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Exhibitions are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Submit listings at least 14 days betore publication to artOlistcomk. Listings compiled by Kirstin lnnes.
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Glasgow
I THE ARCHES
253 Argyle Street. 565 I000.
F"! 10.32am Airgold Place [Intil Tue 17 Mar. Spatial artist (ieorgina l’orteous tises mixed media and her recent works have utilised materials including bcdpans. helium-filled inflatables. ('AD-designed squirrel embryos. formaldehyde. vaginal specula. snow globes, sound and video. This exhibition will feature seven works.
I CCA 350 Sauehiehall Street. 352 4900. Tue l-‘ri llain (ipm; Sat 10am 6pm. "I“ The Dirty Hands Until Sat 2| Mar. (iroup show about excess and dandified ainorality from (ilasgow artists (‘lare Stephenson and Alex Pollard. Stephenson will be showing free-standing drag queen figures interacting within a theatrical installation. while Pollard‘s paintings are set in a distorted hall of mirrors.
I GALLERY OF MODERN ART Royal lixchange Square. 287 3050. Mon- Wed & Sat l0ain 5pm; Thu l0am —8pin; liri 8; Sun | 1am 5pm. "'55 Echo and Transcend Until Sun I Mar. A wide-ranging selection of abstract art. some of which echoes and some of which transcends reality. including paintings by William
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Mc('ance. Alan Davie and Bridget Riley. and sculpture by Anthony (‘aro and Iiduardo Paolo/Ii.
"l“ Collected: Matthew Buckingham and Peter Hujar l'ntil Sun 26 Apr. HUJar's gritty photos offer a glimpse of New York's seedy underbelly in the 70s and Xlls. while a video narrative by Buckingham explores human rights and sexuality.
FREE Snapshot: 20 Years of Arts Activity in Glasgow t'ntil Sun 22 Mar. A celebration of the impact (ilasgow's Arts Development Team has had on the city through the groups and individuals it supports. and a highlight of its important but largely unseen work.
I GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART The Mackintosh (iallery. m7 Renfrew Street. 353 4500. Mon Fri l0ain 5pm; Sat 10am 2pm ((‘losedl.
FREE Awaken Until Sat 28 lieb. To celebrate the recent opening of the (ilasgow School of Art's new Archives and ('ollections (‘entre l5 design academics. researchers and technical staff from the school's acclaimed Department of Textiles have been invited to unlock and explore the conceptual and creative possibilities of reinterpretation and appropriation.
I HUNTERIAN ART GALLERY University of Glasgow. 82 Hillhead Street. 330 543|. Mon Sat 9.30am 5pm. FREE The Glasgow Boys: Drawings and Watercolours t‘ntil Sat lo May. A selection of Glasgow Boys school works froin the llunterian Collection. mounted as part of Homecoming 2009.
FREE Whistler: The Gentle Art 01 Making Etchings Until Sat 30 May. lixhibition showcasing Whistler‘s beautiful. influential etchings.
I THE LIGHTHOUSE
M Mitchell lane. 22l (3362. Mon tit Wed Sat |0.30am 5pm; Tue llain 5pm; Sun noon 5pm. £41£|.50-£2; family ticket £9.50; free on Saturdays).
Atelier t'ntil Sun 22 Feb. £4 (£2. free on Saturdays). An installation of work in progress by Becca Lipscombe. Bernie Reid and Lucy Mackenzie of Atelier. Glasgow 1999 Design Medal 2008 Exhibition t'ntil Sun | Mar. £4
t£l.50 £2; free on Saturdaysi. Discover a new generation of design talent at the annual (ilasgow |999 Design Medal exhibition. a platform for designers studying at (ilasgow 's Higher and liurther liducation institutions.
Donna Wilson: Escape to the Woods Until Sun 1 Mar. £4 (£1.50 £2; family ticket £9.50; free on Saturdays). The first major solo show by leading Scottish designer Donna Wilson. The specially created exhibition has transformed the gallery into a whimsical world featuring a selection of the knitted creatures she created for Steve J and Yoni I’ show' during London Fashion \Neek 2008. along with her exciting new S(‘l’ furniture range.
I MANSFIELD PARK GALLERY 5 Hyndland Street. .3424I24. Tue Sat
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FREE Claire Nicol Until Sat 28 l-‘eb. New paintings inspired by folk art and continuing Nicol’s ongoing fascination with the idea of the Tree of Life.
I MARKET GALLERY 334 Duke Street. 556 7276. Tue-Sat noon» 6pm.
FREE How's The Ghost? t’ritil Sun
15 Mar. New exhibition steeped in the lore of travelling shows and the glitl. of the Walt/.ers. Writer. historian. and showman. Mitch Miller. who grew tip in
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An exhibition aimed at art lovers who like to keep their fingers pressed firmly to the pulse of up-and-coming talent, Poppycock showcases work by third year Drawing and Painting and lntennedia students at Edinburgh College of Art. The exhibition, which takes place in the college’s scupture court balcony, has no restrictions in terms of theme or media, and demonstrates the diversity of these undergraduate artists and a variety of disciplines, from printmaking to installations and painting, including work by Scottish artist Lorna Pirrie (pictured). I Edinburgh College of Art, until 77m 26 Feb.
the cradle of this community. it“ ited (ilasgow ~based multimedia artist ('hris Dooks to respond to an .ircliiye of materials taken from the history of the lunfair.
I MARY MARY
Stiite 2/l. ti Dixon Street. 22b 22.57
Thu Sat noon 5pm
’1‘! Neocoins Sat 21 l-eb Sat ZS Mar New show of collected sculptural pieces and works on paper by Michael Hakiini. examining the narrative potential of basic geometric lorins found in urban spaces: price tags. street maps and satellite dishes.
I THE MODERN INSTITUTE
73 Robertson Street. Stiite o. floor |. 248 37] |. Mon in Want 5pm; Sat noon 5pm.
FREE Out of Space Out of Time l'ntil Sat 2| l‘eb. New solo show by (iregor Wright. one of the Modern Institute's artists.
"it Toby Paterson I‘ll 27 lieb Thu 9 Apr. A selection of new work exploring different strands of the artist's practice
I MONTGOMERY‘S COFFEE HOUSE
9 Radnor Street. 357 limo.
Silent Art Auction l'ntil Sat 2| Mar Bid for work by local artists. and support Yorkhill ('liildren's Hospital. (‘losing event. Saturday 2| March. o30pin.
I OFFSHORE GALLERY
3 5 (iihson Street. 07748 (i3(i35-l.
9am I0pm.
Dreaming in Dystopia l'nnl Sun I Mar. Photographer Valerie liyans attempts to capture the drama of a city at full-tilt.
I RECOAT 323 North Woodside Road. 07968 252 45-1 . Tue Sun noon Spin.
‘ FREE Mixed Palette t’ntil Sun |
Mar. (iroup show including work from international artists lleiko Muller and Matt Mignanelli and Scottish landscape artist Anna King.
I SORCHA DALLAS 5 St Margaret's Place. 553 2oo2. Tue Sat 1 5pm. FREE Grey Flannel Suits Any Man liri 20 Feb Sat 28 Mar. l‘ilrns. photography and collage exploring the fragility of representation. by Jimmy Robert. one of l‘ranee‘s most acclaimed
contemporary artists. This is his first
Scottish show. See preview. page X7.
I SOUTHSIDE STUDIOS l7 Westmoreland St. 07932 7 l0877.
"‘5 Unfinished Plan for a New
and Better Society Until Sun 22 Mar. | lam—A7pm. (iroup show by three well- kent faces: David Shrigley. Billy
Teasdale and Alan Staririers.
I TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive. 0845 330 350l. Tue liri 10am—5pm; Sat & Sun noon 5pm.
run Our Starry Night Until Wed
20 May. Twelve-foot ta|| sculpture of aluminum and Hit) lights. acting as an interactive gateway between Tramway and Hidden (iardens. Artist James Yamada conceived the piece as a response to New York’s post 9/l l surveillance culture.
Glove Until Sun 22 Mar. l-‘irst Scottish exhibition of work by innovative animator Sebastian Buerkner. leing a sophisticated. dreamlike visual language. sharply rendered by Flash technology. Buerkner creates surreal visual narratives which challenge perceptions of space and time.
I TRON THEATRE
()3 Trongate. 552 4267.
Linda Livingston Until Mon lo Mar. Exhibition of unsettling paintings by the Glasgow-based artist. inspired by Franz. Kafka's Metamorphosis. the notion of the phobia and the idea of the uncanny.
19 Feb—5 Mar 2009 THE LIST 89