VisualArt HITLIST THE BEST EXHIBITIONS
Gravity’s Rainbow Colour-focused group show that takes its title from Thomas Pynchon’s baroque noir. See review, page 89. Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh, until Sat 23 Jul.
Breaking the Renaissance Code Punchy exhibition that places Dürer, Rembrandt and Holbein alongside artists such as Hervé Télémaque, Alasdair Gray and 16th century emblem books. See review, page 89. The Hunterian Gallery, Glasgow, until Tue 4 Oct. Gina Glover: Playgrounds of War Striking images of abandoned military bases near the artist’s home. See Artbeat, right. Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow, until Sun 7 Aug.
Dürer’s Fame Works inspired by the 16th century German maestro of woodcuts and engravings, Albrecht Dürer. See review, page 89. National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, until Tue 11 Oct.
David Mach: Precious Light Scottish artist Mach’s first exhibition north of the border in years is inspired by the 400th anniversary of the King James version of the Bible. City Art Centre, Edinburgh, Sat 30 Jul–Sun 16 Oct. 400 Women Tamsyn Challenger has collaborated with 200 artists to respond to the murders of 400 Mexican women in a show that reflects more broadly on gender violence. Canongate Venture, Edinburgh, Thu 4 Aug–Sun 4 Sep.
Cara Tolmie & Nina Rhode Last chance to catch the intriguing film and sculptural works by these two Berlin- and Glasgow- based artists. Dundee Contemporary Arts, until Sun 31 Jul.
British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet The touring exhibition continues at venues across Glasgow, including works by Sarah Lucas, Charles Avery and Luke Fowler. CCA, Gallery of Modern Art & Tramway, Glasgow, until Sun 21 Aug.
Urs Fischer & Georg Herold Swiss artist Fischer exhibits with veteran Herold, who creates sculptures and drawings from non-traditional materials. Reviewed next issue. The Modern Institute, Glasgow, until Sat 3 Sep.
Robert Rauschenberg: Botanical Vaudeville The first show in Scotland in 30 years by the late, great American artist. Reviewed next issue. Inverleith House, Royal Botanic Gardens, Wed 27 Jul–Sun 2 Oct.
88 THE LIST 21 Jul–4 Aug 2011
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ARTBeat GINA GLOVER
What made you want to be a photographer? I had trained as a painter in the 60s but I found this a very isolating activity. I realised I wished to communicate and collaborate with people. In the 1980s I jointly founded Photo Co Op, which became the Photofusion Photography Centre in Brixton, London. You take photographs of abandoned military bases. What drew you to this subject? I grew up near the secret World War II aerodrome, Harrington, which, in the late 50s, became a nuclear missile base. I now live on part of this site. Over the road from my home is where the Thor Nuclear rockets were housed – the first intercontinental ballistic missile, and, during the Cuban missile crisis, these Thor missiles were primed for firing. As a child I had no understanding of this history so it has become my obsession to continually revisit and collect artefacts and stories from neighbouring farmers, who share my passion for this wasteland. How did you come to exhibit at Street Level Photoworks? My son was at Glasgow University so I went there whenever I visited him. I met the director Malcolm Dickenson at a Portfolio Review session in Birmingham and showed him this work. I was delighted to be invited to the gallery and to have a residency to include war sites in Scotland. Can you tell us about your next project? I have recently visited Kaliningrad, Russia. The Russians keep much of their military armoury there so a great part of the country is off limits. It used to be Prussia until the carve- up after WW2. It was the home of the philosopher Immanuel Kant. So I think the subject matter will be a blend of three things: secrecy, no-man’s land and Kant’s ideas on how we perceive the world. He was also the first person to call for world peace. So that makes Kant the world’s first hippy. ■ Gina Glover: Playgrounds of War, Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow, until Sun 7 Aug.