Art
Exhibitions are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to artGllstcomk, by post or bytax on 0131 557 8500. Listings
are compiled by Ruth Hedges.
Glasgow Public Galleries
BURRELL COLLECTION
2060 Pollokshaws Road. 287 2550. Mon—Thu & Sat 10am—5pm: Fri & Sun
I lam- 5pm. Free.
One Million Days in China Until Sun l3 Feb. Free. A major exhibition that introduces and explores 4.300 years of Chinese history and culture through Sir William Burrell‘s incredible collection of Chinese art. [inter through Chinese gateways. hear the street sounds of old Shanghai and be transported through time and distance to a different world. See feature in City Life page 45.
CCA
350 Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. Tue—Wed & Fri—Sun l lam—6pm; Thu
I lam—8pm.
Emmanuelle Antille: Angels Camp - First Songs Sat 7 Aug—Sun 26 Sep. Free. Swiss-based artist Antille presents a body of work based on a fictional story. shown at the Venice Biennale 2003 and featuring an array of characters who have run away from society and decided to construct their own rules. The show consists of a full-length film. sound and video installations. photographs. objects. music and a novel. Phew. See preview. NEW SHOW
GALLERY OF MODERN ART
Queen Street. 229 I996. Mon—Wed & Sat l0am—5pm: Thu l0am~8pmz Fri & Sun
I lam—5pm.
Glasgow’s Art: Selected Works lintil Sun 3 ()ct. Selected paintings and sculpture from the gallery’s 1940—2000 collection including works by the Boyle Family. Grayson Perry. Stanley Spencer and John Byrne.
Glasgow’s Art: New Acquisitions L'ntil Sat 25 Sep. GOMA unveils its new additions to the collection with works by Glasgow-based artists Christine Borland. Roderick Buchanan. Graham Fagen. Toby Paterson. Ross Sinclair and Hanneline Visnes. See feature and Hit List.
Alan Currall 00. Until Sun 22 Aug. Glasgow-born artist Alan Currall. best known for his confessional video self- portraits. gets his first solo show in his home town. His work features his trademark tragicomical relations of truths and fictions.
GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO 22 8: 25 King Street. 552 0704. Tue—Sat 10am—5.30pm.
Eileen Cooper - Subject Matter
Until Sat 7 Aug. Mythical. naive screenprints with a playful innocence. Fiona Watson - Natural Philosophy Until Sat 7 Aug. Delicate prints influenced by oriental imagery and design.
Roger Farnham - All About Barns and Sheds Until Sat 7 Aug. Barns and sheds are units in nuclear physics. didn‘t you know‘.’ Roger Farnham explores this strange duality.
GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART
1 The Mackintosh Gallery. I67 Renfrew
Street. 353 4500. Mon—Thu l0am—7pm;
Fri 10am—5pm: Sat l0am—2pm.
' Terra Nova II Until Fri 10 Sep. A
chance to revisit some of the best works
in this year‘s degree show by graduating line art students. co-curated by the exhibitions department at the Glasgow
School of Art and yours truly. The List.
Atrium Gallery. Foulis Building. 158
Renfrew Street. 353 4589. Mon—Thu
10am—8pm; Fri l0am—5pm.
; New York, Glasgow: From the
. Crowd Until Tue 7 Sep. An exhibition
of photographs by Robert Trotter
revealing the contrasts and similarities of public life on the streets of New York and
Glasgow.
HUNTERIAN ART GALLERY
University of Glasgow. 82 Hillhead
Street. 330 543 l. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5pm.
Free.
20th Century Painting from the
Permanent Collection Until Fri 31
Dec. A selection of the Hunterian‘s fine
art collection of British art frotn the 20th
century.
. Scottish Art 1800-1900 Until Sat l8 Sep. A small but significant collection of l9th century Scottish art. gifted to the
Hunterian by private collectors. The display includes works by Sir David
Wilkie. Horatio McCulloch and Sir
« William McTaggart.
Rediscovering Mackintosh: The
Restoration ot 78 Derngate Until
Sat ll Sep. The Mackintosh House
reopens after a major programme of
refurbishment with a new interpretive display and a temporary exhibition which looks at the restoration of 78 Derngate.
Stubbs and the Hunters Until Sat
2 ()ct. 9.30am—5pm. This is a unique
opportunity to see works by the great
painter of animals. George Stubbs
( l724—l806) commissioned by John and
William Hunter. two of the most
imponant medical figures of the British
Enlightenment.
HUNTERIAN MUSEUM
University Avenue. 330 422 l. Mon—Sat
9.30am—5pm. Free.
The World of Chaucer: Medieval
Books and Manuscripts Until Sat
28 Aug. 9.30am—5pm. An exhibition of
Glasgow University‘s rich holdings of
Chaucerian manuscripts and early printed
books. many of which are rare. unique
i and beautifully decorated.
THE GL‘ASGOW SCHOOL‘ 8 AR:
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8 July - 10 September 2004
Admission Free
A selection of this year's degree show work from the School of Fine Art
In association with The List.
Aoife McKim Rawlplug Installation2‘004 l 167 Renfrew Street
G'aSQOW. G3 6RQ
0141 353 4500
Mon - Fri: 10am - 5pm
Sat: 10am - 2pm
Sun: closed
44 THE LIST 53—12 Aug 2004
Tea Time by Eileen Cooper on show at the Glasgow Print Studio
THE LIGHTHOUSE
| 1 Mitchell Lane. 22l 6362. Mon & Wed—Sat l().30am—5pm; Tue l lam—5pm; Sun noon—5pm. £3 (80p).
Wish you Were Here Until Sun 8 Aug. Souvenirs from the tackiest to the even tackier are on show. Plus many other travel curiosities picked up in an exhibition that explores what souvenirs mean to us and how places can be represented and remembered with trinkets.
Summer Garden Until Sun l2 Sep. Glasgow-based designers One Foot Taller reveal their themed summer garden with features such as the new ‘undulate‘.
City as Lott Until Sun l2 Sep. A showcase of the work of Netherlands leading practices KC AP/ASTOC . known for their work in transforming ‘waiting lands‘ such as former docklands.
industrial estates and unused railways into
i meaningful. vibrant urban places.
The Smithsons om Until Tue 31 Aug. Alison and Peter Smithson were the
' avant garde designers and architects of
their generation and central figures in the early British Pop Art movement. Here they are remembered and celebrated. focussing particularly on their contentious House of the Future. designed for the I956 Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition in London and a privately commissioned property near Lauenforde in Germany. See review and Hit List.
Graduate Showcase Sat 7 Aug—Sun 5 Sep. Selection of work by recent
' graduates from Glasgow School of Art
and Edinburgh College of An.
MCLELLAN GALLERIES
270 Sauchiehall Street. 565 4l00. Fri & Sun 1 lam -5pm; Mon—Thu & Sat l0am—5pm.
Art Treasures of Kelvingrove Until Wed 30 Nov 2005. As the Kelvingrove Museum & Art Gallery has now closed its
, doors for major refurbishment. over 200 of
its paintings take up residency at the
McLellan Galleries. The display includes
Thomas Faed's The Last oft/w Clan and Rembrandt’s A Man in Armour. plus work by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Dutch and Flemish art.
PAISLEY MUSEUM & ART GALLERY
High Street. 889 3l5 l. Tue—Sat l()am~5pm; Sun 2—5pm.
Jon Schueler: To the North Until Sun 22 Aug. The first ever British retrospective of the work of American painter Jon Schueler who relocated to Scotland in I970.
World War One Until Thu ll Nov. This year marks the 90th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I. This major in- house exhibition takes a historical look at the war and its effects on Renfrewshire through fatnin histories. photographs and reminiscences.
ST MUNGO MUSEUM OF RELIGIOUS LIFE AND ART
2 Castle Street. 553 2557. Mon—Thu & Sat 10am—5pm; Fri & Sun I lam-5pm. Free. Priests, Patrons and Piety Until Mon 27 Sep. A small exhibition charting the history of the Scots Collage Paris. 1603—2003.
Just Another Day? Until Sun 24 Apr. Free. Glasgow Museums photographer Jim Dunn explores the religious life of Glasgow through its festivals.
Glasgow Private Galleries
THE ARCHES
253 Argyle Street. 565 1023. 10am-10pm: Sun noon—I0pm.
Showing Off Fri 6 Aug—Mon 6 Sep. An exhibition showcasing some of the design projects which have been developed during the eight years of the Arches Theatre Design Summer School.
ROGER BILLCLIFFE FINE ART
134 Blythswood Street. 332 4027. Mon—Fri 9.30am—5.30pm: Sat 10am—1pm. Design Collection Until Sat 28 Aug. Snapshot of leading UK and European designers summer collections.
COLLINS GALLERY
University of Strathclyde. 22 Richmond Street. 548 2558. Mon-Fri l0am—5pm: Sat noon—4pm.
The Glasgow Group Until Sat 28 Aug. A major show for anists‘ co- operative the Glasgow Group. which was founded in 1957. featuring prints. paintings. drawings and sculpture by current members and their guests.
COMPASS GALLERY
I78 West Regent Street. 221 6370. Mon—Sat 10am—5.30pm.
The New Generation Show Until Tue 24 Aug. The Compass Gallery‘s annual selection of work by new graduates from the four Scottish art school degree shows.
Mixed Show Sun 8—Tue 3| Aug. Contemporary paintings. prints and sculpture by regular gallery artists.
DGP STUDIO 8: SPACE
32 St Andrews Street. 552 4222. Mon—Fri 9am—5pm; Sat noon—5pm.
Brian Sweeney - Labbad Med Draugnum Attur Helm (Walking the Ghost Back Home) Until Sat 2! Aug. Glasgow-based photographer who began his career as a music photographer travelling with bands such as the Happy Mondays. before moving to lceland. exhibits images of Reykjavik. contrasting colourful architecture and derelict snowscenes.
CYRIL GERBER FINE ART I48 West Regent Street. 22] 3095. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5.30pm.