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GLASGOW
■ THE ARCHES 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. Opening times vary, see individual events for details. LAST CHANCE Robert Ormerod: Political Youth Thu 18 & Fri 19 Sep, 11am–11pm. Photographic work exploring how members of the public are expressing their political views. ■ BURRELL COLLECTION 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. Bellini to Boudin Until Mar 2015. Discover 40 gems from the Burrell’s fine art collection, including works by Degas, Cezanne and Whistler.
■ CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Galleries Tue–Sat 11am–6pm; Sun noon–6pm; closed Mon, but individual exhibitions may vary. General opening hours Mon–Sat 10am–midnight; Sun noon–midnight.
✽ NEW Gregor Wright: Dinosaur Expert I’m Feeling Lucky Sat 20 Sep–Sun 2 Nov. New work from the Glasgow-based artist with an interest in chance processes. See preview, right.
✽ NEW Conor Kelly: Do You Feel Like We Do? Sat 20 Sep–Sat 4
Oct. Tue–Sat noon-6pm. New work by the Glasgow-based artist, embracing the enchanted origins of painting. See preview, page 96. NEW Joshua Payne: Out of Body Thu 2–Sat 4 Oct. Thu 8–10pm; Fri 4–9pm; Sat 2–9pm. Immersive installation not suitable for motion sickness sufferers. Limited capacity with visitors admitted every 30 minutes.
■ THE COMMON GUILD 21 Woodlands Terrace, 428 3022. During exhibitions; Wed & Fri–Sun noon–5pm; Thu noon–7pm; closed Sun, Mon & Tue. Open by appointment at other times.
✽ NEW Duncan Campbell Sat 20 Sep–Sat 25 Oct. Films questioning
the authority, integrity and intentions behind information. See preview, page 95. Part of Generation.
■ CYRIL GERBER FINE ART 178 West Regent Street, 221 3095. Mon– Fri 9.30am–5.30pm; Sat 10am–5pm; closed Sun. LAST CHANCE David McClure RSA (1926–1998) Until Sat 4 Oct. A retrospective exhibition, drawn from the artist’s estate and curated by his son.
■ GALLERY OF MODERN ART Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. Mon– Wed & Sat 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–8pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. LAST CHANCE Douglas Gordon: Pretty Much Every Film and Video Work From About 1992 Until Now Until Sun 28 Sep. An encyclopaedic retrospective of one of Scotland’s most celebrated contemporary video artists, including the eponymous installation. Generation. Moyna Flannigan: Stare Until Sun 2 Nov. Images of fictional characters, taking inspiration from the story of Adam and Eve. Generation. Nathan Coley: The Lamp of Sacrifice Until Mar 2015. A series of scale models in cardboard of every place of worship listed in the 2004 Edinburgh telephone directory. Generation.
VISUAL ART
■ GLUE FACTORY 22 Farnell Street, Garscube Industrial Estate, Maryhill, thegluefactory.org Opening times vary, see individual events for details. NEW Jonathan Meese: Pump Up the Vampire, Pump Up the Vampire, Pump Up the Vampire, Smell! Sat 11 Oct–Sun 2 Nov. Wed–Sun noon–6pm. The debut show in Scotland by this controversial German artist. ■ THE HIDDEN GARDENS Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. Tue–Sat 10am–8pm (or dusk if earlier); Sun noon–6pm (or dusk if earlier); closed Mon until Tue 30 Sep. From Wed 1 Oct: Tue–Sat 10am–4pm; Sun noon–4pm; closed Mon. LAST CHANCE Mick Peter: Almost Cut My Hair Until Sun 5 Oct. Sculptures for the Hidden Gardens, based on manipulated drawings. Generation.
■ HOUSE FOR AN ART LOVER Bellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Road, 353 4776. Art Lovers Cafe and Shop open daily 10am–5pm; House opening times vary, please call to check. Alan Dunlop and Peter Murray: Drawing Counterpoints Until Mon 27 Oct. Drawings and paintings exploring the artists’ contrasting attitudes towards the urban landscape. LAST CHANCE Steven Grainger: Sometimes I pretend that I am a cowboy Thu 18 Sep, 11am–4pm. Sculptural landscape created for the artist’s cowboy alter ego.
■ HUNTERIAN MUSEUM & ART GALLERY University of Glasgow, 82 Hillhead Street, 330 4221. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 11am–4pm; closed Mon. Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Begonias Until Jan 2015. View one of Mackintosh’s London still lifes, which draws on his lifelong botanical studies. Lucy Skaer Until Jan 2015. A drawing, a film and two wooden sculptures, influenced by the maverick English surrealist Leonora Carrington. Mackintosh Travel Sketches Until Feb 2015. ‘Bits’ and ‘jottings’ from Mackintosh’s travels around Scotland, England and further afield. William Davidson: Art Collector Until Jan 2015. Exhibition examining the collection of Davidson, one of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s most important patrons and the man responsible for the preservation of the Mackintosh House interior. Mackintosh Architecture Until Jan 2015. £5 (£3). More than 80 drawings, archival material, films and models. ■ KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY & MUSEUM Argyle Street, 276 9599. Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. Alasdair Gray at 80 Until Fri 31 Oct. An exhibition to mark the 80th birthday of one of Scotland’s most revered artists. .
NEW Tessa Lynch Fri 10 Oct–Sat 29 Nov. New work from the Glasgow- based artist, created during a Graduate Fellowship at GSS between 2013 and 2014.
11 April – 24 October 2014 The Lighthouse 11 Mitchell Lane Glasgow G1 3NU Opening times: Monday – Saturday 10:30am – 5:00pm Sunday 12:00pm – 5:00pm — Explore the lasting legacy of the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow 18 Sep–16 Oct 2014 THE LIST 97
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INSTALLATION GREGOR WRIGHT: DINOSAUR EXPERT I’M FEELING LUCKY CCA, Glasgow, Fri 19 Sep–Sun 2 Nov
For his solo show at CCA, Gregor Wright has been making work in an empty Victorian office complex on Buchanan Street, using a corridor of rooms to create a body of life-sized foam figures, sculptures, wall drawings and paintings. ‘I had the whole floor of 20 rooms to myself, and about 15 of them were completely identical, all off this big, long corridor,’ Wright says. ‘It had a funny kind of vibe to it because it had become a bit shabby. Offices are funny in the first place – they’re unnatural spaces – but when the human presence has gone, they become really eerie and creepy.’ Wright’s work is informed by interests including science fiction,
computer games, gambling culture and elements of chance, logic and luck. ‘Luck crosses the boundary between superstition and reality; it’s not real, it doesn’t actually exist, but people project it,’ Wright adds. ‘It’s a human trait of pattern recognition. There’s a human need to read meaning into things in a semi-superstitious way, to imagine that something’s either lucky or it isn’t.’
Luck and chance feed into all aspects of Wright’s thinking and making processes, he says. ‘I openly invite chance into my work. I let things happen and my role becomes about controlling and directing them,’ he adds. ‘I do have a strict framework, but I’m not hell-bent on imposing it on the work. I’m happy to let chance elements come into play, and I steer them.’
The exhibition has a series of related events, including a screening of Bertrand Tavernier’s 1980 sci-fi film Death Watch, which was shot in Glasgow. ‘It shows the decaying grandeur; you get to see Glasgow from then and see what’s changed, and there’s a strange sense that nothing has,’ Wright says. ‘It shows you something you’re very familiar with – normal, rainy Glasgow – and gives it an unusual edge.’ (Rhona Taylor)
LAST CHANCE Sara Barker: For Myself & Strangers Until Sun 5 Oct. Sculpture from the Glasgow-based artist. Generation. ■ GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO Trongate 103, 552 0704. Gallery: Tue– Sat 10am–5.30pm; Sun noon–5pm; closed Mon. Workshop: Tue–Thu 10am–9pm; Fri & Sat 10am–5.30pm; closed Sun & Mon. LAST CHANCE Ashley Cook: May you live in interesting times Until Sun 28 Sep. Prints using found images and images from the artist’s own archives. LAST CHANCE Elizabeth Blackadder: Etchings and Screenprints Until Sun 5 Oct. Prints from 30 years of Dame Elizabeth’s work. NEW Gregor Smith Fri 3 Oct–Sun 2 Nov. Prints from the landscape painter. NEW Alasdair Gray Sat 11 Oct–Sun 16 Nov. Screenprints from Glasgow’s much-loved polymath.
■ GLASGOW SCULPTURE STUDIOS The Whisky Bond, Dawson Street, 353 3708. Wed–Sat 11am–5pm; closed Mon, Tue & Sun.