LISTINGSART
LISTINGS
Exhibitions are listed by city, than alphabetically by venue. Show: will be listed. provided that details reach our otticea at least ten days betore publication. Art and Exhibitions listings compiled by Miranda France.
GLASGOW
I ARTDANK First Floor. 205 Bath Street. 248 8400. Mon—Sat I0am—5pm.
Stuart McAlpine Miller: Thought-A Summary of Relative Experience. Until 25 Apr. New. rather sinister paintings, in which the figures become 'obiects, intended as pieces olstill-tite'.
I ART EXPOSURE GALLERY 53 West Regent Street. 332 0808. Mon—Sat Ilium-5pm.
Duartet Until 30 Apr. Paintings and drawings by four artists — Judith I. Bridgland. a gallery regular. and 'beginners' Jane Burrows. Shirley l’latz and George Thomson.
I ART GALLERY 8t MUSEUM. KELVINGROVE 3573929. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm:
l lam-5pm. Cafe. [D] Voluntary guides are available free ofcharge to conduct parties or individuals round the tnain galleries. Ask at the enqttiry desk.
Buying torthe Future Until 7 Jan. The second selection of recent acquisitions purchased from Glasgow City Council’s £3 million fund. These works are by Bridget Riley. Joyce Cairns. Fiona Carlisle.John Keane. John Bellany. ()tto Dix.Joseph Davie. Ken Kiff. David l lockney and Allen Jones. and will eventually be hung in Glasgow's new Gallery of Modern Art. scheduled toopen in I996.
Derek Jarman: At Your Own Risk L'ntil Sun l2 Apr. The latest exhibition in Kelvingrove's New Arts series presents a selection of Jarman's works dealing directly with his l IIVstatus. Three-dimensitmal assemblages. the works combine painting with found obiects — many of which were gathered from around Jarman‘s home near Dungeness Nuclear Power Station. English Etchers L'ntil Sun I2 Apr. An exploration of the variety oftalenl that came to light after the foundation ofthe Royal Society of I’ainter-Etchers in I880. including works by Graham Sutherland. Frank Mason and C. R.W. Nev inson.
I DURRELL COLLECTION l’ollokshaws Road. 649 715 I . Mon—Sat I0am—5pm ; Sun I lam—5pm. Cafe. |D| The collection of Edwardian tycoon William Burrell. including furniture. paintings. ceramics and glass. housed in an elegant purpose-built gallery. I CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL ARTS l8 Albion Street. Trongate. 552 2822. Attitude An exhibition of work created by people with learning difficulties. physical disabilities and the socially disadvantaged. These works — home from a British and Irish tour —.were produced in i990at cent res across Scotland. I COLLINS GALLERY University of Strathclyde. 22 Richmond Street. 552 4400ext 2682. Mon—Fri l0am—5pm:Sat noon—4pm. Powerlrom Nature Until 25 Apr. A multi-media exhibition which goes a step beyond the ‘Greenhouse effect'. acid rain and the ozone layer to explore alternative and renewable energy sources. The exhibition is organised in conjunction with Heatwave. Glasgow. I COMPASS GALLERY l78 West Regent Street. 22l 6370. Mon—Sat Ilium—5.30pm. Douglas Tomson: New Paintings Until Thurs 23 Apr. Monumental. figurative works by an artist well-known in Scotland. now resident in Germany.
I CRANHILL ARTS CENTRE l8 Saltmarket. info: 77! 9368. Tue—Sat i0am—5pm: Sun I—5pm: closed Mon. Greetings from Easterhouse Until 26 Apr. Ceramics. photographs. costumes. drawings and tapestries by individual artists and groups working with the Eastcrhouse Arts Project. I CYRIL GERBER FINE ART I48 West Regent Street. 22I 3095. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5.30pm. Non Parliamo ltaliano Sat I 1—25 Apr. Alistair Wallace's sketchbook from Italy. I EWAN MUNDY FINE ART 48 West George Street. 33I 2406. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5.30pm. Gary Anderson: Recent Work Thurs 23 Apr— 16 May. New works by a young Glaswegian artist. inspired by his recent trip to China. I GLASGOW ARTS CENTRE l2 Washington Street. 22l 4526. Mon-Fri l0am-7pszat I—4pm. Cum Grano Salis: A mixed media exhibition by Gillian Curran CNN 25 Apr. Ctn'ran's w itly' reaction to the global plethora of plastic obiects threatening to overw helm mankind. I GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO 22 King Street. 5520704. Mon—Sat I0am—5.30pm. Ben Panting Until 26 Apr. Figurative sculptures by a young London-based sculptor. dubbed ‘Iantastic' by Roger de Grey. President of the Royal Academy of Arts. Artist of the Month: June Carey Until 26 Apr. Recent works. sometimes inspired by the (inltWar. I GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART l67 Renfrew Street. 332 9797. Mon—Fri l0atn—9pszat Itlam—5pm; Sun 2—5pm. Rand Signals: Sitversmithing and Jewellery L'ntil Sat 18 Apr. Mackintosh Building. The creations of44 current students and stall. Work in Progress from the Department of Environmental Art Mon 6—Sat ts Apr. New-berry Building. I HUNTERIAN ART GALLERY Univ ersity of Glasgow .82 l lillhead Street. 3398855 ext
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Scottish Drawings and Watercolours Until Thurs 16 Apr. More than 50works spanning a centuryofcreative activity in Scotland. including McTaggarl. Walton. Mackintosh. Redpath and Eardley.
I HUNTERIAN MUSEUM Glasgow- L'niversity. University Avenue. 3398855. Mon—Fri 9.30am—5pm; Sat 9.30am- I pm. The bequest of William Ilunter. a student of Glasgow Univ ers'ity' in the l730s. who left his substantial collection ofbooks. prints. and various other curiosities to the university. Many additions to the collection have since been made.
I LILLIE ART GALLERY Station Road. Milngavic. 942 2262 ext 3246. Tue—Fri
I lam—5pm and 6-8pm: Sat and Sun 2—5pm. Closed Mon.
Children's Art Exhibition Linlil Sun l2 Apr. 232 Embroidery Group Exhibition L'ntil 25
Apr.
I MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT Kelvin I la”. Bunhousc Road. 357 3929. Mon—Sat l0am—5pm: Sun Ham—5pm. |D|.
The ‘lndustry’ Paddle Steamer The (‘ty-ite Shipping Company. the oldest steamship company in the world. has loaned a miniature working model of their first ship. Industry. whose engine is alsoon show at the museum -- an important survivorof I9thcenturyengineering.
I 908 GALLERY l2 ()tago Street. 3393158. Mon—Sal Ilium—6pm.
Annette Edgar Until 29 Apr. Thirty new. boldly colourful figures and landscapes from an artist whose recent exhibitions inclttde Edinburgh's 369 and Los Angeles's De \"orzon.
I OPEN CIRCLE GALLERY l7 ()ueen's Crescent. 334 I652. Mon—Fri 9.30am—8pm: Sat 9.30am— I pm. 2—5pm. Closed Wed.
Glasgow Street/ Boulevard St Germain: Recent Paintings by Robert Pillard-Valere Until 24 Apr. Abstract minimalist works by a Paris-based artist w ho has exhibited in Scotland. Ireland and the continent.
I PEOPLE'S PALACE MUSEUM Glasgow
Green. 554 0223. Mon—Sat l0am—5pm: Stilt Ham—5pm. Cafe. Once a museum for the working class. now a fantastic repository for all sorts of ephemera connected with Glasgow‘s history — everything from old cigarette packets to suffragettes‘ campaigning material. Threads of Life. Thurs 23 Apr-22 May. The sequel to Keeping (ilusgmt' in Slilt‘ltt’S finds Glasgow embroide re rs .V’cedlcn-urks involved in a project which brings together the textiles of Africa. Asia. Central America and Europe. exploring howsmall communities tackle poverty throttgh the marketing and export of their textile skills. I SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM 225 Scotland Street. 429 I202. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm: Sun 2—5pm. Cafe. Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and now home to archive material on education in Scotland from l872onwartls. Reconstructed classrooms give a flavour of Victorian. Edwardian. Second World War and l960s schooldays. West and Working Until In May. A shoon works by artists. living and working in the w est of Scotland. whose careers have benefited from Art and Design education in regional schools. I SPRINGDURN MUSEUM Ayr Street. 557 I405. Mon—Fri I0.30am—5pm: Sat l0am—4.30pm; Sun 2—5pm. Winner of the I989 Award for Social and Industrial I listory and described as the first real community museum in Britain. The Illustrated Works of . . . Susan Scott Until l3 Jul. An exhibition ofthe artist's freelance illustration works for publication. Edinburgh and Glasgow 150 Until 27 Apr. A celebration of the first l50 years ofthe Edinburgh and Glasgow railway — photographs. memorabilia and a complement of rail-related exhibits. I STREET LEVEL 279—28l I ligh Street. 552 2 l 5I . Wed—Sat I lam—6pm: Sun 2—4pm. Jim Harold: A Mass of Figures Until 3 May. Juxtaposed photographs of a cave and a disused hospital explore the boundary between mind and body in I Iarold's dense. photographic images. I TRANSMISSION GALLERY 28 King Street. 552 48l3. Mon—Sat noon—6pm. Next exhibition starts I May.
EDINBURGH
I CALTON GALLERY l0 Royal Terrace. 556 Hill). Mon—Fri I0atn—6pm; Sat
l0am— I pm.
Liz Knox: Recent Paintings Until Sal l I Apr. An ‘early Spring exhibition'. of works in mixed media — mostly vivid still Iil'es.
I CARLTON HIGHLAND HOTEL I North Bridge. 5567277. Daily. l0am—5pm. Rigid Eels and Wriggling Steel Rods Sat ll—25 Apr. The Theory of Relativity meets early 20th century abstract art in an exhibition of prints and working mathematical models. by artist David White.
The Beauty of Physics Tue t4—25 Apr. A selection of entries to a photographic competition which drew submissions from students. teachers and researchers from around the world.
I CENTRAL LIBRARY George IV Bridge. 225 5584. Mon-Fri 9am-8pm; Sat
9am— I pm.
Edinburgh international Science Festival Display Until 25 Apr.
I CITIZENS STUDIOS l7—3l Assembly Street. Leith. Daily. I lam—6pm. Christopher Ku: Recent Works t'ntit wetl I 5 Apr. The first one-man show by a talented I long Kong-born artist. Kn describes his works as melaphy sieaI iny estigations into
non-politicalsolutionstomodern problems.
I COLLECTIVE GALLERY 22- 28 ( ‘oeklnn n Street. 220 I260. Itte- Sat noon 6pm E.A. Religion Sat I l .-\pt' .‘ .\I.ty Paintings and prints by Brian l)onle.tv y . inspired
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