Exhibitions are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to artGllchomk. Listings compiled by Ruth Hedges.
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I THE ARCHES
253 Argyle Street. 0870 240 7528. 10am—10pm; Sun noon— 10pm. Preserve Rock’n’Roll Until Tue 4 ()ct. New work by Kate V Robertson examining the pull of nostalgia. inspired by her roamings (with camera) around Glasgow's more decrepit areas. In addition to photography there will be 3D film and multi-media sculpture. See picture caption. below
I BURRELL COLLECTION
2060 Pollokshaws Road. 287 2550. Mon—Thu & Sat l0am-~5pm; Fri & Sun llam—-5pm. Free.
Curator’s Favourites Wed 14 Sep. 12.30—1pm. Free. Patricia (‘ollins. curator of medieval and renaissance art. discusses two Swiss tapestries. "I‘he Wandering I~Iousewife' and "The Dishonest Miller'.
Curator’s Favourites Wed 21 Sep. 12.30pm. Free. Noorah Al-(iailani. curator of Islamic civilisations. discusses an Islamic celadon ceramic dish front 13th century Iran.
I CCA
350 Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. Tue—Fri llam—opm; Sat 10am -(‘lplli. Like it Matters Sat 17 Sep- Sat 2‘) ()ct. Exhibition by Karla Black. Mick Peter and Michael Stumpf — young Glasgow based artists who work directly upon a range of materials to produce unsettling objects and situations. NEW SHOW.
Gair Dunlop Wed 21 Sep. 7pm. Free but ticketed. New media and visual artist (iair Dunlop gives a talk on ‘Modern Entropy The Melancholy of New Ruins'.
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George Wyllie: The Cosmic Voyage COO [Intil Sat 8 ()ct. Free. ()ne of Scotland's best loved artists presents a multi faceted exhibition of prints. books. drawings and sculptures. See review. page 8‘).
I GALLERY OF MODERN ART Queen Street. 22‘) 19%. Mon Wed & Sat 10am~5pmz 'I‘hu 10am 8pm: Fri & Sun I lam—5pm.
Barbara Kruger OOO Ilntil Sun 25 Sep. ()ne of the most significant female artists to deal with politics and sexuality in the last 30 years. Her iconic images and slogans have been hugely influential on culture and politics. The New York-based artist has made a large- scale installation on the theme of domestic violence to tie in with the gallery's long-term programme Rule of Thumb.
I GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO
22 & 25 King Street. 552 0704. Tue Sat l0am—5.30pm.
Jila Peacock: Ten Poems from Hafez Until Sat 15 ()ct. An exhibition of silkscreen prints and a hand-printed book of animal shape poems in Farsi calligraphy. with new Iinglish translations.
Natural Progression l'ntil Sat l5 ()ct. First solo show by Glasgow-based artist Bronwen Sleigh. exploring the relationship between the natural environment and industrial architecture within it.
Philip Reeves - Recent Paintings and Prints [Tntil Sat l5 ()ct. New works on paper.
I GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART The Mackintosh (iallery. 1(i7 Renfrew Street. 353 4500. Mon Fri 10am 5pm: Sat 10am ~2pm. Free.
* Sensacional! Mexican Street Graphics OOOO Until Fri lo Sep. Murals. llyers. paintings and posters capturing urban .‘viexico. See IIitlist. LAST CHANCE TO SEE.
I HUNTERIAN ART GALLERY University of (ilasgow. 82 Ilillhead Street. 330 543i Mon Sat
‘).30am 5pm. Free.
Intimate Friends: The Scottish Colourists Ifntil Sat I ()ct.
‘).30am 5pm. Free. Paintings.
photographs in some of Glasgow’s seemier sides.
I The Arches, Glasgow, until Tue 4 Oct
watercolours and drawings by the Scottish colourists (‘adelL I’ergusson. Hunter and I’eploe.
Jessie M King Until Sat 2‘) ()ct. ‘).30am 5pm. £2.50. An exhibition showing various works by this leading (ilasgow (iirl.
I THE LIGHTHOUSE
| I Mitchell Lane. 22] ()362. Mon 8; Wed Sat I0.30am 5pm; Tue
I lam 5pm; Sun noon 5pm. £3 (80p). National Programme Student Awards for Architecture 2005 lfntiI Stilt l I Sep. Featuring entries from universities and art colleges across Scotland.
* Marimekko: Fabrics, Fashion and Architecture Sat l0 Sep Fri I l .\'ov. Bold prints. accessories and designs from the Finnish fashion brand founded in |‘)5l by visionary textile designer Armi Ratia and her husband. See feature. page I7. and IIitlist. NEW SHOW.
I LILLIE ART GALLERY
Station Road. Milngavie. 578 8847. Tue Sat l0am lpm 8; 2 5pm. Mantel l'ntil Sat I ()ct. New works by Iris Bert/ made from willow.
I LUV GALLERY
I22b (iovan Road. 445 5I00. Mon Fri l.30 4.30pm; Sat I230 4.30pm.
No Negatives l'ntil Fri ‘) Sep. Photography by Iain Farrell.
I MCLELLAN GALLERIES
270 Sauchichall Street. 565 4100. Fri 6’; Sun I lam 5pm: Ivlon Thu & Sat
10am 5pm.
Art Treasures of Kelvingrove l'ntil Sun 30 ()ct. As the Kelvingrove Museum & Art (iallery is closed for major refurbishment. over 200 of its paintings have taken up residency at the .\lcl.ellan (ialleries. The display includes Thomas Faed's "I'he Last of the ('Ian' and Rembrandt's ‘.»\ Man in Armour". plus work by (‘harles Rennie Mackintosh. Dutch and Flemish art. ArtBites! Thu 8 Sep. lpm. Free. Short talk on "lower of Brass' by Iidward Burne-Iones.
ArtBites! Thu 15 Sep. lpm. Free. Short
talk on Glasgow Inhibition [888 by John Lavery.
ArtBites! Thu 22 Sep. lptn. Free. Short talk on 'View of the ('hurch of San (iiorgio .‘viaggiore’ by (iuardi.
MYLO gets a paste up job in new montages by this Glasgow-based artist who has been raiding the Arches’ flyer and poster archives for old material and taking
Visual Art
Gossip, chat and rumour from the gallery floor
I As Jim Lambie prepares for his Turner Prize installation to be unveiled on Tuesday 18 October at Tate Britain, he is scheduled to have a show even sooner at his spiritual home, the Modern Institute, from Friday 7 October. Will it be an indicator of what might be appearing in London? Lambie’s odds for winning the big prize are 4-1 - as are those for Simon Starling, another Modern Institute aficionado. At time of going to press they are joint outsiders.
I Keep your eyes open for developments at Bell Street, Glasgow. EmergeD is hosting two artists over the next month — Marine Myrup and Karena Nomi — to work at number 54 to act in response to the site and transform it from being ostensibly a mere “retail unit‘. (Myrup. Sun 4—Sun 18 Sep: Nomi, Sun 18 Sep-Sun 2 Oct.)
I Beagles and Ramsay are taking part in an aptly named show, When Humour Becomes Painful, at the Mogros Museum fur Gegenwartskunst in Zurich, Switzerland, until Sunday 30 October. Making art from their own blood clearly qualified them.
I SPIN, the Edinburgh-based initiative that seeks to bring together people with a passion for contemporary art. is launching in Glasgow with events at Tramway. linking into the Barbara Kruger show. See listings for details.
I Having recently lent itself to Edinburgh International Festival show Nuts Coconuts, Out of the Blue Drill Hall on Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, is shaking itself down and setting up an arts market on Saturday 24 September as part of Open Doors Day.
I Current List visual art editor, Ruth Hedges. is leaving to go to America and London. She will be writing from Santa Fe. New Mexico. in the next issue of MAP which is out with The List on Wednesday 2 November.
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