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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 Rosalie Doubal. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Glasgow ■ BURRELL COLLECTION 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. FREE A Painter of Poems – Matthjis Maris Until Sun 27 Sep. A selection of works by the Dutch artist Matthijs Maris (1839–1917) drawn from the collection. FREE Art in Hospital at the Burrell Collection Until Mon 31 Aug. Exhibition of collection-inspired works by hospital patients involved in Art in Hospital’s projects throughout Glasgow.
■ CASTLE GALLERIES Level One, Princes Square, 48 Buchanan Street, 221 6867. FREE Bob Dylan: The Drawn Blank Series Until Fri 28 Aug. Exhibition of the artwork of Bob Dylan, casting a new light on the creativity of one of the world’s most influential cultural figures.
■ CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Tue–Fri 11am–6pm; Sat 10am–6pm.
✽ FREE The Last Days of Jack Sheppard Sat 8 Aug–Sat 26 Sep.
See Hitlist.
■ 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. This father-and-daughter exhibition changed focus when artist David Heminsley passed away.
■ COMPASS GALLERY FREE 178 West Regent Street, 221 6370. Mon–Sat 10am–5.30pm. New Generation Artists Until Sat 15 Aug. An exciting selection of work by this year’s graduates from the four Scottish art schools, including a selection of new works by regular gallery artists. ■ CYRIL GERBER FINE ART 148 West Regent Street, 221 3095. Mon–Sat 9.30am–5.30pm. FREE Summer Exhibition 2009 Until Mon 31 Aug. A season of changing paintings, drawings, sculptures and other works, all with a summery feel.
■ THE DRAWING ROOM 1055 Sauchiehall Street, 339 2999. FREE Shapeshifters Until Wed 30 Sep. Collection of recent works by artist Emily Chappell. ■ THE GALLERY @ MUSSEL INN 157 Hope Street, 572 1405. Mon–Thu & Sun noon–2pm & 5.30–10pm; Fri & Sat noon–10pm. FREE The Rosslyn Templar Thu 6 Aug–Wed 2 Sep. Photography by Ashley Cowie.
■ GALLERY OF MODERN ART Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. Mon–Wed & Sat 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–8pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm.
✽ FREE sh[OUT]: Contemporary Art and Human Rights ●●●●●
Until Sun 1 Nov. See Hitlist.
■ GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO 48 King Street, 552 0704. Tue–Sat 10am–5.30pm. FREE Norman Sutton Hibbert: Small Stories Fri 7–Sat 29 Aug. A collection of mixed media works each telling a small story.
■ 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. Exhibition of preparatory drawings proffering a valuable examination of the relationship between artist and – often famous – model.
✽ FREE Edvard Munch ●●●●● Until Sat 5 Sep. See Hitlist.
REVIEW MIXED-MEDIA TONITE The Modern Institute, Glasgow until Sat 22 Aug ●●●●● Tonite is a hit-and-miss show featuring the works of Hany Armanious, Martin Boyes, Martin Creed, Mark Handforth, Richard Hughes, Jim Lambie, Torsten Lauschmann, Joanne Tatham and Tom O’Sullivan, Sue Tompkins, Cathy Wilkes, Klaus Weber, Jonnie Wilkes and Richard Wright. Highlights include Torsten Lauschmann’s polaroids of domestic
settings, each delicately layered with opaque colour, their discreet situations distilled in time like miniature paintings; Richard Wright’s blue doodle which nearly escapes out the window; and Klaus Weber’s ‘Large Dark Wind Chime’, intended to create an ominous tone.
Weber’s 3m long black wind chime is based on the tritone interval in music. Known as the Diabolus in Musica, it spans three whole tones and is used as the main musical interval of dissonance in Western harmony. Since medieval times it has had associations with the devil and the ability to sexually arouse listeners. The chimes were designed to make distinct beats and waves when several pipes vibrate simultaneously, creating a droning after-effect. Its alternating combinations send out ‘bad vibes’, and there is something amusing about using the innocuous form of a wind chime to express such devilment.
Much of the other work – including a spectacularly ugly sculpture – fails
to impress. The gallery becomes a Rubik’s Cube – paintings, sculptures, murals and photographs sit and hang on the ceiling, floor and corners in uneasy relationship. Unless you have the formula, or the patience to crack its puzzle, this mini blockbuster will remain padlocked for the punters. (Talitha Kotzé)
■ THE LIGHTHOUSE 11 Mitchell Lane, 221 6362. Mon & Wed–Sat 10.30am–5pm; Tue 11am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Big-Game Until Sun 30 Aug. Swiss design collective Big-Game presents a selection of furniture, lighting and interiors. ■ LILLIE ART GALLERY Station Road, Milngavie, 578 8847. Tue–Sat 10am–1pm & 2–5pm. FREE 40 Years at Edinburgh Printmakers Until Fri 7 Aug. Prints by Alan Davie, Eduardo Paolozzi, Barbara Rae, Ken Currie, Peter Howson and Toby Paterson. 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.
■ MARKET GALLERY 334 Duke Street, 556 7276. Tue–Sat noon–6pm. FREE Studio Project 17: Dave Cushley & Studio Project 18: Ally Wallace Until Fri 21 Aug. With a shared interest in the systemic nature of art production, the artists present large scale site-specific sculptural installations.
■ 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. Part of Homecoming 2009.
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■ THE MODERN INSTITUTE 73 Robertson Street, Suite 6, Floor 1, 248 3711. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat noon–5pm. FREE Tonite ●●●●● Until Sat 22 Aug. See review, left. ■ PARK GALLERY 697 Pollokshaws Road, 424 1415. Tue–Sat 10am–6pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Scottish Homecoming 2009 Exhibition Until Fri 7 Aug. Scottish landscapes from John Damari, William Dobbie, Joe Hendry and Douglas Roulston.
■ RECOAT 323 North Woodside Road, 341 0069. Tue–Sun noon–6pm.
✽ FREE Spin on This Sat 8 Aug–Sun 6 Sep, noon–6pm. See
preview, page 42.
■ ROGER BILLCLIFFE GALLERY 134 Blythswood Street, 332 4027. Mon–Fri 9.30am–5.30pm; Sat 10am–1pm. 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. ■ SOUTHSIDE STUDIOS 17 Westmoreland St, 07724 199326. Daily 11am–6pm. FREE Descent into the Maelstrom Until Sat 15 Aug. Recent graduates from the Glasgow School of Art exhibit new work.
■ ST MUNGO MUSEUM OF RELIGIOUS LIFE AND ART 2 Castle Street, 553 2557. Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm.
✽ FREE Famine – New Works by Peter Howson Until Mon 28 Sep.
See Hitlist.
■ TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. Tue–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat & Sun noon–5pm. FREE James Richards Until Sun 23 Aug. London-based artist James Richards presents multi-screen installation Call and Bluff. FREE Cerith Wyn Evans with Throbbing Gristle: A=P=P=A=R=I=T=I=O=N Fri 7 Aug–Sun 27 Sep. A remarkably large sculpture incorporating 16 suspended and highly polished circular audio spotlight panels. Dundee
■ DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS 152 Nethergate, 01382 909900. Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat 10.30am–5.30pm; Thu 10.30am–8.30pm; Sun noon–5.30pm. FREE Ganghut: Hands Across The Fire Until Sun 30 Aug. Twelve-member art collective Ganghut explores gang mentality and memories of childhood. FREE Rob Hunter & John Louden: It’s Not you – it’s Us (Medusa Complex) (Corridor of Doom) Until Sun 30 Aug. Site-specific project in the vast concourse from the main entrance that leads to the DCA’s galleries. FREE Susanne Nørregård Nielsen: Red Yellow Blue Until Sun 30 Aug. Exhibition featuring a large glasshouse containing plants the artist Piet Mondrian drew in the early part of his career.
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■ THE CHANGING ROOM Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274005. Tue–Sat 10am–6pm.
✽ FREE Art is not a mirror, it’s a hammer! An exploration of the John Grierson and Norman McLaren Archives Until Sat 5 Sep. See Hitlist.
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