Exhibitions are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to art@list.co.uk. Listings compiled by Kirstin lnnes.
Glasgow
I THE ARCHES
25.3 Argyle Street. 0870 240 7528.
l Iattt I Iptn.
Seed of Hope I'ntil I-‘ri 3| Attg. l‘ree. Jimi Rae mixes portraitttre and docu— ster photography iit tltis new exhibition inspired by his titne itt Nairobi.
I CCA
350 Sattchieltall Street. 352 4900.
Tue l~‘ri Ilam ppm; Sat I0am opm . lrational.org: 1996-2006 oo
I'ntil Sat 2| Jul. lrational area loose grottp of international new ntedia and internet artists wlto catne togetlter iii the mid-90s twer the irational.org server. and tltey appear to be stttck there. Wltile logo art has its place in tlte late 20th centttry canon. merely tttrning recognisable catcltphrases attd brands ittto jokes just isn't that fttnny or interesting any tnore.
LAST CHANCE TO SI‘E I COLLINS GALLERY
I'niyersity of Stratltclyde. 22 Richmond Street. 548 2558. .\Ion I-‘ri l0am 95pm: Sat noon 4pm. Free.
East Weaves West: Basketmaking from Japan and Britain l'ntil Sat I8 Attg. Iixhibition bringing together met 40 specialist weavers front botlt sides of the globe.
I GALLERY OF MODERN ART Royal Iixchange Square. 22‘) I996.
Mon Wed & Sat |0am 5pm: 'I‘hu
I0ant 8pm; Fri & Sun I lam 5pm. Free. Histrionics oooo l'ntil Sun 28 ()ct. (ilasgow artist Roderick Buchanan's latest exltibition is a response to the sectarian divide that rips right through (usually the poorest) streets of (ilasgow. Buchanan uses film. graphs attd evocative. loaded music attd images. forcing the spectator to remember how real this intolerance is.
I GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO
48 King Street. 552 0704. Tue Sat 10am 5.30pm. I‘ree.
Scottish Printmakers Summer Show l'ntil liri 3| Aug. An opportunity to see the quality and variety of printmaking in Scotland today.
I HUNTERIAN ART GALLERY I'niyersily of (ilasgow. 82 Ilillhcad Street. 330 543I. Mon Sat
9.30am 5pm.
‘My Highest Pleasures’: William Hunter’s Art Collection I'ntil Sat I I)ec. Iixhibition celebrating the bicentenary of tltc llttnterian (iallery by showcasing the best. tttost interesting works from the founder's collection.
I THE LIGHTHOUSE
I l Mitchell Lane. 221 6362. Mon & Wed Sat I0.30am 5pm;'I'ue
I Iain 5pm; Stilt noon 5pm. £3
(£1 £1.50).
Six Cities Design Festival: The Scottish Show 07 O... l'ntiI Sttn I2 Attg. IIttge showcase for 34 of Scotland's best emergent and established designers. See www.thcscottishshow.com for tnorc information.
I PEOPLE’S PALACE & WINTER GARDENS
(ilasgow (irecn. 27I 2962. l‘rce. Connections Exhibition l'ntil Mon 23 Jul. I‘ree. An exhibition tracing the family history of one (ilasgow family through photographs from 1000 to the I‘)()(ls.
I TRAMWAY
25 Albert I)ri\e. 0845 330 350I. 'I'ue I-‘ri l0am 5pm; Sat & Sttn noon 5pm.
Alex Frost: Format Wars t7ntil Sun 5 Aug. New series of contradictory mosaic pieces by one of the I'K's most promising emerging artists.
Pipedream 1 CO”. I'ntil Stilt 5 Aug. The first I’K solo sltow for Parisian Alexandre I’crigot. See review. page 83.
Private Galleries
I COMPASS GALLERY
I78 West Regent Street. 221 6370. Mon Sat I0am 5.30pm.
The New Generation Show Ifntil Sat l I Aug. 'I'lte ('ontpass (iallery's annual selection of work by new graduates front the fottr Scottish art school degree shows.
I THE MODERN INSTITUTE
73 Robertson Street. Suite (i. l’loor l, 248 37I I. Mon I‘i‘i I0ant 5pm: Sat noon 5pm.
Lazy Corner and the Suicide Walls O. I'ntil Sat 4 Aug. Belgium-based artist Katja Strun/ creates undulating paper sculptures which protrttde front the wall. See review. page 84.
I L44 141 AT THE STUDIO WAREHOUSE, GLASGOW
Studio Warehouse. I00 Iiastyale Place. How I Know my ABCs Fri 20 Sun 2‘) Jul. ()ne of (ilasgow's most exciting spaces opens tip once again with a showcase of some of the best graduates frottt each of Scotland‘s fottr art schools. There's a performance art collectiyc offering a bespoke undertaking service. kinetic and video installations. paintittg. photography and site-dependant sculpture.
I GLASGOW SCULPTURE STUDIO
'I‘he Briggait. |4I Bridgegate. 553 I I88. Wed Sttn Ilattt (ipnt.
The workshop has survived because we love each other I'ntil Sat 2| Jul. first solo show from Laura Aldridge. following a ten-month residency in the Sculpture Studio. Aldridge. a recent graduate from (Ilasgow School of Art's acclainted .\lI-‘A course. has created a sculptural scenario that explores conflictittg representations of art.
David Murphy Sat 2| Jul Sat 4 Aug. A recent graduate of the BA course at
(ilttsgow School of Art. Murphy has produced new sculptures attd drawings that rework simple mechanical processes attd machines that bear the traces of human activity.
I INTERMEDIA GALLERY
('(‘A. 350 Sauchiehall Street. 552 2540. Daily noon (ipnt.
Pissant l'ntil Sat 2I Jttl. New and recent works itt Video and drawing by Stuart (iurdcn. IAST CHANCE TO SEE its not hard: The Centre of Attention presents Production Meeting Wed 25 Sat 28 Jul.
I lain (ipm. The last iii a series of live art works. from (ilasgow and further afield. I.i\-e art group (‘cntre of Attention stage alt ongoing production meeting in the gallery space. creating Video works. meeting artists attd reviewing portfolios. all against the backdrop of a contemporary \ istial art exltibition. Apparently they're also going to stage a light in the gallery at some poittt. bill they ain't telling when . . . NFW SHOW
I MARKET GALLERY
334 Duke Street. 55b 727(i. 'I’ue Sat ttoott (ipm.
Folklore Sat 2| JuI Sat l8 Aug. I-‘or her first solo show itt (iltlsgow. IilIen .‘ylunro continues to explore the home-made. crafty themes that hate characterised her recent work. Part of the gallery space will be turned into a domestic kitchen. and the exhibition. with a tip of the Itat to country heroines I)oIIy Patton and Loretta I.yn. will include itnproy‘iscd events contbining baking. sewing. country music and song. NEW SHOW
I TRANSMISSION GALLERY
45 King Street. 552 48I3. 'I‘ue Sat
IIam 5pm.
And the he likes the me I'ntil Sat 28 Jul. Annual summer mentbers‘ show at 'I‘ransntission. IAS'I CHANCE" IO SEE
I UBU
2/I 73 lttgleby Drive. 07789 487012. Sat noon 5pm.
Oh! A Rhinoceros! l'ntil Sat 28 Jul. I'bu stage a new mixed exhibition bringing together international and local artists. ntany influenced by absurdisnt. There's no gallery as such. rather. the works are displayed ill a tettetnettt flat. against the ordinary furniture of a modern home. I'caturcs work front Ricardo AIcaide. Becky Beasley attd Iona .\Ic('ann amongst others. LAST (‘IHANCI- IO SEE
An exhibition of work by a selection of Now I km "W recent graduates from Duncan of Jordanstone College, Edinburgh College of Art, Glasgow School of Art, and Gray’s School of Art. Work on show includes drawings, photography, paintings and, most intriguing of all, ‘a bespoke cremation service’.
I At the Studio Warehouse. Glasgow, until 29 Jul.
Visual Art
IS OMFORT OF STRANGERS
David Pollock speaks to South Korean artist Chong-Bin Park about his first solo show at the Corn Exchange Gallery
David Pollock Which works are you showing?
Chong-Bin Park This Show includes five distinct pieces. of which I consider ‘Feeding‘ (1999) to be the most important because I feel that my later works more or less originated from it. It's a photographic document of the process of raising two newborn birds for a month, until they start to fly. When I was about 13 years old I raised more than 60 birds in my small room. I don't clearly remember or understand why. but it greatly influenced my relationship with myself and the world around me.
Then when I came to study at the RCA in London 20 years later. I looked back and thought about myself in those days. I felt really vulnerable and weak when I first arrived too.
DP Alienation is a common theme in your work. isn't it?
CBP Yes. but it's more to do with raising questions on inherent human solitude. and the relationship between people and their surroundings. ‘Cloud‘. for example. is an object with a tiny space inside in which only one person can stand. I want people to feel comfort and uneasiness at the same time in there. ‘Looking at Him' is a giant cardboard figure of a Doberman dog looking obediently upwards towards its master. to show this paradoxical relationship which exists between suppression and protection.
DP You work in sculpture. photography and sound installation: how would you define yourself as an artist?
CBP As a sculptor, because I think in sculptural terms whenever I plan a work. It's just that sometimes I find my idea can be better told with different media. so I learn how to use the photographic equipment or 30 applications to embody the idea. Using different media is an attempt to expand the language of sculpture. rather than an attempt to work in mixed media. I Chong-Bin Park. Corn Exchange Gallery, Edinburgh, until Thu 9 Aug.
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