Visual Art
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FREE Jo Spence coco lfntil Sun In Nov. Retrospective of the hugely influential British photographer
(I934 92). comprising her mischievous. unsettling takes on class. femininity. self- image and the breast cancer which would ultimately kill her. See caption. page 57. FREE Jo Spence, the Crisis Projects: Work on Health and Illness 1982-92 Thu 2] Aug. 6.30—7.30pm. A talk by Terry Dennetl. (Turator of the Jo Spence Memorial Archive. London. designed to enhance the current exhibition of Spence‘s work.
I GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO 48 King Street. 552 070-1. Tue Sat l()am 5.30pm. FREE Steven Campbell: Wretched Stars, Insatiable Heaven lIntil Sun 2% Sep. l()am-5.30pm. lixhibition in two locations. selected from the artist’s body of completed work before his death in 2007.
I GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART The Mackintosh (iallery. l()7 Renfrew Street. 353 4500. Mon Fri l()am 5pm: Sat l()am 2pm.
FREE Steven Campbell: Wretched Stars, Insatiable Heaven L'ntil Sat 1 J Oct. See (ilasgow
Print Studio. above.
I HUNTERIAN MUSEUM
(iilbert Scott Building. [Titiversity of (ilasgow. 330-1221. Mon Sat
9.30am 5pm.
FREE Hunter: Man, Medic and Collector l'ntil Tue 30 Sep.
9.30am 5pm. This exhibition tells the story of Dr. William Hunter. the Scottish obstetrician. teacher. collector and founder of the llunterian museum. The displays explore Hunter‘s life and highlight both his passion for collecting and his hugely successful career as a royal physician. teacher of anatomy and surgery and scientific researcher. Parking for disabled visitors by prior arrangement only.
I INTERMEDIA GALLERY
(‘('A. 350 Sauchiehall Street. 552 2540. Daily noon (rpm.
FREE This Dark Ceiling Sat 23 Aug Sat 6 Sep. noon (rpm. Joint show
from Lorna Robertson (examining objects that might be found in car boot sales or glass cabinets at the V&A) and paintings from Andrew (‘ranston (based on both observation and imagination).
I KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY & MUSEUM
Argyle Street. 276 9599. Mon Thu & Sat l()am 5pm; Fri & Sun I lam 5pm: l()am lptn.
FREE Gadburn School tintil Thu 27 Nov. A display of clay project work created by pupils at (iadburn 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 ()0- year career of Harry Benson. the internationally renowned photographer from (ilasgow. Benson‘s career is a roll- call of contemporary history and culture. and some of his images have achieved icon stattis. 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 Hurry liaison 's' (ilusguw.
I THE LIGHTHOUSE
l 1 Mitchell Lane. 221 (i362. Mon 8; Wed Sat 10.30am 5pm; Tue
1 lam 5pm; Sun noon 5pm. £3
(fl £l.50).
SIX Student Awards for Architecture lTntil Wed 3 Sep.
£3 Free on Saturdays (U50). Showcase of work submitted for five student awards the RIAS Silver Medal for 5th year student. The Lighthouse Award for best 3rd year student. the l7rban Design Award. the Sust. Award for Sustainable Design and the RlAS Award for Drawing. This exhibition offers the opportunity to see work from all six of Scotland's schools of architecture. Haptic COO [Tittil Mon 29 Sep.
£3 rl'ree on Saturdays (U .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
Art Nouveau Walking Tour l'ntil Sat 30 Aug. l lam noon. £7 (£5t. lixplore the lovelier side of the city's architecture. Tours leave from the Lighthouse at l lam every Saturday. Mark Sinclair: Art on Site lintil Sun 26 ()ct. £3 (£1; free on Saturdays). Series of black and white photographs
documenting the restoration and construction of the Shetland Museum and Archives in Lerwick.
Giles Miller Sat 30 Aug Sun 23 Nov. £3-free on Saturdays (£1). A new exhibition by the young British designer. featuring a giant. ceiling-mounted lighting sculpture made of corrugated cardboard.
I THE MODERN INSTITUTE 73 Robertson Street. Suite 6. Floor l. 248 37| I. Monr-l‘ri l()am 5pm; Sat noon 5pm. FREE Cathy Wilkes: Prices 0... Until Sat (i Sep. An excellent chance to check out the Glasgow-based current Turner Prize nominee. with an installation exploring the relationship between female labour and commodity. I’rir'cs invites viewers to peer into cracks. fish tanks and jam jars in search of an event we appear to have just missed.
SORCHA DALLAS
5 St Margaret‘s Place. 553 2662. Tue Sat l 5pm. Kate Davis: Outsider Sat 23 Aug Sat 27 Sep. lixhibition mainly composed of Davis' reinterpretations of the hugely detailed work of artist Franz (iertsch. See preview. page 56.
I ST MUNGO MUSEUM OF RELIGIOUS LIFE AND ART
2 ('astle Street. 553 2557. Mon Thu & Sat l()am -5pm: Fri & Sun 1 lam 5pm; l()am lpm.
FREE Life After Iraq l7ntil Sun 20 ()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 lraqis living there who have fled the conflict in their homeland.
I TRAMWAY
25 Albert Drive. 0845 330 350]. Tue Fri l()am 5pm; Sat & Sun noon 5pm. FREE A Shout in the Street 0... Until Sun 24 Aug. Witty. subversive sculptures set inside an urban wasteland. (ilasgow artist Kenny Hunter fills 'l‘ramway 5 with what appears to be detrius. a cityscape ruled by pigeons and feral cats. and compels us to reconsider the waste we usually avoid.
Dundee
I DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS
152 Nethergate. 01382 909900. Tue. Wed. Fri & Sat l0.30am- 5.30pm: Thu l0.30am 8.30pm; Sun noon 5.30pm.
Next issue out Wednesday 3 September
Autumn film special
Janice Galloway
bookstoday
Organic Food Festival
As the colossal overweight frame of the summer blockbuster season lumbers off into the distance, a whole host of new big screen offerings present themselves on the horizon for the autumn months. We corralled together a selection of the real highlights from the genius comic silliness of Jack Black in Tropic Thunder to the weighty promise of Brideshead Revisited.
A cornerstone of Scottish literature, Galloway, on the eve of publication of her new novel speaks to The List about her past, future and the state of Scottish
A Scotland wide celebration of all things naturally and considerater cultivated. Restaurateurs, suppliers, producers, chefs and diners unite with only good food on their minds. We pick out the best bits to gnaw on across the cities.
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FREE Altered States of Paint .0... Until Sun 7 Sep. Brilliant group show that refracts the formal and sensory properties of painting through l960s psychedelia and the death of the hippy dream. Includes work by Neil Clements. Rabiya (Thoudhry. Jutta Koether and Till (ierhard.
Falkirk
I ma PARK GALLERY”
(‘allendar Park. 0l324 503789. Mon—Sat
l()am—5pm; Sun 2~5pm.
FREE Garlands/Mineral Park
Until Mon 8 Sep. Final exhibition from resident artists Alex Hetherington and Janie Nicoll. Mineral Park. a new multi-channel video and sound installation features a group show video screening from four US-based artists and two UK- based artists.
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Mount Stuart. 0l700 503877. Mon. Wed & liri —Sun l()am 5pm.
FREE Mark Neville: Fancy Pictures 0... Until Tue 30 Sep. For this exhibition Neville has turned his lens to the grounds of Mount Stuart and Bute Farms. His 16mm film and audio— slide installation of still photographic work feature live. ultra slow-motion sequences of indigenous animal life. filmed in front of backdrops taken from 18th century portrait paintings by artists Sir Joshua Reynolds. Allan Ramsay and Sir Henry Raeburn.
Stirling
I THE CHANGING ROOM Tolbooth. Jail Wynd. 01786 274005. Tue~~Sat l()am—6pm. * FREE Now Showing Until Sat 6 3 Sep. A short season of projected films showcasing new acquisitions to the Arts (iouncil (‘ollection by artists Mark Noulos. Luke Fowler. ldris Kahn. Rosalind Nashashibi. Mark Lewis and ()tolith (iroup. A Hayward touring exhibition from the Southbank Centre. London. I STIRLING SMITH ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM Dumbarton Road. 01786 47l9l7. Tue—Sat l().30am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm ((‘losed Mon). FREE Leonardo da Vinci Until Sun 2 Nov. Ten drawings from the Royal (‘ollection to celebrate the 60th birthday of HRH the Prince of Wales.