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Exhibitions are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to artGllst.co.uk. Listings compiled by Rosalie Doubal.
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Glasgow
I THE ARCHES 253 Argyle Street. 565 1000. Mon—Sat 9am—8pm; Sun 12pm—6pm.
FREE Burnt and Charred Surfaces Until Mon 20 Jul. Chris Coleman- Smith’s works in white plaster continue his experiments with fire.
Visual Art
I HUNTERIAN ART GALLERY University of Glasgow. 82 Hillhead Street. 330 5431. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5pm. FREE Alexander Stoddart: Drawings and Models Until Sat 12 Sep. Alexander Stoddart created
. sculptures of Robert Burns and Adam
Smith amongst other great Scots. This exhibition of his preparatory drawings is a valuable look at the relationship between artist and — often famous — model.
FREE Edvard Munch
CC” Until Sat 5 Sep. This fine selection of woodcuts. lithographs and etchings on loan from Oslo‘s Munch Museum. highlights death. existential
; angst and the impossibility of love as
recurring themes in the artist‘s oeuvre.
I BURRELL COLLECTION
2060 Pollokshaws Road. 287 2550. Mon—Thu & Sat 10am—5pm; Fri & Sun 1 lam—5pm.
FREE A Painter of Poems - Matthiis Maris Until Sun 27 Sep. A selection of works by the Dutch artist Matthijs Maris (1839—1917) drawn from the paintings. drawings and etchings collected by Sir William Burrell.
I CCA
350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 49(X). Tue—Fri 11am—6pm; Sat 10am-6pm. FREE This Land is Your Land Until Sat 25 Jul. The first two weeks of this exhibition will comprise talks. workshops. cookery classes and the distribution of free vegetable plants. This fortnight of activity will be followed by an exhibition of video and film works by Ursula Biemann. Mark Boulos and Bouchra Khalili. exploring issues of mobility. land resources and migration.
I COLLINS GALLERY 22 Richmond Street. 548 2558. Mon—Fri 10am-5pm: Sat noon—5pm.
FREE Cycling Up the Hill With my Dad Until Sat 15 Aug. See review. page 88.
I COMPASS GALLERY 178 West Regent Street. 221 6370. Mon—Sat 10am—5.30pm.
FREE New Generation Artists Until Sat 15 Aug. 10am—5.30pm. An exciting selection of work by this year‘s graduates from Scottish art schools.
I CYRIL GERBER FINE ART
148 West Regent Street. 221 3095. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5.30pm.
FRI! Summer Exhibition 2009 Until Mon 31 Aug. A season of changing paintings. drawings. sculptures and other works. all with a summery feel.
I THE GALLERY 0 MUSSEL INN 157 Hope Street. 572 1405. Mon—Thu & Sun noon—2pm & 5.30—10pm: Fri & Sat noon— 10pm.
FREE George P McDonald: Bridges of Glasgow Until Wed 5 Aug. Impressive photographic series covering the 20 bridges which cross the Clyde within Glasgow city boundaries.
I GALLERY OF MODERN ART Royal Exchange Square. 287 3050. Mon—Wed & Sat 10am—5pm; Thu 10am—8pm; Fri & Sun 1 lam—5pm. FREE sh[OUT]: Contemporary Art and Human Rights eeee Until Sun 1 Nov. Striking and thoughtful biennial social justice exhibition featuring work from the likes of Sadie Lee. Nan Goldin. Chad McCail and Robert Mapplethorpe. While each work can be traced back to a gender-related starting point. more universal ideas of love and tenderness are writ large throughout.
I GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO 48 King Street. 552 0704. Tue—Sat 10am—5.30pm.
FREE Fiona Watson: The Space Between Until Sat 1 Aug. Delicate etchings and prints.
I THE LIGHTHOUSE
11 Mitchell Lane. 221 6362. Mon & Wed—Sat 10.30am—5pm; Tue 1 lam—5pm; Sun noon—5pm. £4 (£1.50-£2; Family ticket £9.50; Free on Sat).
Between Earth and Heaven: The Architecture of John Lautner Until Sun 26 Jul. Exhibition exploring the work of one of the most important and influential architects of the last century. FREE Big-Game Until Sun 30 Aug. As part of The Lighthouse‘s Swiss Season of solo exhibitions profiling five exciting young designers all based in Lausanne. Switzerland. design collective Big-Game present a selection of furniture. lighting and interiors.
I LILLIE ART GALLERY Station Road. Milngavie. 578 8847. Tue—Sat 10am—1pm & 2—5pm. FREE 40 Years at Edinburgh Printrnakers Until Fri 7 Aug. Touring retrospective programme celebrating the institution‘s history. Prints by Alan Davie. Eduardo Paolozzi. Barbara Rae. Ken Currie. Peter Howson and Toby Paterson are included.
FREE Mystery and Imagination Until Wed 23 Sep. Exhibition drawn from the gallery‘s collection of Scottish art. featuring work by Lesley Banks. Marj Bond. James Cowie. Duncan Shanks and Willie Rodger.
I MARY MARY
Suite 2/1. 6 Dixon Street. 226 2257. Thu—Sat noon—5pm.
FREE Lorna Macintyre: Sentences not only words eee Until Sat 1 l
' Jul. Macintyre‘s strong photography and
sculptures draw on the language of 19th century symbolism to create analogies between man and nature.
I MITCHELL LIBRARY
201 North Street. 287 2999. Mon—Thu 9am—8pm: Fri & Sat 9am—5pm.
FREE Inspired Until Sun 20 Sep. Fifty works inspired by Robert Burns by leading contemporary artists plus some items associated with the Bard. Part of Homecoming 2009.
I THE MODERN INSTITUTE 73 Robertson Street. Suite 6. Floor 1. 248 371 l. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm; Sat noon—5pm.
FREE Thomas Houseago, Dieter
Roth 3. Andre Thomkins eee
Until I 1 Jul. Well executed group show featuring English-bom artist Houseago. accompanied by work by Roth and Thomkins.
FREE Tonite Fri 17 Jul—Sat 22 Aug. Large group exhibition featuring work by
; an esteemed array of artists including
Martin Boyce. Jim Lambie. Torsten
l Lauchmann. Sarah Lucas. Sue Tompkins.
and Turner Prize nominees Cathy Wilkes and Richard Wright.
I necolr 323 North Woodside Road. 341 (X)69.
, Tue—Sun noon—6pm.
FREE Ink Nouveau Until Sun 19 Jul. Solo exhibition of work. including screen and giclee prints. drawings. paintings and large mural. by Bristol-based graffiti artist lNKlE.
I RICEFIELD GALLERY
Chinese Arts and Cultural Centre. 41 Graham Street. 331 1019. Tue—Sat 10.30am-5pm.
FREE Ricefleld: New Graduates from China Until Sat 18 Jul. An exhibition of painting. prints. and mixed media works by Chinese artists who have trained at both China Central Academy of Fine Art. Beijing. and Glasgow School of Art. Featuring work by Hu Xiao. Luo Tao. Wang Yan and Wang Yuan.
I ROGER BILLCLIFFE GALLERY 134 Blythswood Street. 332 4027. Mon—Fri 9.30am—5.30pm; Sat lOam—lpm.
FREE Design Collection Until Mon 31 Aug. Dynamic sculptural forms in glass and clay.
FREE Summer Delights Until Mon 31 Aug. New paintings by over 20 leading Scottish artists.
I SORCHA DALLAS 5 St Margaret‘s Place. 553 2662. Tue—Sat l—5pm. FREE I Am a Camera eeee'v Until Fri 17 Jul. See review. page 88.
I ST MUNGO MUSEUM OF RELIGIOUS LIFE AND ART
2 Castle Street. 553 2557. Mon—Thu & Sat 10am—5pm; Fri & Sun 1 1am—5pm. FREE Famine - New Works by Peter Howson Until Mon 28 Sep. The Great lrish Famine through the eyes of Glasgwegian artist Peter Howson.
I STREET LEVEL PHOTO WORKS
48 King Street. 552 2151. Wed-Sat noon—5pm.
FREE Giacomo Brunelli:The Animals Until Sat 18 Jul. Dark and menacing photographs of animals. both living and dead. taken with a 1968 Miranda Sensomat camera.
I TRANSMISSION GALLERY
45 King Street. 552 4813. Tue—Sat
l lam—5pm.
FREE Eastvideo Screening Sat 18 Jul. 7.30pm. A programme of works selected from Eastintemational 2009. an open submission exhibition that takes place in the historical buildings of Norwich University College of the Arts.
Edinburgh
I 24—26 TORPHICHEN STREET Floors 4—6. 07817 077641.
FREE Heavy Metal Mouth
Until Sun 12 Jul. noon—6pm. Large group show examining the relationships between heavy metal culture and fine art. Featuring the likes of Duncan Marquiss and Neil Clements. See caption. Part of Annuale 09.
I AMBER ARTS
78 Montrose Terrace. Abbeyhill. 661 1 167. Tue—Fri 10am—5pm; Sat 10am-2.30pm.
FREE Ayesha Mallk Until Tue 21 Jul. New photographic work by Edinburgh-based artist.
I BEYOND WORDS BOOKSHOP 42—44 Cockbum Street. 226 6636. Tue—Sat 10am-6pm; Sun—Mon noon-5pm.
FREE Colin MacLeod: Photographs 2007-2009 Until Sat 18 Jul. Recent photographic work by filmmaker MacLeod.
I COLLECTIVE GALLERY
22—28 Cockbum Street. 220 1260. Tue—Sun noon—5pm.
FREE Commonwealth Suite
eee Until Sun 19 Jul. noon—5pm. A beautifully shot miniature film by Henna-Riikka Halonen and a recorded interview by Jordan Baseman catch the clamour of Edinburgh‘s Commonwealth pool at its busiest.
I CORN EXCHANGE GALLERY Constitution Street. 561 7300. Wed-Sat
1 lam—4.30pm.
FREE Helen Baker: ln Colour 00.12575: Until Thu 23 Jul. Abstract mosaic-like colour-washed canvases created during the artist's 2007 residency as Abbey Fellow at the British School of Rome.
I DEAN GALLERY 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. lOam—Spm. FREE Alive with innovations: Paoloazi’s Beginnings Until Sun 27 Sep. Walking the cutting edge of postwar avant-garde art. Eduardo Paolozzi’s aggressive. machine-like sculptures and kaleidoscopic mosaics and paintings brought him to international prominence. FREE Paul R Nusch Eluard and Surrealism Until Sun 27 Sep. Display of book collaborations. collages and works from the collection of poet Paul Eluard. a key figure in the Parisian surrealist group. examining the influence of his wife and muse Nusch.
I THE DI ROLLO GALLERY
18a Dundas Street. 557 5227. Mon—Sat lOam—5.30pm.
FREE Pam Carter Until Mon 13 Jul. Landscape artist whose works are influenced by the e changing light sequences of the Scottish Western isles and the dramatic cliffs of the East coast.
I DINER 7
7 Commercial Street. Leith. 553 0624. FREE Paintings by Leonard Fligel Until Sat 11 Jul. 11.30am—10pm. Oil paintings by respected Glasgow artist Leonard Fligel.
I DOGGERFISHER
1 l Gayfield Square. 558 71 10. Tue—Fri lOam—6pm; Sat noon—5pm.
FREE Moyna Flannigan. Isabel Nolan A Hanneline Visnes eee—=~- Until Sat 25 Jul. Understated group show delivered with a welcome brightness and lightness of touch. Featuring playful sculptures from Isabel Nolan. predatory and ornate drawings from Hanneline Visnes. and charming pieces with a more anthropological inclination from Moyna Flannigan.
I DOVECOT STUDIOS
10 lnfirrnary Street. 315 3054. Tue—Sat l lam—5pm.
FREE Mr Gumpy and Other Outings: Celebrating 50 years of John Burningham’s Work Until Sat 5 Sep. Celebration of the rich and varied career of one of Britain’s most distinguished and best-loved illustrators and authors.
I DUNDAS STREET GALLERY 6a Dundas Street. 558 9363. 10am—6pm. FREE Jamie Primrose: Thnquil Shores Until Sat 1 1 Jul. Showcase of over 50 new atmospheric Scottish seascapes from both East and West coasts in oils. watercolours and inks.
I EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 Union Street. 557 2479. Tue—Sat 10am—6pm.
FREE Peter Blake: Venice Sat 18 Jul—Sat 29 Aug. Father of British pop art Peter Blake presents The Venice Suite comprising 20 new screenprints inspired by his recent experiences in the Italian city. Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
I FRUITMARKET GALLERY 45 Market Street. 225 2383. Mon—Sat l lam—6pm; Sun noon—5pm.
FREE Willie Doherty: Buried ”Cw—i Until Sun 12 Jul. New film work Buried is exhibited alongside Re- Run and Ghost Story. Literally and metaphorically sited within Northern Ireland. while Doherty‘s films explore universal themes. the repeated specificity of reference to place and events sometimes inhibit more open interpretations.
9—23 Jul 2009 THE LIST SO