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ALAN KITCHING: A LIFE
IN LETTERPRESS The Lighthouse, Glasgow, until Sat 4 Mar, thelighthouse.co.uk Major retrospective of one of the masters of letterpress typographic design. See review, page 92.
FORMS OF ACTION CCA, Glasgow, until Sun 12 Mar, cca-glasgow.
H H I I T T L L I I S S T T
Tramway, Glasgow, Fri 10 Feb–Sun 9 Apr, tramway.org Large sculptural works addressing the relationship between the human body and the industrial workplace. See preview, page 92. JOAN EARDLEY: A
com An exploration of current international developments in socially engaged art practices. See preview, page 92.
CLAIRE BARCLAY: SENSE OF PLACE
YIELD POINT Scottish National Gallery
Of Modern Art Two, Edinburgh, until Sun 21 May, nationalgalleries. org A major overview of the short career of Joan Eardley (1921–1963), drawing on unpublished archival material and loans from private collections, and giving an insight into both her travels and her working methods. See review, page 92.
MARK WALLINGER MARK
The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, Sat 4 Mar–Sun 2 Jul, fruitmarket.co.uk New paintings from the artist, painted simultaneously by each hand. See preview, page 91. Also at Dundee Contemporary Arts, Sat 4 Mar–Sun 4 Jun.
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GLASGOW
KAMEELAH JANAN RASHEED:
HOW TO SUFFER POLITELY (AND OTHER ETIQUETTE)
Transmission Gallery, until Wed 15 Feb, transmissiongallery.org Work by Brooklyn-based artist and activist who explores how the policing of suffering, anger and responses to trauma and racialised violence are utilised as tools to maintain social order and oppressive systems.
DISAPPEARING GLASGOW The Lighthouse, until Sun 19 Feb, thelighthouse.co.uk Images by photographer Chris Leslie of the rapidly changing face of Glasgow.
THE ARTISTS OF THE WEST MIDLANDS: A NEW WORLD
Project Ability, until Sat 25 Feb, project-ability.co.uk Work by disabled artists from the West Midlands, curated by Project Ability and Tanya Raabe-Webber. Featured artists include Rory Baird, Ross Prince, Mark Lloyd, Wendy Sutton-Lloyd, Alison Picknel and Krisstel Bentle.
OLIVIER LARIC Tramway, until Sun 19 Mar, tramway.org Solo exhibition by Berlin- based artist exploring historical and contemporary image economies.
in communication and the ways in which mainstream media perpetuate dominant ideologies.
ROCK AGAINST RACISM –
PHOTOGRAPHS BY SYD SHELTON Street Level Photoworks, Sat 11 Feb–Sun 9 Apr, streetlevelphotoworks.org Images of cultural difference in the Britain of the late 70s and early 80s.
which our environment is transformed by urban and industrial growth.
SCOTTISH POTTERY: ART AND INNOVATION
National Museum of Scotland, Fri 3 Feb–Sun 25 Jun, nms.ac.uk/ national-museum-of-scotland A small display bringing together items from the last 250 years of Scottish pottery, drawn from the museum’s collection.
RSA NEW CONTEMPORARIES 2017
Royal Scottish Academy, Sat 18 Feb–Wed 15 Mar, royalscottishacademy.org The RSA’s annual show of work by 66 graduates from the 2016 degree shows in art schools around the country, one of the art calendar’s most important showcases for emerging talent.
THE COLLECTION SERIES: WORKS FROM A PRIVATE PHOTOGRAPHY
COLLECTION & ALAN DIMMICK’S
STUDIO ARCHIVE, 1977–2017 Stills, Sat 18 Feb—Sun 9 Apr, stills. org Works from the personal collection of photographer David Eustace, and images by Alan Dimmick.
DUNDEE OF OTHER SPACES: WHERE
edinburghmuseums.org.uk/ Venues/City-Art-Centre Works on paper based on mirror symmetry, created by letting ink flow over the paper by means of gravity.
DAVID BLYTH, ALAN GRIEVE, DOES GESTURE BECOME EVENT?
DERRICK GUILD: ARCHIPELAGO CHAPTER TWO
Summerhall, until Fri 17 Mar, summerhall.co.uk New work from Scottish artists.
BERNAT KLEIN: THE COLOUR CIRCLE
House For An Art Lover, until Fri 31 Mar, houseforanartlover.co.uk A major retrospective of the work of Bernat Klein, the first time his work has been shown in the west of Scotland.
TIME FOR ART IS 10! BP PORTRAIT AWARD 2016
Tramway, Sat 18 Feb–Sun 19 Mar, tramway.org An exhibition celebrating ten years of Time for Art, which provides a space for people aged over 55 who wish to realise individual and collective art projects. Scottish National Portrait Gallery, until Sun 26 Mar, nationalgalleries. org The best in contemporary portrait painting, selected from 2557 entries from artists in 80 countries. See review, list.co.uk
KIMBERLEY O’NEILL: CIRCUITS EDINBURGH
OF BAD CONSCIENCE The Telfer, Sat 11 Feb–Sun 5 Mar, the-telfer.com Work by Glasgow-based artist interested
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PETER RANDALL-PAGE: WORKS
ON PAPER City Art Centre, until Sun 12 Feb,
FIREDAMP: REVISITING THE FLOOD
Edinburgh Printmakers, until Sat 15 Apr, edinburghprintmakers. co.uk Installation exploring the ways in
Duncan Of Jordanstone College Of Art And Design Cooper Gallery, until Sat 4 Mar, dundee.ac.uk/ djcad Contemporary art exhibition and rolling event programme looking at the contemporary relevance and cogency of feminist thinking on power. Featured artists include Conrad Atkinson, Anne Bean, Cullinan Richards, Rose English, Rose Finn-Kelcey, Margaret Harrison, He Chengyao, Susan Hiller, Alexis Hunter, Mary Kelly, Lucy McKenzie, Annabel Nicolson, Hannah O’Shea, Siôn Parkinson, Su Richardson, Monica Ross, Jo Spence, Georgina Starr and Linder Sterling. 1 Feb–31 Mar 2017 THE LIST 93