ART LISTINGS
Exhibitions are listed by category, then alphabetically by city and venue. Please send details to our offices at least ten days before publication. Art Listings compiled by Kathleen Morgan.
I ART EXPOSURE GALLERY 19 Pamie Street. 552 7779. Mon—Sat 11am—6pm. Oil The Wall Until 26 Apr. A timely look at humour in Scottish contemporary art. jtrst when we thought it was all about bad times. Work by Glasgow-based cartoonists Frank Boyle. Malcolm McCormick anti Willie Gall is exhibited beside rib-tickling pieces by Edinburgh printrnakers Tim Cockbum and Peter Standen. and Glasgow artist William Mitchell. I ART GALLERY 8t MUSEUM, KELVINGROVE 357 3929. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Strn 11am—5pm. Cafe. [1)]. Voluntary guides are available free of charge to conduct parties or individuals round the mairt galleries. Ask at the enquiry desk. Out Of Mind, Out Ot Sight Until 27 Aug. Bringing mental health out of society‘s shadows. this multi-media exhibition examines attitudes to mental illness through the centuries. from the days of quack remedies to today's care in the community policies. In the gallery's centre hall. an interactive cube highlights the creativity of famotrs people who have experienced mental illness. including Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. Sylvia Plath and Vincent van Gogh. Limbo Sat 8 and Sat 22 Apr. Noon—3pm. IA time-based video installation performance. exploring schizophrenia and Scottish male cultural and historical identity and featuring a recorded reading by Glasgow poet Tom Leonard. Part of the Out Of Mind. Out Of Sight exhibition. i I ROGER RILLCLIFFE FINE ART 134 Blythswood Street. 332 4027. Mon—Fri 9.30arn—5.30pm; Sat 10am—1pm. Mixed Exhibition Until 26 Apr. Monotypes and works on paper by Joyce Cairns and watercolours by Sylvia Von Hartrnann. Essentials Until 26 Apr. Furniture by Jose P. Arriaga. forged steelwork by John Creed. blending traditional blacksrnithing techniques with aesthetic design. and ceramics by John Maguire. Lorna Graves Until Wed 12 Apr. Raku sculpture from Graves. I BURRELL COLLECTION 2060 Pollokshaws Road. 649 7151. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 11am—5pm. [1)]. Admission free. The Needle's Prayse: 17th Century British Embroidery Until 14 May. The Burrell's rich collection of 17th century embroidered works is displayed. highlighting the craftsmanship behind furnishings. costumes and small embroidered pictures and setting the works in their social context. I CCA 346—354 Sauchiehall Street. 332 7521. Mon—Sat 1 lam—6pm (Thurs/Fri until 7pm). Cafe. [1)]. Slip Of The Tongue Until 22 Apr. An eye- opening. sense-stimulating exhibition of work by one of the most influential artists of her generation. Janine Antoni. For the first time. Scotland will be able to consume the New York-based artist‘s work. including (Inuit; two 6001b cubes. one moulded from lard. the other from chocolate. Antoni chewed the works and reshaped the masticated excess into a display ofchocolate hearts and lard-based lipsticks. I COLLINS GALLERY University of Strathclyde. 22 Richmond Street. 552 l
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The work can be seen at Roger Billclitte Fine Art, Glasgow until 26 April
4400 ext 2682. Mort—Fri 10am—5pm'. Sat noon—4pm. [D]. Closed 14—17 Apr. lnterconnections Until 22 Apr (Closed Fri l4—Mon 17 Apr). Paintings by Val Close challenging traditional views of still life and sculpture constructed from domestic objects. by Brian ()rd.
I COMPASS GALLERY 178 West Regent ; Street. 221 6370. Mon—Sat 10am-5.30pm. j Heart Ot An Island Fri 7—27 Apr. Paintings
from Shetland by Lesley Burr.
I CYRIL GERBER FINE ART 148 West
Regent Street. 204 0276. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5.30pm. Mixed Exhibition During April. Recent
acquisitions. including Eardley. Barbara . Rae. Gillies and MacTaggart.
I CRANHILL ARTS GALLERY 18 King Street. 552 2540. Tues—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun l—5pm.
The Cranhill Connection Until sun to Apr. A retrospective group exhibition by photographers nurtured at Glasgow‘s commtrnity-based Cranhill Arts Project over its fifteen years. lmages include photographs of Bosnian refugee camps by Chris Nicoletti and documentary work by Sent/um! mr Sum/try photographer Robert Perr ’.
I THE FRINGE GALLERY 18 Castlemilk Arcade. 631 2267. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm. Full Blown Sat 8—29 Apr. Large inflatable works of art by lan Kettles and Susie Hunter. including a shark and a suspended squid. These artists have come a long way from their training in line art and jewellery design.
I GLASGOW FILM THEATRE Cafe Cosmo. 12 Rose Street. 332 8128. Phone for opening hours.
Sheena McGregor Until 30 Apr. Paintings of city life by Glasgow School of Art graduate and art tutor at H. M. P. Barlinnie. Sheena McGregor.
I GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO 22 King Street. 5520704. Mort—Sat I()am—5.30pm. Roddy Buchanan Until Sat 15 Apr. Art installation by Glasgow artist Buchanan. last seen scouting the city's l'tve-a-side football pitches in the name of photography. Here. he explores another artistic medium.
I GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART 167 Renfield Street. 353 4500. Mon—Thurs 9.30am—8.30pm; Fri 9.30am—5pm: Sat lOam—noon.
External Links Until 28 Apr. Mackintosh Gallery. Work by current. recent and future artists in residence at Glasgow School of Arts fine art department. Mixed Exhibition Until l‘Ti 21 Apr. Graphics. illustrations and photography. I GLASGOW UNIVERSITY LIBRARY University Avenue. 330 6700. Mon—Thurs 9am—9.30pm; Fri 9am—5pm; Sat 9am—noon.
The Prisons Until Fri 7 Apr. ()riginal
; engravings of the famous I’rt'xuux by 18th
century engraver Piranesi. plus some
original books and documents related to the French poet and publisher Pierre Seghers.
I WILLIAM HAROIE GALLERY 141 West Regent Street. 221 6780. Mort—Fri 10am—5pm; Sat 10am—1pm.
Pictures From Spring Until That-s- 13 Apr. Featuring work by artists including John Byrne. Liz Knox. Margot Sandeman and John G. Boyd.
I HUNTERIAN ART GALLERY University of Glasgow. 82 Hillhead Street. 339 8855 ext 5431. Mon—Fri 9.30arn—5prri; Sat 9.30arrt—5pm.
The bequest of William Hunter. a student of Glasgow University in the l730s. who left a substantial collection of books. prints and other curiosities to the university.
New Yorlt, New York: Prints of the City Until 13 Apr. The dynamic response of American printmakers to New York‘s breathtaking architecture is captured in this exhibition — the only Scottish showing. The works. created between 1880—1990 are taken frorn a major private collection of American prints.
I LILLIE ART GALLERY Station Road. Milngavie. 943 3247. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm'. Sat/Sun 2—5pm.
167 Embroidery Group Sun 9—30 Apr.
I EWAN MUNOY FINE ART 21 1 West George Street. 248 9755. Mon—Sat l0am—5.30pm.
Aquarelles et Dessins Until 22 Apr. Scottish and French watercolours and drawings. 1880—1995.
I NS GALLERY 53 Cresswell Street. 334 424i). Mon—Sat 10am—5.30pm; Sun noon—5pm.
Alastair And Alastair Until 24 Apr. Linear drawings and recent paintings by Glasgow artist and novelist Alastair Gray. exhibited with drawings by art school buddy Alastair Taylor. This is the fourth time the pair have exhibited together.
I PRACTICE GALLERY 58 Virginia Street. 552 7722. Tue/Wed 9am—6pm; Thurs
l lam—6pm; Fri/Sat 9am—6pm.
Sixty Nine Goes West Until 4 May. Stills- from an ongoing soap opera. plus video work from Joe Storey-Scott.
I PROJECT ABILITY 18 Albion Street. 552 2822. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm.
The Really Fantastic Show Until 28 Apr. A group show of drawings. textiles. sculpture. text. film and video.
I SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM 225 Scotland Street. 429 1202. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm. Cafe. [1)].
Haute Couture Until 14 May. ()utfits from 20th century designers. frotn the museum‘s collection.
Travelling Until 14 May. Work by the Glasgow South Integrated Training Project. based at Leverndale Hospital. Embroiderers Group Until Sun 26 Mar. Ground floor.
I SPRINGRURN MUSEUM Atlas Square. 557 1405. Mon—Fri 10.30am—5pm; Sat mam—4.30pm; Sun 2—5pm. [D].
The Tenement Follt Until 31 Jan 1996. Exploring tenement life in Glasgow. an exhibition featuring reconstructions of a
tenement kitchen. aback court. a 1920s
school rootn and a cludgie. or shared water closet. They are based on photographs by 83-year-old former Glasgow Corporation architect Andrew Lillie. who is also exhibiting 26 watercolours depicting his childhood haunts.
I STREET LEVEL 26 King Street. 552 2151. Mon—Sat 10am—5.30pm. Positives And Negatives Until 6 May. A ground-breaking exhibition of contemporary Native American photography. demolishing popular western Hollywood-induced stereotypes. The work is as diverse as the artists' individual relationships to their personal and social history. See review
I TRAMWAY25 Albert Drive. 227 5511. Mon—Sun noon—6pm.
'Wild At Heart Until Sat i5 Apr. Works
made for the Henry Moore Sculpture
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I it e Wall The humorous side of Scottish contemporary an is highlighted in this exhibition by Glasgow cartoonists and Edinburgh printmakers. Arr Exposure (Jul/er); Glasgow.
I Positives And Negatives An exhibition of photographs by contemporary Native Americans. demolishing populist stereotypes of their cultures. Street Level. Glasgow: I Grapevine Exploring life in America‘s backwoods is a startling series of photographs by Susan Lipper. Portfolio Gallery. Edinburgh. I 2010: Textiles And New Technology Showcasing the latest developments in the textile trade and the technology involved. Fruit/rutrker Gallery: Edinburgh.
I Common Ground Printmakers from Dundee and Utrecht in the Netherlands explore links between their cultures and art. Edinburgh Printmakers Il’orkxlmp. Edinburgh.
'l'r'trst 111 Halifax over the last six years. liaclr is art artist's response to the conditions and history of an industrial site. They are seen together here for the first time.
I TRANSMISSION GALLERY 28 King Street. Tr'ongate. 552 4813. Tue—Sat 11am—5pm.
Friedrich ll, Hamburg, 1986 Until Sat 3 Apr. Fusing text and photographic images. llanne Darboven plays with time and history. In this work. 398 fr'airretl prints of the satire photograph — a street scene with trains. carts and bicycles — are acetrtrtpanied by fragments of text. often in diary form.
I ART GALLERY 8t MUSEUM, KELVINGROVE 357 3929. Mon—Sat l0am—5pm; Strn 11am—5pm. Cafe. [1)]. Voluntary guides are available free of charge to condtrct parties or individuals round the main galleries. Ask at the enquiry desk.
I MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT Kelvin Hall. Dumbarton Road. 357 3929. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 1 1am—5pm. A museum crammed with buses. trams. fire-engines. ships and other transportation. devoted to the history of transport.
I PEOPLE'S PALACE MUSEUM Glasgow Green. 554 0223. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm: Sun 11am—5pm. ID]. Cafe.
This well-loved institution is currently undergoing a face lift. which promises to make it more relevant to Glasgow people. the city and its history. The new-look Palace should be ready by 1998. in time for its centenary.
I PROVAND’S LOROSHIP 3 Castle Street. 552 8819. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm; Sun
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