Highlights | VISUAL ART
GLASGOW
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF VISUAL
ART
Various venues, Glasgow, Fri 20 Apr–Mon 7 May, glasgowinternational. org Two-yearly festival of contemporary art commissioned from artists around the globe and including exhibitions in
H I T L I S T
Shonky traditional gallery spaces, plus unique site-specific installations and live performance art. See feature, page 108.
RACHEL MACLEAN: SPITE YOUR FACE
Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh, until Sat 5 May, ed.ac.uk/talbot-rice Maclean’s 2017 Venice Biennale work returns for its UK premiere. See review, page 103.
LEE LOZANO The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, until Sun 3
Jun, fruitmarket.co.uk A look at the work of the rigorous New York artist who began as a maker of expressive drawings and paintings, then pioneered conceptual art, created language pieces and finally, left the art world completely and died in 1999. This is the first exhibition in Scotland of her work. See review,
page 104.
SHONKY: THE
AESTHETICS OF AWKWARDNESS
Dundee Contemporary Arts, until Sun 27 May, dca.org.uk An exhibition exploring the nature of visual awkwardness through the work of artists and architects. See review, page 104.
VISUAL ART HIGHLIGHTS
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GLASGOW
ROSS BIRRELL: THE TRANSIT OF HERMES CCA, Thu 19 Apr–Sun 3 Jun, cca- glasgow.com Work inspired by a ten- thousand mile journey from Buenos Aires to New York (1925–1928) by Swiss- Argentine Aimé Félix Tschiffely on two Argentine criollo horses, Mancha and Gato. Part of Glasgow International.
JAMES PFAFF: ALEX AND ME Street Level Photoworks, Thu 19 Apr– Sun 1 Jul, streetlevelphotoworks.org Images from the artist’s life, specifically a book documenting a personal relationship from 1998. Part of Glasgow International.
CELLULAR WORLD Gallery Of Modern Art, Thu 19 Apr–Sun 7 Oct, beta.glasgowlife. org.uk/museums/venues/gallery-of- modern-art-goma A group exhibition based on work that examines the key thematic concerns of this year’s Glasgow International Director’s Programme.
KATINKA BOCK: RADIO PIOMBINO
The Common Guild, Fri 20 Apr–Mon 7 May, thecommonguild.org.uk Work from Paris-based German artist, tapping into the history of the gallery as a domestic building and of Glasgow as a port, using lead and ceramics
CIARA PHILLIPS Glasgow Print Studio, Fri 20 Apr– Mon 7 May, gpsart.co.uk Printmaking addressing issues around women’s representation and self-actualisation.
in art schools around the country, one of the art calendar’s most important showcases for emerging talent.
GARRY FABIAN MILLER: VOYAGE
Dovecot Studios, Until Mon 7 May, dovecotstudios.com A new tapestry created in collaboration with the tapestry studio.
TRANSLATING TRAVELS Edinburgh Printmakers, Fri 6 Apr– Sat 21 Jul, edinburghprintmakers. co.uk Work by Norway-based British artist, based on her travels. Part of Edinburgh International Science Festival.
ART OF GLASS National Museum of Scotland, Fri 6 Apr–Sun 16 Sep, nms.ac.uk/ national-museum-of-scotland See preview, page 55.
CALLUM INNES: EXPOSED PAINTINGS
Ingleby Gallery, Sat 12 May–Sat 1 Sep, inglebygallery.com New abstract works, created by layering and removing paint on the canvas. Note: this exhibition takes place at the Gallery’s new address in Barony Street, not at the old space on Carlton Terrace.
VICTORIA CROWE: BEYOND LIKENESS
Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Sat 12 May–Sun 18 Nov, nationalgalleries.org/visit/scottish- national-portrait-gallery A selection of the artist’s best portraits.
HIDDEN DOOR FESTIVAL Various venues, Fri 25 May—Sun 3 Jun, hiddendoorblog.org See feature, page 36.
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KAPWANI KIWANGA: SOFT MARK LECKEY
MEASURES Tramway, Fri 20 Apr–Sun 17 Jun, tramway.org Installation work based on the fact that Europe is moving towards Africa at a rate of about 2 cm per year. Part of Glasgow International.
ULRIKE OTTINGER
Tramway, Wed 9 May–Sun 15 Jul, tramway.org Work inspired by the small statue of the biblical figure of Job at the Wellcome Collection, here blown up to seven times its size and equipped with a 7.1 audio surround system.
EDINBURGH OUT OF TOWN
AUGUSTUS SERAPINAS David Dale Gallery and Studios, Fri 20 Apr–Sat 26 May, daviddalegallery. co.uk New installation from the Lithuanian artist, his first UK institutional solo exhibition. Part of Glasgow International. Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery, Fri 20 Apr–Mon 29 Jul, gla.ac.uk/ hunterian Images by German filmmaker and photographer whose work has hardly been seen in the UK.
RSA NEW CONTEMPORARIES INGELA IHRMAN: WE THRIVE
2018 Royal Scottish Academy, until Wed 18 Apr, royalscottishacademy.org The RSA’s annual show of work by 62 graduates from the 2017 degree shows
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Cooper Gallery, until Sat 7 Apr, dundee.ac.uk/ cooper-gallery/aboutus/cooper- gallery See review, page 104.
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