ART LISTINGS
ART
LISTINGS
Exhibitions are listed by category, then alphabetically by city and venue. Please send details to our ottlces at least ten days belore publication. Art listings compiled by ltelly McMenamin.
I 18 KING STREET King Street. 552 2540. Mort—Fri l0am—9pnt.
Glasgow Independent Studio Mon 9- I 7 Sept. A collaborative project between members of Glasgow Independent Studio. Theatre Works artd Durham Theatre Company which attempts to challenge the preconceptions ofconternporary gallery space. See theatre listings for associated event
I ART EXPOSURE GALLERY I9 Parnie Street. 552 7779. Mort—Sat Ham-6pm. The Scottish Jewellery Open Until I I Sept. The first annual show of new Scottishjewellery. featuring work by graduates frotn the four art colleges. Three main themes govern the show: Beauty. Design and Accessibility through price. with all work for sale frortt £20 upwards.
Ellen Campbell and Lesley llelson Sat 14 Sept—2 Oct. Painting. printmaking and sculpture by these two GSA graduates.
I ART GALLERY 8: MUSEUM, NELVINGROVE 287 269‘). Mont-Sat IOam—Spm; Sun I lam—5pm. Cafe. [D]. Voluntary guides are available free of charge to conduct parties or individuals round the rttaitt galleries. Ask at the enquiry desk.
Prize Winners Art Competition Until 27 Oct. Over 3000 entries frortt school pupils
around Strathclyde and Central. who follow the traditional format of producing a still life painting or drawing after three hours in front of the object.
I ROGER OILLCLIFFE FINE ART I34 Blythswood Street. 332 4027. Mon-Fri 9.30am-5.30pm; Sat IOam— I pm.
Wish You Were llere Sat 7 Sept-I Oct. A collection ofover I00 postcard works by gallery artists. depicting how they spent their summer. Also on show. 'Scottish Women’. a selection of applied ans from some of the country‘s leading makers. and porcelain pots by Sarah Jane Selwood.
I CATIICART GALLERY I I I Clarkston Road. 633 I344. Mon-Fri 9.30am—5pm; Sat 9.30am-4pm.
Bryan Evans Until I5 Sept. Watercolours. etchings and oils by this popular artist. on show alongside ceramics by Ian and Maggie Kinnear.
I CCA 346—354 Sauchiehall Street. 332 752i. Mon—Sat I lam—6pm: Sun noon—5pm. Cafe. [D].
Claude Closlty Until 2| Sept. Interesting new video work by French artist Claude Closky. who takes routine behaviour — people eating. driving down a road — and turns it into something else. prompting the viewer to question the habitual and everyday. See review.
Wallpaper Project Until 21 Sept. Commissioned by the CCA as part of Glasgow‘s Festival of Visual Arts. this exhibition aims to put some life and street-cred back into the somewhat forgotten art of wallpaper design. Created by acclaittted Glasgow artist Adrian Wiszniewski. sculptor and cartoonist David Shrigley. recent GSA graduate Hayley Tompkins and artist Martin Boyce. whose work is inspired by l950s and 60s textiles. the wallpaper cart be bought front Nice House. so if you feel your living room could do with a lift . . . See preview.
I COLLINS GALLERY University of Strathclyde. 22 Richmond Street. 552
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PORTFOLIO GALLERY
43 Candlemaker Row Edinburgh EH1 208 Tel 0131 220 1911
4400 ext 2682. Mon—Fri l0am-5pm; Sat noon—4pm. [D].
llot O“ The Press Until I4 Sept. Placing both historical and contemporary artwork alongside industrial pieces. this major exhibition of ceramics and print features the work of over 50 influential and innovative artists. including Picasso. Lichenstein and Paolozzi.
I COMPASS GALLERY I78 West Register Street. 22l 6370. Mon—Sat l0artt—5.30pm. land light Vision Sat 7 Sept-2 Oct. Expressionist paintings by award-winning Duncan of Iordanstone graduate Louise Ritchie.
I GALLERY OF MOOERN ART Queen Street. 33l l854. Mon-Sat I0am—5pm; Sun I lam-5pm. Glasgow‘s new gallery. with four thematic “OUTS based on the elements: Earth. Air. Fire and Water. Featured artists include Howson. Hockney. Catrtpbell. Bellany and Byrrte as well as interactive exhibits attd a swish cafe decorated by Adrian Wiszniewski. Craigie: The Art 01 Cralgie Aitchison Until 8 Sept. Despite being afforded almost cult status south of the border. this is Aitchison's first solo exhibition in his home country. From portrait studies of London‘s black comntunity to irttages of tlte Crucifixion. the show captures every aspect of the painter‘s work.
Designer llooms Tue l7 Sept--25 Nov. As part of the Glasgow International Festival Of Design. GOMA plays host to the work of three designers: Architect John Pawson. furniture designer Ron Arad and the man who is redefining the vacuum cleaner. James Dyson.
I I. GARNER GALLERY 4 Parrtie Street. 552 4585. Tue—Sat I0am—5pm; Sun noon-4pm.
Print It Clay Urttil l4 Sept. Organised ilt conjunction with the Collins Gallery's 'Hot Off Tlte Press' show. this selling exhibition features the work of British artists who use a variety of methods to combine prints and ceramics.
I CYRIL GERBER FINE ART I48 West Regent Street. 22l 3095. Mon—Sat 9.30artt-5.30pm.
Mixed Exhibition Until l9 Sept. An eclectic collection of recently acquired paintings by Banks. Hunter. Fergusson.
Gillies. Redpath. Shanks attd many others.
I GLASGOW FILM THEATRE Cafe C osnto. l2 Rose Street. 332 8l28. Mon—Sat noon—9.30pm; Sun 5—9.30pm.
Trongate Studio Artists Fri I3—30 Sept. A mixed tttedia exltibition inspired by the film K (rt-tumisqrttsi. organised by Glasgow‘s international 'terra nova pro'ect‘.
I LASGOW PRINT STOOIO 22 King
Street. 552 0704. Mon—Sat I0am—5.30pm.
Georg easelitz - Prints 1965-1992 Until I4 Sept. A mammoth collection ofSl prints. linocuts and woodcuts by this internationally renowned German expressionist. also known for his paintings and sculpture. See lectures.
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I Eduardo Paolozzl five decades of collages and prints charting the career of the the grand old man of British art. 72thm Rice Gallery, Edinburgh until 8 Sept.
I Callum lanes A stunning retrospective of work by the Edinburgh-bom artist shortlisted for last year's Turner Prize. lnverleith House. Royal Botanic Garden. Edinburgh until 6 Oct.
I Claude Closiry Mesmerising video works from French artist Closky of the everyday landscape with an added surreal twist. CCA. Glasgow until 2]
Sept.
I llelen Chadwick A poignant exhibition in the light of Chadwick‘s death earlier this year. Undoubtedly one of Britain's ntost brilliant artists. Stiller! Lives shows her photographs exploring in-vitro fertilisation. Portfolio Gallery. Edinburgh until 2] Sept.
I Charles Rennie Mackintosh A retrospective of Glasgow’s famed architect and designer son. McLellan Galleries. Glasgow until 30 Sept.
I Ciaoomettl A blockbuster of an exhibition. celebrating one of the greats of 20th century art and the creator of the bronze walking figure. Scottish National Gallery OfModern Art. until 22 Sept.
Street. 353 4500. Mort—Fri 9.30am-5pm; Sat IOant-Spm: Sun I.30—4.30pm.
Twin Peaks Until 28 Sept. Filling both the Mackintosh and Newbery Galleries. this major exhibition of contemporary commercial art provides a rare opportunity to see work prontoted by the British Design & Art Direction. an association formed to promote creative excellence in the business arena.
I NONTERIAN ART GALLERY University of Glasgow. University Avenue. 339 8855 ext 543 I. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5pm.
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I78 west regent st. glasgow g2 4r| scotland. Ol4I-22I 6370 fax: 0l4i-248 I322
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LOUISE RITCHIE
7 September - 2 October Mon - 5at10am - 5.50pm
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GUY ROBERTSON
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