Visual Art
INTERVIEW
Alexander Kennedy speaks to Fiona Jardine about her new work on show at Sorcha Dallas. See listings for details Alexander Kennedy What will you be showing?
Fiona Jandlne l’m showing a series of photographs which have developed from my interest in, on the one hand, the image of the suited figure — an unconscious appreciation of it as well as particular occurrences of it in the work of Francis Bacon, Robert Longo, Gilbert and George and (at the risk of sounding postmodern) the Pet Shop Boys — and, on the other, a desire to work with models and performers in a collaborative process. I've also designed some wallpaper for the show. I’ll be using it quite strategically in the spaces. I've also got a large red wax relief. and some other stuff.
AK Will the new work develop any of the themes that you worked in recently in the Transmission and Tramway shows?
H I think this work takes cues from that work. I was lucky enough to have a three month residency at Cove Park last summer. and had the opportunity to really delve deeply into some of the sources which inform the work I’m showing at Sorcha's. I read Rabelais very closely. as well as work by David Foster Wallace. Bret Easton Ellis, Don DeLillo — a lot of American authors. I also started researching absurdist theatre more deliberater and in February I saw the Polish company Teatr Provisorium's production of 'Ferdydurke' based on Witold Gombrowicz's novel, which was brilliant, and, I think. one of the most consummate pieces of visual art I've ever seen. I think it galvanised a lot of things for me. AK The sculptural element of your work seems to be strongly architectural. Where does this interest come from?
N I like to really feel like I've inhabited a space when I am given the opportunity to show. and a lot of my work is project focused. I tend to make work for specific exhibitions and consider its impact in the space from the outset. so I think that it tends towards the architectural as a result. I come to modernism from literary sources initially. so I feel free to use whatever visual idiom suits my ideas.
I Mo/tke's Eye, Sorcha Dallas, Glasgow, until Sat 19 May.
90 THE LIST 26 Apr—10 May 2007
Exhibitions are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to artOlist.co.uk. Listings compiled by Rachael Street.
Glasgow
I THE ARCHES
253 Argyle Street. ()870 240 7528.
l lam—l lpm .
The View from Here Until Sun 13 May. Free. Photographer Sarah Briggs documents everyday landscapes. shifting. abstract moments and views. both imaginary and real.
I CCA
350 Sauchieball Street. 352 4900. Tue—Fri l lam—6pm; Sat l()am—opm . Spectrum Until Sat 12 May. Free. Showcase of 40 years of German video art centering on the work of Nan Hoover and Nina Konnemann.
I COLLINS GALLERY
University of Strathclyde. 22 Richmond Street. 548 2558. Mon—Fri l()am--- 5pm; Sat noon—4pm. Free.
Tim Davis: Cadet Until Sat 5 May. Free. Solo exhibition of the Welsh artist. comprising installation. lilm. sculpture and site specific work for Glasgow. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
I GALLERY OF MODERN ART Royal lixchange Square. 229 1996. Mon—Wed & Sat 10am—5pm; Thu ll)am-~8pm; Fri & Sun I latn—-5pm. Free.
Graham Fagen: Downpresserer 0. Until Mon 28 May.
Series of interlinked paintings and films of Jamaica and the slave trade. A political point seems to be being made — it's just difficult to discern what.
Anselm Reyle: The 5th Dream
Histrionics Until Sun 28 ()ct. Exhibition of new work by Glasgow artist Roderick Buchanan. examining sectarianism and its effect on Scottish identity. Part of the city-wide Blind Fair/1 campaign.
I GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART Atrium Gallery. Foulis Building. 167 Renl‘rew Street. 353 4731. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm; Sat l()am-~-lpm . Free. Chroma Until Sat 28 Apr. Group exhibition celebrating colour in the work of Suzanne Smith. Pilar Agueci and Jacqui Toher. Artists in Residence at the GSA‘s School of Silversmithing and Jewellery. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
I THE LIGHTHOUSE
l J Mitchell Lane. 221 (3362. Mon & Wed—Sat l().3()am—5pm; Tue
1 lam--—5pm; Sun noon—5pm. £3 (ii—£1.50).
Sadness and Gladness L'ntil Mon 7 May. A rare chance to see documentary films made by the Glasgow Corporation between HBO and I978. documenting the ever-changing quality of life in the city. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
I LILLIE ART GALLERY
Station Road. Milngavie. 578 88-17. Tue-Sat l()am—lpm 8; 2—5ptn. Picture This Until Wed 23 May. Free. A selection of new acquisitions. both purchased and gifted. to the gallery‘s permanent collection over the last live years.
Earth, Sea, Sky L'ntil W‘d 23 May. Free. Etchings and woodcuts by Lenzie- based artist Joyce Leitch. focusing on the theme of the seasons and the changing moods and colours ol’ the landscape.
I PROJECT ABILITY
Centre For Developmental Arts. 18 Albion Street. 552 2822. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm. Free.
New Work L'ntil Fri 27 Apr. Paintings by Andrew Boyle. Angus Guthrie.
Doreen Kay and Rachel Hook. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
I SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM
Museum of Iiducation. 225 Scotland Street. 287 ()5()(). Mon-'l'hu & Sat
10am 5pm; Fri & Sun 1 Iain 5pm . Free.
Peter Blake: Alphabet t'ntil Sun 3 Jun. Free. Bold quirky alphabet screen prints (K is for King. As in Iilvisl collaged from comics. antique adverts and cigarette cards. by the pop artist best known for designing the Sgt Pepper album cover.
I STREET LEVEL GALLERY 48 King Street. 552 2l5l. Tue Sat 10am 5pm. Free.
Timeloop at Street Level Photoworks l'ntil Sat ll) May. This leg of the Glasgow-wide celebration of video art is composed of three distinct elements: screenings of Multiple .Wurlmmu. a video triptych by Myriam Thymes and Mart/es‘h by Boa/ Kai/titan. and the MediaArtArchive. a digital archive containing over 1200 video art works.
I TRAMWAY
25 Albert Drive. ()845 330 35(Il. 'I'ue Fri 10am-5pm; Sat & Stilt noon- 5pm. Lucy Orta: Nexus Architecture L'ntil Sun 2() May. As part of 'l'ramway’s ('ommun ll’nrk season exploring socially engaged arts practise. l’arisian artist ()rta displays her ongoing piece 'NCXlls Architecture' 7 protest wear designed to be worn by potentially thousands of interlinked demonstrators at a time. Airworld l'ntil Sun 27 May. Huge exhibition tracing the role that design has played in developments in air travel over the years. looking at everything from liero Saarinen's poured concrete at JFK airport to (‘hristian l)ior‘s couture designs for the stewardesses of Air France. I’urr oft/1e Sit ('itles Design I'es‘lit'ul.
Berlin-based Reyle’s fantastical installations (paintings, sculpture and light works) adapt the motifs of others artists’ works such as Freundlich and Leger. In this exhibition he presents ‘test paintings’ created by himself and his gallery assistant, almost accidental abstracts that are classically hung and spotlit. I The Modern Institute, Glasgow, until Sat 72 May.