ART listings
PAPER TIGER 53 Lothian Road,
Edinburgh
5fac'eial {Differ
BIG MOOSE
Skinny fit t—shirts £15.95 or 2 for £25
Baseball Shirts
£19.95 or 2 for £30
Win JOHN KOBAL
PORTRAIT POSTER
see page 104
78 THE LIST 30 Apr—l4 May 1998
ART LISTINGS continued
HOUSE FOR AN ART LOVER Bellahouston Park. 10 Dumbreck Road. 353 4449. Sat & Sun lOam-5pm'. Mon—Fri. call for details as times vary. Cafe and design shop open daily. £3.50 (£2.50).
Initially designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for a competition in 1901. this unfinished work has been completed by modern-day architects and designers in true Mackintosh style. See Glasgow Galleries for current temporary exhibitions.
KELVINGROVE GALLERY 8: MUSEUM 287 2699. Mon—Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 11am—5pm. Cafe. [D].
A permanent collection of work by such names as Rembrandt. Monet and Van Gogh. plus numerous historical artefacts. animal displays. ‘Wee Beasties' and an interactive exhibition featuring a plethora of invertebrates. See Glasgow Galleries for current temporary exhibitions.
MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT
Kelvin Hall. Dumbarton Road. 287 2720. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm (closed Tue); Sun
I lam-5pm. A museum devoted to the history of transport crammed full with buses. trams. fire engines. ships and other transportation.
PEOPLE'S PALACE MUSEUM
Glasgow Green. 554 0223. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm (closed Tue); Sun [lam—5pm. [D]. Cafe. Glasgow’s best-loved institution re-opens after undergoing a tnajor facelift to celebrate its centenary year. The new displays are set out thematically with subjects including The Patter, Visions Of The City and Crime And Punishment. Avril Paton Until Sun 18 Oct. Over 25 paintings. new and old. by this Glasgow artist.
PROVAND'S LORDSHIP
3 Castle Street. 553 2557. The museum is temporarily closed due to structural damage and will re-open in April 1999.
ST MUNGO MUSEUM
2 Castle Street. 553 2557. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm (closed Tue); Sun 11am-5pm. Free. [D]. A museum of world faiths. featuring a Zen garden. priceless art works from the world's six major religions. Dali's Christ ()fSuint John ()f'l'he Cross and the story of religion in Scotland told through words and pictures.
The Reformation In Europe Until Sun 1 Nov. An exhibition looking at the religious tumtoil of 16th and I7th century Europe. The Stupa Project For World Peace Sat 9—Fri 15 May. An exhibition of internally donated art in aid of the Stupa Project for World Peace. Among the 130 exhibits are works by Steven Campbell. Craigie Aitcbison. Andy Goldsworthy. Lucien Pissaro and Vivien John.
SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM 225 Scotland Street. 429 1202. Mon—Sat lOam-5pm; Sun 2—5pm. Cafe. [D]. Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and now home to archive material on Scottish education from 1872 onwards. Reconstructed classrooms give a flavour of Victorian. Edwardian. World War II and 1960s school days.
Second International Heritage Photographic Experience Until Sun 17 May. A selection of the prize-winning entries from this international competition for school children.
Little Hands Until Sun 17 May. Over 50 illustrations for a new children's bible by Glasgow-based artist Jennifer Stevenson. Kids’ Food Until Sun I7 May. See Kids listings.
. , W, .q- ,‘r,
4. 7‘”. .
Hang out: David Schuricht's Car Park series on show at the KTP Gallery,
EDINBURGH GALLERIES
THE BELLEVUE GALLERY 4 Bellevue Crescent. 557 I663. Wed—Sun ntxm--6pm.
Principally Provence Sun 3——Sat 23 May. Drawings and paintings of southern Provence by Frank Docherty.
BEYOND WORDS BOOKSHOP
42—44 Cockburn Street. 226 6636. Tue—Sat lOam—6pm.
Natural Heartlands Until Tue 30 Jun. Photographs by environttlental. landscape and wildlife photographer David Woodfall. based on his recently published book Natural Hl‘lll'I/(IIH/X.
BOURNE FINE ART
6 Dundas Street. 557 4050. Mon—Fri IOam—6pm; Sat IOam—l pm.
New Acquisitions Until Thu 30 Apr. New works by various artists including William McCance. Sir Jatnes Guthrie. DY. Cameron. Willy Wilson and Sam Bough
Napier University until 19 May
The Edge Until Sat 23 May. Contemporary art from the arctic regions of Finland. Norway. Sweden and north- western Russia.
William Gear and COBRA Sat 2 May—Sat 20 Jun. Works on paper by the late Scottish artist William Gear. plus works by his European contemporaries from the post-war COBRA group.
COLLECTIVE GALLERY
22—28 Cockburn Street. 220 I260. Tue—Sat I lam—5.30pm (5pm Fri).
Chad McCail Sat 2—Sun 31 May. Chad McCail's line drawings of cross- sectioned houses observe human behaviour in all its intimacy. See preview.
John Ayscough Sat 2—Sun 31 May. John Ayscough uses photography and painting to deconstruct male stereotypes. See preview.
Between States Sat 2—Sat 16 May. A series of drawings and paintings by Andrew R. MacKenzie. based on his urban surroundings.
CALTON GALLERY
10 Royal Terrace. 556 1010. Mon—Fri 10am-6pm; Sat 10am— 1 pm.
Mixed Exhibition Until Sun 31 May. A wide selection of watercolours. paintings and sculpture by Scottish. British and European artists from 1750—1950.
CAMEO
38 Home Street. 228 4141. Exhibitions open fifteen tninutes before first screening of the day until Ilpm (Sun—Wed); lam (Thu—Sat). Intermission Until Sun 17 May. Over the next few months. three Scottish artists will install site-specific work throughout the cinema. In Part One. Helen McCrorie uses light projections in Cinema One to explore the nature ofcinema-going. See review.
SPRINGBURN MUSEUM
Atlas Square. 557 I405. Tue—Fri 10.30am—5pm; Sat 10am—4.30pm; Sun 2—5pm. [D].
Made In The North The rich diversity of industries past and present is chronicled in this exhibition.
Springburn Park, Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow A look at the changes over the years of Springbum Park.
CITY ART CENTRE
Market Street. 529 3993. Mon—Sat 10am-5pm.
Missing Links Alive! Until Sun 12 Jul. An exhibition tracing the first footsteps of our ancestors using 21st century robotic technology. Central to the show is a series of life-sized. animated dioramas. which portray the principal stages in human evolution.
CONTACT GALLERY
Grindlay Court Centre. Grindlay Street Court. 229 7941. Mon—Thu 10am—4pm; Fri 10am—2pm.
Blackpool To Boston Until Thu 21 May. An exhibition of paintings celebrating summer holidays at home and abroad.
CYBERIA
Internet Cafe. 88 Hanover Street/"20 4403. Mon—Sat IOam—IOpm; SUI] noon—7pni
Acquosa Fri l—Fri 22 May. Oil on canvas and photographic works by Angel Bowman.
THE DUNDAS STREET GALLERY
6a Dundas Street. 558 9363. Mon—Fri 10am—6 m;Sat lOam—lpm. Kennetli Roberts Until Sun 17 May. New paintings. mostly landscapes.
EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART Lauriston Place. 221 6000. Mon—Thu 10am—8pm; Fri lOam—Spm; Sat lOam—2pm.
School Of Art Therapy Show Until Thu 30 Apr. A show of work by students at Queen Margaret College.