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Exhibitions are listed alphabetically b cit and category, then
aipha etically by venue. Please send details to our office at least ten days before publication. Art listings compiled by Helen Monaghan.
GLASGOW GALLERIES
THE ARCHES
30 Midland Street. 221 4()()l.
The National Review Of Live Art 1998 Fri 23—Sun 25 ()ct. Exploring the cross- over and the territory beyond art and performance. this biennial celebration of live art features performances from some of the finest artists across the UK and Ireland. including George Chakravarthi‘s live reconstruction of Leonardo da Vinci‘s T/It’ lust XII/7pm“. See theatre preview page 66.
ART EXPOSURE GALLERY
l‘) Parnie Street. 552 777‘). Mon-Sat Ham—6pm.
Tom Allan Until 26 ()ct. Sculpture. The Birthday Show Until Mon 26 ()ct. Mixed media works celebrating nine years of the gallery. plus jewellery by new exhibitors.
Circle Of Friends Fri 30 Oct—Mon 30 Nov. Landscape paintings by Mary Batchelor. Joyce Borlantl. Lin Pattullo. Doreen Williams and Annis Anderson.
BARCLAY LENNIE FINE ART
Regent House. ll3 West Regent Street. 226 54l3. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm. Jennifer Irvine Until Fri 3() ()ct. Recent paintings.
Glasgow Style L'ntil Mon 30 Nov. An exhibition of work by Annie French. Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Talwin Morris and contemporary artists Norman ngar. Norman Kirkham and WJ. Maskell.
BARRHEAD LIBRARY
Glen Street. Barrhead. 577 35 I8. Mon—Tue & Thu—Fri 10am—8pm; Wed 8: Sat l()am—5pm.
For The Record Mon 26 ()ct—Sat 7 Nov. A photography exhibition of local arts activities by Andrew Murray.
ROGER BILLCLIFFE FINE ART
I34 Blylhswood Street. 332 4027. Mon—Fri ‘).3()am—5.3()pm; Sat l()ain—lpni.
Duncan Shanks: Capriccios Sat 24 ()ct-vTue 24 Nov. New paintings by Duncan Shanks.
Zoe Whiteside Sat 24 Oct —'l‘ue 24 Nov. Ceramic animals.
Helen Marriott Sat 24 Oct -Tue 24 Nov. Silver tableware.
Focus On Four Sat 24 Oct—Tue 24 Nov. Contemporary jewellery from four leading makers.
BULKHEAD
Strathclyde Buses. 423 6600 ext 3644. Gift Of The Gab Until Fri 30 Oct. Four stories of fantasy. urban myths and sporting moments retold by Martha Sills. Oscar McLennan. Johnny Martin and Joe Murray. can be seen on the bulkhead of Strathclyde buses.
CCA
346—354 Sauchiehall Street. 332 7521. Mon—Wed l lam—6pm; Thu & Fri 11am—8pm; Sun noon-5pm. Cafe. [D]. Slipstream Until Fri 23 Oct. Notions of time. the psychology of perception and the thought-process explored in an engaging group show featuring artist Fiona Banner. maker of the Nam flick book and giant. polystyrene full-stops and. among others. Sam Durant. James Jarvis and Torb'orn Rodland. Brussels/Bruxelles Sat 3! Oct—Sat 2l Nov. This city-wide event celebrating all things Belgian features work by artists Gast Bouschet. Michel Clerbois. Luc Grossen and Koen Theys. See also Glasgow School ofArt and lntermedia Gallery.
COLLINS GALLERY
University of Strathclyde. 22 Richmond Street. 552 4400 ext 2682. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm; Sat noon—4pm. [D]. Changing Pages Until Sat 14 Nov. An exhibition of three-dimensional books. including hundreds of pop-up and mechanical examples. plus books to be scratched. sniffed and even heard.
FRINGE GALLERY
18 Castlemilk Arcade. 634 2603. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm.
Excellent Until Sat 7 Nov. A series of twelve original flags by Adrian Wiszniewski are shown alongside eight painted canvasses spelling out the words ‘dead good'.
GALLERY OF MODERN ART
Queen Street. 229 I996. Mon—Sat l0am—5pm (closed Tue); Sun
I lam-5pm.
Wonderwall Until Sat 7 Nov. A collaborative project celebrating the literary festival Inspiration F mm Won]. The show brings together the work of nine Glasgow-based artists in a variety of media. including Will Maw. Amanda Munro. Susan Brind and Jim Harold. See review.
GATEHOUSE GALLERY
Rouken Glen Road. 620 0235. Daily 1.30—5.30 in (closed Tue).
Jennifer nderson Until Wed 28 Oct. Figurative paintings by this young Dundee graduate.
Avril Paton Sun l—Sun 22 Nov. New work by the popular Glasgow artist. famed for her tenement painting ‘Windows In The West‘.
CYRIL GERBER FINE ART
I48 West Regent Street. 22] 3095. Mon-Sat 9.30am—5.30pm.
Works In Stock Until Sat 31 Oct. A display of work by leading British artists including Scottish Colourists McTaggart. Cowie. Redpath and many more.
COMPASS GALLERY
I78 West Regent Street. 221 6370. Mon—Sat 10am—5.3() m. City Pavements, Village Streets Until Wed 28 Oct. Recent paintings by Anda Paterson.
GLASGOW BOTANIC GARDENS
730 Great Western Road. 334 2422.
The Monday Group Art Exhibition Sat 24 Oct—Thu 5 Nov. Recent paintings and drawings by the Monday Group.
EWAN MUNDY FINE ART
221 West George Street. 248 9755. Mon—Fri 10am—5.30pm.
The Glasgow Girl Bessie MacNicol And Her Contemporaries Until Thu 29 Oct. An exhibition of paintings to celebrate the publication ofAilsa Tanner's Bessie MucNir‘ril.
Gary Anderson Thu 5—Mon 23 Nov. Recent paintings.
The Scottish Colourists Thu 5—Mon 23 Nov. Drawings. watercolours and paintings by Fergusson. Peploe. Cadell and Hunter.
FREE GALLERY
3] Chisholm Street. Merchant City. 552 7 l()(). Mon-Sat l()am—5.30pm.
Party Piece Fri 23 Oct—Thu l2 Nov. Mixed media work by young Glasgow artists celebrating the gallery’s first birthday.
GLASGOW FILM THEATRE
Cafe Cosmo. 12 Rose Street. 332 8128. Positive Steps Until Thu 29 Oct. Artwork by clients of the. Gorbal's GSlT project. celebrating Scottish Mental Health Awareness Week.
Portrait Of A Lady - Photos Of A Gender Illusionist Fri 30 Oct—Sun 8 Nov. Photography by Menelas as part of Glasguy.’ .
GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO
25 King Street. 552 0704. Mon—Sat lOam—5.30pm.
Mono Print Show Sat 24 ()ct—Sat 2l Nov. An exhibition of prints by a selection of artists including Elizabeth Blackadder and John Houston.
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Last supper ritual: George Chakravarthi reenacts the famous dinner party in The National Review of Live Art 1998 at the Arches
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National Review Of Live Art ’. . . esoteric and profound, thrilling and bizarre, provocative and entertaining . .’ That's live an and there is a weekend of it featuring 'Sleeping Beauty’ Rhian Nicholas who plays at being rescued and George Chakravarthi's live reconstruction of Leonardo’s The Last Supper. See Theatre Preview page 67. Glasgow: The Arches Fri 23—Sun 25 Oct. Slipstream The 'psychology of perception', and all that follows in its wake, is given a going over in a show that takes on time, space and mystery. Prepare to move into the interior. Glasgow: CCA until Fri 23 Oct.
Continental Drift Observations from the home front by photographer Martin Parr and further afield by a line-up of European artists in a show that examines the Continent in the throes of pre-millennium anxiety. Edinburgh; Fruitmarket Gallery until Sat 74 Nov
Artlink West A refreshing blast of originality in a show of paintings, furniture and photography by people with disabilities made through their work with the arts and disability organisation, Artlink. Edinburgh: Stills Gallery until Sat 37 Oct. Eurocentral Form-follows-function and can lead to architectural highs and lows. Appropriately, taking its title from the mega-development outside Glasgow and off the M8, Eurocentral tackles the built- environment. See revrew. Glasgow. Transmission Gallery until Sat 7 7 Nov
22 Oct—5 Nov 1998 THE LIST 91