art
listings
Exhibitions are listed alphabetically by cit and category, then
a pha etically by venue. Please send details to our office at least ten days before publication. Art listings compiled by Helen Monaghan.
GLASGOW GALLERIES
ART EXPOSURE GALLERY
19 Parnie Street, 552 7779. Mon—Sat noon—5pm.
Peter Nardini Until Tue 2 May. A solo exhibition of paintings by Peter Nardini, featuring landscapes of Glasgow, Tuscany and California. and a new series of ballerina paintings.
Images Of Tuscany Until Tue 2 May. Paintings by David Marshall, Lynn Hunter. Annis Anderson and more. Susan Dalton Until Tue 2 May. New ceramics.
BARCLAY LENNIE FINE ART
Regent Ilouse. 113 West Regent Street. 226 5413. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm. Glasgow Style Until Fri 28 Apr. An exhibition of work by Annie French. Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Talwin Morris and contemporary artists Norman Edgar, Norman Kirkman and WJ. Maskell. ROGER BILLCLIFFE FINE ART
134 Blythswood Street. 332 4027. Mon—Fri 9.30am—5.30pm: Sat 10am—lpm.
Carlo Rossi — Visions Of Italy Until Tue 2 May. Paintings and watercolours on an Italian theme by Carlo Rossi.
Archie McCall Until Tue 2 May. New ceramics.
Sheila Mclnnes Until Tue 2 May. Landscape and still life paintings.
Julia Parkes Until Tue 2 May. Jewellery.
First Lady: Eva Peron as seen by Linda Smith from a show at Project Ability
survey of the work of Donald Bain (1904—1979), the Glasgow artist who was prominent in Continuing the tradition of the Scottish colourists.
BULKHEAD
24—1 Iour Viewing Window. 264 High Street. 572 016].
Mask 33 — Victoria Halford Fri 14 Apr—Sat 3 Jun. Victoria Ilalford‘s .Ilask 33 from The .llusk Series. a black and white print charcoal. treated with creosote solution. is on display in the 24- hour window.
CAFE COSSACHOK GALLERY
10 King Street, 553 0733. Mon—Sat l0.30am—midnight: Sun lpm—l 1am. Semi-Detached: David Gilliver and Ben Tanner Fri 14 Apr—Mon 8 May. Photographers David Gilliver and Ben Tanner explore their relationship with imagery and responses to the ‘everyday' in this exhibition of new work.
CCA AT MCLELLAN GALLERIES
270 Sauchiehall Street. 332 7521. Mort—Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 11am—5pm. If I Ruled The World Until Sat 20 May. Bryndis Snaebjornsdottir and Ross Sinclair curate and feature in a group show of work by eight Glasgow-based artists. Along with Claire Barclay, Martin Boyce, Roderick Buchanan. Simon Starling. Rose Thomas and Clara Ursitti. the artists travelled to Iceland to create CCA commissioned work for The Living Art Museum in Reykjavik. In this show. the artists produce site- specific works for the gallery space, resulting front their experience of working together in Iceland. See review.
Neal Beggs Glasgow-based artist Neal Beggs creates a new installation for the entrance corridor space at the venue. Consisting of two large blocks of text on the corridor walls. One wall lists the 284 Scottish Munros (mountains over 3000ft) while opposite is a list of the 304 multi- storey tower blocks built in Glasgow between the 1950s and the 1970s.
COLLINS GALLERY University of Strathclyde. 22 Richmond Street. 552 4400 ext 2682. Mon—Fri l0am~5pm; Sat noon—4pm. Gallery closed (21-24 Apr .9.- 1 May).
Donald Rain: A Scottish Colourist Until Sat 6 May. The first comprehensive
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COMPASS GALLERY
178 West Regent Street. 221 6370. Mon—Sat 10am-5.30pm.
Scottish Contemporary Art Until Sat 29 Apr. A selection of work by contemporary Scottish artists.
DECOURCEYS
Cresswell Lane. 342 5822. Tue. Thu & Fri 11am—5pm; Sat 10am—5.30pm; Sun noon—5 m.
Scottis Art Schools Emerging Artists Partnership promote the work of students and graduates from the Scottish art schools, with all works for sale ranging in price front £70—£200.
EWAN MUNDY FINE ART
221 West George Street, 248 9755. Mon—Fri 10am-5.30pm; Sat ltlam—me. Jonathan Gibbs Until Sat 15 Apr. wood engravings.
Glasgow Boys And Glasgow Girls Until Sat 15 Apr. Paintings by James Paterson. George Henry and more.
' FRINGE GALLERY
l8 Castlcmilk Arcade. 634 2603. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm.
Creative Castlemilk Until Fri 21 Apr. Artist Patsy Forde worked with nursery. primary and secondary schools to develop projects on the theme of nursery rhymes. The results of the workshops are on display in the gallery consisting of three four-week long exhibitions.
GALLERY OF MODERN ART
Queen Street, 229 1996. Mon—Thu 62 Sat l0am—5pm; Fri 6'; Sun 11am—5pm. Entwined - Contemporary Miniatures Until Mon 24 Apr. Twin sisters Amrit and Rabindra Kaur Singh explore family life. religion and politics through richly coloured and patterned Indian paintings fused with Western influences.
GATEHOUSE GALLERY
Rouken Glen Road. 620 0235. Wed-Sun 1.30—5.30pm.
Colin Fraser Until Mon 8 May. New paintings.
' GEORGE SQUARE
George Square. Recorded Information Line 553 1937. Thu/Fri 10.30am—8pm; Sat 10.30am—6pm; Sun noon—6pm. £2—£3 (children under 10 free). Glasgow Art Fair 2000 Thu 13—Sun 16 Apr. Scotland’s only annual art fair with over 30 galleries from all over the UK exhibiting, offering a diverse range of art including paintings, prints and photographs. This year also includes the opportunity to purchase pieces of work commissioned by the Glasgow Collection as part of Glasgow 1999. Artists include Martin Boyce. Rachel Whiteread, Andy Miller, Michael Craig-Martin and Richard Wentworth. See preview.
CYRIL GERBER FINE ART
148 West Regent Street. 221 3095. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5.30pm.
Works From Stock Until Sat 29 Apr. A selection of work from stock including the Scottish colourists, Cadell. Peploe, Hunter, Fergusson. the Glasgow boys and others.
GLASGOW FILM THEATRE
Cafe Cosmo. 12 Rose Street, 332 8128. Informal Icons Until Sun 30 Apr. New photographs by Glasgow-based artist Ilolger Mohaupt taken during his travels to Italy.
GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO
25 King Street. 552 0704. Tue—Sat l0am—5.30pm.
Publications 1996—Y2K Until Sat 6
May. An exhibition of over 100 editions
of original prints published by Glasgow Print Studio since 1996. Featured artists include Adrian Wiszniewski. Elizabeth
Blackadder and Christine Borland. 1 Sensitive Chaos - Fiona Watson Until
Sat 6 May. Iitchings. monoprints and
- screenprints by Fiona Watson.
Scottish Smalls Until Sat 6 May. A range of mini prints by selected printmakers from
3 all Scottish Print Workshops. Malcolm Dobson - Smoke-Fired
Ceramics Until Sat 6 May. Ceramics by Malcolm Dobson.
THE GLASGOW PROJECT ROOM (Formerly Glasgow Independent Studio).
- Top Floor. 64 Osbourne Street. 552 I472.
'l'ue-Sat noon—5pm. Chiasma Sat l5—Sat 22 Apr. David \Vishart creates an installation for the
gallery space, concerning vision and truth.
THE GLASGOW ROOM
Ground Floor, Princes Square, Buchanan Street, 221 8162. Mon—Sat IOam—6pm; Sun 11am-5pm.
New Artists A varied selection of work by up-and-coming artists featuring sculpture, textile design, paintings and jewellery.
GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART
167 chfrew Street, 353 4500. Mackintosh & Newbery Gallery open Mon—Thu 9.30am—6pm; Fri 9.30am—5pm; Sat IOam-noon. Podium Gallery open Mon—Fri 9.30am—5pm; Sat 10am—5pm. Atrium Gallery open Mon—Thu 10am-8pm; Fri 10am—5pm. Work In Progress Wed 19-Wed 26 Apr. (Newbery Gallery). Work in progress from the Printmaking Department. Ceramics From Hanyang College Mon 24 Apr—Fri 5 May. (Atrium Gallery). Contemporary ceramics by twelve professors of Hanyang College in Korea and examples of work produced by the Research Institute which aims to replicate the classical wares of Korea.
Young Forum 2000 - Finland's New Designers Mon 17 Apr—Sat 13 May. (Mackintosh Gallery). Young Forum present the work of the latest generation of young Finnish designers. featuring clothing, textiles, furniture, light fittings, glass, jewellery and industrial design.
HUNTERIAN ART GALLERY
University of Glasgow, 82 Hillhead Street, 330 5431. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5pm. Free.
Efforts Of War -The Home Front Until Tue 16 May. An exhibition of lithographs commissioned by the British Ministry of Information in 1918. Featured in the show are works by C.R.W. Nevinson and AS. Hartick, plus contemporary photographs of Clydeside aircraft manufacturers, landgirls and women factory workers.
Artists At Harleys Until Sat 3 Jun. In the late 19505, commercial printers in Edinburgh, Harley Brothers, encouraged young artists to produce and edition colour lithographs. In this exhibition. the work of Michael Ayrton, Elizabeth Blackadder, Robin Philipson and John Piper goes on display.
INTERMEDIA GALLERY
18 King Street, 552 2540. Tue—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 10am—2pm.
Tunnel - Stephen Skrynka Until Fri 28 Apr. Stephen Skrynka recreates Glasgow’s Clyde Pedestrian and Cycle Tunnel in an installation for the gallery space. Painting the walls white, the graffiti found in the tunnel come in the form of sounds which the artist has recorded. A short film entitled .loyridcrs will also be screened.
THE LIGHTHOUSE
11 Mitchell Lane. 221 6362. Mon. Wed. Fri & Sat 10.30am—6pm; Tue 11am-6pm; Thu 10.30am—8pm; Sun noon—5pm.
Metacity/Data Town Until Sun 23 Apr. Where is the contemporary city going? Conceived by Wittny Maas, researched and produced by MVRDV. one of Holland’s cutting-edge architectural practices, this exhibition attempts to understand this notion. The centrepiece of the show is a small room constructed in gallery five. in which the four walls pulsate with changing images and information. creating a virtual reality projection of an imaginary city for 241 million inhabitants.
Kidsize: The Material World Of Childhood Until Sun 4 Jun. £2.50 (£2); free for children under sixteen. This exhibition organised by the Vitra Design Museum looks at the changing
I relationships between children and
adults. expressed through children‘s everyday material environments in societies. An interactive education programme accompanies the show with workshops. specially constructed 3D