Visual Art
Exhibitions are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to artGIist.co.uk. Listings compiled by Rachael Street.
Glasgow
I BURRELL COLLECTION
2060 Pollokshaws Road. 287 2550.
Mon —Thu & Sat |0am~5pm; Fri & Sun
I lam-5pm. Free.
Through Your Eyes Until Sun 28 May. lixhibition of photographs taken by community groups across Glasgow and offering new ways of looking at objects from the collection.
Curator’s Favourites Wed I9 Apr. I2.30pm. Free. Talk by Noorah Al-(iailani on a Persian iiiaquette from I2th century Iran.
Curator’s Favourites Wed 26 Apr. l2.30pni. Free. Iimnia Leighton gives this short talk on (‘hinese Ilaii dynasty ceramics for the afterlife.
I CCA
350 Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. Tue-Fri I lam: (ipm; Sat I0am—(ipni; Stiii I2—(ipni. Beck’s Futures 2006 Until Sun l4 May. The seventh Beck's Futures features Simon Popper's reiiiterpretations of James Joyce. Stefan Bruggemanii's text piece. work by Flavia Muller Mederios which marries [iris-v Rider with (ieorge Bush. and Olivia Plender's Manga inspired comic book. See page 93. Part ril'G/(Isgmt' International.
SubCurrent 2006 Thu 20--Sat 22 Apr. 8pm. Iixperimental music festival curated by David Keenan. See volcanictongue. com for details. I’urr oftil.
Glasgow International Tours Sat 22—Sun 30 Apr. I0.30ani. Free btit places limited. Guided btis tours run in conjunction with SPIN: Glasgow. Part of ti].
Ross Sinclair: Real Life Painting Show Sat 22 Apr—Sat 3 Jun. free. A solo show from acclaimed Scottish contemporary artist Ross Sinclair that investigates the importance of colour by stripping his work back to its most basic components. Part (511)]. NEW SHOW. The Open Eye Club: Totally PC Sun 23 Apr. 2pm. Free btit ticketed. Video works exploring the intention and the reality of political correctness. including pieces by Beagles & Ramsay. Dave Beech and Alex Morrison. I’m-I ol'GI.
Peer Crit Glasgow Wed 26 Apr. 6—8pm. Free but ticketed. A chance for Glasgow‘s visual arts community to meet and discuss each others work.
Painting as a New Medium Thu 27 Apr. I lam—6pm. £I0 (£7). A one day symposium running in conjunction with Ross Sinclair‘s exhibition. Speakers include David Batchelor. Thomas Lawson. Jeanne Siegel and Barry Sciiwabsky. Part ofUI.
I COLLINS GALLERY
University of Strathclyde. 22 Richmond Street. 548 2558. Mon—Fri I0am—5pm: Sat noon—4pm. Free.
The Collector’s Landscape: Pamela So Until Sat l3 May. Glasgow artist Pamela So explores cross-cultural themes relating to her Chinese-Scottish heritage. bringing together an intricate paper installation with large scale photographs.
I GALLERY OF MODERN ART Royal Exchange Square. 229 I996. Mon—Wed & Sat I0ani-5pm: Thu I0am—8pm; Fri & Sun I lam—5pm. Human/Nature 0000 Until Sun 30 Apr. An exhibition of landscape photography from the GoMA collection. including works by Thomas Joshua Cooper. Andy Goldsworthy and Patricia MacDonald.
Material World: Sculpture from the Arts Council Collection Until Mon 25 Sep. Free. A selection of works by British
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Material World
artists. including Damien Hirst. Sarah Lucas and Rachel Whiteread. I’uri o/‘(iL Curator’s Tour Thu 27 Apr. 6.30—7.30pm. Free. Ben Harman leads
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; I eusa‘ow SCI-IDOL oi: ART The Mackintosh Gallery. I67 Renfrew
Street. 353 4500. Mon—Fri I0am—5pni: Sat l0am—4pm: Sun 23 8.: 30 Apr l0ani—4pm. Free.
William Kentridge Wed 19 Apr—Sat 20 May. Charcoal drawings. collages. animation and shon films by this South African artist. whose work charts a personal journey through the fraught legacy of apartheid and colonialism. Part of (II. NEW SHOW.
I GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART Podium Gallery. Bourdon Building. Scott Street. 353 4500. Mon—Fri I0aiii—5piii:
Sat l0am—2pm.
Architecture Tue Ill—Tue 25 Apr. Exhibition of work by Bryan Cyril
Thurston. Opening lecture by Prof lsi
Metzstein at 6pm on Tue l8 Apr. NEW SHOW.
I nuitEniAiii? amiss? ’ University of Glasgow. 82 Hillhead
. Street. 330 543I. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5pm.
Free.
Monty Etchings by Rembrandt
Until Sat l5 Jul. To celebrate the 400th birthday (on IS July 2006) of the great Dutch painter. this display picks out some of the finest etchings from the gallery's collection of over 80 sheets.
I THE LIGHTHOUSE
I I Mitchell Lane. 22] 6362. Mon & Wed—Sat I0.30am-5pm; Tue I lam-5pm: Sun noon—5pm. £3 (80p).
Top Notch Until Sun 23 Apr. Lighting. furniture. glass and ceramics by designers from the north-west of England. LAST CHANCE TO SEE.
An exhibition of sculptures from the Arts Council’s collection by some of Britain’s YBA art world darlings, including Damien Hirst, Grayson Perry, Rachael Whiteread and Sarah Lucas. I Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow until Sun 25 Sep.
Architecture in Scotland 2004-2006: Defining Place Until Mon 5 Jun. Images from eight recent projects to mark the publication of the third biennial review of architecture in Scodand.
Community Green Until Thu Ix May. Visions for an environmentally sustainable community area in Pollockshields. Part of (ii.
Glass Box Until Sun 2I May. The ten members of this Edinburgh-based collective showcase examples of what they call ‘the hon trinity of furniture design': table. light and chair.
My City Until Thu l8 May. The top entries from a photographic competition run by the Lighthouse.
Inside Out Until Stiii 4 Jun. Work by eight designers from the Velvet Boutique collective. based around the theme of ‘inside out'.
3 .‘ LI-LLI-E m GALLERY
Station Road. Milngavie. 578 8847. Tue—Sat I0ani—Ipm & 2—5pm.
The Macfie Gift Until Wed 24 May. Free. An exhibition of 39 works donated between I966 and I984. by Mactie brothers Alan and John. neighbours of the gallery's founder Robert Lillie.
Young Peoples’ Art Thu I3 Apr.
Drawing. painting and sculpture from students at the gallery‘s Saturday morning art classes. LAST CHANCE TO SEE. Emerging Images Fri 2| Apr-Wed 24 May. Free. Paintings and prints by Fife-
based anist Marj Bond. covering two
decades ofexploration into the ancient
cultures of India. Mexico and Spain. NEW SHOW.
I MITCHELL LIBRARY
2(ll North Street. 287 2999. Mon—W’d
l0ani-(ipm: Thu I0am-8pm: Fri—Sat 10am-5pm.
The Work of Patti Smith Thu 20 Apr—Tue 9 May. Free. Drawings.
paintings and photographs by the .-\iiicricaii singer and poet. I’m-i or (ii. NEW SHOW.
I PROJECT ABILITY
('entre For Developmental Arts. IS Albion Street. 552 2822. Mon Fri
I0aiii 5pm.
Substrata l'ntil Fri |9 May lixperiiiiental paper works by artists from the Trongate Studios.
Young Talent 06 that I-‘ri I2 .\Iay. Artworks by tip and coming artists from across (ilasgow.
I STREET LEVEL PHOTOWORKS 48 King Street. 552 2|5I. Tue Sat
I0am 5pm topeii I0am 5pm daily from Thu 20 Stiii 30 Apr).
The Jump Films Thu 20 Sun 30 Apr, A series of short films by Mark Neville. which show the artist jumping or falling from various bridges in .»\iiistertlaiii. Using a high-speed Iiliii caiiiei'a that is tistially employ ed in scientific research. each one is shot at a different speed and explores the legacy of performance artists such as Bas Yan Ader and Yves Klein. I’urt ultil. NEW SHOW.
Artist’s Talk: Mark Neville Sat 22 Apr. 3pm. The artist discusses his (ilmgoii' Inli'rnuliunu/ show.
I TRAMWAY
25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 350I. Tue Fri Itlaiii 5pm; Sat & Stiii noon 5pm. Streams ot Story Wed I9 Apr Man I
May. Diverse works depicting private
imaginative realms and the ways in which
. these relate to wider. public concerns by
Jtiiiiana Iimil Abboiid. Fikret Atay. Saniia
Kannisto. ('hloe Pieiie and Iiva E Rothschild. I’url ultil. NEW SHOW.
Private Galleries
I THE MODERN INSTITUTE
73 Robertson Street. Suite (3. Floor l. 248
37I l. Mon Fri Itlaiii (ipm; Sat
iiooii 5pm.
Henrik Hakansson COO . t’iitil Sat 29 Apr. New work by the Swedish artist. which recreates natural phenomena by Using various technologies to magnify and distort I’m"! ol’til. See review. page 94.
I SORCHA DALLAS
5 St Margaret's Place. 07XI2 ()05745. TueSat Ilam 5pm: (open IIaiii 5pm daily from Wed l9 Apr Mon I May). Gary Rough OOO . t’ntil Sat (i May. Neon signs. created bric-a-brac and drunken sketches by the former member of Filthy Swan. who now lives and works in New York. I’urr 0/ (il. See review. page 95.
Artist Spaces
I 130 BRIDGEGATE
I 0773068l4l5. Noon 5pm.
Lili Reynaud-Dewar Wed I9 Apr Mon I May. ()ff-site exhibition organised by the Mary Mary gallery and showing large screen works and wooden minimalist sculptures by the French artist. I’uri n/(il. NEW SHOW.
I 20 KING STREET
07890 674 ()l-l. Noon—5pm.
The Glamour of Ornament Wed I9—Sun 30 Apr. Sculpture and ceramic pieces that span the boundary between art
and craft by artists such as Rebecca
('atterall. Lynn llynd. (‘iara Philips and
Katy West. l’urr “for NEW SHOW.
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I 18 KING STREET Trongate. 422 I378. Tue—Sun I0aiii--5pm. Torsten Lauschmann Wed |9~Sun 30 Apr. Mixed media work from this German-born artist whose practice exploits the mechanics of the digital process. Part of (1/. NEW SHOW.
352 4900. I lam—5pm. Ferdinand Kriwet Wed I9 Apr-Mon I
May. 'Sound-picture-colIages' by the political Dussledorf—bom artist. including