
I GLASGOW GROUP GALLERY 17 Queen‘s Crescent. 332 4924. Mon—Fri llam--6pm. Norwegian Artists Exhibition Until 27 September. The Glasgow Group Gallery re-establishes links with five old friends in Norway. all artists from the heavily industrialised area of ()stfold.
I GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO 22 King Street. 5520704. Mon—Sat l()am—5.30pm. Robert Colguhoun and Robert Maceryde Until 29 Sept. A retrospective exhibition of the two Scottish artists.
I GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART 167 Renfrew Street. 332 9797. Mon—Thurs 10am—9pm. Fri mam—5pm. Sat 9am—noon.
Passing Out Until 15 Sept. This annual showing of the best work from the country‘s graduate jewellers. silversmiths and fine metalworkers used to be held at London‘s Goldsmith llall. Now it changes venues every year.
Women's Own Annual Exhibition Until 21 Sept. An open exhibition of work from more than forty women — some ofwhom have never previously exhibited — and organised by Women in Profile.
Newbery Gallery.
Transmission/Glasgow School of Art Collaboration Until 30 Sept. A joint exhibition by the Transmission Gallery and the Art School. featuring work by current and ex-students in a variety of
I HARBINGERS 417 Great Western Road. 339 9999. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm.
Works from the gallery's collection. including watercolours and ink drawings are on show.
I HUNTER HALL WEST University of Glasgow. University Avenue. Mon—Sat
1 1am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm.
‘ See Glasgow See Theatre t'ntil in Sept. An
exhibition on Glasgow‘s theatrical history. presented by the University‘s Department of Theatre. Film and Television Studies. I HUNTERIAN ART GALLERY University of Glasgow. 82 I Iillhcad Street. 3398855 ext 5431. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm. A Geniustor Design Until 29 Sept. An exploration of Charles Rennie Mackintosh‘s approach to designing interiors. furniture. textiles. graphics etc. Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Architectural Drawings Until 28 Oct. Examples of Mackintosh's architectural schemes. including some projects which were never realised.
I INTERDEC GALLERY Maryhill Burgh Hall. 24 Gairbraid Ave. 9465912. Mon—Fri 10am—5.30pm: Sat 10am—4pm. Alan Crumlish: A View of Cambodia 14 Sept—1 1 Oct. These photographs. taken by
Crumlish when he was in Cambodia last—W year researching a television documentary. witness the daily life ofa war-ravaged country struggling to rebuild itself.
I JOHN GREEN FINE ART 203 Bath Street. 2216025. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm: Sat 10am—1pm.
19th and 20th century British and Continental oils and watercolours.
I KELLY GALLERY 1 18 Douglas Street. 248 6386. Mon—Fri 10.30am—2pm. 2.30—5.30pm: Sat 10.30am—4.30pm.
Neil McDonald: Paintings 15-29 Sept.
I LANGSIDE GALLERY 26—28 Battlefield Road. 649 8888. Mon—Sat 9am— 12.30pm. 1—5.30pm.
Glasgow School of Art Graduates Until 30 Sept. Works gleaned from the 1990cropof young artists.
I LILLIE ART GALLERY Station Road. Milngavie. 956 2351. Tue—Fri 11am—5pm and 7-9pm: Sat and Sun 2-5pm. Closed Mon.
Clive Jachnilt: Studies in Poland Until 30 September. Photographic Exhibition
I MAIN FINE ART Michael Main Gallery and The Studio Gallery. 16 and 34 Gibson Street. Both galleries on 334 8858 and open Mon—Sat 10am—5.30pm.
Collection of paintings by l. Lesley Main and others.
I MARYHILL ARTS CENTRE 1 I Malloch Street. 945 3995. Mon—Thurs 2—9pm.
No exhibition at present.
I MCLELLAN GALLERIES 270 Sauchiehall Street. 331 1854. Mon—Sat 10am-6pm (Thurs 10am—10pm); Sun noon—6pm.
No exhibitions until October.
I MITCHELL LIBRARY North Street. 221 7030. Mon—Fri 9.30am—9pm: Sat 9.3(lam—5pm.
Paula Cox-Artistlor Human Rights Until 29 Sept. Cox‘s work for Amnesty International includes paintings. drawings and designs inspired by the human rights situation in countries such as Peru. Sudan. China. Romania and the Soviet Union.
I 908 GALLERY 12 Otago Street. Kelvinbridge. 3393158. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm.
Dulncities Until 3 Oct. Glasgow‘s four twin cities — Dalian. Rostov. Nurnberg and Turin — are represented by their own and Glasgow's artists.
Singaporean Painting Until I 1 ()et. Paintings by students from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. Singapore. and by Peter Graham. recently returned from his post as first-ever UK artist in residence there. Energetic. free-thinking art inoil. acrylic and ink dye. along with Graham‘s paintings of Singapore cafe and street life. I OPEN CIRCLE GALLERY I Iillhcad Library. 348 Byres Road. 3397223. Mon—Fri 9.30am—8pm: Sat 9.30am— 1pm. 2—5pm. (‘losed Wed.
Estuary: Some Art Currents Around at the Lower Clyde Until 1 Nov. Works from various artists. including sculptor George Wyllie.
I PEARCE INSTITUTE 840 Govan Road. 445 1941. Mon- Sat9am—9pm.
Thomas Raig: Paintings Until 30 Sept.
The Northern Lights Until 6 ()ct. Paintings by Frances Law.
I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND DRAMA 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm.
A Study of South African Musicians 27 Sept—7 Oct. Part of the Sechaba (‘nation') festival of cultural resistance to apartheid. Photographs by German freelance photographers Wolfgang Komg and Uli Pschewosehny.
John Muafangeio- A Collection 27 Sept—7 Oct. John Muafangejo was Namibia's leading graphic artist until his untimely death in 1988. His linocuts.depicting people. animals. and traditions. show his love of all things African and a deep awareness of the continent's suffering. They represent some of the most important work to come out ofSouthern Africa.
64 The List 14 — 27 September 1990