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Visual Art
Exhibitions are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to artGlist.co.uk. Listings compiled by Kirstin Innes.
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Glasgow
I ANNAN GALLERY
164 thdlands Road. 332 0028. Tue—Sat 10am 5.30pm: Sun noon—4pm.
FREE Western Seaboard Ifntil Tue 29 Jul. lixhibition of new paintings by Iirni llpton and Scott Naismith. reflecting the grandeur and isolation of Scotland‘s West Coast.
I THE ARCHES
253 Argyle Street. 565 I000. Mon-Sun 10am~~ midnight.
Seydisfi RU l'ntil 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 Seydisljordur.
I CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. Tue-Fri 11am-6pm; Sat 10am -6pm. FREE Mladen Stilinovic: On Money, Zeroes, etc. oeeo Until Sat 19 Jul. A new installation work from the radical artist. using photography. collages. sculptural works and films to reflect on the fall of Communism and rise of capitalism in the former Yugoslavia.
FREE Harry Smith Anthology
Remixed 0... Until Sat 26 Jul. See review. page 87.
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 COO Until Sat 9 Aug. See review. page 88.
I GALLERY OF MODERN ART Royal Iixchange Square. 229 l996. Mon- Wed & Sat 10am 5pm: Thu
l0am 8pm; Fri 8; Sun 1 1am~~5pm. FREE Jim Lambie: 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 iloor amid a quiet riot of colour and materials lighting it out in sculptural works that take inspiration from both art history and contemporary hairstyling trends.
FREE Jo Spence eeeo tintil Sun 16 Nov. Retrospective of the hugely influential British photographer
( 1934 92). comprising her mischievous. unsettling takes on class. feminity. self- image and the breast cancer which would ultimately kill her.
I GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO
48 King Street. 552 0704. Tue-“Sat
10am» 5.30pm.
FREE Contained: Rosalind Lawless lfntil Sat 2 Aug. Using interior spaces as a starting point towards abstraction. Lawless creates works on paper examining expanse.
I KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY 8: MUSEUM
Argyle Street. 276 9599. Mon Thu & Sat l0am~5pmz Fri 8; Sun 1 lam 5pm: l0am-- l pm.
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.
I THE LIGHTHOUSE
ll Mitchell Lane. 22] 6362. Mon 8; Wed Sat 10.30am—5pm; Tue llam--5pm: Sun noon 5pm. £3 (£l £1.50).
SIX Student Awards for Architecture Until Wed 3 Sep. £3—Free on Saturdays (£1.50). Showcase which offers the 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 Sigura Ban and Jasper Morrison and French graphic artist Mathieu Manche to create products designed to stimulate the
I LILLIE ART GALLERY
Station Road. Milngavie. 578 8847. Tue—Sat 10am~ 1pm & 2—5pm.
FREE Patricia Cain: Drawing Construction Until Sat 16 Aug. Drawings of the built environment tracing urban regeneration in Glasgow around the Water Works project in Milngavie.
I THE MODERN INSTITUTE 73 Robertson Street. Suite 6. Floor 1. 248 371 l. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm: Sat noon—~5 mi. EE Cathy Wilkes eeeo Until Sat 6 Sep. See review. page 88.
I RECOAT
323 North Woodside Road. 07968 252 454 . Tue—Sun noon—8pm.
FREE Dark Horses Until Wed 6 Aug. noon-6pm. 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.
I RICEFIELD GALLERY
Chinese Arts and Cultural Centre. 4] Graham Street. 331 1019. Tue—Sat l0.30am- 5pm.
FREE In a Season Like This Until Sat 26 Jul. 10.30am ~5pm. First solo exhibition of painting by Singaporean artist Mian TN. The delicate canvases follow her emotional journey living overseas and mark the culmination of a two-year artist residency.
I SCOTLANDART.COM
6 Burnfleld Road. Giffnock. 638 1200. Mon-Fri 10.30am— 5.30pm: Sat
10am —5.30pm; Sun noon- 5pm.
FREE Offshore Until Mon 2] Jul. A collection of new original works with a sea theme by Malcolm Cheape. Blair Thomson and Alan Watson.
I ST MUNGO MUSEUM OF RELIGIOUS LIFE AND ART
2 Castle Street. 553 2557. Mon—Thu & Sat l0am—5pm; Fri & Sun 1 lam—5pm: l0am~lpm.
FREE Life After Iraq Until Sun 26 ()ct. Joint exhibition by award-winning photojournalist 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. FIE! A Shout in the Street Until Sun 24 Aug. New and reworked sculptural and text-based pieces from Glasgow artist Kenny llunter. depicting urban animals and the discarded remnants of human activity while exploring the Modernist idea of ‘truth to the material'.
I TRANSMISSION GALLERY
45 King Street. 552 4813. Tue—Sat
l lam~5pm .
FREE You Should Be on Holiday!! Until Sat 26 Jul. 'I‘ransmission's annual members‘ show -- submissions of all sizes and shapes accepted.
Edinburgh
I ADVOCATE’S CLOSE Advocate's Close.
FIE! Edinburgh Close Up Thu 31 Jul—Sun 3 Aug. An exhibition in Advocates Close that aims to rethink the use of the historical passageways in Edinburgh‘s city centre Part ()fthe Edinburgh Art festival.
I ART’S COMPLEX St. Margaret‘s House. 151 London Road.
FREE Tobacco House Thu 31 Jul—Sun 31 Aug. An installation by Iittie Spencer incorporating issues of social inclusion. education. health and economics while transforming a derelict building into a visually arresting piece. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
I ATTICSALT
50 Thistle Street. North East Lane. 225 2093. Wed—Sat l lam—6pm.
FIE! OFFERINGS Thu 31 Jul—Sat 30 Aug. l2.30—-6pm. Exhibition examining the religious image and its paradoxes. rendered in portraits by Irish artist Ian Healy. Part of the Edinburgh
Art I-estii'ul.
I CITY ART CENTRE
2 Market Street. 529 3993. Mon-Sat 10am—5pm.
FREE Recognised: Highlights from the Collection Until Wed 24 Dec. 10am—5pm. Highlights from the CAC's collection of Scottish art. including work by Redpath. Paolozzi. Blackadder and Bellany.
China: A Photographic Portrait Until Sun l4 Sep. £5 (£35). An unparalleled look at changing life in China as viewed through the lenses of 250 Chinese photographers.
I CORN EXCHANGE GALLERY Constitution Street. 561 7300. Wed—Sat l lam—4.30pm.
"I! James Ryan: Parallax Thu 17 Jul. Geometric shapes on acrylic from last year‘s Conran Foundation Award winner.
FIE! Playing Against Reason Fri 25-Mon 28 Jul. 1 lam—4.30pm. Frances Richardson returns to the gallery with a compelling body of new work including a series of drawings based on playing cards. Part of the Edinburgh Art I'estit'ul.
I DEAN GALLERY 73 Belford Road. 624 6200.
l 0am—5 pm.
FREE Collage City: Urban Space in Contemporary Art oeeo Until Sun 7 Sep. Works on paper by artists such as Toby Paterson. Langlands and Bell and Carol Rhodes looking at the way skylines. maps and city architecture have inspired creative work. This exhibition highlights the crucial position of urban space as a playground for artists over the past 60 years.
an Foto: Modernity in Central Europe .0... Until Sun 31 Aug. l()am~5pm. £6 (£4). A vast selection of Modernist photography from Germany. Hungary. Czechoslovakia. Poland and Austria. brilliantly demonstrating how the new photographic vision extended into all areas of modern life and including examples of the very best in Modernist artistic practise.
I DOGGERFISHER I I Gayfleld Square. 558 71 10. Tue—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat noon—5pm.
FREE Alexander Heim Thu 31 Jul—Sat 13 Sep. 10am—6pm. Heim‘s first solo show in the UK draws together works on paper. film. ceramics. photographs and sculpture. as the artist explores the convergences and occasional frictions between the natural world and human urban activity. Part of the Edinburgh Art festival.
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I EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF : ART SCULPTURE COURT . 74 Lauriston Place. 221 6000. l Mon—Thu 10am—8pm; Fri 10am—4pm; i Sat 10am—2pm. ‘ rm Sanford Wurmfeld: Cyclorama Fri 25 Jul—Fri 5 Sep. The E-Cyclorama is a painting unlike any previously witnessed. Painted on the inside of a huge cylinder. the viewer enters from beneath and is surrounded by the painting. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival 2008.
I EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS
23 Union Street. 557 2479. Tue—Sat 10am—6pm.
m Chad McCall Sat 19 Jul—Sat
6 Sep. 10am—6pm. Two series‘ of screenprints and a suite of lithographs. reflecting the history and mechanics of compulsory education and our dealings - with puberty as a culture. Artist's talk. ' Sat 23 Aug. Part of the Edinburgh Art I'E’stival.
I THE EMBASSY
76 East Crosscauseway. 667 2808. Thu—Sun noon—6pm.
rm Mutatis Mutandis Sat 26 Jul—Sun 31 Aug. noon—6pm. Exhibition
of work by artists including Yason
Banal. Mare Tralla. Dave Sherry and i Hotpants Romance that moves between ' performance. installation. photography. video and painting. Part of the Edinburgh A rt Eesti val.
I FRUITMARKET GALLERY
45 Market Street. 225 2383. Mon—Sat
l 1am—6pm; Sun noon—5pm.
FREE Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller Thu 31 Jul—Sun 28 Sep. A first chance for Scottish audiences to experience the work of one of the most intemationally- respected artist partnerships. whose immersive works of art combine image. video. sound and music. as well as architectural and sculptural installation. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
I THE GRV 37 Guthrie Street. 220 2987.
rm If You’ll Believe in Me, I’ll Believe in You Until Sun 20 Jul. noon—7pm. Student-curated show featuring Iirica liyres. Shelly Nadashi. Sigga Bjorg Sigurardottir. Katinka Simonse and Lorraine Sue—Fern Yeung. Using different media. each artist explores the human tendency to anthropomorphise. See picture caption. page 90.
I INGLEBY GALLERY
l5 Calton Road. 556 44-11. 10am—5pm. m! Kay Rosen: Huen Thu 31 Jul—Wed 24 Sep. 10am—7pm. The inaugural exhibition in the lngleby Gallery‘s new tnain space. Rosen creates huge. playful text pieces often relying on clever visual puns. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
FIE! Susan Collis Thu 31 Jul—Wed 24 Sep. Susan Collis‘ first solo show is a Trompe l‘oeil fantasy. recreating the building site the new lngleby Gallery has recently evolved from in precious stones. Part of the Edinbu rg h A rt Festival.
I INSTITUT FRANCAIS D’ECOSSE
13 Randolph Crescent. 225 5366. Mon—Wed & Fri 9.30am—5.30pm; Thu noon—5.30pm; Sat 9.30am—2pm. rm Au fil d’Ecosse 0“
Until Fri 29 Aug. See review. page 87. I THE LOT
4 Grassmarket. 225 9922. GV5 Until Thu 1 I Sep. Mixed media show by live artists from Garvald Edinburgh. including Julie Whitson’s delicate cast glass works inspired by
the architecture of the Grassmarket and Micheal Mclellan‘s huge canvases é about his favourite rock bands.
17—31 Jul 2008 THE LIST BO