LISTINGS ART
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 Kelly McMenamin.
I ART EXPOSURE GALLERY l9 l’ar‘nie Street. 552 7779. Mon—Sat l lam—(rpm.
Christmas Show Until 28 Jan. The festive season might be over. but the show goes on. featuring sculptures. ceramics. jewellery and paintings from over 200 artists.
I ART GALLERY & MUSEUM, KELVINGROVE 287 2699. Mon—Sat 10am-5pm; Sun Ham—5pm. Cafe. [D]. Voluntary guides are available free of charge to conduct parties or individuals round the main galleries. Ask at the enquiry desk.
Claws Until 3l Mar. I‘rom pet tabbies to sabre-toothed-tigers. this exhibition of catararna covers every aspect of our feline friends. including Egyptian mummified cats. life-size reconstructions. photographs and a series ofcompetitions and events.
Rembrandt Etchings Until 8 Mar. A small display of etchings from the Museum's own collection. tnany of which have never been shown before.
British Gas World Wildlife Photography Until 2 Feb. The winning entries of this year‘s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. featuring images from around the world.
I CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street. 332 752 l. Mon—Sat I lam-6pm; Sun noon—5pm. Cafe.
Inbetweener Until ll Jan. Photographic images by five international artists. who use make-up and prosthetics to challenge our expectations of beauty and the body. I COLLINS GALLERY University of Strathclyde. 22 Richmond Street. 552 4400 ext 2682. Mon—Fri lilam-Spm: Sat noon—4pm. [1)].
Shroud Sat ll Jan-S l-‘eb. Using carbolic soap. soot. lard. lace. ashes and blankets. artist Patricia MacKinnon Day has created an installation of sculptures and paintings reflecting her Catholic upbringing in inner-city Glasgow.
I COMPASS GALLERY I78 West Register Street. 221 (>370. Mon—Sat Klara-5.30pm. Christmas Show Until 3l Jan. Over 200 contemporary artists display their wares at this. the Compass's 28th Christmas Show. with hundreds of paintings. prints. sculptures. ceramics and jewellery.
I GALLERY OF MODERN ART Queen Street. 229 I996. Mon—Sat lilam~5pm (closed Tue); Sun llam—Spm. Glasgow's new gallery. with four thematic floors based on the elements: liarth. Air. l-‘ire and Water. Featured artists include Howson. Hockney. (_‘ampbell. Bellamy and Byrne as well as interactive exhibits and a swish cafe decorated by Adrian \Viszniewski.
Imagined Communities Until 16 lieb.
Magnificent machine: one of Eduard Rersudslty’s mechanical sculptures on show at Shannanlta ltlnetic Cattery, 14 King Street, Glasgow until end of Jan.
Paintings. photographs. sculpture and video by a group of artists examining the changing nature of the term 'community". in light of shifting geographical and technological boundaries.
I t. GARNER GALLERY 4 l’arnie Street. 552 4585. Tue—Sat l()am~5pm; Sun noon-4pm.
Mixed Bag Sat ll—29 .lan. .-\s the name suggests. the gallery starts the New Year with a mixed exhibition featuring contributions from over 75 ceramic artists.
I CYRIL GERBER FINE ART HS west Regent Street. 22l 3095. Morn—Sat 9.3(larn—S.30pm.
The Winter Collection Until 31 Jan. An extensive collection of works by sortie of Scotland‘s best-loved artists. including lier'gusson. Cameron. (iillies. Ilowson. l’eploe and many others.
I GLASGOW CENTRAL STATION Main
Homeless Project Until 19 Ian. A Collaborative photography project featuring contributions from residents of Glasgow ‘s homeless hostels. organised as part of the Street Level Gallery's ()utreach Programme.
I HUNTERlAN ART GALLERY University of Glasgow. University Avenue. 330 5-130. Mon-Sat 9.30am Spm.
Robert Burns - the Crawford Years Until IS .lan. No. not that Robert Burns. For once it's the Scottish designer and artist w ho comes under the spotlight in an exhibition featuring commissions made by Burns for the Crawford family (yes. that Crawford family) in the l92()s and 30s. including the designs for the Tea Room in lidinburgh.
I JAVA INTERNET CAFE l52 Park Road. 337 6727. Daily noon ~7pm.
Darkness Visible Until 12 Ian. ’l'wo installations by Stefanie llourne and Steve I‘lollitigswortli. who use the unlikely combination of neon light. ice. urinals and
Catch the best art this fortnight.
I Lucian Freud: Early Works The first Brtish showdevoted to Freud‘s early works. Dating from I936 to I945. the show includes his first oil painting. his only sculpture and his first landscape - a drawing of Loch Ness made during World War. II. Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art, Edinburgh Sat I 8 Jan—Sun I 3 Apt: III Darkness Invisible Stefanie Boume’s maze-like installation made from sushi seaweed may sound as if the popularity of Japanese food has gone too far. but is magical if no longer edible. Also Steve Hollingswonh‘s curls of neon in urinals may not be so aesthetically pleasing but they get you thinking. See review. Java Exhibition Space. Glasgow until Sat 12 Jan.
I Northern Lights James Turrell‘s light and space installation with lots of optical teases is the hottest wow spot in this show ofeight artists working with light - and seeing is not always believing. l’ruitmurket Gallery. Edinburgh until Sat I Hi).
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