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Exhibitions are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to artelistcomk. Listings compiled by Kirstin Innes.
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Glasgow
I ANNAN GALLERY
164 Woodlands Road. 332 0028. Tue—Sat 10am—5.30pm; Sun noon—4pm. FREE Western Seaboard Mon 7—Tue 29 Jul. Exhibition of new paintings by Erni Upton and Scott Naismith. reflecting the grandeur and isolation of Scotland's West Coast.
I THE AROHES
253 Argyle Street. 565 1000. 10am—midnight.
FREE Jim Dick: Fornixxation Until Wed 9 Jul. ‘Fomix‘. Latin for ‘Arch'. is also the name of the triangular structure inside the brain responsible for memory and emotion. This exhibition presents a series of paintings on the theme of subconscious memories. desires and symbolic association. See caption. Seydisfl RU Fri 11 Jul—Wed 6 Aug. Artists Mhari Baxter and Melissa MacRobert will be trapping visitors in photographic light boxes immersing you in images of Icelandic harbour town Seydisfjordur.
I GOA 350 Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. Tue—Fri l lam—6pm; Sat 10am—6pm. FREE Mladen Stilinovic: On Money, Zerees, etc 00” Until Sat 19 Jul. A new installation work, which uses photography. collages. sculptural works and films to reflect on the fall of Communism and rise of capitalism in the former Yugoslavia. See review. page 95. Harry Smith Anthology Remixed Until 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.
I COLLINS GALLERY
University of Strathclyde. 22 Richmond Street. 548 2558. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm; Sat noon-4pm.
FREE The Other Side: Lys Hansen and Karen Christiansen Until Sat 9 Aug. An exhibition of politically charged sculpture and painting inspired by each artist‘s reaction 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 Lamble: Forever Changes 0”. 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 and materials fighting it out in sculptural works that take inspiration from both art history and contemporary hairstyling trends. Part of Glasgow international 2008.
FREE Jo Spence .0” Until Sun 16 Nov. Retrospective of work by the hugely influential photographer (1934- 92). comprising her mischevious. unsettling takes on class. femininity. self-irnage and the breast cancer which would eventually kill her.
I KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY I: MUSEUM
Argyle Street. 276 9599. Mon—Thu & Sat 10am—5pm; Fri & Sun 1 lam—5pm; 10am—1pm.
FREE Gadbum School Until Thu 27 Nov. Free. A display of clay project work created by pupils at Gadbum School. as 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 iconic status. On display are a range of images of world leaders and events; icons of fashion. music and film; and Scottish and American athletes. alongside images from his recent book. Harry Benson '5 Glasgow.
I THE LIGHTHOUSE
l 1 Mitchell Lane. 221 6362. Mon & Wed—Sat 10.30am—5pm; Tue
1 lam—5pm; Sun noon—5pm. £3 (fl—£1.50).
. SIX Student Awards for
1 Architecture Until Wed 3 Sep. £3—Free on Saturdays (£1.50). Showcase of work submitted for five student awards — the RIAS Silver Medal for fifth year student. The Lighthouse Award for best third year student. the Urban Design Award. the Sust. Award for Sustainable Design and the RIAS Award for Drawing. This exhibition offers the
I Jim Dick: Fornixxation
l Arches, Glasgow, until Wed 9 Jul.
This exhibition presents a series of compelling paintings by Glasgow School of Art graduate Jim Dick on the theme of subconscious memories, desires and symbolic associations. The title is taken from a number of strands related to the exhibition and its backdrop. The word ‘Fornix’ is Latin for ‘Arch’ and is also the name of the triangular structure inside the brain responsible for memory and emotion. The modern English word ‘fornication' is derived from the fact that in ancient Rome prostitutes were often found under the city's archways.
opportunity to see work from all six of Scotland's schools of architecture. Haptic 0” Until Mon 29 Sep. £3—Free on Saturdays (£1.50). 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. See review, page 96.
I THE MODERN INSTITUTE
73 Robertson Street. Suite 6, Floor 1. 248 371 1. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm; Sat noon—5pm.
FREE Cathy Wilkes Until Sat 6 Sep. New exhibition from the Belfast-bom, Glasgow-based artist. whose installation and video works tend to tackle feminist issues often marginalised in the art world.
I REOOAT 323 North Woodside Road, 07968 252 454 . Tue—Sun noon-8pm.
Dark Horses Sat 5 Jul—Wed 6 Aug. noon—6pm. Group show of three of the most promising art students in the UK. Margarita Louca. Kitty Clark and Anna Peaker create an otherworldly exhibition of alien celebrity alter egos, underdog success stories and pipe nebulae. overseen by first—time curator Emma Balkind.
I SOOTLANDART.OOM 6 Burnfield Road, Giffnock. 638 1200. Mon—Fri 10.30am—5.30pm; Sat 10am—5.30pm; Sun noon—5pm.
Visual Art
FREE Offshore Until Mon 21 Jul. A collection of new original works with a sea theme by Malcolm Cheape, Blair Thomson and Alan Watson.
I SOROHA DALLAS
5 St Margaret’s Place. 553 2662. Tue—Sat 1—5pm.
FREE Michael Stumpt: Glbckchen Whiplash 000. it Until Sat 5 Jul. 1 1am—5pm. Three- dimensional text works are shown alongside sculptures made from bronze. denim and aluminium.
I ST MUNGO MUSEUM OF RELIGIOUS LIFE AND ART
2 Castle Street. 553 2557. Mon—Thu & Sat 10am—5pm; Fri & Sun 1 lam—5pm; lOam—lpm.
FREE Life After Iraq Until Sun 26 Oct. Joint exhibition by award-winning photojoumalist Angela Catlin 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. Part of Refugee Week 2008.
I TRAMWAY
25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. Tue—Fri 10am—5pm; Sat & Sun noon—5pm.
FREE A Shout in the Street Until Sun 24 Aug. New and reworked sculptural and text-based pieces from Glasgow artist Kenny Hunter. depicting urban animals and the discarded remnants of human activity whilst exploring the modemist idea of ‘truth to the material‘.
Peeping at Bosch Thu lO—Sun 13 Jul. 8pm. £8 (£3). Ian Smith and Long- running performance troupe Mischief La-Bas create a ‘theatrically interactive art experience‘ around Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights. See Theatre preview. page 88.
Cyril Gerber Fine Art 3 1901-2151 Century British Drawings. paintings C6
First of the Summer Wine
Exhibition runs until the end of August
A FINE SELECTION OF WORKS BY: Clark, Colquhoun. Eardley. Fergusson, Gillies. Houston. Lanyon. MacBryde. McCance. Nevay. Vaughan, Shanks. James Watt, Scottish Masters. Glasgow School. Contemporary Scottish Artists and Modern British Masters including original paintings by Craigie Aitchison RA
148 West Regent Street. Glasgow. 62 2R0.
T: 0141 221 3095, www.gerberfineart.co.uk
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