The List: 3 May 1991 (77/104)

LISTINGS ART

supportive of professional and community arts. In this exhibition examples of classwork chart the centre‘s progress.

I GLASGOW GROUP GALLERY 17 Queen's Crescent. 332 4924. Mon—Fri 1 1am—6pm. Exhibition oi Members' Work Fri 3—25 May. A selection of the kind of work which has given the Glasgow Group its reputation for good contemporary art.

I GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO 22 King Street, 5520704. Mon-Sat 10am—5.30pm.

Rainer Felting: Paintings and Works on Paper Tue 7-25 May. Along with Salome, Castelli and Middendorf. Fetting is one of the ‘wild‘ painters of Berlin. A first chance to see his figurative works in Scotland.

I GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART 167 Renfrew Street. 332 9797. Mon—Thurs 10am—8pm; Fri 10am—5pm: Sat lOam—noon.

John Morton Paris: Finished Art and Calligraphy Until Sat 4 May.

OuintEsseniial Until Sat 4 May. Works by five recent graduates from the Department of Graphic Design.

First year Exhibition Sat 4—25 May. Sculpture Department: Work in Progress Sat 11-25 May.

I GLASGOW SCULPTURE STUDIOS 85 Hanson Street. 551 9349.

Unveiling at Glasgow Milestones The Glasgow Milestones Project. through which communities select and commission artists to make sculptures for their area, reveals Jim Buckley's new work for Dennistoun. Contact GSS for more details.

I GLASGOW UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Hillhead Street 339 8855 ext 6767. Mon—Thurs 9am—9.30pm: Fri 9am—5pm; Sat 9am—12.30pm.

The Music Hall Tradition Until 1 Jun.

Theatrical paraphernalia from the Scottish Theatre Archive‘s Jimmy Logan Collection. including Harry Lauder‘s mother's kettle.

I HUNTERIAN ART GALLERY University of Glasgow. 82 Hillhead Street, 339 8855 ext 5431. Mon—Fri 9.30am—5pm; Sat 9.30am—lpm.

The gallery has recently acquired an important group of 26 mid 17th century portrait engravings by the French artist and leading statesman. Robert Nanteuil

(1623—78). ‘ Contemporary Art in Singapore Until 22 Jun.

Diverse responses of nineteen Singapore

5 artists to the separate traditions of Eastern

painting and Western art history and practice.

Printmaking in Paris: 1900—1940 Sat 4

May—1 1 July. Over 80 works by artists of twelve nationalities who sought inspiration in Paris in the first half ofthis century. The works — all selected from the University of Glasgow‘s own collections— include pieces by Picasso. Matisse, Derain, Miro. Ernst and Dali.

I HUNTERIAN MUSEUM Glasgow University. University Avenue, 339 8855. Mon—Fri 9.30am—5pm: Sat 9.30am-lpm.

Scotland‘s first public museum takes its

name from William Hunter, a student of

= Glasgow University in the 17305, who left j his substantial collection of books, prints, and various other curiosities to the

university. Many additions tothe

‘; collection have since been made.

I INTERDEC GALLERY Maryhill Burgh Hall, 24 Gairbraid Avenue, 9465912.

Mon—Fri 10am—5.30pm; Sat 10am-4pm. Spring Show Until 3 May. Paintings by Mairi Aitken and Cathy Murray as well as ceramics by Lorna Watt and Paul Tebble. I LILLIE ART GALLERY Station Road. Milngavie. 956 2351 ext 226. Tue—Fri 11am—5pm and 7—9pm; Sat and Sun 2—5pm. Closed Mon.

Australian Landscape: Visual Reflections by Kay Faithful Sat 4—25 May. Worksinspired by Australia‘s Eastern coastline which show the artist‘s feel for the light and expansiveness of the Australian landscape.

I MITCHELL LIBRARY North Street, 221 7030. Mon—Fri 9.30am—9pm; 9.30am—5pm.

6 Glasgow Belongs Sat 4—29 May. Annual

, by some twenty artists.

I OPEN CIRCLE GALLERY Hiilhead

, Library, 348 Byres Road, 3397223.

Mon-Fri 9.30am—8pm; Sat 9.30am—1pm. , 2—5pm. Closed Wed.

Scots-French and Scots-German

Gallipoli 1915: Recorded. Remembered and Revisited Sat 4 May—15 Jun. An exhibition commemorating the participation of seven nations in the Gallipoli campaign, including a video with a commentary from veterans. Over 160 items include diaries. photographs. bullets, a mortar bomb and the remains of tins ofsardines, bullybeef and jam — who‘d have thought a sardine could last more than 75 years?

The Carrying Stream Until 14 Jun. A touring exhibition from Edinburgh University’s School of Scottish Studies. currently celebrating its 40th birthday. Archive photographs document the life and traditions of crofting and fishing communities, as well as the storytellers, singers and musicians who passed down Scotland‘s heritage

I MAIN FINE ART 34 Gibson Street, 334 8858. Mon-Sat 10am—5.30pm.

From Natal to the Cape Fri 3—18 May. New paintings by Lesley Main, recently returned from Africa.

I MCLELLAN GALLERIES 270 Sauchiehall Street, 331 1854. Mon-Sat lOam—Spm: Sun noon—6pm.

OllI oi Order Fri 10 May— 14 Jul. A triple bill from three artists with different messages for the industrial culture ofthe 905. David Kemp‘s The Tribe That Held The Sky Up involves relics from the last machine age; Jim Whiting’s Unnatural Bodies Redeemed are animated sculptures with minds of their own and Edinburgh photographer Ron 0‘ Donnell presents a retrospective of his work which explains why he regards himself as a ‘fantasy archaeologist of recent civilization‘.

I MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT Kelvin Hall, 1 Bunhouse Road, 357 3929. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun noon—6pm.

Now featuring rides on a ‘high-tech simulator‘ offering the sights, sounds and sensations of a variety ofdifferent forms of transport.

Abram Games: 60 Years oi Design Until 25

May. One of Britain‘s most prolific and succesful graphic designers, Games was the War Ofﬁce's ofﬁcial poster designer from 1941 to 1946.

A Brilliant Car: The Jowett Jupiter at 40 Until 9 Jun. Time was when Jowett was a byword for rugged reliability. Then the Bradford-based company reached the pinnacle of brilliance with the Jupiter, a car of exceptional quality, designed by von ‘ Eberhorst.

I 908 GALLERY 12 Otago Street, Kelvinbridge, 339 3158. Mon-Sat 10am-6pm.

Mayfest celebration of Glasgow. from street scenes to architectural splendour,

Interaction 2 Sat 4—25 May. Scottish.

interactive art alongside poetry. music and

I SPRINGBURN MUSEUM Ayr Street. 557 1405. Mon—Fri 10.30am—5pm; Sat 10am—4.30pm; Sun 2—5pm.

Winner of the 1989 Award for Social and Industrial History and described as the first real community museum in Britain. James Logan: Short Stories and Tall Tales Until 30 May. A second exhibition from this talented artist who first became interested in drawing when his apprenticeship in boilermaking led to a job as a marker-off. involving full-scale engineering drawing. His new work includes images which. soft and dreamlike. carry a suggestion of underlying menace.

I STREET LEVEL 279—281 High Street. 552 2151. Wed—Sat Ham—6pm; Sun 2—4pm. Jim Miller. Poison Pen - A Story oiWronglui Dismissal Until 26 May. A Kellogg’s employee for more than 30 years. Marjorie Carlyle lost her job in 1974 for allegedly sending poison pen letters to a Kellogg‘s manager. Jim Miller‘s exhibition points to the injustice in her dismissal and juxtaposes Kellogg‘s

seemingly caring attitude towards women.

as portrayed in the advertisements ofthe time. with their careless and often discriminatory treatment of female staff. Jane Bretile: (re)Current Aliegories Until 26 May. Three new photo-text installations which challenge and celebrate the iconographies and mythologies which have always helped define ‘Western culture' and. specifically. the role of women. Two framed text panels by Sally Rice respond to Brettle‘s pieces. echoing and complementing the themes ofthe exhibition.

I THIRD EYE CENTRE 350 Sauchiehall Street, 332 752i . Tue—Sat 10am—5.30pm; Sun 2—5.30pm.

George Wyllie: A Retrospective Sat 4—25 May. The infamous scul'.’tor looks back over his life — from evening classes in welding to the triumphant entry ofhis Paper Boat into the port of New York.

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I TRANSMISSION GALLERY 28 King Street, 552 4813. Mon—Sat noon—6pm. Ten Days in May Until 12 May. Debates, readings. poetry and theatre in a gallery space — organised in conjunction with Workers‘ City. I WASPS 26 King Street. 5520564. Mon-Fri 9am—5pm; Sat 10.30am—5pm. A shop. exhibition space and resource centre. with information on work by all WASPS artists. slide library and information about how to commission work. Strawbenies at my Feet: New Paintings by Elise V. Allan Fri 3—31 May. Exotic, symbolic compositions which reflect Allan‘s various inspirations, as a teacher at the Glasgow School of Art, as an astrologer and from her readings ofthe philosopher Carl Jung. I WILLIAM HARDIE GALLERY 141 West Regent Street, 221 6780. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm; Sat 10am—1pm. John Bellany Wed 8—25 May. New works which draw on the Scottish roots of this internationally acclaimed artist.

EDINBURGH

I THE ASH GALLERY 156 Canongate, 556 2160. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm.

Exhibitions until 18 May:

Jane MacAllister. States oi Grace Loss, pain and a controversial approach to resurrection mingle in MacAIlister’s new work — ‘an exquisite blend of iconoclastic/religious line and worked photography'.

Lorraine Turley: Ritual A re-working of the themes and perspectives picked up by Turley on her travels in Hungary andtheir relevance to her experience as an artist living in Scotland.

I BARNES & FITZGERALD 47b George Street. 220 1305. Mon—Sat

10.30am—5 .30pm. Contemporary glass gallery.

Ed and Margaret Burke: Recent Studio Glass Until Sat 11 May.

performance art videos.

I PARKHEAD FORGE SHOPPING MALL

V Sport Art Fri 3 May—28 Jul. ‘Art forthe

3 ordinary punter‘ — for the ordinary

cricketer, footballer or bowler. that is.

I PRINCES SOUARE Buchanan Street. 221 0324. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm; Sun 11am-5pm.

Danie Fri 3—18 May. Annual display and sale of more than 1000 pieces by over 50 leading contemporary jewellers.

Keeping Glasgow in Stitches Fri 3—25 May. Giant tapestries — depicting the past and present of Glasgow - created during 1990 by almost anyone who felt like joiningin. I SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM 225 Scotland Street, 429 1202. Mon—Sat lOam—Spm; Sun 2-5pm.

Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and now home to archive material on education in Scotland from 1872 onwards. Reconstructed classrooms give a ﬂavour of Victorian, Edwardian, Second World War and 19605 schooldays.

compass gallery

173 west regent st. glasgow g2 trl scotland. 041-221 6370

The List: 3 May 1991 (Issue 147)