leading art schools throughout Scotland and the UK.
STIRLING FAULDS PLACE
Outside newsagents. off Gorbals Street. For details call 576 6182.
Thomas Hirschhorn Until Sat 2 Dec. Ilirschhorn, working with modest materials — cardboard, tin foil, perspex, wood and collage — recreates his public installation piece from his series of altar works: a homage to Raymond Carver. Par! (2f lit/“e St! lie.
STREET LEVEL
26 King Street, 552 2151. Tue—Sat l()am—5.3(lpm.
Bruno Serralongue Until Sat 23 Dec. A major solo exhibition of recent photographic works by Bruno Serralongue including the series, Destination Vegas. Part of Wt'fc’ Sa We. See review.
TRAMWAY
25 Albert Drive—122 2023. Tue—Sun noon—8pm. Free.
Pierre Huyghe and Philippe Parreno Until Sun 17 Dec ('l‘ramway 2). Regarded as ‘stars‘ of the new generation of French artists, Pierre lluyghe and Philippe Parreno create new, large-scale work for 'l'ramway's main art space. lluyghe‘s video work is similar to that of artists Douglas Gordon and Gillian Wearing and Parreno ‘s installations explore issues of organisation of space, structure and identity. Part of live So We. See review.
Valerie Mrejen Until Sun 17 Dec (Project Room). Working in the medium of text and video works, Mrejen creates a solo exhibition of work for Tramway ’s Project Room. Part of line So We. Xavier Veilhan Until Sat 2 Dec (Courtyard). Recreating representational devices, venues, backdrops and scenes using both two attd three dimensional media, Veilhan has been commissioned for an earlier sculpture piece, Le l’eu for 'l‘ramway. Part of Vii-re Sa Vie.
TRANSMISSION GALLERY
28 King Street, 552 4813. Tue—Sat 11am—5pm.
Bless Until Sat 16 Dec. Paris and Berlin-based design collective Bless began as an experimental collaboration between the designers Desiree Heiss and Ines Kagg in 1995. A fusion of art and fashion, the group show accessories, limited editions and projects by young unknown designers. Part of Wire Sa We. See review.
Mathieu Mercier Until Sat 16 Dec. Recent structures by Mathieu Mercier which combine construction and decoration in humorous and absurd ways. Part of line So We. See review. Laurent Fetis Until Sat 16 Dec. From designs for record covers, exhibition flyers and catalogues, Fetis presents an exhibition of graphic images which combine popular design styles. Part of Vivre Sa Vie. See review.
Frederick Wiseman Until Sat 16 Dec. Wiseman‘s film of the Parisian theatre company, La Comedic Frangais, questions the conditions necessary for artistic creation. Part of livre 5a Vie.
TRON THEATRE
63 Trongate. 552 4267. Daily
10a m—9pm.
Barbara Hodge Until Thu 30 Nov. New work.
TRONGATE STUDIOS
18 Albion Street, 552 2822. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm.
Dreamscapes Until Thu 21 Dec. Oil paintings by Lynn McCann.
UNDERGROUND GALLERY
2 Cresswell Lane, 339 1111. Daily 10am—6pm.
Heloise Lorimer and Emma Neilson Until Thu 30 Nov. Paintings by Heloise Lorimer and Emma Neilson. Part of Orbit, a series of artist-curated exhibitions sited across Glasgow.
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SPRINGBURN MUSEUM
Atlas Square, Ayr Street. 557 1405. Tue—Fri 10.30am—5pm; Sat mam—1.30pm.
Tenement Folk: Paintings By Andrew
C. Little Until Sun 31 Dee. A look at life
in the tenements.
ART GALLERY 8: MUSEUM,
KELVINGROVE
Argyle Street, Kelvingrove, 287 2699. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 11am—5pm. Cafe. Free.
86 Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Until Tue 30 Jan. Now in its 16th year. the annual wildlife photography exhibition featuring over 80 winning and commended entries. This year's overall winner was Jamie Thom, a South African ranger at the Mala Mala Game Reserve, with his photograph of a leopard. The award for the ‘young’ wildlife photographer went to fellow South African Nick Wilton, a student from Johannesburg for his entry of the Malachite kingfisher.
Flora Celtica Exhibition Fri 1 Dec—Sun 21 Jan. An exhibition examining the relationship between mankind and the native plants of Scotland over the past 1000 years. Eye To Eye: Intimate Encounters With The Animal World Until Sun 21 Jan. An exhibition of portraits of birds, mammals and reptiles by the world- renowned photographer Frand Lanting.
HOUSE FOR AN ART LOVER Bellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Road, 353 4773. Sun—Thu 10am-4pm; Sat 10am—3pm. £3.50 (£2.50).
Compass Gallery Until Sat 30 Dec. A selection of contemporary works on loan from the Compass Gallery.
MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT
Kelvin Hall, 1 Burnhouse Road, 287 2720. Mon—Thu & Sat 10am—5pm; Fri & Sun 11am—5 m. Free.
Canadian National Parks Fri 8 Dec—Fri 20 Apr. A temporary exhibition on loan from the Canadian Iligh Commission, featuring murals representing scenes from the provincial and national parks of Canada. The works were commissioned for the famous Canadian Pacific trains by members of the Royal Canadian Academy.
PAISLEY MUSEUM 8: ART GALLERIES High Street, 889 3151. Tue—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5 m. Free.
Paisley Annual Exhibition Until Sat 16 Dee. Annual exhibition of artist members’ work with many items for sale.
New Acquaintances And Old Friends Tue 12 Dec—Fri 13 Apr. A new display introducing recent acquisitions or recently restored works. The show includes donated works from the Charles Saatchi collection and floral paintings by Mary Armour
( 1902—2000).
PEOPLE'S PALACE 8: WINTER GARDEN
Glasgow Green, 554 0223. Mon—Thu & Sat 10am—5pm; Fri & Sun 11am—5 m. Moving Pictures That Now Stan Still Until Sun 3 Dec. Paintings and sculpture by Andrew Hay inspired by his childhood memories of going to the cinema in the 1950s and his Irish Catholic back tround.
Photos ForT e Future 2 Until Sun 10 Dec. An exhibition of winning photographs from The History Channel’s national photographic project which records the lives of ordinary people for future generations.
SCOTTISH MARITIME MUSEUM AT BRAEHEAD
Kings Inch Road, 886 1013. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm; Sun 11am—5pm.
Bringing Home The Bacon - 100 Years In The Lives Of Scottish Merchant Seamen Until Sun 4 Feb. An exhibition looking at the experiences of Scotland’s merchant seamen over the last century.
ST MUNGO MUSEUM OF RELIGIOUS LIFE AND ART
2 Castle Street. 553 2557. Mon—Thu & Sat 10am-5pm; Fri & Sun 11am—5pm. Free. The Man Walks Among Us Until Sun 1 Apr. To mark the millennium, Kenny Hunter's specially commissioned life size sculpture of Jesus goes on display. Hunter won the Jesus 2000 Commission from a shortlist of leading artists.
THE TALL SHIP AT GLASGOW HARBOUR 100 Stobcross Road. 339 0631. Daily 10am—5pm. £3.50 (£2.95); accompanied children free.
Five Thousand Days At Sea An exhibition on board the only Clydebuilt sailing ship still afloat in the UK. documenting her adventures on the high seas between 1897 and 1919.
Story In The Stones (Pumphouse Main Gallery). An exhibition looking at the impact of the industrial ages on Glasgow Harbour.
Morse And More (Pumphouse Lower Gallery). A hands-on exhibition, aimed at children, looking at the world of communication. You can operate a state- of-the-art optical telegraph used in the Napoleonic wars, try out the five-needle telegraph and crank up World War 11 field telephones.
EDINBURGH GALLERIES
ART EDINBURGH
20a Dundas Street, 557 5002. Mon—Fri llam—Spm; Sat 10am—1pm.
Summer Days, Winter Nights Until Thu 30 Nov. Glasgow’s Ewan Mundy Fine Art comes to Edinburgh with an exhibition of paintings by McTaggart, D.Y. Cameron, Anne Redpath and Elizabeth Blackadder.
The MacGregor Fraser Collection Sat 2—Thu 14 Dec. New paintings by Miriam Fraser and Ian Macgregor Fraser.
ARTIZIN
(Formerly The Sable Gallery), 29b Dundas Street, 467 3937. Tue—Fri 11am—7pm; Sat 11am—2pm.
Sex, Drugs And Rock ‘n' Roll Until Fri 1 Dec. A mixed exhibition of work by Scottish and English artists featuring paintings, watercolours, sculpture, books and much more.
ART HOUSE STUDIOS
26 Bridge Street, Mussclburgh, 665 8473. Sat—Wed llam—Spm.
Transfer: Arabella Harvey and Leslie Somerville Wed 6—Sun 17 Dec. A group show of new works by artists Arabella Harvey and Leslie Somerville. Harvey, who is currently studying for an MA in Fine Art at Edinburgh College of Art uses a diverse range of materials to
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create her wall pieces including glass, feathers and perpex which combine to create natural and organic forms. Somerville. an Edinburgh College ofArt graduate and who recently completed a Master of Fine Arts in Barcelona. shows new paintings which explore surface and form. featuring works on MDF and a piece comprising 25 7in blocks. spaced 7in apart.
BOURNE FINE ART
6 Dundas Street, 557 4050. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 11am—2pm.
John McLean Until Tue 5 Dee. New paintings by one of Scotland‘s leading abstract painters.
Stanley Cursiter Wed 6—Fri 22 Dec. Landscape paintings of Orkney and France by the Orkney born artist. Stanley Cursiter (1887—1976).
THE CAULDRON
77 Clerk Street. 622 7236. Mon—Sat noon—1am: Sun 12.30pm—lam. Mixed Exhibition A changing exhibition of gothic art including sculpture, drawing, photography and paintings by local artists.
CITY ART CENTRE
2 Market Street, 529 3993. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm. Free.
Old Town, New Story Until Sat 6 Jan. Residents of Edinburgh’s Old Town worked with artists from home and abroad to create a new map of the city. Using puppet-making. felt-making, batik, photography, digital technology and video. the past, present and future of the Old Town is represented. Carnivalesque Until Sat 16 Dec. The carnival atmosphere in Western Art from the middle ages to the present day is explored in this exhibition. Featured in the display are medieval woodcuts. paintings and prints by Bruegel, James Gillary and Francisco Goya and contemporary work in the form of video pieces by Leigh Bowery and Paul McCarthy and sculpture by Louise Bourgeois.
To Boldly Sew Until Sat 6 Jan. An exhibition of textiles from throughout Britain with a strong presentation of Scottish work, combining silk, velvet, paper, plastic, wood, wax and wire. Featured artists include Norah Levai from Hungary and Jolanta Habisiak and Professor Kazimiera Blaszcyk from Poland.
COLLECTIVE GALLERY
22—28 Cockburn Street, 220 1260. Wed—Sat 11am—6pm; Sun 1—5pm. Glassbox/Duplex Until Sat 16 Dec. In their first ever visit to the UK, artist-run initiative Glassbox from Paris create new work for the gallery space. During their residency at the Collective, part two of the exhibition features an appeal to all artists resident in Scotland to propose a new project for Glassbox. Part of Vtvre 50 We. See review.
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DECEMBER AT TALBOI‘ RICE GALLERY at the UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
W 11 November - 16th December
MADE SPACE
the drawings of five contemporary artists
REFUGE WEAR Designs by Lucy Orta WEI ‘THE STONES OF PISTOIA’
Photographs by Aurelio Amendola 23 November - 16 December
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