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PRIVATE VIEW MICHAEL WHITE
Since graduating from Glasgow School of Art in 2009, Michael White has had solo exhibitions at the Glue Factory, the Collective and the Duchy. His latest show, You’re studying that reality . . . We’ll act again opens at Queens Park Railway Club in October
What ideas have particularly stimulated your work recently? I’ve recently been looking at the function of faith or the belief in an ideology and how that permeates everything in society. When you start talking about things in terms of faith it starts illustrating how fictional it is. It’s only made real because we’re embedded in a system that allows the implications of the discussions to be made real because everything’s built around that idea.
What work are you showing for your upcoming exhibition?
The work is a series of 100 portraits of different philosophers, inventors, science fiction writers, psychologists, politicians etc. I have chosen to portray each figure through my own frame of reference; these are people that I believe have influenced the nature of the social, ideological and political landscape that we live in now. How are you presenting it?
It’s not chronological or linear – it’s more of a constellation or a kind of map. The portraits are all sketched on correspondence I had with the job centre while unemployed, so it eludes to issues with the politics of labour, the welfare state and bureaucratic systems that are essentially abstract and the product of a consensually created reality. That reality is made tangible through the production of paper documents which become part of the drawings. They then create a series of loose relationships and potential narrative threads which are left open to the viewer to interpret their own position within that framework. (Interview by Kirsty Neale) ■ Queens Park Railway Club, Glasgow, Thu 2–Sat 25 Oct.
98 THE LIST 18 Sep–16 Oct 2014
LAST CHANCE Damian Shields: Scotland Through the Keyhole Until Sun 21 Sep. Work by landscape photographer Damian Shields. Getting Creative with Combat Stress Until Sun 16 Nov. Work by ex- service men and women who create art as part of a therapeutic process. Jewel-like Treasures: Dutch and Flemish Paintings on Copper Until Jun 2015. Explore works dating back to the 1600s that eschew canvas or board in favour of copper sheets. Looking at World War I Until Jul 2015. Paintings and sculpture. ■ KENDALL KOPPE GALLERY Suite 1–2, 6 Dixon Street, 07969 403472. Wed–Sat 11am–5pm; closed Mon, Tue & Sun. Josh Faught: I know I came into this room for a reason Until Thu 30 Oct. New work from San Francisco artist.
■ LEIPER FINE ART 117 West George Street, 204 2372. Opening times vary, see individual exhibitions for details. LAST CHANCE The Auld Acquaintance Thu 18 & Fri 19 Sep, noon–8pm. Cartoons on the independence referendum.
■ THE LIGHTHOUSE 11 Mitchell Lane, 276 5365. Mon–Sat 10.30am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. LAST CHANCE A+DS and RIAS Scottish Student Awards for Architecture Until Sun 28 Sep. The best work in various categories by Scotland’s architecture schools students. City Observatory Installation Until Sat 20 Dec. Installation by the Institute of Future Cities, showing how city data helps us to understand urban centres. ■ LILLIE ART GALLERY Station Road, Milngavie, 956 5536. Tue–Sat 10am–1pm & 2–5pm; closed Mon & Sun. LAST CHANCE Lys Hansen: Love & War & Paint Until Wed 24 Sep. Work from the 80s to the present day by the distinguished Scottish artist.
■ MARY MARY Suite 2/1, 6 Dixon Street, 226 2257. Tue– Sat noon–6pm; closed Mon & Sun. Aleana Egan: There Are All Sorts of Lives Until Sat 1 Nov. Sculptural, video and graphic work by Dublin artist.
■ THE MODERN INSTITUTE @ AIRD’S LANE 3–5 Aird’s Lane, 248 3711. Thu–Sat noon–5pm; closed Mon–Wed & Sun. NEW Andrew Kerr Sat 20 Sep–Sat 1 Nov. New work from the Glasgow-based artist. ■ THE MODERN INSTITUTE 14–20 Osborne Street, 248 3711. Mon– Fri 10am–6pm; Sat noon–5pm; closed Sun. Jeremy Deller Until Sat 25 Oct. Work from the English artist, whose English Magic installation was one of the hits of the 2013 Venice Biennale.
■ PEOPLE’S PALACE & WINTER GARDENS Glasgow Green, 276 0788. Palace: Tue–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm; closed Mon; Winter Gardens: daily 10am–5pm. LAST CHANCE Beagles and Ramsay: Ventriloquist Dummies Double Self-portrait Until Mon 29 Sep. Installation involving ventriloquist dummies. Fred A Farrell: Glasgow’s War Artist Until Sun 23 Nov. Sketches and watercolours from the WWI artist. ■ PROJECT ABILITY Trongate 103, 552 2822. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm; closed Mon & Sun. Young Talent Until Sat 18 Oct. Art by students aged five–25 who attend Project Ability’s Saturday Visual Arts Classes.
■ RGI KELLY GALLERY 118 Douglas Street, 248 6386. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm; closed Sun & Mon. LAST CHANCE Catherine Cameron Until Sat 27 Sep. Large- format, black and white photographs by Glasgow School of Art graduate. NEW The Airdrie Boys Sat 4 Oct–Sat 1 Nov. Paintings by Dan Ferguson and John Cunningham. ■ SCOTLANDART.COM 193 Bath Street, 221 4502. Tue–Fri 10.30am–5.30pm; Sat 11am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm; closed Mon. LAST CHANCE September’s Mixed Artist Exhibition Until Tue 30 Sep. New work from gallery artists.
■ SMITHY GALLERY 74 Glasgow Road, Blanefield, 01360 770551. Tue–Sat 11am–5pm; Sun 1–5pm; closed Mon. LAST CHANCE Joyce Gunn Cairns Until Sun 12 Oct. Work by the celebrated Edinburgh-based artist. ■ STREET LEVEL PHOTOWORKS Trongate 103, 552 2151. Tue–Sat 10am– 5pm; Sun noon–5pm; closed Mon. Common Ground: New Documentary Photography from Scotland and Wales Until Sun 19 Oct. New photographs from two photography collectives: Document Scotland (Colin McPherson, Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert, Sophie Gerrard and Stephen McLean) and A New Beginning (James O Jenkins, Jack Latham, Abbie Trayler-Smith and Gawain Barnard).
■ THE TELFER 3rd Floor, 84 Miller Street, the-telfer.com Thu–Sun noon–5pm. LAST CHANCE Nick Thomas: Who Built the Access Road? Until Sun 28 Sep. Installation of a filmic portrait of the Uists and the missile testing site there. ■ TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. Building open: Tue–Sat 10am–8pm, Sun noon–6pm; Exhibitions open: Tue–Fri noon–5pm; Sat & Sun noon–6pm; closed Mon. LAST CHANCE Cathy Wilkes Until Sun 5 Oct. Work by Belfast-born installation artist whose pieces sometimes draw on her personal history. Generation. NEW Charlotte Prodger: microsphaeric howard hughes heaven movie Fri 19 Sep, 8.30pm. Installation and performance reconsidering various aspects of the artist’s work and exploring the relationships between language and techniques. Generation. NEW Alan Michael Fri 26 Sep–Sun 26 Oct. Paintings from an artist influenced by pop art and photorealism. Generation. NEW Raydale Dower Fri 10 Oct, 7pm. Mixed-media work from Dower exploring sound as sculpture.
■ VARIOUS VENUES: GLASGOW NEW Creative Mackintosh Festival Fri 10–Sun 26 Oct. Times vary. Prices vary. A festival celebrating the creative genius of Charles Rennie Mackintosh by allowing everyone to unleash their own creativity through workshops and activities.
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vary. LAST CHANCE Edges Until Mon 29 Sep. Mon–Wed 10am–8pm; Thu–Sat 10am–5pm. Work by photographers who prefer slow processes to digital imaging. ■ CITY ART CENTRE 2 Market Street, 529 3993. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. A–Z: An Alphabetical Tour of Scottish Art Until Sun 16 Nov. An overview of Scottish art from the 17th century to now, featuring artists from William Allan to Aleksander Zyw. Urban/Suburban Until Sun 19 Oct. A view of architecture and the built environment in recent Scottish art, featuring work by Nathan Coley, Graham Fagan, Carol Rhodes, Toby Paterson, Christine Borland and others. Generation. Where Do I End and You Begin Until Sun 19 Oct. A major exhibition of contemporary art from around the world, selected by five curators from Commonwealth countries and investigating the ideas and myths underpinning the notion of ‘commonwealth’ itself.
■ DOUBTFIRE GALLERY 3 South East Circus Place, 225 6540. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat noon–5pm; closed Sun. LAST CHANCE Land and a Cow Until Tue 30 Sep. Images of crofts from the outer Hebrides, from four artists who live there: Anne Campbell, David Greenall, Ruth O’Dell and Simon Rivett.
■ DOVECOT STUDIOS 10 Infirmary Street, 550 3660. Building: Mon–Sat 10.30am–5.30pm, closed Sun; Viewing Balcony: Mon–Fri noon–3pm, Sat 10.30am–5.30pm, closed Sun; but individual exhibitions may vary. LAST CHANCE Craigie Aitchison: Paintings, Etchings and Tapestries Until Sat 27 Sep. An exhibition in association with Timothy Taylor Gallery, London of work from Craigie Aitchison’s estate. LAST CHANCE Current Exchanges: Dovecot and the Australian Tapestry Workshop Until Sat 27 Sep. A celebration of the links and common philosophies between Dovecot Studios and the Australian Tapestry Workshop in Melbourne. NEW Gem: Contemporary Jewellery and Gemstones from Afghanistan and the UK Fri 3 Oct– Sun 9 Nov. Jewellery from Kabul-based craft and design organisation Turquoise Mountain, alongside contemporary jewellery by Melanie Eddy, Vicki Sarge and Pippa Small. ■ THE EDINBURGH GALLERY 20a Dundas Street, 557 5002. Mon–Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 10am–1pm; closed Sun. NEW Dance and Cafe Culture Sat 27 Sep–Fri 24 Oct. Work by Andrew Fitzpatrick, Norma Maclean, Peter Nardini, Chris Taylor, Nichola Martin and Maggie Vance.
■ EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 Union Street, 557 2479. Tue–Sat 10am–6pm; closed Mon & Sun. NEW Nana Shiomi: Reverse: Universe Sat 20 Sep–Sat 1 Nov. Prints and other works exploring the idea of duality, commissioned and published by Edinburgh Printmakers, in the first solo exhibition in Scotland by this Japanese artist.
■ BOURNE FINE ART 6 Dundas Street, 557 4050. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 11am–2pm; closed Sun. NEW Sam Bough (1822–1878) Wed 1–Fri 31 Oct. Paintings from the 19th- century artist who was admired by Robert Louis Stevenson, among others. ■ CENTRAL LIBRARY 7–9 George IV Bridge, 242 8100. Mon– Thu 10am–8pm; Fri 10am–5pm; Sat 9am–1pm, but individual events may
■ EDS GALLERY 13A Great King Street, 556 0971. Opening times vary; see individual exhibitions for details. NEW Auld Alliance Contemporary Exhibitions Sat 4 Oct–Sat 1 Nov. Tue–Sat 11am–6pm; closed Mon & Sun. A joint exhibition by Scottish and French artists, featuring work by Samantha Boyes, Ross Macrae, Jacob Kerray, Hélène Lhote, Paella, Dix10, Roma Napoli and Black Sifichi. See also Institut