ART LISTINGS

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Exhibitions are listed by city. than alphabetically by venue. Shows will be listed. provided that details reach our oliices at least ten days before publication. Art and Exhibitions listings compiled by Miranda France.

GLASGOW .

I T G R ANNAN & SONS 164 Woodlands Road. Mon—Fri loam-5pm.

Mixed Show Fri 1—23 May. Recent works by regular exhibitors, including Hamish MacDonald, J. D. Henderson,Jorge Aguilar and others.

I ARTBANK First Floor, 205 Bath Street, 248 8400. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm.

Stuart McAlpine Miller: Thought-A Summary oi Relative Experience. Until Sat 25 Apr. New, rather sinister paintings, in which the figures become ‘obiects, intended as pieces oistlii-Ille'.

Alexandra Gardner Fri 1—23 May. Recent works by an artist who counts Uccello, Vermeer and Morandi among her influences. Examples of furniture by Ian Frame are also on show.

I ART EXPOSURE GALLERY 53 West Regent Street, 332 0808. Mon-Sat 10am—5pm.

Duartel Until Thurs 30 Apr. Paintings and drawings by four artists Judith I. Bridgland, a gallery regular. and ‘beginners‘ Jane Burrows, Shirley Platz and George Thomson.

Small Works at Mayiest Fri 1 May—4Jun. Over 100 paintings and prints by contemporary Scottish artists.

I ART GALLERY & MUSEUM, KELVINGROVE 357 3929. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; llam—Spm. Cafe. [D] Voluntary guides are available free of charge to conduct parties or individuals round the main galleries. Ask at the enquiry desk.

Buying iorthe Future Until 7 Jun. The second selection of recent acquisitions purchased from Glasgow City Council’s£3 million fund. These works are by Bridget Riley. Joyce Cairns. Fiona Carlisle, John Keane, John Bellany, Otto Dix, Joseph Davie, Ken Kiff, David Hockney and Allen Jones, and will eventually be hung in Glasgow‘s new Gallery of Modern Art, scheduled to open in 1996.

Banners oi the World Fri 1—31 May. An international tribute to banner-making and its social. political and cultural roles. Examples of the last ten years‘ work include a segment from the AIDS quilt and a massive banner made by prisoner of conscience Hong Song-Dam.

liew Arts: Fellow Travellers Fri 1 May—7 Jun. Art delves into pop, to examine the latest graphic design techniques being used in the music industry in this case, Deacon Blue’s album, Fellow Hoodlums comes in for particular scrutiny.

Andrew Starit: Portraits at Glasgow Museums Steti Sat 25 Apr—7 Jun. Fifty portraits of the staff who turn the cogs and oil the wheels that make Glasgow Museumstick. I BARLINNIE PRISON. SPECIAL UNIT Contact Sam McVeigh for information and tickets on 357 3259.

Recent Works Fri 1—23 May. Works by members of the Gorbals Arts Project and Special Unit inmates, including sculpture, painting, ceramics and a large, interactive sculpture. Entry by ticket only.

I BURRELL COLLECTION Pollokshaws Road, 649 7151. Mon—Sat lOam—Spm; Sun 11am—5pm. Cafe. [D]

The collection of Edwardian tycoon William Burreli, including furniture, paintings, ceramics and glass, housed in an elegant purpose-built gallery.

I CENTRE FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS 346-354 Sauchiehall Street. 3320522.

Tue—Sat Ham—5.30pm.

Rareile Jubelin and Tracey Moiiatt Sat 2—23 May. A first opportunity for British audiences to see new works by two of Australia’s most exciting artists: J ubelin‘s sensual photographs explore Aboriginality and sexuality. Moffatt’s works, meticulous creations in petit-point embroidery. connect cultural moments in Glasgow's history with Australian equivalents.

I CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL ARTS 18 Albion Street, Trongate, 552 2822. Attitude Until Thurs 30 Apr. An exhibition of work created by people with learning difficulties, physical disabilities and the socially disadvantaged. These works- home from a British and Irish tour—were produced in 1990 at centres across Scotland.

I COLLINS GALLERY University of Strathclyde, 22 Richmond Street, 552 4400 ext 2682. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm; Sat noon—4pm.

Power irom Nature Until Sat 25 Apr. A multi-media exhibition which goes a step beyond the ‘greenhouse effect’, acid rain and the ozone layer to explore alternative and renewable energy sources. Jim Buckley: Sculpture Sat 2 May—6Jun. The first major solo show in Glasgow by a founde member of Glasgow Sculpture Studios and creator of curious, Tardis-like studded boxes.

I COMPASS GALLERY 178 West Regent Street, 221 6370. Mon—Sat 10am—5.30pm. Comerstone- Works on Paper by Elspeth Lamb Sat 25 Apr—21 May. Lamb’s new works on hand-made paper evoke the flavour, colour and history of Mexico, a country she spent part of last year visiting and studying.

I CRANRILL ARTS CENTRE 18 Saltmarket, info: 771 9368. Tue-Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 1—5pm; closed Mon.

Greetings irom Easterhouse Until Sun 26 Apr. Ceramics, photographs, costumes, drawings and tapestries by individual artists and groups working with the Easterhouse Arts Project.

I CYRIL GERBER FINE ART 148 West Regent Street, 221 3095. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5.30pm.

lion Parliamo ltaliano Until Sat 25 Apr. Alistair Wallace’s sketchbook from ltaly. ' Benjamin Creme: so Years oi Painting Sat 2—23 May. At 70 years old, Creme is holding his first solo show in his native city, selected from his life’s work in modernist painting.

I EWAN MUNDY FINE ART 48 West George Street, 331 2406. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5.30pm.

Gary Anderson: Recent Work Until 23 May. New works by a young Glaswegian artist, inspired by his recent trip to China.

I GLASGOW ART CLUB 185 Bath Street. Mon-Fri 10am—2pm and 2.30—5pm; Sat 11.30am-2pm.

Royal Glasgow institute oi Fine Arts: Mayrest Exhibition Fri 1—20 May. Mixed show by RG1 artists.

I GLASGOW ARTS CENTRE 12 Washington Street, 221 4526. Mon—Fri 10am—7pm; Sat 1—4pm.

Cum Grano Sails: A mixed media exhibition by Gillian Curran Until Sat 25 Apr. Curran‘s witty reaction to the global plethora of plastic objects threatening to overwhelm mankind.

Sebastiao Saigado A major retrospective of the internationally acclaimed photo-journalist, from the early 705 to the present day and including the first showing of his worldwide project to document the last remains of manual labour.

I GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO 22 King Street, 5520704. Mon—Sat 10am—5.30pm.

Ben Panting Until Sun 26 Apr. Figurative sculptures by a young London-based sculptor, dubbed ‘fantastic‘ by Roger dc Grey, President of the Royal Academy of Arts.

Ken Currie Sat 2—31 May. Prints. drawings and a special showing of Troubled C ity, one of Currie‘s apocalyptic large-scale canvases, shown at the Talbot Rice

Gallery in Edinburgh last year.

I GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART 167 Renfrew Street. 332 9797. Mon—Fri 10am—9pm; Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm. Closed Mon 4 and 25 May.

BABA in Scotland Mon 27 Apr—18 May. The first-ever touring exhibition of works by the Scottish Branch of the British Artist Blacksmiths Association. The twelve members of BABA (six men and six women) will also be on hand to demonstrate some traditional smithy skills.

I NUNTERIAN ART GALLERY University of Glasgow, 82 Hillhead Street, 339 8855 ext 5431. Mon—Fri 9.30am-5pm; Sat 9.30am—5pm.

Avant-Garde British Printmaking. 1914-1960 Sat 2 May—27 Jun. The only Scottish showing ofa British Museum touring exhibition. including Surrealists, Pop Artists, Vorticists and sculptors associated with Art Brut . . .

I HUNTERIAN MUSEUM Glasgow University, University Avenue, 339 8855. Mon—Fri 9.30am—5pm; Sat 9.30am— 1 pm. The bequest of William Hunter, a student ofGlasgow University in the 17305, who left his substantial collection of books, prints, and various other curiosities to the university. Many additions to the collection have since been made.

I LILLIE ART GALLERY Station Road, Milngavie, 942 2262 ext 3246. Tue—Fri 11am—5pm and 6—8pm; Sat and Sun 2—5pm. Closed Mon.

232 Embroidery Group Exhibition Until Sat 25 Apr.

I MAIN FINE ART 34 Gibson Street. Mon—Sat 10am—5.30pm.

Sea Dogs and Ship's Cats Mon 4—23 May. Realism and a disarming sense ofhumour characterise the woodcarvings of John Butler.

I 908 GALLERY 12 Otago Street. 339 3158. Mon-Sat 10am—6pm.

Annette Edgar Until Wed 29 Apr. Thirty new, boldly colourful figures and landscapes from an artist whose recent exhibitions include Edinburgh‘s 369 and Los Angeles‘s De Vorzon.

Richard Aclterman: Painting the Periorming Arts Sat 2—27 May. A series of works based on the human figure in the performing arts.

I PEOPLE'S PALACE MUSEUM Glasgow Green. 554 0223. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 11am—5pm. [D]. Cafe.

Once a museum for the working class, now a fantastic repository for all sorts of ephemera connected with Glasgow‘s history - everything from old cigarette packets to suffragettes‘ campaigning material.

I PRINCES SQUARE Buchanan Street. Mon—Fri 9.30am—6pm; Sat and Sun

1 lam—5pm.

Dazzle Fri 1—23 May. The third, and biggest, exhibition and sale of contemporary jewellery from more than 60 designers.

I SCOTLAND STREET SCl'iOOL MUSEUM 225 Scotland Street, 429 1202. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm. Cafe.

Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and now home to archive material on education in Scotland from 1872 onwards. Reconstructed classrooms give a flavour of Victorian, Edwardian, Second World War and 19605 schooldays. West and Working Until 10 May. A vibrant show of works by a diverse selection of artists, living and working in the west of Scotland, whose careers have benefited from Art and Design education in regional schools.

I SCOTTISR MASK AND PUPPET CENTRE 8—10 Balcarres Avenue, 3396185. Mon—Sat 10am-5pm.

Exhibition and Residency oi iloh htasits Until Thurs 30 Apr. Master craftsman Nohzin Suzuki exhibits some of his carved wooden Japanese theatre masks. I SPRINGBURN MUSEUM Ayr Street, 557 1405. Mon—Fri 10.30am—5pm; Sat 10am—4.30pm; Sun 2—5pm. Winner of the 1989 Award for Social and

Industrial History and described as the first real community museum in Britain. The illustrated Worits oi. . . Susan Scott Until 13 Jul. An exhibition of the artist’s freelance illustration works for publication.

Edinburgh and Glasgow 150 Until Mon 27 Apr. A celebration of the first 150 yearsof the Edinburgh and Glasgow railway— photographs, memorabilia and a complement of rail-related exhibits.

I STREET LEVEL 279—281 High Street. 552 2151. Wed—Sat 11am-6pm; Sun 2—4pm. Jim Hamid: A Mass at Figures Until Sun 3 May. J uxtaposed photographs of a cave and a disused hospital explore the boundary between mind and body in Harold‘s dense, photographic ima es.

I STRATHCLYDE UNIVERSITY STAFF CLUB John Street, info: 552 4480. Mon—Fri noon—2.30pm and 5—9pm.

Moma Simpson and Jennifer Hunter Paintings and Textiles.

I TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive, 227 5511. Daily 11am—7pm.

David McMillan: Hunger tor Gold Sat 2 May—7 Jun. As part of Tramway’s Discovering Columbus season, two young Scottish artists create large-scale installations reflecting their personal responses to the quincentenary. McMillan’s takes the form of a number of banners, or ‘sails‘, which addressthe positive and negative reactions of celebration and protest. A billboard bearing the ambiguous messageAmerica forrhe Americans will be situated on the Pollokshaws Road.

Matthew Dalziel: Blue and White Sat 2 May—7 Jun. in a smaller space, Dalziel creates an atmospheric installation evocative of the voyages of ships sailing across the ocean.

I TRANSMISSION GALLERY 28 King Street, 552 4813. Mon—Sat noon—6pm. Group Show Throughout May. Photographs by Michael McDonough and Donald Erquhart and a light installation by Simon Starling and Paul McGuire.

EDINBURGH

I CARLTON HIGHLAND ROTEL 1 North Bridge, 556 7277. Daily, 10am—5pm. Rigid Eels and Wriggllng Steel Rods Until Sat 25 Apr. The Theory of Relativity meets early 20th century abstract art in an exhibition of prints and working mathematical models, by artist David White. The Beauty oi Physics Until Sat 25 Apr. A selection of entries to a photographic competition which drew submissions from students, teachers and researchers from around the world. I CENTRAL LIBRARY George [V Bridge, 225 5584. Mon—Fri 9am—8pm; Sat 9am—1pm. Edinburgh lntemalional Science Festival Display Until 25 Apr. Exhibition oi Artwork irom Wlliile Rouse Community Care Project Until 28 May. I CHESSEL GALLERY Moray House College of Education, Canongate, info: 229 3555. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm. Works by Ian iiughes and the Residents of the Royal Edinburgh Hospital Until Fri 1 May. Ian Hughes, a successful artist currently showing work at the Raab Gallery in London, is the second artist to take up a residency in a psychiatric hospital. The Spring showing of the works, by teacher and students, to come out of the residency is becoming an annual highlight. I CITIZENS STUDIOS 17—31 Assembly Street, Leith. Tue—Sun, noon—5.30pm. Group Show Sat 2—24 May. I COLLECTIVE GALLERY 22—28 Cockburn Street, 220 1260. Tue—Sat noon—6pm. FA Religion Until Sat 2 May. Paintings and prints by Brian Donleavy, inspired partly by his interest in Early Renaissance frescoes. in this case, Donleavy substitutes the Renaissance themes of Christianity and the Classics for the world of Association Football . lienry Kondraclri: Paintings, Drawings and

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