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Exhibitions are listed alphabetically b city and category, then
aipha etically Izyenue. Please send details to our 0 Ice at least ten days before publication. Art listings compiled by Helen Monaghan.
GLASGOW GALLERIES
ART EXPOSURE GALLERY
19 Pamie Street, 552 7779. Mon—Sat noon—5pm.
James Macaulay, Iona McKellar and Moira Kelman Until Tue 26 Sep. Landscape paintings by James Macaulay, Iona McKellar and Moira Kelman.
BARCLAY LENNIE FINE ART
Regent House, 113 West Regent Street, 226 5413. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm. Sat by appointment.
Glasgow Style Until Sat 30 Sep. 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—1pm.
Inside Out Thu 7—Tue 26 Sep. A thematic show of new work by gallery artists including John Boyd, George Devlin, Norman Edgar, Claire Harrigan, Christine McArthur, Philip Reeves and much more. Focus On Four Until Tue 26 Sep. Contemporary jewellery by David Hempstead, Anne Clare Graham, Leigh Fotheringham and Denise Clark. Christine Jones Until Tue 26 Sep. Earthenware pots by Christine Jones.
BULKHEAD
24-Hour Viewing Window, 264 High Street, 572 0161.
Anna Lobner - Elm’s End Until Fri 6 Oct. German artist Anna Lobner responds to the fate of Kelvingrove Park’s elm trees which have fallen prey to Dutch Elm disease. Stencilling birth and death dates on the stumps of the trees, Lobner creates a series of tombstones. See review.
Meet The Artist Fri 8—Sun 10 & Fri 15—Sun 17 Sep, 2—5pm. The interior space of the gallery will be open for visitors to meet the artist Anna Lobner, and view her detailed drawings and complete photo documentation of Elms ’5 End. See review.
Deirdre Nelson, Alexa Wilson and Sally Payne.
COMPASS GALLERY
178 West Regent Street, 221 6370. Mon—Sat 10am—5.30pm.
Nael Hanna Fri 8—Wed 27 Sep. New abstract landscapes and seascapes of Scotland by Nael Hanna.
EWAN MUNDY FINE ART
221 West George Street, 248 9755. Mon—Fri 10am—5.30pm; Sat 10am—2pm. Scottish Paintings Until Sat 30 Sep. A selection of paintings, watercolours, drawings, etchings and sculpture by 19th and 20th century Scottish artists and contemporary artists.
FREE GALLERY
31 Chisholm Street, 553 1093. Mon—Sat 10am-6pm.
Liquid Until Mon 25 Sep. A light and water experience created by Glasgow School of Art graduate Kate Beaugie.
FRINGE GALLERY
18 Castlemilk Arcade, 634 2603. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm.
Kathe Kollowitz Tue 19 Sep—Sat 14 Oct. A National Touring Exhibition featuring the work of the celebrated German printmaker Kathe Kollowitz.
GALLERY OF MODERN ART
Queen Street, 229 1996. Mon—Thu & Sat 10am—5pm; Fri—Sun 11am—5pm. lnfinitude Until Sun 22 Oct. Created in collaboration with Street Level’s Malcolm Dixon, this exhibition looks at the trend in new media, featuring video art, lightworks, digital art and web-based art. The show includes the work of Dan Reeves, Dalziell & Scullion and Stephen Hurrell.
Petty Crimes Until Mon 25 Sep. Exploring the nature of child’s play, an exhibition of sculpture, photographs, paintings and video with Robin Lowe, Sebastian Kusenberg and Kenny Hunter among the line-up of artists. Measures Until Sun 1 Oct. Glasgow School of Art lecturer David Bellingham creates a series of installation pieces for the gallery based on measurements. Text, light and audio works, along with a display case of rulers found in Glasgow over a number of years, are featured in the exhibition.
GATEHOUSE GALLERY
Rouken Glen Road, 620 0235. Wedsun 1.30—5.3 m.
Little Go den Treasures Until Wed 20 Sep. Nenty-five invited artists show small paintings in gold leaf frames.
CAFE COSSACHOK GALLERY
10 King Street, 553 0733. Mon-Sat 10.30am—midnight; Sun 1pm—11am.
Basia Roszak Until Tue 19 Sep. Figurative paintings by Basia Roszak.
CCA AT MCLELLAN GALLERIES
270 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7521. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 11am—5pm.
Neal Beggs Glasgow-based artist Neal Beggs has created an 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 19505 and the 19705.
Beck's Futures Sun 17 Sep—Sat 14 Oct. Beck’s Futures is a new annual art prize initiated by Beck’s Bier and is now touring the UK. In the Glasgow leg of the tour, exhibiting artists include the prize- winning video work Gobstopper by Roderick Buchanan, Liz Arnold, Martin Boyce, Chad McCail, Lucy McKenzie, Stephen Murphy, Hayley Newman, David Shrigley, Cathy Wilkes and Elizabeth Wright.
COLLINS GALLERY
University of Strathclyde, 22 Richmond Street, 552 4400 ext 2682. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm; Sat noon—4pm.
In The Raw Until Sat 23 Sep. A diverse range of techniques and subject matter are explored by textiles artists Sandi Kiehlmann, Clare Heminsley, Kim Gourlay,
CYRIL GERBER FINE ART
148 West Regent Street, 221 3095. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5.30pm.
Works In Stock Throughout Sep. An exhibition of paintings featuring Joan Eardley, J.D. Fergusson, Hunter, Cadell, Peploe, James Kay, Jack Knox, Tom Shanks, Lesley Banks and many others.
GLASGOW FILM THEATRE
Cafe Cosmo, 12 Rose Street, 332 8128. Size Doesn't Matter Until Thu 28 Sep. Oils, acrylics and watercolours from trainees at the Glasgow South Integrated Training and the Scottish Association for Mental Health.
GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO
25 King Street, 552 0704. Tue5at 10am—5.30pm.
Zheng Shuang - Woodcuts Until Sat 23 Sep. Woodcut prints by Chinese artist Zheng Shuang, niece of Pu Yi, the last Emperor of China and professor at Guang Zhou Academy of Fine Arts.
Indian Summer Until Sat 23 Sep. Etchings and screenprints by Norman Mathieson and Ian McNicol created during their exchange visit to the Sir J.J. School of Art in Mumbai, Bombay.
Ian McWhinnie Until Sat 23 Sep. Painth and printed ceramics by this Glasgow- bascd ceramicist.
Nuria Melero - Polos Casi Iguales Until Sat 23 Sep. Screenprints, etchings and editioning publications by Nuria Melero, created during her six-month residency at the workshop.
THE GLASGOW PROJECT ROOM (Formerly Glasgow Independent Studio), top floor, 64 Osbourne Street, 552 1472. Fri—Sun noon—5pm or by appointment. Bigger Monster Love Sun lO—Sun 24 Sep. New work by three painters; Paul McDevitt, Stuart Purdy and Cornelius Quabeck.
THE GLASGOW ROOM
Ground FToor, Princes Square, Buchanan Street, 221 8162. Mon—Sat 10am-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 Renfrew Street, 353 4500. Mon—Fri 9.30am—8pm; Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 1—4pm. Missionary For Art — Charles Heath Wilson 1809-1882 Until Sun 10 Sep (Mackintosh Gallery). This exhibition looks at the life and work of Charles Heath Wilson, an architect, designer, illustrator and impresario of the arts. Wilson took up the headship of Glasgow School ofArt in 1849 and was a propagandist for Glasgow’s acquisition of the McLeIlan Collection and the Gallery.
Interferences Until Fri 22 Sep (Atrium Gallery). The Young Designers Studio in Budapest curate an exhibition of art and design objects and products by Hungarian artisans.
Life School Until Sat 9 Sep (Studio 42). New work by Hanneline Visnes, artist-in- residence at the GSA’s painting department from 1999—2000.
Castle Toward Exhibition Fri 15—Fri 29 Sep (Newbery Gallery). Graduates of the Castle Toward course show their design and fine art work.
Plano XXI: Portuguese Contemporary Art Sat 16 Sep—Sat 14 Oct (Mackintosh Gallery). An insight into current developments in Portuguese contemporary art showcasing the work of both established and emerging artists. See preview.
G-MAC EXHIBITION SPACE
3rd Floor, 34 Albion Street, 553 2620. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm.
Plano XXI: Portuguese Contemporary Art Sat 16 Sep—Sat 14 Oct. See Glasgow School of Art and preview.
HUNTERIAN ART GALLERY
University of Glasgow, 82 Hillhead Street, 330 5431. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5pm. Free. Glasgow Tea Rooms: Mackintosh And Miss Cranston Until Tue 19 Sep. An exhibition looking at the city’s famous ‘Miss Cranston’ tea rooms and the designs Mackintosh created for them.
Ten Religious Masterpieces From The Royal Collection Until Sat 16 Sep. The only Scottish showing of drawings by Leonardo, Guercino, Castiglione, Durer and Michelangelo drawn from the Royal Library at Windsor Castle.
Connoisseurs, Collectors And Copyists Until Sat 16 Sep. Towards the end of the 18th century, many of the finest collections of Old Master drawings in Europe belonged to British collectors and artists. The market for reproductions also increased and some of the leading printmakers of the day produced drawings, both etched and engraved, to satisfy the growing demand.
Goya: Seeing It In Black And White Until Sat 9 Sep. Celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Spanish painter Francisco Goya, an exhibition of etchings, and Goya’s major oil painting Tiburcio Perez y C uervo, on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York goes on diSplay.
INTERMEDIA GALLERY
18 King Street, 552 2540. Tue—Sun noon—6pm.
For: Intermedia Until Mon 11 Sep. Glasgow School of Art graduates Lucy Gibson, Clyde Jones, Jeni Pearson and James Robertson create site specific and installation work for the gallery space. Plano XXI: Portuguese Contemporary Art Sat 16 Sep—Sat 14 Oct. See Glasgow School of Art and preview.
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exhibitions this fortnight
Beck’s Futures This major new annual art prize initiated by Beck’s Bier and the ICA stops off in Glasgow as part of a UK tour. The winning video work Gobstopper by Roderick Buchanan is on show along with work by Scottish-based artists Chad McCall, Lucy McKenzie, David Shrigley, Cathy Wilkes and Martin Boyce. Glasgow: CCA at McLeIlan Galleries, Sun 77 Sep—Sat 74 Oct. Anna Lobner - Elms' End The plight of Kelvingrove Park’s ill-fated elm trees, fallen prey to Dutch elm disease is documented by German artist Anna Lobner. Glasgow: Bulkhead, until Fri 6 Oct. See review. Made Space Ah, the humble pencil. How refreshing to see a show dedicated to drawing as five contemporary British artists show their very different approaches. Stirling: The Changing Room until Sat 23 Sep. See review
Shirin Neshat One of the visual highs of this year’s Festival, Iranian- born Shirin Neshat shows her award- winning video installation Turbulent along with the UK premier of So/i/oquy. Edinburgh: Fruitmarket Gallery, until Sat 23 Sep.
The Private Klee: Works By Paul Klee From The Burgi Collection Edinburgh gets the only UK showing of work by one of the 20th century’s most innovative artists, Paul Klee. Edinburgh: Dean Gallery, until Sun 22 Oct.
New Work Scotland Programme II The second in a series of three exhibitions highlighting the work of up-and-coming Scottish-based artists. Jonathan Owen and collaborative duo Love Laboratory are next up. Edinburgh: Collective Gallery, Sat 9 Sep—Sun 8 Oct. See preview
Infinitude Crossing the line between traditional techniques and technological innovation, this exhibition looks at trends in new media, featuring lightworks, digital and web-based art by Dan Reeves, Dalziell & SCUllion and Stephen Hurrell. Glasgow: Gallery Of Modern Art, until Sun 22 Oct.
Plano XXI Proving that Portugal is not just a popular holiday destination, a veritable feast of contemporary Portuguese art, film and music descends on Glasgow. Glasgow: Various venues, Sat 76 Sep—Sat 74 Oct. See preview
7—21 Sep 2000 THE LIST 89