Visual Art
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. Mon– Fri & Sat 10am–6pm; Thu 10am–8pm; Sun noon–5pm. 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.
■ 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. Striking and thoughtful biennial social justice exhibition featuring work by Sadie Lee, Nan Goldin, Chad McCail and Robert Mapplethorpe. FREE Echo and Transcend Until Sun 31 Jan. A wide-ranging selection of abstract art, some of which echoes and some of which transcends reality, including paintings by William McCance, Alan Davie and Bridget Riley. ■ GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO 48 King Street, 552 0704. Tue–Sat 10am–5.30pm. FREE Norman Sutton Hibbert: Small Stories Until Sat 29 Aug. A collection of mixed media works each telling a small story, containing variously printed material, some created, and others found, in the studio and elsewhere.
■ THE HILL HOUSE Upper Colquhoun Street, Helensburgh, 01436 673900. Daily 1.30–5.30pm. £8 (£5). Lyrical Abstraction Sat 15 Aug–Sat 31 Oct. Contemporary abstract stone sculpture from Kate Thomson and Hironori Katagiri.
■ 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, 9.30am–5pm. This
fine selection of woodcuts, lithographs and etchings on loan from the Munch Museum in Oslo highlights death, existential angst and the impossibility of love as recurring themes in the artist’s oeuvre. ■ 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.
■ CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Tue–Fri 11am–6pm; Sat 10am–6pm. FREE Let the Dogs Exercise on the Grassed Atlas Until Sun 23 Aug. Artist Robert Bidder spends three weeks in residence at CCA. FREE The Last Days of Jack Sheppard Until Sat 26 Sep. The Scottish premiere of a new film and installation by Anja Kirschner and David Panos based on the inferred prison encounters between the 18th century criminal Jack Sheppard and Daniel Defoe. It was co-commissioned by CCA and Chisenhale Gallery, London.
✽✽ FREE The Raw and the Cooked Tue 18 Aug–Sun 6 Sep.
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■ 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. The focus of this very personal father and daughter exhibition, featuring ceramics and textiles, changed when artist David Heminsley passed away in 2007.
■ COMPASS GALLERY 178 West Regent Street, 221 6370. Mon–Sat 10am–5.30pm. FREE New Generation Artists Until Sat 15 Aug. A 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. Mon–Fri 4pm–midnight; Sat noon–midnight; Sun 12.30pm–midnight. FREE Shapeshifters Until Wed 30 Sep. Collection of recent works by artist Emily Chappell, who specialises in hand drawn imagery for print.
■ THE GALLERY @ MUSSEL INN 157 Hope Street, 572 1405. Mon–Thu & Sun noon–2pm & 5.30pm–10pm; Fri & Sat noon–10pm. FREE The Rosslyn Templar Until Wed 2 Sep. Photography by Ashley Cowie.
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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 & 2pm–5pm. 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. FREE Worlds Sat 15 Aug–Wed 23 Sep. Thirteen photographers all based in the west of Scotland, and all members of Scottish Photographers, exhibit new work. ■ 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, noon–6pm. Artists Dave Cushley and Ally Wallace have been working in the space for the last five weeks. With a shared interest in the systemic nature of art production, both Cushley and Wallace 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 Scotland 2009.
■ THE MODERN INSTITUTE Suite 6, Floor 1, 73 Robertson Street, 248 3711. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat noon–5pm. FREE Tonite ●●●●● Until Sat 22 Aug. Large group exhibition featuring work by an esteemed array of artists including Martin Boyce, Martin Creed, Jim Lambie, Torsten Lauchmann, Sarah Lucas, Sue Tompkins and Turner Prize nominees Cathy Wilkes and Richard Wright.
■ RECOAT 323 North Woodside Road, 341 0069. Tue–Sun noon–6pm.
✽✽ FREE Spin on This Until Sun 6 Sep. Glasgow’s industrious Recoat
gallery celebrates its two-year anniversary with a bike-themed exhibition.
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■ 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, 11am–6pm. Recent graduates from the Glasgow School of Art exhibit new work, the group show taking its inspiration from a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. Featured artists include: Alison Whitehill, Katherine Gallacher, Jamie Carter and Jeremy Oversier. ■ 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. The Great Irish Famine through the eyes of Glaswegian artist Peter Howson.
■ 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. See picture caption, below. FREE Cerith Wyn Evans with Throbbing Gristle: A=P=P=A=R=I=T=I=O=N Until Sun 27 Sep. A remarkably large sculpture incorporating 16 suspended and highly polished circular audio spotlight panels. Throbbing Gristle have composed a special multi-channel soundtrack that plays back through the sculpture.
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 and play. FREE Rob Hunter & John Louden: It’s Not you – it’s Us (Medusa Complex) (Corridor of Doom) Until Sun 30 Aug. A site-specific project occupying the vast concourse space from the main entrance that leads to the DCA’s galleries, clusters of 100 wall- mounted heads refer to numerous classical myths. FREE Susanne Nørregård Nielsen: Red Yellow Blue Until Sun 30 Aug. Exhibiting a long time fascination with modernist art and a more recent interest in the distinctions between botany and art history, Danish artist Nielsen’s exhibition features a large glasshouse containing plants that 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
James Richards: Call and Bluff The first exhibition in Scotland by young
London-based artist James Richards incorporates collaged film footage ranging from scenes of total blankness to high emotion – Richards’ piece seeks to articulate narratives of obsession and desire. ■ Tramway, Glasgow, until Sun 23 Aug.
the John Grierson and Norman McLaren Archives Until Sat 5 Sep. The result of a collaborative project, this exhibition features film and archival material selected by artists including Katy Dove, Luke Fowler and archivist Karl Magee.