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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 Alex Johnston. All exhibitions free unless otherwise stated. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
GLASGOW ■ THE ARCHES 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. Claudia Nova: Axis Mundi
Until Mon 17 Jun. Mon–Thu 11am–11pm; Fri & Sat 11am– midnight; Sun noon–11pm. Glasgow artist explores the concept of the ‘sky pillar’. ■ THE BRIGGAIT 141 Bridgegate, 553 5890. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm. Opening times vary, see individual exhibition listings for information. LAST CHANCE Andrea Geile: Fallow Ground Until Fri 31 May. Mon–Fri noon–5.30pm. Exhibition exploring themes of conservation and landscape.
MULTIMEDIA PELES EMPIRE: F X G Glasgow Sculpture Studios, until Sat 22 Jun ●●●●●
One possible first thought upon entering the gallery and witnessing this exhibition is that its hanging doesn’t appear to have been finished. Against the austere walls of this old industrial space, featureless rectangles of concrete hang unlabelled and four mounds of paper appear to have been abandoned, crumpled and misshapen, upon the floor. To truly begin to grasp the work, however, one must first be made aware of the very specific process used by German-bred, London-based duo Peles Empire, AKA Katharina Stover and Barbara Wolff.
Since 2005, the pair’s main and only subject matter has been
Peles Castle in Romania, a 19th century pile decorated in various architectural styles, from Baroque to Art Deco and Rococo to Renaissance. Peles Empire’s work is an ongoing process of reproduction, and F X G focuses on one very specific part of the castle, a ceramic sculpture which the pair have photographed. Heaps of paper are large scale prints of the photograph, while wall-mounted pieces are smaller identical prints cast in concrete.
It’s tempting to see this selection of work as a teasing curio for what they’re doing in a wider sense, but there remains much food for thought here. The image itself appears to have been reproduced over and over until it’s unrecognisable, hinting at the diminishing value of a non-original copy of an artwork and the sense of cheapness which mass-production brings. There also persists the impression – in the sickly, pixellated, downgraded greens and purples of the image – that the value of a piece of visual art stored on digital media and what that means for its longevity is under interrogation. Yet the concrete pieces work almost as counterpoints, destroying the original prints and reminding us that good art resists being trapped in amber, rather finding its own history as an audience’s perceptions play upon it. (David Pollock)
■ CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Tue–Sat 11am–6pm. LAST CHANCE Mariana Castillo Deball: What we caught we threw away, what we didn’t catch we kept ●●●●● Until Sat 18 May. Mexican artist interested in museums culture. LAST CHANCE Marie- Michelle Deschamps & Justin Stephens: Routine Investigations Until Fri 17 May. Canadian artists exploring hiddenness.
■ THE COMMON GUILD 21 Woodlands Terrace, 428 3022. Tue, Wed & Sat noon–5pm; Thu & Fri noon–7pm.
✽ Carol Bove: The Foamy Saliva of a Horse ●●●●● Until Sat 29 Jun. See review, page 114.
■ COMPASS GALLERY 178 West Regent Street, 221 6370. Mon–Sat 9.30am–5.30pm. LAST CHANCE Still Spaces: the Allotment Project Until Sat 25 May. Gallery artists’ work on the theme of allotments. ■ CYRIL GERBER FINE ART 178 West Regent Street, 221 3095. Mon–Sat 9.30am–5.30pm. LAST CHANCE 19th–21st Century British Drawings, Paintings, Prints and Sculpture Until Fri 31 May. Works from the gallery collection. NEW The First of the Summer Wine Sat 1 Jun–Wed 3 Jul. The gallery’s annual summer show.
■ DAVID DALE GALLERY AND STUDIOS 161 Broad Street, Bridgeton, 258 9124. Thu–Sat noon–5pm. NEW The Grantchester Pottery
Sat 25 May–Sun 16 Jun. Ceramics, printed textiles, handpainted furniture and wall murals from the artists’ craft collective founded by Giles Pound and Phil Root.
■ EWAN MUNDY FINE ART 211 West George Street, 248 9755. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm. LAST CHANCE Arran to Iona Until Thu 23 May. Paintings by Maclauchlan Milne, FCB Cadell, Jessie King, EA Taylor, Mary Armour, Tom Shanks, Pat Douthwaite, William Gillies, Stewart Orr and others. ■ GALLERY OF MODERN ART Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. Mon–Wed & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm; Thu 10am–8pm. Everyday Until Sun 1 Sep. See preview, page 108. Niki de Saint Phalle: The Eric and Jean Cass Gift Until Sat 16 Nov. Public art by acclaimed French sculptor. LAST CHANCE Rachel Mimiec: Plough ●●●●● Until Mon 27 May. New works in paint and found images. Tales of the City: Gallery 2 Until Sun 23 Jun. Works from GoMA’s collection.
■ GATEHOUSE GALLERY Rouken Glen Road, 620 0235. Mon, Thu, Fri & Sun 1.30–5.30pm; Sat 11.30am–5.30pm. LAST CHANCE Darryn Eggleton Until Sun 26 May. Paintings and drawings of wildlife from the South Africa-born artist. ■ GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO Trongate 103, 552 0704. Gallery: Tue–Sat 10am–5.30pm; Sun noon–5pm. LAST CHANCE Sarah Wright Until Sun 2 Jun. New work from 2009 GSA graduate.
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