VISUAL ART
Exhibitions are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication by using our ‘Add an Event’ service at list.co.uk Listings compiled by Alex Johnston. All exhibitions free unless otherwise stated. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
GLASGOW
■ THE BRIGGAIT 141 Bridgegate, 553 5890. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm, but individual exhibitions may vary. NEW YAKA Collective: So It Is Sat 15–Sat 29 Nov. Mon–Fri 9.30am– 5.30pm. Debut show by a new art collective formed by GSA graduates. ■ BURRELL COLLECTION 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. Bellini to Boudin Until Sat 21 Mar. Discover 40 gems, including works by Degas, Cezanne and Whistler.
■ CALEDONIA ROAD FREE CHURCH 1 Caledonia Road, Gorbals NEW YAKA Collective: So It Is Sat 15–Sat 29 Nov. Wed–Fri noon–5pm. See The Briggait, Glasgow.
■ 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 Manuel Chavajay & Rebecca Wilcox: This Might Be a Place for Hummingbirds Fri 14 Nov–Sun 18 Jan. Work by two artists with apparently little in common: Guatemalan painter and sculptor Chavajay and Glasgow-based video artist Wilcox. See Realist, page 4. ■ COMPASS GALLERY 178 West Regent Street, 221 6370. Mon– Fri 9.30am–5.30pm; Sat 10am–5pm; closed Sun. Compass Gallery Cabinet Show Until Wed 31 Dec. Exhibition based on the custom of European travellers in the 17th and 18th centuries, who would go abroad and bring back items which they’d then display in cabinets. With works from over 100 contemporary artists, taking in painting, drawings, glass and sculpture.
■ CYRIL GERBER FINE ART 178 West Regent Street, 221 3095. Mon– Fri 9.30am–5.30pm; Sat 10am–5pm; closed Sun. NEW The Winter Collection Sat 6 Dec–Sat 31 Jan. Annual Winter exhibition of paintings, drawings, limited edition prints, sculptures and ceramics.
■ DAVID DALE GALLERY AND STUDIOS 161 Broad Street, Bridgeton, 258 9124. Thu–Sat noon–5pm; closed Sun–Wed. LAST CHANCE Alex Impey Sat 15 & 22 Nov only. New work from artist concerned with animality and technology. ■ GALLERY OF MODERN ART Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. Mon– Wed & Sat 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–8pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. Art From Elsewhere: International Art from Contemporary UK Galleries Until Sun 1 Feb. International work by Peter Hujar, Jenny Holzer, Paulo Bruscky, Ana Mendieta, Kara Walker and Amar Kanwar, among others. Nathan Coley: The Lamp of Sacrifice Until Sun 1 Mar. A series of cardboard models of every place of worship listed in the 2004 Edinburgh telephone directory. Part of Generation.
98 THE LIST 13 Nov–11 Dec 2014
Mackintosh Travel Sketches Until Sun 15 Feb. Drawings from the architect’s travels. William Davidson: Art Collector Until Sun 4 Jan. A look at the collection of one of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s most important patrons. Mackintosh Architecture Until Sun 4 Jan. £5 (£3). Over 80 architectural drawings, archival material, films and models – many rare or never before exhibited – exploring the work of Glasgow’s famous son. The exhibition is the culmination of the Hunterian’s ’Mackintosh Architecture: Context, Making and Meaning research project. ■ IOTA Unlimited Studios, 25 Hyndland Street, 338 6052. Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat 10am– 5pm; Thu 10am–6pm during exhibitions, but individual exhibitions may vary. Otherwise open during office hours and on Farmers’ Market Saturdays. NEW Winter Exhibition Fri 14–Sat 22 Nov. Work in oil and acrylics by gallery artists Elisa Alvarez-Curto, Lauretta MacLeod and Pascale Steenkiste, with 10% of proceeds going to Yorkhill Children’s Charity. NEW Window Shopping Mon 1–Tue 23 Dec. Daily (not Sun) 10am–6pm. Work by gallery artists.
■ KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY & MUSEUM Argyle Street, 276 9599. Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. Alasdair Gray: From the Personal to the Universal Until Feb 2015. £5 (£3; under 16s free). A major retrospective to mark the 80th birthday of one of Scotland’s most revered artists. The Alasdair Gray Season. LAST CHANCE Getting Creative with Combat Stress Until Sun 16 Nov. Work by ex-service men and women. Jewel-like Treasures: Dutch and Flemish Paintings on Copper Until Jun 2015. Explore works in the collection dating back to the 1600s that eschew canvas or board in favour of thin sheets of copper. Looking at World War I Until Jul 2015. Paintings and sculpture from the collection.
■ LAURIESTON ARCHES AND WALL SPACE Cleland Lane, Laurieston NEW YAKA Collective: So It Is Sat 15–Sat 29 Nov. Wed–Fri noon–5pm. See The Briggait, Glasgow. ■ LAURIESTON ARENA Norfolk Court, Laurieston NEW YAKA Collective: So It Is Sat 15–Sat 29 Nov. Wed–Fri noon–5pm. See The Briggait, Glasgow.
■ THE LIGHTHOUSE 11 Mitchell Lane, 276 5365. Mon–Sat 10.30am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. Alice Dansey-Wright: Legitimate Likenesses Until Jan 2015. Mon- Sat 10.30am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. Glasgow-based illustrator presents new work inspired by American decorative and folk art.
■ LILLIE ART GALLERY Station Road, Milngavie, 956 5536. Tue–Sat 10am–1pm & 2–5pm; closed Mon & Sun. NEW Christmas Art Show Sat 15 Nov–Sat 20 Dec. Christmas-themed arts and crafts at affordable prices, from gallery artists. NEW Figures and Faces Sat 15 Nov–Tue 9 Dec. Images of people from the gallery’s permanent collection.
■ MARY MARY Suite 2/1, 6 Dixon Street, 226 2257. Tue– Sat noon–6pm; closed Mon & Sun. NEW Jonathan Gardner Sat 15 Nov–Sat 17 Jan. Work by artist whose paintings have been compared to those of Picabia, Magritte and Balthus.
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INSTALLATION ANNA OPPERMANN: COTONEASTER HORIZONTALIS Cooper Gallery, Dundee, until Sat 13 Dec ●●●●●
An ‘ensemble’ is the name given by the late German artist Anna Oppermann to, in her words, ‘the documentation of a particular method during perception and / or awareness exercises’. What this means in practice is a large installation-cum-artwork-cum-schematic which represents every artistic expression of her thinking around a single subject, often one which appears more or less trivial. People, events and utterances could all be co-opted as the basis for an ensemble, but in this instance it’s the shrub of the title – and to a certain extent Oppermann’s own dissatisfaction with her work in academia at the time of its creation around 1982–84, for the piece is subtitled ‘Anticommunication Design’. Ensconced in one corner of the large Cooper Gallery, ‘Cotoneaster
Horizontalis’ looks almost diminutive in the large space. Despite the size of the piece, its component parts are intended to be viewed in miniature, it seems, with every detail skimmed over to create an overriding impression of the work. Mounted on wooden board and with a plinth in the centre containing the shrub of the title, it bears photographs of people and the work itself in progress, sketches of ideas and seemingly reproduced scenes, newspaper cuttings, written text (both largely in German) and little model furniture designs.
As a representation of Oppermann’s thoughts and a manifestation
of the process of creativity it’s an intriguing work, although some may feel unsatisfied by the very true-feeling notion that creativity is not a pristine, structured process, rather an assemblage of scraps and half-thought ideas which somehow fuse together. As the first ever solo UK retrospective of this important European artist, however, it’s as compelling for the glimpse into her life and practice provided by the comprehensive ancillary materials, an ‘ensemble’ of its own about an artist who much preferred talking of ‘shortcomings, complaints and hindrances’ in her work. (David Pollock)
NEW Alasdair Gray: Spheres of Influence I Sat 22 Nov–Mon 25 May. A look at the influences on Gray’s art and his own influence on others. Part of The Alasdair Gray Season.
■ 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 Alasdair Gray: A Life in Print and Posters Until Sun 16 Nov. New screenprints and a selection of posters from the artist / author. The Alasdair Gray Season. LAST CHANCE Fiona Wilson Until Sun 30 Nov. Prints from the Glasgow painter. NEW Academicians III Sat 22 Nov–Sun 25 Jan. Prints by four Royal Academicians: Marian Leven, Hughie O’Donoghue, Barbara Rae and Emma Stibbon. ■ GLASGOW SCULPTURE STUDIOS The Whisky Bond, Dawson Street, 353 3708. Wed–Sat 11am–5pm; closed Mon, Tue & Sun. LAST CHANCE Tessa Lynch: Cafe Concrete Until Sat 22 Nov. New sculptural and written works by an artist concerned with the built environment.
■ THE HIDDEN LANE GALLERY 1081 Argyle Street, 07760 669011. Tue– Sat 11am–5pm; closed Mon & Sun. LAST CHANCE Robin Johnston: Glasgow Shadows Until Fri 21 Nov. Images of Glasgow’s urban landscape. ■ 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. Creative Coverage Until Mon 12 Jan. Daily 10am–5pm. Group show of still lifes, landscapes and botanical drawings by Jerry Alexander, Anthony Barber, Sue Colyer, Ali Lindley, Jonathan Mitchell and Stuart Stanley. Tom McKendrick: Soldiers Until Mon 22 Dec. Daily 11am–4pm in ARTPARK Pavilion. Portraits of members of the armed forces.
■ 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 Sun 4 Jan. View one of Mackintosh’s London still lifes, which draws on his lifelong botanical studies. Lucy Skaer Until Sun 4 Jan. Work influenced by the maverick English surrealist Leonora Carrington.