GLASGOW OPEN HOUSE Various venues, Glasgow, Fri 28 Apr–Mon 1 May, glasgowopen housearts.co.uk Contemporary artists open the doors of the city’s domestic and disused spaces to reveal a fascinating programme of exhibitions, performances and events. See preview, page 108. HIDDEN DOOR FESTIVAL Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, Fri 26 May–Sun 4 Jun, hiddendoorblog. org Artists of all stripes congregate for the Hidden Door interdisciplinary arts festival. This year, the festival relocates from the Old Town to the newly refurbished Leith Theatre,
which hasn’t been in use for nearly 30 years. See feature, page 30. POLYGRAPHS Gallery Of Modern Art, Glasgow, until Sun 17 Sep, glasgowlife.org. uk/museums/GoMA Group exhibition centred on Hito Steyerl’s Abstract, exploring truth, fiction and evidence in a complicated
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world. See review, page 107. FRANK QUITELY: THE ART OF COMICS Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow,
until Sun 1 Oct, glasgowlife.org.uk/ museums/kelvingrove Celebrated Glaswegian comic book artist exhibits a range of his work. See feature, page 48.
VISUAL ART HIGHLIGHTS
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GLASGOW
FRANKI RAFFLES: OBSERVING WOMEN AT WORK Reid Building, Glasgow School of Art, until Thu 27 Apr, gsa. ac.uk Work by the feminist social documentary photographer. See review, page 108. THE SKY IS FALLING CCA, until Sun 14 May, cca- glasgow.com Exhibition and event programme looking at how people organise themselves in cities.
DARJA BAJAGIC, OLGA BALEMA, CHARLOTTE PRODGER Koppe Astner, Fri 21 Apr–Fri 2 Jun, koppeastner.com Work by gallery artists. AMBIT: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM SCOTLAND Street Level Photoworks, Sat 22 Apr–Sun 18 Jun, streetlevelphotoworks.org A partnership between Glasgow’s Street Level and Edinburgh’s Stills, showcasing works by emerging Scottish photographers.
STEVEN CLAYDON: ‘THE ARCHIPELAGO OF CONTENTED PEOPLES: ENDURANCE GROUPS’ The Common Guild, Sat 22 Apr– Sun 9 Jul, thecommonguild.org.uk Sculptural work addressing the ideas of jeopardy and pressure. LAUREN HALL David Dale Gallery and Studios, Sat 29 Apr–Sat 3 Jun, daviddalegallery. co.uk New sculptural installations.
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THE COLLECTION SERIES: WORKS FROM A PRIVATE PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION
& ALAN DIMMICK’S STUDIO ARCHIVE, 1977–2017 Stills, until Sun 9 Apr, stills.org Works from the personal collection of photographer David Eustace, and images by Alan Dimmick. BETWEEN POLES AND TIDES Talbot Rice Gallery, until Sat 6 May, ed.ac.uk/talbot-rice Works in a variety of media. See review, page 108.
RSA 191ST ANNUAL EXHIBITION Royal Scottish Academy, until Sun 7 May, royalscottishacademy.org Works from artists across the British Isles, including Chris Drury, Marie Foley, Mateusz Fahrenholz, Geoff Uglow, Keiko Mukaide, Emma Stibbon, Amy Gear and Catherine Ross. LILY HIBBERD: DATA HORIZONS Summerhall, until Wed 10 May, summerhall.co.uk Collaboration
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GRAHAM MACINDOE: COMING CLEAN Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Sat 8 Apr–Sun 5 Nov, nationalgalleries.org/ portraitgallery Images recording the photographer’s addiction to heroin. ARTIST ROOMS: MUSIC FROM THE BALCONIES – ED RUSCHA AND LOS ANGELES Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, Sat 29 Apr 2017– Sun 29 Apr 2018, nationalgalleries. org/visit/introduction-118 Work by American artist interested in urban landscape and architecture.
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TWO NIGHT STANDS Cooper Gallery, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art And Design, Dundee, until Sat 8 Apr, dundee.ac.uk/djcad A series of works asking the question: who owns a space? Featured artists include Ross Sinclair, Natalie Wardle, OAPAO, Dundee Print Collective, Bruce McLean and Jade Montserrat.
LIZ MAGIC LASER: PRIMAL SPEECH Jupiter Artland, Wilkieston, Sat 6 May–Sun 1 Oct, jupiterartland. org The artist assembled a group of actors with opposing political convictions about Brexit and the 2016 US election and put them in a futuristic version of a primal scream room.
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between the artist and the Extreme Light group at Heriot-Watt University. THE WEAVER’S APPRENTICE Dovecot Studios, until Sat 1 Jul, dovecotstudios.com Exhibition telling the story of the Dovecot apprenticeship. See review, page 108.
MARK WALLINGER MARK The Fruitmarket Gallery, until Sun 4 Jun, fruitmarket.co.uk Artist Mark Wallinger’s first exhibition in Scotland focuses on his id Paintings (2015/16), an ambitious series of large-scale Rorschach blot-like images.
NOW: NATHAN COLEY PLUS PETER HAINING/PETER HOROBIN, MONA HATOUM, LOUISE HOPKINS, TESSA LYNCH, JOCK MCFADYEN, RIVANE NEUENSCHWANDER, TONY SWAIN AND OTHERS Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, until Sun 24 Sep, nationalgalleries.org The first in a series of exhibitions celebrating the MICHAEL SAILSTORFER Jupiter Artland, Wilkieston, Sat 6 May–Sun 1 Oct, jupiterartland.org Sculptural works by German artist. DUNDEE DESIGN FESTIVAL Various venues, Thu 25–Mon 29 May, dundeedesignfestival. com This five-day festival celebrates design in Dundee, marking the city’s time as the UK’s UNESCO City of Design.
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