ART LISTINGS
1,201 Days at Aggression Fri 15 Sept—l4 Oct. An exhibition of paintings by twelve artists from Bihac. Bosnia. produced during the three-year siege. The works are not war art. but a representation of a living culture surviving through horrendous situations. All paintings are for sale. with the proceeds going towards artistic materials for the Bihac community.
I THE FRUITMARKET GALLERY 29 Market Street. 225 2383. Tue—Sat 10.30am—5.30pm; Sun noon—5pm. Marina Abramovic Until 9 Sept. An exhibition of sculpture and video pieces. underpinned by performance art exploring the ideas of discovery and awareness. Seydou Keita and Malicit Sidibe Wed 20 Sept—21 Oct. Photographs capturing the divergent lives of residents of Mali frotn 1950—70. shown as part offmnjcis 95.
I GALLERY 41 41 Dundas Street. 557 4569. Mon—Fri 10am—5.30pm: Sat 10am—5pm.
Oscar Goodall Sat 9 Sept- 7 Oct. Oil paintings, watercolours and drawings of Perthshire landscapes.
I HANOVER FINE ARTS 22a Dundas Street. 556 2181. Mon—Fri 10.30am—6pm; Sat 10am—4pm.
Richard Alred Mon 1 1—3() Sept. A selection of recent pastels and watercolours. Also on show. an annual exhibition of ‘Mottntains and Remote Places' by gallery artists.
I INSTITUT FRANCAIS D’ECOSSE 13 Randolph Crescent. 225 5366. Mon—Sun 9.30am till late.
Kiuston Halle Until 15 Sept. Playful installations exploring the nature and accumulation of information. images and the written word within the media. including a structure comprising 10.000 Scars/nun newspapers!
Style-setters 01 1789: see the Gosways In all their tinery at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
I ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE 82 Nicolson Street. 668 2232. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm.
Periphanies Until 15 Sept. Photographer Roberto Bossaglia examines the idea of the ‘spreading city‘ with an exhibition of photos taken around the peripheries of Rome.
I LEITH GALLERY 93 Giles Street. 553 5255. Tue—Thurs 1 1am—6pm; Fri/Sat
l 1am—7pm; Sun noon—4pm.
This Sporting Lite Mon 18—30 Sept. Work by four artists. all dealing with a different area of sport. from sketches of sportsmen in action. to paintings of horse racing and championship golf.
I MATTHEW ARCHITECTURE GALLERY University of Edinburgh. Department of Architecture. 20 Chambers Street. 650 2342. Mon—Fri 10.30am—4.30pm. Szyszltowitz and Kowaislti Until 13 Oct. A retrospective covering twenty years of partnership by the two award-winning Austn’an architects. The exhibition includes sketches. drawings. models and videos illustrating the expressionist. abstract and Baroque influences on their work.
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND The Mound. 556 8921. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm.
Hidden Assets Until 24 Sept. One of the finest collections of Scottish art in private hands goes on show to the public this summer. Covering 1820—1920. the exhibition includes works by McTaggart. Wilkie. Hunter and Pryde.
French Drawings From The Prat Collection 17th-1 91h Centuries Until 1 Oct. 100 of the best drawings in Louis- Antoine and Ve’ronique Prat's collection. including works by Lorrain. Degas and Cezanne.
The Three Graces Until 8 Oct. Antonio Canova‘s beautiful sculpture. along with all surviving preparatory material used by the artist.
I OPEN EYE GALLERY 75—79 Cumberland Street. 557 1020. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 10am—4pm.
Mixed Exhibition Until 21 Sept. Paintings by Carola Gordon. ceramics by Lorraine Robson and jewellery by Maxine Black. Plus a selection of contemporary Scottish paintings.
I OVER-SEAS HOUSE Royal Over-seas League. Landings Gallery. 100 Princes Street. 225 1501. Mon—Sun 10am—6pm. Through The Looking Glass Until 22 Sept. An exhibition of mirrors by artist Adrian Davidson. exploring myths and fairy tales. and how the images reflected within mirrors can be embellished and defined by objects that surround them.
I PORTFOLIO GALLERY 43 Candlemaker Row. 220 1911. Mon—Sat 10am—5.30pm; Sun noon—4.30pm.
Andres Serrano Until 23 Sept. Entitled The Morgue and Other Works. this should give you a fair idea of what to expect. The New York photographer is no stranger to controversy and his consistently
/T w
Alex and Alex, London 1993 by Wolfgang Tillmans at Stills Gallery until 23 Sept
challenging work makes for stitnttlating if somewhat disturbing viewing.
I PRENTICE CENTRE West Granton Road. 552 0485. Mon-Fri 9am—2pm.
From Granton Until 2 Oct. Designed to coincide with the From Lulu/(H1 exhibition. this collection of new drawings and paintings by Steven Hood is influenced strongly by the London School. but set within a Scottish urban context.
I QUEEN’S HALL Clerk Street. 668 3456. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm.
Mapping Until 30 Sept. New paintings. drawings and prints by Edinburgh College of Art graduate Jacqueline F. Kerr. inspired by visual representations of cities. both past and present.
Peter Trust Until 30 Sept. Recent work by this well-established Scottish artist whose work includes book illustrations. designs and portraits.
Suzanne Borland Until 28 ()ct. Explorations of colour. texture and pattern through still lil’es and floral studies.
I ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN Inverleilh Row. 552 7171. Mott—Suit 10am-5pm. Alan Johnston Until 30 Sept. Meticulotts
drawings in pencil on stone. plaster, wood and linen dealing with notions of space and the observation of nature.
I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY Princes Street. 225 6671. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm.
Light From The Dark Room Until 15 Oct. A ground-breaking exhibition of Scottish photography comprising over 350 photographs. spanning 150 years. by 60 photographers both past and present.
I THE SCOTTISH GALLERY l6 Dundas Street. 558 1200. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 10am—4pm.
Anne Redpath Mon 1 l Sept—3 Oct. This centenary exhibition celebrates the work of one of Scotland‘s most distinguished 20th century painters.
Neil Gall Mon 11 Sept 3 ()ct. Sophisticated and subtle new abstract work by young Grays School of Art graduate Neil Gall. Also on show. ‘C‘onnoissettrs Choice‘. applied art selected by twenty collectors and artists. I SCOTTISH NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Queen Street. 556 8921. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun I lam—5pm. Richard and Maria Gosway — Regency
BRIEF ENCOUNTER
Gallery Event 1 4th September 7pm.
EDITIONS
Print Presentation. The Artist's Book.
Materials are provided. FEE: £45 (£35 concessions).
9th September - 30th September
Workshop 23rd and 24th September
STREET LEVEL
26 King Street. Glasgow Gt SOP. Tel: 0141 552 2151
Selection 01 Photographs from Tophatn's Press Association Archive from the period between 1945 and 1959.
Exhibition 01 books made on Street Level's Book Projects which were organised as part or Street Level's Education Programme.
‘1
m GLASGOW CITY COI'NCII.
- ' THE SC 15H ARTS COUNCIL
Michael Collins and Julian Germain will give a presentation on thier intentions in putting together the exhibition Brier Encounter. Everyone is welcome and admission is free.
Hands on experience in making a simple book rrom start to finish. mounting and binding techniques covered with examples of handmade books irom the traditional to the unorthodox.
62 The List 8-21 Sept 1995