ART listings
GLASGOW GALLERIES continued
SCOTTISH MASK 8i PUPPET THEATRE CENTRE
8-l0 Balcarres Avenue. Kelvindale. 339 6l85. Mon-Wed l0am—5pm; Sat I-Spm. Thu & Fri by appointment.
Design And Scenography In Mask And uppet Theatre Until Fri 3! Dec. Craft and design from the puppet theatre including set designs. scale models and drawings to working figures and masks. Purl n/‘Glusguw I999.
STREET LEVEL
26 King Street. 552 2 I5 I. Tue-Sat l0am—5.30pm.
Death's Dance Floor Until Sat 26 Jun. A series of new work in a range of media by artist Ian Breakwell which re- interprets the allegorical theme of The Dance ofThe Death. In the final days of the exhibition (22—26 Jun). Breakwell’s audio-visual piece shows life-sized images of skeletal dancers oscillating to sync-pulsed music composed by Ron Geesin.
13TH NOTE CAFE
50—60 King Street. 553 I638.
Era Until Tue 20 Jul. A group exhibition featuring new Scottish talent iii the field of illustration.
TRANSMISSION GALLERY
28 King Street. 552 48l3. Tue—Sat
l lain-5pm.
Hundred Year Egg Until Sat 3 Jul. This four-person show explores high and low culture. Swedish artists Magnus Wassborg gives a new use to ready-made appliance while Mats Adelman assembles machines. paintings and sculpture. Glasgow artists Michael Fullerton explores sound via objects and drawings aitd Simon McAuley shows new video work.
TRAVELLING GALLERY
Fora detailed itinerary call ()l3l 529 3682/3930.
Threshold Until Wed 2| Jul. The Travelling Gallery's new show features work by Kate Belton. Nathan Coley. Tout Hunter. Stephen Cooper. Gary Perkins and Zoe Walker who explore the home as a domestic environment. a work of architecture and a place of sanctuary.
TRON THEATRE
63 Trongate. 552 4267.
Theatre Designs Until Wed 30 Jun. An insight into the backstage world of theatre design featuring drawings. sketches and art work front the millennial youth drama Speed Riin.
TRONGATE STUDIOS
l8 Albion Street. 552 2822. Mon-Fri l0aitt—5 itt.
Dresse Up Until Fri l6 Jul. |0ant—5pm. Artist/designer Steven Reilly's installation of costumes. dress designs and hand-made fabric.
technology and functionality. This exhibition examines how design effects our attitudes to food as well as providing an insight into the cultural history of Great British cuisine. Part of Glasgow I999.
Going Out In Style Until Sun 22 Aug. Created at Paa Joe's workshop in Accra. Africa. these unique coffins cart be made- to-measure in the fornt of anything front a boat or lion to an onion or Mercedes. Part 0 'Glus'gmc / 999.
Scott sh Landscape Until Sun 29 Aug. A look at the Scottish landscape with a selection of works front the gallery‘s collection by William Daniel. William Leighton Leitch aitd Sir D.Y. Cameron.
AULD KIRK MUSEUM
The Cross. Kirkintilloch. 578 0|44. Tue—Sat lOam-Ipm & 2-5pm. Free. East Dunbartonshire Photography Competition Exhibition Until Sat I0 Jul. Amateur photographs.
BURRELL COLLECTION
2060 Pollokshaws Road. 649 7 l 5 l. Mon-Sat l0am-5pm: Sun Ilaitt-5pm. Free.
Mies Van Der Rohe Until Sun 29 Aug. This exhibition looks at three of Van Der Rohe‘s ntost significant projects — the famous Barcelona Pavilion of l929. the Weibenhof building itt Stuttgart of I926 and the Villa Tugendhat in Brno. l928—30 — and compares them to his modernistic furniture designs. Part a} Glasgmi' I999.
HOUSE FOR AN ART LOVER Bellahouston Park. l0 Dumbreck Road. 353 4773. £3.50 (£2.50). Cafe. Lay Ngo Koay Until Sat 26 Jtiti. Recent paintings.
irst Season Thu | Jul—Thu 30 Sep. The launch ofArtpark 99. a series of public art exhibitions. Opening with commissioned sculptures by artists Pete Bevan. Doug Cocker. Paul Cosgrove. Marion Smith aitd Aeneas Wilder. the work will be shown in the grounds of Bellahouston Park. complemented by an exhibition in the House illustrating the creative process behind the works.
HUNTERIAN MUSEUM
University Avenue. 330 422l. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5pm. Free.
The Animal Construction Company Until Fri 20 Aug. Ait exploration ofthe animal kingdom‘s building abilities. from weaver birds to termite mounds. Is there anything humans catt learn from these incredible feats? Part of Glasgmr I999.
PEOPLE'S PALACE 8: WINTER GARDEN Glasgow Green. 554 0223. Mott—Sat l0am-5pm; Sun | lam-5pm.
The Britannia Panopticon Thu 24 Jun—Mon 27 Sep. The history of the Britannia Music Hall in Trongate. where Stan Laurel ntade his debut. is illustrated by artefacts. old posters. costumes and Victorian music hall music. Part of G/ttsgmr I999.
UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE Department OfArchitecture and Building Science. l3l Rottenrow. 548 3023. MOII-Fl‘i 9am—9pm.
Architecture Degree Show Until Fri 9 Jul. The annual student degree show from the department ofArchitecture and Building Science.
GLASGOW MUSEUMS
This section lists museums currently showing temporary exhibitions. For details of other museums. see Glasgow Life. page 94.
ART GALLERY & MUSEUM. KELVINGROVE
Argyle Street. Kelvingrove. 287 2699. Mon-Sat l0am—5pm: Sun I lam-5pm. Cafe. Free.
Food: Design 8: Culture Until Sun 22 Aug. The preparation of food combines social ritual. aesthetics.
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SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM Museum Of Education. 225 Scotland Street. 429 I202. Mon-Sat l()ant-5pnt: Sun 2—5 tn. Free.
Future ystems Fri 25 Jun-Sun 3| Oct. The cutting-edge London-based architecture practice. Future Systems show models. drawings. plans and photographs of realised and unrealised designs. Purl n/‘Ghtsgmi- I999.
ST MUNGO MUSEUM OF RELIGIOUS LIFE AND ART
2 Castle Street. 553 2557. Mon—Sat lOain—S in; Sun llam—Spitt. Free. Christ eeding The People Until Sun ll Jul. The 'Iost‘ Iona mural Christ Feeding The People goes on display aftera mysterious disappearance at the end of the 70s. The mural. commissioned in I95 I. by Glasgow artist William Fyfe Christie depicts Chn'st among the people set against the backdrop of the Clyde.
EDINBURGH GALLERIES
ART GYM 8: CRAFT STUDIO
26 St Stephen Street. 225 5865. Mon-Fri (closed Tue) Ham-9pm; Sat lOant—7pin; Sun noon—6 nt.
Mixed Exhi ition On permanent display. arts and crafts by local artists.
THE BELLEVUE GALLERY
4 Bellevue Crescent. 557 I663. Wed—Sun noon-6pm.
Mixed Exhibition Thu 24 Jun—Thu 8 Jul. Mixed work aitd sculpture by selected artists.
BEYOND WORDS BOOKSHOP
42—44 Cockburn Street. 226 6636. Tue—Sat l0am-6pm; Sun & Mon noon—5pm.
Marc Atkins: Liquid City Until Wed 30 Jun. Black aitd white images of London taken front Atkins' new book Liquid City. Coastal Rim Thu l Jul—Thu 30 Sep. Large-scale abstract photographs by Sunnifa Hope capturing the play of light around the city of New York.
BOURNE FINE ART
6 Dundas Street. 557 4050. Mon-Fri l0aitt—6pitt; Sat l0am- l pitt.
William McTaggart (1835-1910) Thu 24 Jun—Fri 9 Jul. A selection of paintings by Scottish impressionist painter. William McTaggart.
CALTON GALLERY
l0 Royal Terrace. 556 l0l0. Mon—Fri l0ant—6pm; Sat l0am—lpm.
Summer Exhibition Until Sat 3| Jul. A selection of general stock including paintings by Alexander Naysntith. William Clark and Sir Robin Philipson.
CAMEO .
38 Home Street. 228 4 I41. Exhibitions open fifteen minutes before first screening of the day until llpitt (Sun—Wed); Iaitt (Thu—Sat).
Raison d’Etre Until Sun 27 Jutt. New
? photographic work by Callum ()llason
which explores the search for explanations to the complexities of life. Departure Lounge Thu I—Sat 3| Jul. The Cameo exhibition space revisits sonte of the works which have adorned the walls over the last three years.
CITY ART CENTRE
2 Market Street. 529 3993. Mon—Sat |0ant—5pm.
The Symbol Of Its People Until Sat l0 Jtil. To mark the return of the Scottish Parliament iii July. this exhibition traces the relationship between the burgh and government.
Scotland’s Art Thu l Jul—Sat 2 Oct. £3 (£2); fantin ticket £8/season ticket £5.50. As Scotland enters the new millennium. this major exhibition brings together the best of Scottish art front botlt civic and university collections front all over the country. Comprising painting. sculpture. printmaking and photography. the show features the work of the Scottish Colourists. the Glasgow Boys. Allan Ramsay aitd Henry Raeburn among others. to contemporary artists Alan Davie. John Bellany. Eduardo Paolozzi. Elizabeth Blackadder and Peter Howson.
COLLECTIVE GALLERY
22—28 Cockburn Street. 220 I260. Tue-Sat | lam—5.30pm (Fri 5pm).
Three Edinburgh Projects: Lyn Lowenstein, Nebula and Virus Sat 26 .lun—Sat 24 Jul. Three separate exhibition projects by Edinburgh-based artists. featuring recent Edinburgh College ofArt graduate Lyn Lowenstein's solo piece The Hair I’in Drop-In Celt/re. a group show from Nebula. all of whom are recent graduates and Edinburgh artists' collective Virus. who normally work outside the gallery space.
the Arc Angels. a group of fifteen female artist metalworkers at the Department of Engineering at Telford College. | Evolution Mon 5—Fri 30 Jul. Nicola . Hunter. Paul Muir and Sandy McMorran present an exhibition of recent artworks ' and photography.
CYBERIA INTERNET CAFE
88 Hanover Street. 220 4403. Mon—Sat l0am-I0pm: Suit noon-7pm. - Frankie Murphy Until Fri 25 Jun. Photographs attd oil paintings. ° Myxomorphia Sat 3—Wed 28 Jul. ; Printed book and related works by David 1 McNae Boyne with texts by Huglt Clark : Small.
DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE
3 Doune Terrace. 225 7l89. Mon—Sat l0am-5pitt; Sun 2—5pm.
Crossings II Until Sun 4 Jul. The second of this two part exhibition highlighting the work of Danish graduates. Jes Gammelgaard shows a series of photographs entitled Eighteen Aerial Views Oj'GItisgmi'. Susanne Norregaard presents a collection of paintings titled Damask. Anne Bjerge explores travelling and still life iii two video works I’uvtige attd III!L’I‘/|l(l¢’.\‘ aitd Rikke Ruhwald shows her graduation collection of women's sportswear inspired by modern . architecture.
THE DEAN GALLERY 3 Belford Road. 624 6200 (recorded l information 332 2266). Mon—Sat l l0ant—5pm; Sun 2—5pm. Cafe. Situated l opposite the National Gallery of Modern Art. the new Dean Gallery is entirely devoted to art of the 20th century. A
former I9th century orphanage. it ltouses
a large collection of work by Eduardo Paolozzi. as well as outstanding works drawn front tlte National Galleries’ Dada and Surrealist collections. with the upper ; floor given over to temporary f exhibitions. John Coplans: A Self Portrait
1984-1997 Until Stiii 25 Jul. £1.50 til i. An exhibition surveying the work of British-born artist and critic. living and working in New York. Coplans . reconstructs images of the body by 3 juxtaposing black and white photographs
of various parts of his naked body taken i over the past twenty years. I
DUNDAS STREET GALLERY 3 6a Dundas Street. 558 9363. Mon-Fri i l0am—6pin: Sat l0ain—l itt.
Ian Strang (1882-1952 Tltti 24 Jun—Fri 9 Jul. A collection of drawings and etchings of the Cotswolds and continental journeys.
EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART
Lauriston Place. 22l 6000. Mon-Thu l0aitt—8pnt; Fri—Sun l0ant-5pm.
Faculty Of'Environmental Studies
Until Mon 28 Jun. Final year degree
show front arcltitecture. landscape architecture and planning and housing departments. .
EDINBURGH GALLERY
|8a Dundas Street. 557 5227. Mon—Fri l lam—5pm: Sat l0ant— | pitt.
Kevin Leary Until Tue 6 Jul. ()ils by Kevin Leary.
Mike Coutts Until Tue 6 Jul. New paintings.
EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS
23 Union Street. 557 2479. Tue—Sat l0am—6pm.
Mixed Exhibition Ulllll Wed 30 Jun, .-\ mixed exhibition of stock including works by Graham Dean and Jennifer McRae. Robert Rivers Sat 3-Sat 3| Jul. American artist Robert Rivers shows new etchings and ceramic heads looking at the traditions. stories and dreams of Anterican culture.
CONTACT GALLERY
Grindlay Court Centre. Grindlay Street Lane. 229 794l. Mon-Thu l0ant-4pm: Fri I0ant—2pm.
Brazin’ Hussies: Arc Angels Until Sat 26 Juit. Metalwork sculptures and furniture by
EDINBURGH WORLD HERITAGE TRUST (formerly New Town Conservation Trust). l3a Dundas Street. 557 5222. Mon—Fri 9am— I pm; 2—5pnt.
Princes Street: Unexecuted Designs 1767-1999 Until Fri 30 Jul. Plans and