VisualArt
Exhibitions are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication to art@list.co.uk. Listings compiled by Laura Ennor and Alex Johnston. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
GLASGOW
■ 42 CARLTON PLACE carltonplace@hotmail.co.uk FREE Clive Hodgson: Signed Paintings Sat 8 Sep–Sun 7 Oct, Wed– Sun noon–6pm. Paintings by an artist who claims himself ‘attracted to the ram- pant vacuity of decorative painting.’ ■ THE ARCHES 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. Daily noon–6pm. FREE Karen L Vaughan: I Can’t Get That Sound You Make Out Of My Head ●●●●● Until Fri 31 Aug. Contemporary embroidery.
■ CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Tue– Sat 11am–6pm. FREE Oscar Godfrey: Fat Exotic Until Sat 1 Sep. Site-specific abstract paintings. FREE What We Have Done, What We Are About to Do Until Sat 15 Sep. Film footage documenting the his- tory of the CCA and its former incarna- tion, the Third Eye Centre.
■ THE COMMON GUILD 21 Woodlands Terrace, 428 3022. Tue, Wed & Sat noon–5pm; Thu & Fri noon– 7pm. FREE Ugo Rondinone: Primitive Sat 8 Sep–Sat 17 Nov. Fifty-nine striking bird sculptures.
■ CYRIL GERBER FINE ART 178 West Regent Street, 221 3095. Mon– Fri 9.30am–5.30pm (Thu until 7pm); Sat 10am–5.30pm; Sun 11am–4pm. FREE The First of the Summer Wine Until Fri 31 Aug. Scottish Colourists, Glasgow Boys & Girls, Blackadder, Clark and many more.
■ DAVID DALE GALLERY AND STUDIOS 161 Broad Street, Bridgeton, 258 9124. Fri–Sun noon–5pm. FREE Carla Scott Fullerton Sat 8– Sun 30 Sep. Work created during a sum- mer residency.
■ THE DUCHY GALLERY 23 Duke Street, 237 8754. Fri–Sat noon– 6pm.
✽FREE James McLardy: The Swan and Hostage Until Sat 25
Aug. See Hitlist, page 89.
■ GALLERY OF MODERN ART Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. Mon–Wed & Sat 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–8pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. FREE Tales of the City Until vari- ous dates in late 2012 and early 2013. Three-part exhibition featuring works by major artists purchased on the Art Fund International scheme. FREE Fiona Tan: Disorient ●●●●● Until Sun 24 Feb 2013. See review, page 89. ■ GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO Trongate 103, 552 0704. Tue–Sat 10am– 5.30pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE The Medium is the Message Until Sun 9 Sep. Exploration of how artists have used words in print- making.
■ GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART 167 Renfrew Street, 353 4500. Interpretation space & shop open daily 10.30am–6.30pm. Exhibition opening hours vary. FREE Glasgow School of Art Masters of Letters Degree Show Sat 1–Sun 9 Sep, daily 11am–5pm. See 90 THE LIST 23 Aug–20 Sep 2012
the fruits of the GSA’s new MLitt course in Fine Art Practice. ■ GLASGOW SCIENCE CENTRE 50 Pacific Quay, 420 5000. Daily 10am– 5pm. FREE Going Viral Wed 5 Sep–Mon 8 Oct. Multimedia created in collaboration by six artists and four immunologists.
■ GLASGOW SCULPTURE STUDIOS The Whisky Bond, Dawson Street, 07582 698832. Thu–Sat 11am–5pm.
✽FREE The Clipperton Project Until Sat 27 Oct. See Hitlist, page 89.
■ HOUSE FOR AN ART LOVER Bellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Road, 353 4776. Daily 10am–5pm. FREE Scottish Society of Architect Artists’ Summer Exhibition Until Mon 27 Aug. The society’s 25th anniversary. FREE Natural Wonder Tue 28 Aug– Tue 25 Sep. Botanical art. ■ HUNTERIAN MUSEUM & ART GALLERY University of Glasgow, 82 Hillhead Street, 330 4221. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 11am–4pm; closed Mon. Rembrandt and the Passion Sat 15 Sep–Sun 2 Dec. £5 (£3). Rembrandt’s Entombment Sketch, considered in rela- tion to other pictures of the Passion.
■ KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY & MUSEUM Argyle Street, 276 9599. Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. FREE Utility: Rationalising Furniture Design Until Sun 30 Sep. Furniture from the Freedom of Design movement.
■ THE LIGHTHOUSE 11 Mitchell Lane, 276 5365. Mon–Sat 10.30am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Black Arches Until Fri 31 Aug. Patterned and cut room-dividers by Mhari McMullan. FREE Input & Ideas: Rethinking Scotland’s Policy on Architecture & Place Until Sun 26 Aug. Ground- breaking architectural projects. FREE On:AIR Until Fri 31 Aug. Jewellery and silversmithing. FREE Glasgow School of Art Graduate Degree Show Sat 15–Sat 29 Sep. Work from across the GSA’s range of Masters programmes. ■ LILLIE ART GALLERY Station Road, Milngavie, 578 8847. Tue– Sat 10am–1pm & 2–5pm. FREE The Lillie at 50 Until Thu 27 Sep. Works from the collection, includ- ing FCB Caddell, JD Ferguson, Joan Eardley and founder Robert Lillie.
■ MACKINTOSH MUSEUM The Glasgow School of Art, 167 Renfrew Street, 353 4500. Daily 11am–5pm.
✽FREE Studio 58: Women Artists in Glasgow since WWII
Until Sun 30 Sep. See Hitlist, page 89.
■ MARY MARY @ 45 ALEXANDRA PARK STREET 45 Alexandra Park Street, marymarygal- lery.co.uk FREE Sara Barker Sat 8 Sep–Sat 6 Oct, Thu–Sun 11am–6pm. Site-specific multimedia sculptural installation.
■ MARY MARY Suite 2/1, 6 Dixon Street, 226 2257. Tue– Sat noon–6pm.
✽FREE Alistair Frost: Image Coming Soon Sat 8 Sep–Sat 20
Oct. See Hitlist, page 89.
■ MITCHELL LIBRARY North Street, 287 2999. Mon–Sat 10.30am–5pm (Thu until 7pm); Sun noon–5pm. FREE RGI 151st Annual Open Exhibition Sun 16 Sep–Sat 6 Oct. Annual exhibition of painting.
■ THE OLD HAIRDRESSERS Opposite Stereo, Renfield Lane, 222 2254. FREE Meeting Point Sun 26–Tue 28 Aug, Sun 6–10pm; Mon & Tue noon– 7pm. Student exhibition of cinematic and atmospheric oil paintings.
■ PROJECT ABILITY Trongate 103, 552 2822. Tue–Sat 10am– 5pm. FREE Lesley Nimmo: Selected Paintings Fri 7–Sat 29 Sep. First solo exhibition from Project Ability member Nimmo. ■ RECOAT 323 North Woodside Road, 341 0069. Tue–Sun noon–6pm. FREE Illustrated Love Affair Until Sun 16 Sep. Illustrators Dwayne Bell and Lucy MacLeod share a love of mid- 20th century lifestyle illustration, vintage comic books and photography.
■ RGI KELLY GALLERY 118 Douglas Street, 248 6386. Tue–Fri 10.30am–5pm; Sat 10.30am–3pm. FREE Assembly: New Graduates from City College and UWS, Glasgow Until Sat 1 Sep. Fine art pho- tography. FREE Home & Away - Ann Mead & Willie Rodger Tue 4–Sat 15 Sep. Work by a painter and printmaker who have been friends since studying together at GSA. FREE Salon des Refusés Tue 18–Sat 29 Sep. A spillover from the enormous 151st Annual Open Exhibition (see above).
■ ROGER BILLCLIFFE GALLERY 134 Blythswood Street, 332 4027. Mon– Fri 9.30am–5.30pm; Sat 10am–1pm. FREE Summer Design Collection & Felis Catus Until Fri 31 Aug. Tableware, jewellery and animal sculp- tures. ■ SCOTLANDART.COM 193 Bath Street, 221 4502. Tue–Fri 10.30am–5.30pm; Sat 11am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Summer Exhibition Until Fri 31 Aug. A wide variety of original paint- ings.
■ SMITHY GALLERY 74 Glasgow Road, Blanefield, 01360 770551. Tue–Sat 11am–5pm; Sun 1–5pm. FREE David Martin, Sian MacQueen, David Smith Until Sun 16 Sep. Three Scotland-based painters.
■ STREET LEVEL PHOTO WORKS Trongate 103, 552 2151. Tue–Sat 10am– 5pm; Sun noon–5pm.
✽FREE Futureproof 2012 Until Sun 16 Sep. See Hitlist, page 89.
■ TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. Tue–Fri noon–5pm; Sat & Sun noon–6pm.
✽FREE Jannis Kounellis ●●●●● Until Sun 23 Sep. See Hitlist, page 89.
■ THE VIRGINIA GALLERY 45 Virginia Street, 552 5699. Over-18s only. Wed–Sat 11am–5.30pm. FREE Youth Until Sat 8 Sep. Group show by artists who are all under the age of 25.
EDINBURGH
■ THE ADAM POTTERY 76 Henderson Row, 557 3978. Mon–Sat 11am–6pm. FREE Clay 2012 Until Sat 1 Sep. Contemporary and traditional ceramics. Fringe. ■ AMBER ARTS 78 Montrose Terrace, Abbeyhill, 661 1167. Tue–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat 10am– 2.30pm.
FREE Cat Outram: Etching the Landscape Until Sat 8 Sep. Etchings showing Scottish landscapes.
■ ART’S COMPLEX St Margaret’s House, 151 London Road, 661 1924. Opening times vary, see indi- vidual exhibition listings for details. FREE Herminia Bernal: A Monochrome Gathering Sat 25 Aug–Sun 2 Sep, daily 11am–7pm. Photographic portraits of Art’s Complex- resident creative types. FREE Berglind: The Smile of an Oligarch Sat 1–Sun 16 Sep, daily 11am–7pm. Political art exploring supply and demand. FREE Alan Chapman: Landfill Sat 8–Sat 15 Sep, daily 10am–6pm. Printing, painting and collage delving into geologi- cal strata. FREE Matt Higgins and David Woods: Kaleidoscope Sat 15–Sat 22 Sep, daily 11am–7pm. Vast psychedelic cityscapes, cast glass and carved wooden sculptures. ■ ARTHUR’S SEAT see speedoflight2012.org.uk for bookings and info.
✽NVA’s Speed of Light Until Sat 1 Sep (not Mon/Tue, except Bank
Holiday Mon 27 Aug), 9.15–11pm. £24 (£18). What’s that coming over the hill? Is it an immersive twilight kinetic-athlet- ic art installation? Yes, it is.
■ BON PAPILLON 15 Howe Street, 538 2505. Mon & Wed– Sun 9am–5pm; closed Tue. FREE Festival 5 Until Sat 1 Sep. Landscape painting by five contemporary Scottish artists.
■ BOURNE FINE ART 6 Dundas Street, 557 4050. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 11am–2pm. FREE Jock McFadyen: The Ability to Cling Until Sat 1 Sep. See review, page 141. EAF. ■ CENTRAL LIBRARY 7-9 George IV Bridge, 242 8100. Mon– Thu 10am–8pm; Fri 10am–5pm; Sat 9am–1pm. FREE The Anomaly That is Burke, Hare and Knox Until Fri 31 Aug. Exhibition inspired by the notorious mur- derers and the corrupt anatomist.
■ CITY ART CENTRE 2 Market Street, 529 3993. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Human Race: Inside the History of Sports Medicine Until Sun 9 Sep. An in-depth look at the human body. EAF. Leslie Hunter: A Life in Colour ●●●●● Until Sun 14 Oct. £5 (£3.50). A major retrospective of the work of the Scottish Colourist. Fringe & EAF. FREE The Scottish Colourists: Inspiration and Influence Until Sun 14 Oct. Placing the work of the Colourists in its historical and cultural context. FREE The Travelling Gallery: We Form Geology Fri 24 Aug, noon–8pm. New work by Ilana Halperin exploring geological phenomena in the Travelling Gallery (it’s a bus full of art, in case you didn’t know). ■ COLLECTIVE GALLERY 22–28 Cockburn Street, 220 1260. Tue– Sun 11am–5pm FREE Mick Peter & BS Johnson: Lying and Liars Until Sun 30 Sep. Exhibition concerned with truth and lies. EAF.
■ THE DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE 3 Doune Terrace, 225 7189. Mon–Thu 10am–4pm. FREE Playground of Dreams by Maria Lomholdt & Mlle Borcher Until Thu 6 Sep. Weird and wonderful work by Danish photographer Lomholdt and fashion designer Borcher. Part