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Sitting pretty: A Lutenist In An European Chair from the late 16th century on show at Glasgow‘s Burrell Collection in Europe In India: Moghul Paintings And Their
exhibition housed in a disused warehouse covering a range of art disciplines including painting. installation. furniture design. photography. sculpture and ceramics by new and recent graduates of the four Scottish Art Schools.
HUNTERIAN ART GALLERY
University of Glasgow. University Avenue. 330 5430. Mon-Sat 9.30am-5piii.
Altered States: The Etching Revival 1850—1929 Until 23 Aug. British and French l9th century and early 2()th century etchings drawn from the Hunterian‘s collection. selected by students of the University of Glasgow's History ofArt Department. The artists include Whistler. Mei'yoii. Millet. Degas. Samuel Palmer. Sickert and Graham Sutherland.
Tools For The Shaman ()n permanent display in the refurbished Sculpture Courtyard. Jake Harvey shows monumental works carved from Iriin basalt.
JAVA ESPACE l52 Park Road. 337 ()8 l4. Daily noon—7pui
Gair Dunlop Until 13 Jul. Projection- based installation.
Edward Fellows Until l3 Jul. Square performance objects.
Kate Gray Until l3 Jul. Large-scale digital prints and video installation. (In the cafe. daily ()ZIIIl—l lpmi.
KELVINGROVE GALLERY 8: MUSEUM 287 269‘). Mon—Sat 10aiii~5piiiL Sun llam-5pm. Cafe. [D]. Voluntary guides are available free oi'charge to conduct parties or individuals round the main galleries. Ask at the enquu'y desk.
Open Sesame Until lo Apr 1008. A large display of ethnographic and artistic objects from the world of Islam which have never been on show before. Part of a city-wide series of exhibitions and entertainment celebrating the art and culture of the Muslim world.
South China - The Tropical Garden Until 28 Jun. An exhibition of paintings by Chinese artist l.iu Yitao comprising over 40 exquisite Chinese ink paintings.
European Protypes until 31 Aug.
The subject matter is mainly botanical studies such as birds and flowers. Pilgrim Of The Pen: Ghani al-Ani, Master Calligrapher Fri 27 Jun- 5 Sep. Traditional and contemporary work from this famous Islamic artist with over 50 paintings depicting the skill of one ofthe last masters of the craft.
Cartooning For Equality - Fawcett's Funny Girls Until 7 Get. A collection of cartoons giving a light-hearted look at women's struggle for equality through the press from the I850s to present day. Cartoonists include Posy Simmonds. Jacky Fleming. Reg Smythe. and Mel Calman.
THE LLOYD JEROME GALLERY
200 Bath Street. 331 0722. Tue—Sat 10am~5piii
Walking Landscape Until 27 Jtiii. New
; work by Gillian Cook. who takes her ‘ inspiration from the Scottish landscape.
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The Prime Of Laurel Park Sat 28 Jun—3 Jul. An exhibition of designs and paintings by pupils at laurel Park School.
A Sculpture Round-up Sat 5 Jul-4 Sep. George Wyllie's sculpture on the theme of Americana and the Wild West.
THE LOFT GALLERY 7l lloiiltlsworth Street. HIIIIIL‘SIOII. 22l 479‘), \\’ed--Sat noon “opiu; Tue 6—8pm. Collectors' Items Until ls Jun. Contemporary Scottish painters and printmakers.
2(ia St Vincent Crescent. 226 John Altilkl‘Tl 8aiii-~ (ipiii.
Now And Then Until 31 Jul. The first retrospective exhibition of the work of . Sam Ilaskiiis. with images and hand-
crafted props made since the 50s on
show Included are the popular Apple rind lfi't' series. first introduced at the Pliotokina exhibition ‘l-‘our Masters Of I-Iroiic Photography iii l970'.
1999 INFORMATION CENTRE
Princes Square. 48 Buchanan Street. 227
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199‘). Mon-Sat Illam—7pm; Stiii noon-Spin. Designed To Be Scene Until 28 Jun. An
exhibition of theatre sets. giving an insight into the range of skills and talents which combine to make a theatrical production come to life. The show includes models. costumes by designers and artists such as Jasper Conran. George Wyllie and John Byrne.
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PROJECT ABILITY
18 Albion Street. 552 2822. Mon—Fri l0am-5.30pm.
Tommy Mason Until 18 Jul. Large-scale acrylic paintings. drawings and prints created during a three-week residency in Parnu. Estonia.
Snaps Sat 5—3l Jul. An exhibition of photographs to mark the tenth anniversary of Snaps. the photographic wing of Start Studios in Manchester. RSAMD
100 Renfrew Street. 332 4101. Mon—Sat lOam-Spm.
Nocturnal Obscura Until 30 Jun. Paintings and drawings by Glasgow-born artist Graeme Craig-Smith. His work is stylistically diverse. inspired by diverse
SALANDINI'S BARBER SHOP GALLERY 343 West Princess Street. 357 6396. Mon—Sat 9am-5pm.
Postcards From The South West Until 28 Jun. A display of paintings and drawings by Martin Berwick and Peter Scott Tudhope on a theme of landscape and human drama.
SHARMANKA KINETIC GALLERY
2nd Floor. l4 King Street. 552 7080. Sat & Sun noon—4pm.
A permanent collection of kinetic sculptures by Eduard Bersudsky.
STRATHCLYDE UNIVERSITY STAFF CLUB
John Street. 553 4l88. Mon—Fri
l0am—2 m; 4-7 m.
Collin Little: Photographic Works Until 5 Jul. Black and white photographs with the subject matter varying from still life. landscape and restricted area portraiture.
Robert Webster Until 5 Jul. Photographic exhibition primarily of colour landscapes and black and white urban scenes.
STREET LEVEL
26 King Street. 552 2l51. Tue—Sat 10am—5.30pm.
Significant Shadows Until 12 Jul. Photography which combines colour. texture and organic materials by Birmingham-based artist Peter Max Kandhola. See preview.
Blue: Indoor/Outdoor Until 28 Jun. Photographic-based experiments by Holger Mohaupt.
White Out Tue l—l2 Jul. Alison Hayes‘s photographs of the Scottish landscape influenced by minimalism.
TRANSMISSION GALLERY
28 King Street. 552 4813. Tue-Sat Ham—5.30 m. Jonnie Wilkes and Russell Crotty Until 5 Jul. A two-person show which includes new sculptural work by Jonnie Wilkes and three hand-drawn Planetary Atlases by Russel Crotty.
BURRELL COLLECTION
2060 Pollokshaws Road. 649 715l. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm (closed Tue); Sun I lam—5pm.
Sir William Burrell‘s world famous collection of beautiful art objects from around the world. housed iii a specially designed. award-winning buildin . Europe In India: Moghal Paintings And Their European Prototypes Until 31 Aug. On loan from the British museum is a display of Indian paintings produced under the direct influence of European prototypes.
HOUSE FOR AN ART LOVER Bellahouston Park. 10 Dumbreck Road. 353 4770. Sat & Sun l0am—5pm. Cafe and design shop open daily.
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Captured Shadows Turn of the century Scots photographer-cum-travellen John Thomson is little known, but produced, memorable and stirring images of life in the Far East and in London that deserve a viewing. Edinburgh, National Library, of Scotland until Sun 28 Sep.
William i'ohnstone Celebrating the centenary of his birth, this major retrospective of Johnstone, brings to light an artist worth checking out. His Surrealist paintings show him to be much more than a landscape artist. Edinburgh: Talbot Rice Gallery until Sat 6 Jul.
Fire. Water, Air First seen at Durham Cathedral, Bill Viola's mesmerising video, The Messenger, is like animated stained glass. A naked male figure is shown submerged in water occasionally coming up for air. Stirring stuff. See review. Edinburgh, Fruitmarket Gallery until Sat 26 Jul.
Claire Barclay Exploring the terrain between the sensual and the banal, Barclay's swathes of rubber and feathers create a visual playground of delights and surprises. Glasgow, CC'A until Sat 27 Jul.
An estimated 35.000 visitors are expected to file through the door of this new attraction during the coming year. Initially designed by Charles Rennie t Mackintosh for a competition in 1901. this unfinished work has been completed by modern day architects and designers in true Mackintosh style.
John Byrne Until 27 Jun. New paintings by Scottish painter John Byrne with drawings and illustrations from Byrne's new film production of The Slab liars. also with the opportunity to view over twenty of the artist's other works.
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Hunterian Art Gallery University of Glasgow
Altered States: The Etching Revival 1850 - 1929
17 May - 23 August
(Closed 19/7 - 21/7/97)
Mon - Sat 9.30 - 5.00 Admission Free
0141 330 543i
27 Jun—10 Jul 1997 THE U8T79