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Catch the best Art this fortnight.
" I The Enclosed World American photographer Laura Wilson captures the graceful poses ofthe Hutterite community in Montana. Stills Gallery, Edinburgh. I S.C.O.U.T. Look out for temporary structures by three German artists all over the city as part of an exchange project between Glasgow and Munich. Various venues. Glasgow. See Lectures. I Liquid Crystal Futures Japanese contemporary photography from eleven artists from Tokyo. Fruitmarket Gallery. Edinburgh. I Canvassing the Clyde Stanley Spencer’s impressive works produced in the Clydeside shipyards during the World War 11 have been placed in a sympathetic environment complete with real tools, oral history about the period and metallic settings. Nostalgic but interesting. Kelw'ngrove Museum. Glasgow. I The Sum of All Parts Exciting new sculpture and three- dimensional work by young Scottish artists. City Art Centre. Edinburgh.
I COMPASS GALLERY 178 West Regent Street. 221 6370. Mon—Sat lOam—5.30pm. Notes trom a Journey Sat 21 May—11 Jun. Paintings and drawings frotn sketchbooks completed while on a twenty month trip to Africa and Asia by Gwyneth Leech.
I CONVERSE GALLERY 3 Royal Exchange Square. 85 Queen Street. 221 3677. Sat 10am—5pm.
War, Censorship and Disinformation Until Thurs 26 May. Anti-war propoganda material plus a selection of work by contemporary artists on the theme of war. I GATEHOUSE GALLERY Rouken Glen Road. Giffnock. 620 0235. Daily 1.30—5.30pm (closed Tuesdays). Three—Dimensional work by iiigei Reid- Foster Until Wed 1 Jun. An exploration of pre-Christian belief systems and their place in Scottish history by a former theatrical designer and production photographer for Scottish Opera and Scottish Ballet.
I CYRIL GERBER FINE ART 148 West Regent Street. 221 3095. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5.30pm.
Recent Acquisitions Until 30 J an. Etchings. sculpture and drawings.
I GLASGOW ART CLUB 185 Bath Street. 248 7411. Mon-Fri lOam—noon;. 2—5pm. RCI Mayiest Exhibition Until Sat 21 May. A group show featuring seven young Scottish artists. all of whom are past winners of the ROI Exhibition Award.
I GLASGOW PRINT STUOIO 22 King Street. 552 0704. Mon-Sat 10am—5.30pm. David Mach Until Sat 28 May. Sculptures and prints on the theme of two wrestling Sumos. industrial containers. Greek temples and human heads.
I GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART 167 Renfrew Street. 353 4500. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm. Christian Boltanski Until 11 Jun. Mackintosh Library. Another part of the show running at the CCA and Tramway.
Here. Boltanski shows his books.
MFA End of Year First Year and Postgraduate Diploma Exhibition Mon 31 May—8 Jun. Second Year Painting Until Wed 25 May. I WILLIAM HAROIE GALLERY 141 West Regent Street. 221 6780. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm; Sat lOam—lpm. Adrian Wiszniewski: Paintings and Drawings Until Sat 28 May. An exhibition of new work to celebrate the tenth anniversaries of the artist’s first exhibition in Glasgow and the opening of the gallery. I HUNTERIAN ART GALLERY University of Glasgow. 82 Hillhead Street. 339 8855 ext 5431. Mon—Fri 9.30am-5pm; Sat 9.30arn—5pm.
Duncan Shanks: The Creative Process Until 25 Jun. As one of the most highly- acclairned landscape artists working in contemporary Britain. Shanks' work has been described as heroic. Here. 30 large drawing given to the University. location photographs and other supporting material are a visual exploration into the artist’s working methods. I HUNTERIAN MUSEUM Glasgow University. University Avenue. 339 8855. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5 pm. The bequest of William Hunter. a student ofGlasgow University in the 1730s. who left his substantial collection of books. prints. and various other curiosities to the university. I INTERMEOIA 65 Virginia Street. Tue—Sat noon-6pm.
IIII Fri 27 May—18 Jun. A show by four women including Kirsty Stansfield. Miss X. Lesley Punton and Caroline Woodley which features photographs. sculpture and slide-installation.
I INTERMEOIA 2 91 Candleriggs. 552
521 1. Tue—Sat noon—6pm.
Cami Rhodes and Rowan Mace Until Fri 3 Jun. Two painters based in Glasgow show diverse but interesting work. Mace creates huge. captivating abstracts and Rhodes paints the Scottish landscape.
I LILLIE ART GALLERY Station Road. Milngavie. 943 3247. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm; Sat—Sun 2—5pm.
Australian Landscapes: Intimacy and Panorama Until Sat 28 May. An exploration of the coastal landscapes of South East Australia by Kay Faithful.
I MCLELLAII GALLERIES 270 Sauchiehall Street. 331 1854. Daily 11.30am. 12.45pm. 2.30pm and 4pm.
Shamanska: Russian Street Drgan Theatre Until Thurs 30 May. £4 (£2) £10 (2 adults and 2 children). Machine sculpture puppets.a street barrel organ. Lenin in a pulpit and vast metal sculptures plot Russia‘s turbulent past in an imaginative and colourful show by Eduard Bersudsky.
I MUJI 63/67 Queen Street. Mon—Sat lOarn—5.30pm.
Design For Muii Until Sat 21 May. Glasgow School of Art students display considerable inventiveness and inspiration in their challenge to design something for the shop.
I EWAII MUNOY FINE ART 48 West George Street. 331 2406. Mon—Sat 10—5.30pm.
Spring Exhibition Until 3 Jun. A mixed exhibition with work from Cadell. D.Y. Cameron and John Knox.
I MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT Kelvin Hall. Dumbarton Road. 357 3929. Mon—Sat lOam—Spm; Sun 11am-5pm. Devoted to the history of transport. a museum crammed with buses. trams. fire-engines. ships and other transportation.
I IS GALLERY 53 Cresswell Street. 334 4240. Mon-Sat 10am—5.30pm; Sun noon-5pm.
Pages irom a Sketchbook Until Tue 31 May. Sketchbooks of the famous and talented with scrawls by luminaries including Eduardo Paolozzi. Nicole Farhi. Peter MacDou all and George Wylie.
I PEOPLE’S P CE MUSEUM Glasgow Green. 554 0223. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 11am-5pm. [D]. Cafe.
Once a museum for the working class.
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Untitled by Rowan Mace is one or the bright, abstract works the artist is currently
showing in lntermedia 2 in Candieriggs. Landscape work by Carol Rhodes makes up an
invigorating show by two local artists.
now a repository for all sorts of ephemera connected with Glasgow's history — everything from old cigarette packets to suffragettes’ campaigning material.
I PHILIPS GALLERY 207 Bath Street. 221 8377. Daily lOam-Spm.
The RSA Does West—Again! Until Fri 27 May. A selection of work from the annual exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy. I PROJECT ABILITY18 Albion Street. 552 2822. Mon—Fri lOam—Spm.
Start Until Sat 21 May. Work by members of an art centre in the inner city of Manchester.
I PROVAiiO’S LOROSHIP 3 Castle Street. 552 8819. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm; Sun 11am—5pm.
The only surviving medieval house in Glasgow. built in 1471. Period room
dis lays range from 1500 to 1918.
I UEEN’S PARK SYNAGOGUE Falloch Road. Battlefield. 632 1743. Open Stilt 2—5pm. Worth visiting to see 22 pictorial stained glass windows by John K. Clark based on the symbolism oflewish festivals.
I SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM 225 Scotland Street. 429 1202. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm. Cafe. [D].
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 1960s schooldays.
DUNCAN SHANKS
Creative Process
HUNTERIAN ART GALLERY UNIVERSITY ofGLASGOW
30 April - 25 June
Monday - Saturday 9.30-5.00
Admission Free 041-330 5431
Extended public access supported with funds from Glasgow District Council
rRlBDr RIC GRLLE
University of Edinburgh, 01d College, South Bridge, Edinburgh EH8 9YL. Tel. 031 650 2211
14 May -
TORVALD MOSEID
Norwegian Embroidered Tapestry Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm
Admission Free Subsidised by the Scottish Arts Council
11 June
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