ART LISTINGS
Ottt DI OHIO! Until 14 Jul. A triple bill from three artists with different messages for the industrial culture of the 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 O‘Donnell presents a retrospective of his work which explains why he regards himself as a ‘fantasy archaeologist of recent civilisation.’
I MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT Kelvin Hall. 1 Bunhousc Road. 357 3929. Mon—Sat lOanr-Spszhurs 10am—9pm; Sun noon-6pm.
Now featuring rides on a ‘high-tech simulator' offering the sights. sounds and sensations of a variety of different forms of transport.
A Brilliant Car. The Jowett Jupiter at 40 Until 9 Jun. Time was when Jowett was a byword for rugged reliability. 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 lOam—6pm.
Richard Akennan: Recent Painting Solo exhibition by a highly acclaimed watercolourist.
I PARKHEAD FORGE SHOPPING MALL Sport Alt Until 28 Jul. ‘Art for the ordinary punter‘ — for the ordinary footballer, cricketer or bowler, that is.
I SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM 225 Scotland Street. 429 1202. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm: Sun 2—5pm. Cafe.
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. Activities for children include a collection ofold games which can be hired for 50p and played with in the school‘s playground.
Silk, Satin and Lace Until 28 Jul. Glaswegian wedding dresses from 1868. I SPRINGBURN MUSEUM Ayr Street, 557 1405. Mon-Fri 10.30am—5pm; Sat mam—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. I STREET LEVEL 279—281 High Street. 552 2151. Wed—Sat 11am—6pm; Sun 2—4pm. Kevin Low: Pictures oi People Sat 1 J un—7 Jul. Portraits of performers and other people involved in the Glasgow 1990 celebrations.
Douglas Jones: It is Better to Miss Naples than Hit Margate Photographs of off-season seaside resorts.
I THIRD EYE CENTRE 350 Sauchiehall Street. 332 7521 . Tue—Sat 10am—5.30pm: Sun 2-5.30pm.
George Wyllie: A Retrospective Until Sun 2 Jun. The infamous scul'.’tor looks back over his life — from evening classes in welding to the triumphant entry ofhis
centre. with information on work by all
Printmaking in Paris 1900-1940, Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow until Thurs 11 Jul.
Boasting names such as Picasso, Matisse, Derain, Miro, Emstand Dali this exhibition sets up expectations which are not entirely met.
In the llrst 40 years oi this century Parisian dealers and publishers led the thriving art market by commissioning leading artists to make prints which were then issued in limited editions. This selection at prints is largely that ol the coilectorJames McCalIum, which he giited to the Hunterian between 1939 and 1948. Within this context, it is no surprise that the prints are small in scale, predominantly etching and thereiore no least oi colour.
Two etchings by Picasso recall his early paintings; the blackened textures and scored marks aptly describe images at poverty. In contrast, he uses soft ground etching to depict Harlequin's Family and Two Nude Figures. Picasso chose techniques I which dramatically described his I subjects as is seen in the vigorous
PEINTRES - GRAVEURS
WASPS artists. slide library and information about how to commission work.
Strawberries at my Feet: New Paintings by Elise V. Allan Until 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 Until Sat 8 Jun. New works which draw on the Scottish roots ofthis internationally acclaimed artist.
EDINBURGH
I THE ASH GALLERY 156 Canongate. 556 2160. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm.
No exhibition at present.
I BARNES & FITZGERALD 47b George Street. 220 1305. Mon—Sat
10.30am—5 .30pm. Contemporary glass gallery.
Studio Class by Jane Charles and Julia Linstead Until 18 Jun.
Ceramics and Raku by Morag Miller Until 18
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Picasso's Bull Attacking a Horse
Jun.
I CALTON GALLERY 10 Royal Terrace. 556 1010. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 10am-1pm.
Spring Exhibition Until 15 Jun. Paintings, watercolours and drawings by Scottish, English and European artists.
I CANONGATE TOLBOOTH Royal Mile, 225 2424. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm.
The People's Story The museum relates the story of the people of Edinburgh. told in their own words and through photographs and re-creatcd tableaux.
I CENTRAL LIBRARY George IV Bridge. 225 5584. Mon—Fri 9am—8pm; Sat 9am—1pm.
The Investigation Trail Until 21 Jun. Finding information in the library. Instruments oi Change: Aspects oi the History at Scottish Education Until 29 Jun. I CITIZENS STUDIOS 17—21Assembly Street. Leith. Tue—Sun noon—5pm.
Open Shutter. New Work by Leith Artists Until Sun 2Jun.
I COLLECTIVE GALLERY 166 High Street, 220 1260. Tue—Sat noon—6pm.
Nicky Hirst and Jacqueline Jellries: A Selection 01 Work Sat 1-22 Jun. Two Yorkshire-born artists who work in a variety of media — from Hirst‘s collages, perforated drawings and collections of objects. to Jeffries‘ complex collographic prints.
scratched cross-hatching in Bull Attacking a Horse.
There are several artists represented who were recognised as accomplished in their own day, but who have since been iorgotten. Many oi these artists such as Kisiing, Laboureur, Gromaire and Hecht use the language oi printmaking rather more imaginatively than better known painters such as Leger, Braque, Duly, Chagall and Vlaminck. Even the sensuality oi Matisse’s painting is lost in monochromatic Iithos oi a Dancer and an Ddalisque, but he re-creates it in a magical linocul, Bather with Necklace. His vast mural, The Dance, is reduced to a small Iitho tor a Livre d’Artiste, but again the print ihcks the painting’s dynamism and colour.
Surrealists such as Dali, Mini, and Ernst use printmaking to create wondrous metamorphosing creatures. Many oi these prints iascinate. but the catalogue over-intellectuaiises and neglects the importance ol the eye being excited. (Sarah Knox)
I Paper Boat into the port of New York.
; The CT New Contemporaries 1990-91 Sat
3 8—13Jul. l’ifteen young artists. selected by I an international panel from over twelve
, hundred entrants. exhibit sculpture.
3 photography. video and painting in this
I annual major display of new art. described I by The Guardian as ‘The natural showing
I EASTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL Outpatient and Main Corridor, Seafield Street. 554 4444.
Mixed Exhibition Until Fri 19Jul. 10am—8pm. Local artists Ian Robertson, Phil Duthie. Olivia Irvine and Lynn McGrcgor brighten up the walls ofthe Eastern General as part of a continuing programme of exibitions there.
place for emerging talent.‘ Those interested in participating in a two-day workshop connected with the exhibition on Thurs 20 and Fri 21 June. should contact Mhairi Sutherland on 332 7521. I WASPS 26 King Street. 552 0564. Mon—Fri 9am—5pm; Sat 10.30am—5pm. A shop. exhibition space and resource
PRINTMAKING IN
HUNTERIAN ART GALLERY University Of Glasgow
until I 1 July
With support from the Delegation Culturelle Francoise
PARIS: J 900- J 940
Mon - Fri 9.30-5.
CONTEMPORARY ART IN SINGAPORE until 22 June
Admission Free 041 330 5431
00; Sat 9.30-1.00
'l‘lll-I SCOTTISH r;.-tr.t.laitv 94 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 3DF, Tel 031 225 5955
3 JUNE - 3 JULY "HAIGS VENICE" - PAINTINGS New paintings by The Earl Halg
GUY TAPLIN - Carved Driftwood Birds
JANE ADAM - NEW JEWELLERY
Also on view works by John BYRNE, Dorothy BLACK, Pat DOUTHWAIT E, Ian HUGHES & other 20th Century 8: Contemporary Scottish Artists
Mon-Fri10-6;Sat10-1
58The List 31 May— 13June 1991