Visual Art
Exhibitions are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Submit listings at least 14 days betore publication to artOlichomk. Listings compiled by Kirstin lnnes.
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Glasgow
I THE ARCHES
253 Argyle Street. 565 1000. 10am—midnight .
FREE Jim chlt: Fornixxatlon Until Wed 9 Jul. A series of paintings on the theme of subconscious memories. desires and symbolic association.
I CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. Tue—Fri 11am—6pm; Sat 10am—6pm. FREE Mladen Stilinovic: On Money, Zeroes, etc. Until Sat 19 Jul. A new installation work from the radical Serbian artist. using photography. collages. sculpture and film to reflect on the fall of Communism and rise of capitalism in the former Yugoslavia. FREE Harry Smith Anthology Remixed Sat 21 Jun—Sat 26 Jul. Eighty-four artists present their response to one track each from the Anthology of American Folk Music. which was edited by New York artist Harry Smith in 1952. See preview. page 93.
I COLLINS GALLERY
University of Strathclyde. 22 Richmond Street. 548 2558. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm: Sat noon—4pm.
FREE Contemporary Felt Art from Mongolia Until Sat 21 Jun. Scotland's first exhibition of contemporary felt an by over 40 Mongolian makers.
FREE The Other Side: Lys Hansen and Karen Christiansen Sat 28 Jun—Sat 9 Aug. £tbc. Politically charged sculpture and painting inspired by each artist‘s reactions to the other‘s environment: Berlin and Scotland.
I GALLERY OF MODERN ART Royal Exchange Square. 229 1996. Mon—Wed & Sat 10am—5pm: Thu 10am—8pm; Fri & Sun 1 lam—5pm. FREE Jim Lambie: Forever Changes COCO Until Mon 29 Sep. Lambie’s biggest exhibition in Glasgow to date includes a new version of his celebrated black and white vinyl floor amid a quiet riot of colour.
FREE Jo Spence COCO Until
Sun 16 Nov. Self-portraits by the important British photographer Jo Spence (1934—92). best known for work on issues such as health. class. femininity and self-image. See review. page 94. I GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO 48 King Street. 552 0704. Tue—Sat 10am—5.30pm. FREE Chen Oi - Woodbloclt Prints Until Sat 28 Jun. Unusual exhibition of solid. two metre square woodblock prints by the Beijing-based artist Chen Qi. FREE More More Until Sat 28 Jun. Prints by Masako Ueda. whose work examines the boundaries between art. advertising and popular culture.
I THE ouscow‘gatooi or b ART
167 Renfrew Street. 353 4526. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm; Sat 10am—2pm.
FREE The Glasgow School of Art Degree Shows 2008 Until Sat 21 Jun. The annual degree shows for all graduating students of line art. design. architecture and design.
I KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY & MUSEUM
Argyle Street. 276 9599. Mon—Thu & Sat 10am—5pm; Fri & Sun 1 lam—5pm; 10am—1pm.
FREE Gadburn School Until Thu 27 Nov. A display of clay project work created by pupils at Gadburn School. as
SO THE LIST 19 Jun—3 Jul 2008
part of the Sense over Sectarianism scheme.
FREE Harry Benson: A Photographer’s Journey Until Sun 14 Sep. An exciting homecoming exhibition of photographs from the 60- year career of Harry Benson. the internationally renowned photographer from Glasgow. Benson's career is a roll- call of contemporary history and culture. and some of his images have achieved icon status. On display is a range of images of world leaders and events; icons of fashion. music and film: and Scottish and Atnerican athletes. alongside images from his recent book. Harry Benson '3‘ Glasgow. I THE LIGHTHOUSE l 1 Mitchell Lane. 221 6362. Mon & Wed—Sat 10.30am—5pm: Tue 1 1am—5pm; Sun noon—5pm. £3 (£1—£1.50).
Haptic Until Mon 29 Sep. An exhibition from the Nippon Design Museum for which curator. Kenya Hara. invited artists from a variety of fields. including designers Siguru Ban and Jasper Morrison. and French graphic artist Mathieu Manche. to create products designed to stimulate the senses.
I LILLIE ART GALLERY
Station Road. Milngavie. 578 8847. Tue—Sat 10am—1pm & 2—5pm.
FREE Milngavie Art Club Until Fri 27 Jun. Annual exhibition of new work by local artists. exploring the landscapes of Scotland and abroad. still life arrangements and figure studies.
I MARY MARY
Suite 2/1. 6 Dixon Street. 226 2257. Thu—Sat noon-~5pm.
FREE Diversified Cultural Works OOO Until Sat 28 Jun. noon—5pm. A series of ‘portraits' by the upcoming painter lain Hetherington. depicting characters whose baseball caps and goldie-looking chains connote a disaffected and seemingly menacing hip hop culture. with all of its attendant sexist. violent baggage.
I THE OLD FRUITMARKET (‘andleriggs. 353 8000. Daily 10am-7pm.
William Ellis Mon 23—Sun 29 Jun. An exhibition of the striking images of one of the world‘s leading jazz photographers. l’arr oft/1e Glasgow International Jazz festival.
I RECOAT
323 North Woodside Road. 07968 252 454 . Tue- Sun noon-8pm.
FREE X Until Wed 2 Jul. The young Glasgow gallery celebrate their tenth exhibition with a show of ten artists. See what they did there‘.’ See review. page 95. I SCOTLANDART.COM
6 Burnlield Road. (iifl‘nock. 638 1200. Mon—Fri 10.30am«5.30pm: Sat 10am—5.30pm: Sun noon—5pm .
FREE Metropolis 2008 Until Sun 22 Jun. New citiscapes of London. lidinburgh. Glasgow and New York from artists Lesley Anne Derks. Alicia Dubnyzcyk and Jamie Primrose.
FREE Offshore Thu 26 Jun—Mon 21 Jul. A collection of new original works with a sea theme by Malcolm (‘heape. Blair Thomson and Alan Watson.
I SORCHA DALLAS 5 St Margaret‘s Place. 553 2662. Tue-Sat 1—5pm . FREE Michael Stumpt: Glbckchen Whiplash COCO Until Sat 5 Jul. 1 lam—5pm. Three- dimensional text works are shown alongside a sculptures made from bronze. denim. aluminium. jersey and found objects. See review. page 95.
I ST MUNGO MUSEUM OF RELIGIOUS LIFE AND ART
2 Castle Street. 553 2557. Mon—Thu & Sat 10am—5pm; Fri & Sun 1 1am—5pm: 10am— 1pm.
FREE Life After Iraq Until Sun 26 ()ct. Joint exhibition by award-winning photojournalist Angela (‘atlin and writer Billy Briggs. who travelled to Syria to document the plight of some of the millions of ordinary Iraqis living there who have fled the conflict in their homeland. I’al‘t (ithf/ltgt’t‘ Week 2008. I STREET LEVEL PHOTO WORKS
48 King Street. 552 2151. Wed—Sat noon~5pm.
FREE Mothers of Puri Sat 21 Jun. noon—5pm. £tbc. Refugees and asylum seeker women living in Springburn have worked with Multi-Story resident artist Lindsay Perth to create art work which fuses traditional craft and contemporary art. A day of events which include a craft sale. performance poetry. refreshments and more. Part o/‘Rtffttget' Week 2008.
I TRANSMISSION GALLERY
45 King Street. 552 4813. Tue—Sat
I 1am—5pm.
FREE Plagues Sat 28 Jun. 7.30pm. New interactive performance event. ‘live radio play' and film screening by Donald Urquhart. a contemporary of Steve Strange and Leigh Bowery. The performance is followed by a bar and dancehall from 9.30pm.
I TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive. 0845 330 3501. Tue—Fri 10am-5pm; Sat 8: Sun noon—5pm. FREE MFA Degree Show 2008 COCO Until Sun 22 Jun. The annual exhibition of work by students on the Masters of Fine Art course at Glasgow School of Art. See review. page 94.
I TRON THEATRE
63 Trongate. 552 4267.
FREE Open Space Until Mon 30 Jun. Artists in lixile Glasgow present an exciting exhibition by refugee. asylum- seeking. international and indigenous artists. A chance to view and buy new work by artists from countries including Iran. Kosovo. Palestine. Congo. Bulgaria and Scotland. www.aieg.org.uk Part of Refugee Week 2008.
Edinburgh
I CITY ART CENTRE
2 Market Street. 529 3993. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm.
FREE Recognised: Highlights from the Collection L'ntil Wed 24 Dec. 10am—5pm. Highlights from the (‘AC's collection of Scottish art. including work by Redpath. Paolozzi and Bellany.
I COLLECTIVE GALLERY
22-28 (‘ockburn Street. 220 1260. Tue—Sat noon-~5pm: Mon-Sat 9.30am-5pm.
FREE Paul Rooney: Lost High Street Until Sat 12 Jul. The (‘ollective have commissioned a new. single-screen video projection piece by the Liverpudlian artist.
I CORN EXCHANGE GALLERY Constitution Street. 561 7300. Wed—Sat
l lam—4.30pm.
FREE James Ryan: Parallax
OO L'ntil Thu 17 Jul. Geometric shapes on acrylic from last year's (‘onran Foundation Award-winner. See review. page 95.
I DEAN GALLERY
73 Belford Road. 624 6200. 10am—5pm. FREE Collage City: Urban Space in Contemporary Art COCO 1f ntil Sun 7 Sep. Works on paper by artists such as Toby Paterson. Langlands and Bell and (‘arol Rhodes looking at the way skylines. maps and city architecture have inspired creative work.
FREE Focus on Demarco Until Sun 22 Jun. 10am—5pm. A display in the Keiller Library celebrating the completion of the Demarco Digital
Archive Project. which will make accessible 10.000 items from artist Richard Demarco.
Foto: Modernity in Central
Europe Until Sun 31 Aug. 10am—5pm. £6 (£4). A vast selection of Modernist photography from Germany. Hungary. Czechoslovakia. Poland and Austria covering such topics as photomontage. war gender identity. the modern metropolis and Surrealistn.
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ART
74 Lauriston Place. 221 6000. Mon—Thu 10am—8pm; Fri 10am—4pm; Sat 10am—2pm.
Edinburgh College of Art Degree Show COOO Until Tue 24 Jun. Annual degree show featuring work by over 400 graduating students across all disciplines. Check www.cca.ac.uk for
details. An ideal opportunity to view.
commission and purchase new work.
I EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 Union Street. 557 2479. Tue—Sat 10am—-6pm.
FREE Artists Response to Climate Change Until Sat 5 Jul. 10am—6pm. Group show on the theme of climate change.
FREE Velvet Until Sat 5 Jul. A group exhibition of prints using mezzotint. Featured artists include Stuart Duflin. Nan Mulder and Kouki 'I‘s‘uritani. FREE inprint Until Sat 5 Jul. An
' exhibition of woodcuts. drypoints and
monoprints by Akram Rahmarvadeh. investigating public and private spaces. social structure and human behaviour.
I FRUITMARKET GALLERY
45 Market Street. 225 2383. Mon—Sat
l lam—6pm; Sun noon—5pm.
Lucy Skaer COCO Until Wed 9 Jul. A solo exhibition of work by one of Scotland‘s most promising young artists. The success of this exhibition lies in its menacing ability to inflict lingering unease on the viewer.
I THE GRV
37 Guthrie Street. 220 2987.
FREE If you’ll believe in me, I’ll believe in you Sat 21 Jun—Sun 20 Jul. noon-—7pm. (‘urated by MA Contemporary Art Theory students in the (‘entre for Visual & (‘ultural Studies at lidinburgh (‘ollege of Art. this brings together the work of lirica liyres. Sigga Bjorg Sigurardottir. Katinka Simonse and Lorraine Sue-Fern Yeung. Using different mediums. each artist explores the human tendency to anthropomorpltise.
I INGLEBY GALLERY
6 (‘arlton Terrace. 556 4441. 10am—5pm. FREE Callum lnnes 8: Hiroshi Sugimoto Until Sat 21 Jun. lidinburgh- based painter lanes has pushed his muted abstractions further and further in recent years. The penultimate exhibition in the lngleby‘s series of pairings between contemporary artists sees him create work to complement that of Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugitnoto.
FREE Richard Wright 8. Samuel Beckett Sat 28 Jun~Sat 5 Jul. The last of the 1ngleby’s series of contemporary artist pairings — and the final exhibition before they move to new premises — sees installation artist and painter Richard Wright create an exhibition around the work of Samuel Beckett.
I MUSEUM OF EDINBURGH lluntly House. 142 (‘anongate 5294143. Mon-Sat 10am--5pm.
FREE West Pans: 18th Century Scottish Porcelain 1-‘ri 27~Mon 30 Jun. 10am 4.45pm. Scottish ceramics. I’tll'! (lfl/il’ ()lt/ lliit‘tt l‘t's‘lil'ttl.
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND
The Mound. Princes Street. 624 6200. Mon—Wed & Fri—Sun l0am—5pm: Thu 10am-7pm.
FREE Fantasy and Function: