Visual Art
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Exhibitions are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to art@list.co.uk. Listings compiled by Kirstin lnnes.
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Glasgow
I +44 141 AT SWG3
Studio Warehouse. 100 liastvale Place. 357 7246. Wed— Sat noon—8pm.
FREE DUNK! Through the Looking Glass l'ntil Fri 24 Oct. noon~6pm. World premiere of a mixed media group show by Danish artist-run exhibition space l)l'NKY. representing a magnified cross section of (‘openhagen's progressive art scene and providing a snapshot of the city's contemporary critical climate. [Each of the artists has taken a cultural phenomenon specific to Glasgow as their starting point.
I THE ARCHES
253 Argyle Street. 565 1()()(). Mon—Sun 1()am~midnight.
Upwards Into the Depths [intiI Thu 6 Nov. lixhibition from Swedish photographer Tor Jonsson.
I CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. Tue l-‘ri 11am-6pm; Sat l()am-6pm. FREE Autoconstruccion lfntil Sat 8 Nov. 1 1am» -6pm. Mexican artist Abraham (‘ruzvillegas charts the evolution of his sculptural practice. FREE CALQ Residency: Martine H. Crispo 1,'ntil Fri 9 Jan. 1 1am—6pm. The sound artist takes tip residency at the (‘(‘A with an installation concentrating on the sounds produced by children's toys and home-made electronic products. This will be an interactive exhibition.
I COLLINS GALLERY
l'niversity of Strathclyde. 22 Richmond Street. 548 2558. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm; Sat noon 4pm.
FREE In the Eye of the Storm: Three Stories of Hungarian Craft, Design and Architecture 1930- 1960 lintil Sat 22 Nov. An exploration of architecture and design in Hungary from 1930-1960. Includes graphics. photographs. ceramics and furniture.
I COMPASS GALLERY
178 West Regent Street. 221 6370. Mon ‘Sat l()ant»5.3()pm.
FREE Compass Gallery Thu 16 ()ct. l()am »5.3()pm. A collection of different works by some of Scotland's contemporary artists. including Neil Macl’herson and Adrian Wis/niewski. FREE Craigie Aitchison and his Contemporaries Fri 24 Oct—Fri 14 Nov. Works by Senior Royal Academicians including (‘raigie Aitchison. lilizabeth Blackadder and Robert ('latworthy.
I GALLERY OF MODERN ART Royal lixchange Square. 229 1996. Mon Wed 8; Sat l()am—I5pm; Thu
10am 8pm; Fri & Stilt 1 lam-5pm. FREE Jo Spence COCO L'ntil Sun 16 Nov. Retrospective of the hugely influential British photographer
( 1934 92). comprising her mischievous. unsettling takes on class. femininity. self-image and the breast cancer which would ultimately kill her.
I GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO 48 King Street. 552 ()704. Tue~Sat l()am 5.30pm.
FREE Alasdair Gray: Works in Print lTntil Sat 22 Nov. l()am—5.3()pm. Art works produced by the prolific writer.
FREE Torn Sander: The Happening Life Until Sat 1 Nov. l’rintworks inspired by sculptural installation works.
I GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART Atrium Gallery. Foulis Building. 167 Renfrew Street. 353 4589. Mon—Thu 10am—7pm; Fri 10am—5pm; Sat l()am— 1 pm.
FREE City Until Fri 31 Oct. Work by the alumni of the GSA Visual Communication department focusing on the characteristics and aesthetics of international city locations.
I THE GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART
167 Renfrew Street. 353 4526. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm; Sat 10am—2pm.
FREE Art Trek Retrospective Until Fri 24 Oct. Project Ability and the GSA present an exhibition of the Art Trek artists‘ last decade‘s worth of work. The group are renowned for helping artists with learning disabilities. Artists featured include John Coco/.za. Edward Henry. Tommy Mason. Cameron Morgan and Steven Reilly.
I HUNTERIAN ART GALLERY University of Glasgow. 82 Hillhead Street. 330 5431. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5pm. FREE Mackintosh Reinterpreted: Original sketches to digitally created fabrics Until Sat 6 Dec. 9.3()am—5pm. Original textile designs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh will be displayed alongside new interpretations. created and presented by the centre for advanced textiles at the Glasgow School of Art.
I HUNTERIAN MUSEUM Gilbert Scott Building. University of Glasgow. 3304221. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5pm. $953.5; Boucher and Chardin:
Ruth Claxton
Masters of Modern Manners Until Sat 13 Dec. 9.30am—5pm. This
exhibition focuses on Jean Simeon
g Chardin's ‘Lady Taking Tea' and
Francois Boucher's ‘Madame Boucher‘. ? In an endeavour to tangentially
transgress the path of traditional an history. the background to the two works will be examined using approximately 5() paintings. applied and decorative
; works. drawings and prints.
I KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY & MUSEUM
Argyle Street. 276 9599. Mon—Thu & Sat 10am—5pm; Fri & Sun 1 lam-5pm; 10am—1pm.
9 FREE Gadburn School Until Thu 27
Nov. Clay project work created by pupils at Gadbum School. as part of the Sense over Sectarianism scheme.
a THE nemesis: 11 Mitchell Lane. 221 6362. Mon &
f Wed—Sat 10.30am—5pm: Tue 11am—5pm; : Sun noon—5pm. £4 (£1.5()-£2; family
ticket £9.50; free on Saturdays). Mark Sinclair: Art on Site Until Sun 26 Oct. £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 Until Sun 23 Nov. £3—free on Saturdays (£1). A new exhibition by
. the young British designer. featuring a
' giant. ceiling-mounted lighting sculpture
Series 0.0
I made of corrugated cardboard.
Gareth Hosklns Architects: The Lighthouse Architecture Until Sun 2 Nov. £3(£1. free on Saturdays). The
$3.? i». Currently garnering acclaim for her touring site-specific installation Lands End, Claxton brings her second solo show to Edinburgh's lngleby Gallery. Postcards explores the real
Lighthouse Architecture Series launches with an exhibition marking ten years of Gareth Hoskins Architects. curated by Hugh Pearman.
I MARKET GALLERY 334 Duke Street. 556 7276. Tue—Sat
noon—6pm. Coincidence & Necessity Until Sat
18 Oct. noon-6pm. Curated by Kai
9 Schupke of Metro Gallery. Berlin. this is
a display of film. new media and installation by Andre Marose. Anita Tarnutzer. Bosse Sudenburg. Markus Wuthmann and Anke Kalk.
I MARY MARY Suite 2/1. 6 Dixon Street. 226 2257.
; Thu—Sat noon—5pm.
FREE Matthew Smith Until Sat 8 Nov. noon—5pm. New work from the
i London-based artist following exhibitions at home. in Paris and in New York.
i'THE mooenu INSTITUTE
: 73 Robertson Street. Suite 6. Floor 1. i 248 371 l. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm; Sat
noon—5pm. FREE Monika Sosnowska Until Sat 8 Nov. New sculptural works by the
Polish artist.
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; 87—91 Saltmarket. 552 7578. (Mon I 8—Sun 9 & Mon—Fri l lam—5pm). FREE Plastic Pastorals Until Sun 9
Nov. 1 lam—5pm. Gregor Laird. founder of Edinburgh‘s queer clubs Disko Bloodbath and Heroes. displays countryside vistas with a dramatic colour make-over and designer‘s aesthetic. Part
5 of Glasgay.’
and implied relationships between figures within pictures and between the subject and the viewer by manipulating reproductions of historical portraits with a scalpel to create entirely new artworks comprised of
intricate patterns.
I lngleby Gallery, Edinburgh, until Wed 79 Nov.
16—30 Oct 2008 THE LIST 97