Highlights | VISUAL ART
SAMARA SCOTT: BELT AND ROAD
Tramway, Glasgow, until Sun 28 Oct, tramway.org Site-specific installation by the artist, inspired by the main gallery space at Tramway. See review, page 98.
REMBRANDT:
BRITAIN’S DISCOVERY OF THE MASTER
Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh, until Sun 14 Oct, nationalgalleries.org An exclusive Edinburgh- only exhibition that shows how interest in Rembrandt’s work has evolved in Britain over the past 400 years. Including many of his most famous works, and those of British artists
inspired by him. MIKE KELLEY:
Detroit. See preview, page 98. the North and South poles. See preview, page 98.
MOBILE HOMESTEAD SANTIAGO SIERRA:
THE OPENING OF
Dundee Contemporary Arts, Sat 8 Sep–Sun 25 Nov, dca.org.uk The Scottish premiere of Mike Kelley’s remarkable Mobile Homestead film trilogy, made between 2010 and 2011 in the artist’s hometown of
BLACK FLAG V&A DUNDEE AND 3D
Dundee Contemporary Arts, Sat 8 Sep–Sun 25 Nov, dac.org.uk Spanish artist addressing hierarchies of power and class, in which the artist planted the black flag (an anarchist symbol) at both
FESTIVAL V&A Museum of Design Dundee, Fri 14 & Sat 15 Sep, vandadundee.org Two-day festival of design, music and performance to mark museum’s opening. See feature, page 28.
H I T L I S T
VISUAL ART HIGHLIGHTS
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GLASGOW
STEVEN BERKOFF: GORBALS 1966
Street Level Photoworks, until Sun 16 Sep, streetlevelphotoworks.org Images of the Gorbals in the late 60s, taken before the demolition of the older housing, from the veteran actor and writer who was performing there and who was drawn to documenting slum areas with his camera.
THE HAPPENSTANCE The Lighthouse, until Sun 30 Sep, thelighthouse.co.uk A showcase for Scotland’s contribution to the 16th International Architecture Exhibition.
INNER CITY Gallery of Modern Art, until Sun 11 Nov, glasgowlife.org.uk/museums Work by Michael McMillen, LA-based artist, consisting of a large installation of a Los Angeles slum, first shown in 1978. Works by Glasgow artists Alberta Whittle and Mitch Miller offer a local context.
JACK KNOX: CONCRETE BLOCK Gallery of Modern Art, until Sun 13 Jan, glasgowlife.org.uk/museums A look back at ten years’ of the painter’s work, from the late 1960s onwards.
Liberty Art Fabrics and Fashion
Jan, edinburghmuseums.org.uk The first major exhibition to focus on one of the most unique Scottish painters of the 20th century. See review, page 98. Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
JESSE JONES: TREMBLE TREMBLE
Talbot Rice Gallery, Fri 26 Oct–Sat 26 Jan, ed.ac.uk/talbot-rice Work touching on issues of gender inequality by Dublin-based artist, which featured at the Venice Biennale, and consisting of a film featuring the Irish actress and performer Olwen Fouere performing a script devised by Jones and herself, plus studio pieces.
OUT OF TOWN
EKTOR GARCIA: DESHACER markets and more.
Mary Mary, Fri 14 Sep–Sat 27 Oct, marymarygallery.co.uk Work from Mexican artist interested in how objects define gender, cultural identities and societal roles.
JAMIE CREWE: PASTORAL DRAMA
Tramway, Sun 16 Sep–Sun 28 Oct, tramway.org Site-specific installation by the artist, inspired by the main gallery space.
ARTISTS’ MOVING IMAGE
FREE THE PUSSY! Summerhall, until Sat 23 Sep, summerhall.co.uk Exhibition curated by Tamsyn Challenger in protest of Pussy Riot’s imprisonment by the Russian government in 2012
RIP IT UP: THE STORY OF SCOTTISH POP
National Museum of Scotland, until Sun 25 Nov, nms.ac.uk/ national-museum-of-scotland National Museums Scotland and BBC Scotland come together to tell the story of Scottish pop music in a major collaborative project that explores the musical culture of a nation over more than half a century.
ROSENGARTEN FESTIVAL
Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery, until Sun 20 Jan, gla.ac.uk/ hunterian Installation by Anne Bevan and Janice Galloway, taking obstetrical tools and pairing them with water, light, human hands and garden plants.
Tramway, Sat 27 & Sun 28 Oct, tramway.org Work by artists working in the field of moving image, presented in partnership with Lux Scotland. EDINBURGH
LIBERTY ART FABRICS AND PAUL NOBLE: POLITICS
FASHION OF SMALL PLACES
RABIYA CHOUDHRY: ART WALK PORTY
COCO!NUTS! Transmission Gallery, Fri 14 Sep– Sat 20 Oct, transmissiongallery.org New work from the Scottish artist who explores ideas of love, loss and cultural identity. Various venues, Portobello, until Sun 9 Sep, artwalkporty.co.uk Art project celebrating the public space and artistic activity of Portobello, featuring open artist studios, site- specific beach art, pop-up makers
Dovecot Studios, until Sat 12 Jan, dovecotstudios.com Dovecot celebrates Liberty Art Fabrics with a retrospective.
EDWIN G LUCAS: AN INDIVIDUAL EYE
City Art Centre, until Mon 14
Cooper Gallery, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee, Fri 14 Sep–Sat 6 Oct, dundee.ac.uk/cooper-gallery Exhibition of works by Paul Noble, in relation to the work of Patrick Geddes. 1 Sep–31 Oct 2018 THE LIST 99