LISTINGS ART
I PROVANO’S LORDSHIP 3 Castle Street. 552 8819. Mon-Fri 10am—5pm; Sun Ham—5pm.
The only surviving medieval house in Glasgow. built in l47l. Period room
dis la srange from 1500—1918.
I O R BILLCLIFFE FINE ART 134 Blythswood Street. 332 4027. Mon-Fri 9.30am—5.30pm.
Next exhibition. Shana Barr: Recent Paintings and Landscapes. starts 13 Mar. I SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM 225 Scotland Street. 429 I202. Mon—Sat l0am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm. Cafe. [D]. Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and now home to archive material on education in Scotland from I872 onwards. Reconstructed classrooms give a flavour of Victorian. Edwardian. Second World War and l960s schooldays.
Gerry McCann: The Best Years Until Sun
28 Feb. Photographs of children in Scotland. Sudan. Ethiopia. Nepal. Romania, The West Bank and The Gaza
Strip.
Hyperhoreans: Sculpture by Ken Hunter Until Fri 5 Mar.
I SPRINGBUBN MUSEUM Ayr Street. 557 1405. Mon—Fri 10.30am-5pm; Sat lOam—4.30pm; Sun 2—5ptn.
Described as the first real community museum in Britain.
Sadat Tosunoglu: The last Days at Steam
in Turkey Until 19 Mar. livocative pictures document the demise of the locomotive since 1987. A ‘devoted amateur'. Tosunoglu‘s main subjects are people and their environments and vanishing traditional values.
I STREET LEVEL 279—281 High Street. 552 2151. Tue—Sat Ham-5.30pm.
Aqua Vitae Part 2 Until Sat 27 Feb. Newly commissioned works on the theme of the waterway — ancient source of folklore. food. trade and the foundation of many towns and cities. Six artist/photographers took part in the show, which also includes archive material from the Summerlee Heritage Trust.
Women Behind the Camera Sat 6 Mar—3 Apr. Mysterious photographs of women taken by German female artists. Dorie Eissfeldt. Silke Grossman and Dore O.
I TRANSMISSION GALLERY 28 King Street. 552 4813. Mon—Sat noon—6pm. [D].
landscape Paintings Until Sat 27 Feb. The intentionally dry title indicates the lack of innovation which has come to be associated. rightly or wrongly. with this genre. Monk. Stewart. Forester and Gussin investigate the politics and preconceptions of landscape.
Zeyad Daiani and Robin Lee: Transmission Gallery Tue 9—27 Mar. Site-
specific installation inspired by the artists"
respective careers in sculpture and architecture.
I ROURNE FINE ART 4 Dundas Street. 557 4050. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 10am—1pm.
Waller ilugh Paton BSA 1828—1895 Until 13 Mar. Scottish landscapes byn a painter profoundly influenced by John Ruskin and the Prc-Raphaelites.
Douglas Drown: Improvisations Tue 4—31 Mar. Works on paper inspired by jazz. Contact staff for details of talks in the Fine Art Library.
I CITIIENS STUDIOS 17—21 Assembly Street. Leith. 554 1649. Tue—Sun noon—5pm.
Resurrection Sat 27 Mar—l4 Mar. Sculpture. painting and mixed-media works by eighteen artists associated with this productive studio. recently saved from closure — hence the title.
I CITY ART CENTRE Market Street. 225 2424. Mon—Sat l0am—5pm.
The Croat nuhbish Show Until 13 Mar. Spotlight on the many creative uses to which rubbish has been put across the world: sandals made out of rubber tyres in
Zambia; Caribbean steel drums: the perennial problem of rubbish disposal and recycling is re-examined and illustrated. Marcel D’Connor Until 20 Mar. Near- abstract works which retain elements pertaining to ()‘C‘onnor's native Northern lreland. giving them an air of religious contemplation.
The City Collection: Prints and Photographs Until 27 Mar. Howson. Wisznieski. Bellany' and younger artists Ashley Cook. Jane Hyslop. Patll Furneaux and Josephine Gunter. as well as historical prints and recent photographs.
Land of the Dragon: Dinosaurs from China | N y . _ i‘i'l 5—28 Mar. At a controversial auction
Sat 27 Feb-26 Jun. During the last 30
years. extensive excavations in China have
revealed an unexpected wealth of dinosaur !
remains; today almost one sixth of all known dinosaur species have been identified from Chinese material. This exhibition. on loan frotn Beijing. consists of six fossilised skeletons. including the massive 70ft long. 13ft high Mamenchisaurtls.
I COLLECTIVE GALLERY 22 28 (‘oekburn Street. 22() l26(). 'l‘ue ~Sat I lam--5pm. Alistair Wallace: Animator ll Thurs +25 Mar. More ingenious automata and kinetic sculpture from one of lidinburgh's most inventive artists.
I EASTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL (Outpatients Department). Seaiield Road. info: 66l ()982. Daily 9am-v-8pm.
Living PTDDI l’ntil 13 Mar. Mixed media works prodllced over the last year in the workshops of Milestone. an HIV/AIDS hospice. and Solas. a support organisation for people with HIV.
I EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART Lauristotl Place. 229 931 1. Mon Thurs 10am -8pm; Fri 10am 5pm; Sat l0am 2pm.
School of Drawing and Painting L'ntil 27 Feb. Work by second and third year students.
5 Student Installations and Performances
lintil Fri 26 Feb.
I EDINBURGH GALLERY lb’a Dillldas Street. 557 5227. Mon- Fri Ham—5pm; Sat l()am--lpm.
Jennie TUltS Fri 26 Feb-~20 Mar.
Vivacious and colourful flower pieces.
I EDINBURGH PRIHTMAKERS WORKSHOP
AND GALLERY 23 l'nion Street. 557 2479.
Tue-Sat 10am 5.30pm.
Capital Marks: New Prints irom the Studio Sat 6 Marv-‘3 Apr. Featuring Elspeth Lamb. Barbara Rae and Iain
f Macintyre.
: I THE FRENCH INSTITUTE 13 Randolph
Crescent. 225 5366. Mon-Fri
' 9.3()atn-»5.3()pm; Sat 9.3(lam~l .3()pm.
f Contemporary Art from the Collection at the Dasse-llormandie FRAC Until Sat 27
Feb. Works from the photographic collection of Lower Normandy. including works by some of the medium's best known exponents. such as Karen Knorr's wry studies of aristocrats.
I HANOVER FINE ART 22A Dundas Street. 556 218]. Mon— Fri l().3()am--6pln; Sat 10am-4pm.
John Bathgate Sat 27 Feb-15 Mar. Recent works in watercolours and mixed
media of landscapes and flowers. Also, ' mixed works by gallery artists. ; I JOHN KNOX HOUSE See entry for Netherbow Arts Centre. I MATTHEW ARCHITECTURE GALLERY ; University of lidinburgh. 2() (‘hambers Street. 650 2342. Mon-Fri 10am-8pm;
Sat and Sun l().3()am»-2.2()pm. Exploring Materials: The Work oi Peter
_ Rice Mon 1 Mar—Al Apr. Rice was last
1 year‘s recipient of the Royal Gold Medal 5 for Architecture -— the most prestigious
award for architecture in the world. This
show traces his career and his unique
experimentation. from site engineer on the
Sydney Opera House to the Pavilion of the Future at Expo 92. in Seville. I MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD ~12 High
Street. 225 2424. Mon -Sat lilam 6pm.
All manner of archive material and old
toys relating to childhood through the ages.
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I NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND The Mound. 556 892l. Mon—Sat l()am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm.
The home of a fine collection of works. from the Renaissance to Post- lmpressionism. including Velazquez. El Greco. Rembrandt. Gainsborough. Degas. Van Gogh and Scottish Colourists.
Ecco Roma: European Artists in the Eternal City Until 12 Apr. This extended exhibition looks at European artists‘ relationship with Rome across the ages. including works by Turner. Piranesi and Bernini.
Old Master Drawings from Holkham Hall
in July I99 I. this collection of eighteen outstanding drawings. the last of its kind in Britain. was saved for the nation by the combined action of eight different galleries and museums (including this one). This is a rare opportunity to see these works by Parmigianino. Bemini.
Guercino. Poussin and others.
American Screenprints
from the collection of
Reba and Dave Williams
HUNTERIAN ART GALLERY UNIVERSITY ofGLASGOW
30 January - 17 April (Closed 9 - 12 April inclusive)
Monday - Saturday 9.30-5.00 Admission Free 041-330 5431
Subsidised by the Scottish Arts Council
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I NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND George [V Bridge. Mon-Sat 9.3()am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm.
European Treasures: The Shared inheritance Until 30 Apr. A sumptuous display of old books. manuscripts and tnaps from the library‘s collection. illustrating the ancient links between European countries. The exhibition includes the only known copy of the first book to be printed in Scotland —- by a Scot who learned his trade in France: Mary Queen of Scots‘ last letter. written to her brother-in—law. the King of France. and the I456 Gutenberg Bible.
I NETHERBOW ARTS CENTRE 43 High Street. 556 9579. Mon Sat Khan—«4.30pm. [D]. Cafe. Also admits to the John Knox House. a picturesque 15th century building. reputedly the home of the notorious Scottish church reformer. Admission £ l .2()/£l/5()p.
Sheila K. Cameron Looking Outwards after Looking In Until Sat 27 Mar.
GLASGOW SCULPTURE
STUDIOS and GLASGOW MILESTONES now at:
24 Craigmont Street, Glasgow G20 9BT
041 945 1988 (Office) 041 946 2226 (Milestones)
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