ART listings
ART USTINGS continued
HUNTERIAN ART GALLERY
University of Glasgow, University Avenue, 330 5430. Mon-Sat 9.30am-5pm. Home to the University’s collection of art and sculpture and an on-going programme of temporary exhibitions, the Hunterian also features a re-creation of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Glasgow house which contains original furnishing. Celebration - Ten Years Collecting 1989-1999 Until Sat 16 Oct. To celebrate the gallery’s refurbishment, an exhibition of over 1500 works which have been added to the collection since 1989. Among the acquisitions is a painting by Stanley Spencer, a 16th century Chiaroscuro oil by Luca Camiaso plus works by the Scottish colourists, furniture and designs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and prints by George Stubbs and Lucian Freud.
INSOMNIA
38-42 Woodlands Road, 564 1700. Open daily 24 hours.
Bernadette Kare Until Thu 30 Sep. Recent works in watercolours and hot wax. ‘
INTERMEDIA GALLERY
18 King Street, 552 2540. Tue-Sat 11am-5pm.
Say Nothing, Be Silent Tue S-Sun 17 Oct. Canadian-based artists Jo-Anne Balcaen, Naomi Potter and Ana Rewakowicz show work with Glasgow- based artist Nathalie de Briey, exploring issues of intimacy through videos, photographs, latex and ribbons.
THE LIGHTHOUSE
11 Mitchell Lane, 221 6362. Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat 10.30am—6pm; Tue 11am-6pm; Thu 10.30am—8pm; Sun noon-5pm. Converted from Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s first major public building and former offices of The Herald, this new venue is the home of Scotland’s centre for Architecture, Design and the City. Providing two main exhibition galleries and smaller display areas, there are facilities for conferences, education and 1T suites, a shop and a cafe. On permanent display, the Mackintosh Interpretation Centre documents the life and work of Glasgow’s most famous architect-
desi ner.
Vanity Cases By Philippe Starck Until Sun 31 Oct. A retrospective of the work of style guru Philippe Starck, a prodigious designer in the 805 who shows no sign of slowing down. The
~ exhibition features examples of his designs in miniaturised form, displayed in specially made vanity cases. Part of Glasgow 1999.
One Foot Taller Until Sun 26 Sep. (Review Gallery). Designers Will White and Katarina Barac who formed One Foot Taller design and manufacture company in 1995, present an exhibition of recycled and batch-produced .houseware.
Common Threads: Participation For A Better World Until Mon 4 Oct. An exhibition of works created in a range of European settings between schools, artists and the eneral public.
0 8: AD Awarfis Thu 30 Sep—Fri 15 Oct. The best of British and international design and advertising.
LILLIE ART GALLERY
Station Road, Milngavie, 578 8847. Tue-Fri IOam—lpm, 2—5pm; Sat & Sun 2—5pm.
Sea Journey Until Sun 10 Oct. Seascape tapestries by weaver Fiona Hutchison, complemented by the gallery’s collection of paintings on a sea theme.
LLOYD JEROME GALLERY
200 Bath Street, 331 0722. Tue-Sat 9am—6 m.
Todd arner Until Thu 28 Oct. New sculpture by Todd Garner.
80 THE LIST 23 Sep—7 Oct 1999
THE LOFT GALLERY
71 Houldsworth Street, Finnieston, 221 4799. Wed-Sat 2-6pm.
Absence And Presence Until Sat 9 Oct. Inspired by the cityscape, Lucy Vaughan creates textile installations and Lisa Cathro produces multiple plate etchings.
MARYHILL COMMUNITY CENTRAL HALLS
304 Maryhill Road, 332 9115.
Building For Glasgow Until Wed 29 Sep. Participants have been asked to design a building for Glasgow on the back of a postcard, which in turn will be realised in different media, architectural models and computer graphics, in a MIM artist-led project produced by Suspect Culture in partnership with Tramway. See review.
PROJECT ABILITY
Centre For Developmental Arts, 18 Albion Street, 552 2822. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm.
New Sites Until Fri 29 Oct. An installation of rooms created by people moving out of institutions.
The Trongate Studios Mon 4 Oct-Fri 3 Dec. A group show by members of the Trongate Studios.
RGI KELLY GALLERY
118 Douglas Street, 248 6386. Mon-Fri 10.30am-5pm; Sat 10.30am—1pm. Open Season Until Sat 2 Oct. Portraiture, still life and landscapes in oils, acrylics, watercolours and collage by various artists including Carolyn Galloway, Rachel Hunter, John Proctor, Margaret Fullerton and Ian Chapman.
MITCHELL LIBRARY James Moir Hall, North Street, 305 2999. Mon-Thu 9am-8pm; FriaSat
9am-5pm.
Glasgow Illustrated Until Sat 18 Dec. Featuring over 150 images drawn from the Mitchell Library’s vast collection of visual material relating to Glasgow, this exhibition shows the changing aspects of Glasgow and its people over four centuries. Artists include William Simpson, Thomas Annan, William Graham, George Oliver, Joseph Swan and Thomas Fairbaim. Part Of Glasgow 1999.
OTAGO GALLERY
The Courtyard, 55 Otago Street, Kelvinbridge, 334 6915. Mon-Sat 10am—5 m; Sun noon-4pm.
A Year etween Brid es. Architecture Of The elvin Gorge Until Sun 26 Sep. Paintings by Bobby McDougall.
ROYAL CONCERT HALL
2 Sauchiehall Street, 287 5511. Mon-Sat 10am—6 m.
Now. nght Now Until Sat 23 Oct. Paintings from recent Glasgow School of Art graduate Steven Anderson, whose work has caught the attention of Chris Evans and Robert Carlyle.
Aalco Photographic Exhibition Until Sun 31 Oct. The results of a competition set by Aalco, the UK’s largest multi-metal distributors, in which students at the Fine Art Photogra hic Department at Glasgow School 0 Art were briefed to portray the future in a portfolio of six pictures. The three finalists are Graham Govan, lda Lindstrom and Ben Tanner.
Black And White - Ageing In Cultural Diversity Sat 2$at 30 Oct. Photographs of a culturally diverse selection of older people in Scotland to mark the UN Year of Older Persons.
Clothes stand: work by John Creed is on show at Roger Billcliffe Fine Art
SCOTTISH MASK 8r PUPPET THEATRE CENTRE
8-10 Balcarres Avenue, Kelvindale, 339 6185. Mon-Wed 10am—5pm; Sat 1-5pm. Thu & Fri b appointment.
Design An Scenography In Mask And Puppet Theatre Until Fri 31 Dec. Craft and design from the puppet theatre including set designs, scale models and drawings to working figures and masks. Part of Glasgow 1999.
STREET LEVEL
26 King Street, 552 2151. Tue—Sat 10am—5.30pm.
Media Art Until Sat 2 Oct. Curated by The Goethe institute and ZKM, an insight into recent developments in German media art featuring works on CD-Rom, video and internet projects. Look Out Until Sat 2 Oct. Traditional photography, digital imaging and photosilkscreen works are among the techniques used during a series of creative photography workshops with ten Glasgow schools.
THE TALL SHIP AT GLASGOW HARBOUR
100 Stobcross Road, 339 0631. Daily 10am—5pm. £3.50 (£2.50—£2.95).
Five Thousand Days At Sea Until Sun 30 Apr. Exhibition on board the only Clydebank sailing ship still afloat in the UK documenting her adventures on the high seas between 1897 and 1919. GalGael Until Sun 31 Oct. (Pumphouse Side Gallery). The Galgael Trust, set up by unemployed people, present a 12ft model of a Scottish longship, constructed entirely of recycled materials.
Story In The Stones Until Sun 30 Apr. (Pumphouse Main Gallery). An exhibition looking at the impact of the industrial ages on Glasgow harbour.
TRANSMISSION GALLERY
28 King Street, 552 4813. Tue—Sat 11am—5pm.
Atelier van Lieshout Until Sat 2 Oct. The results of over fifteen years work from Joep van Lieshout featuring furniture, household and industrial equipment, as well as sculpture and architectural collaborations. See review. Sally Osborn Sat 25 Sep—Sat 2 Oct. New works by Sally Osborn in this lter first solo project.
TRONGATE STUDIOS
18 Albion Street, 552 2822. Mon—Fri 10am-5pm.
Alex Aitchison Until Fri 1 Oct. Recent paintings by Trongate Studios’ Alex Aitchison.
Judith Patterson Mon 4 Oct—Fri 3 Dec. An exhibition of ceramics by Judith Patterson.
This section lists museums currently showing temporary exhibitions.
ART GALLERY 8: MUSEUM, KELVINGROVE
Argyle Street, Kelvingrove, 287 2699. Mon—Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 11am—5pm. Cafe. Free.
Close Encounters — Discovering Nature In Glasgow Until Sun 28 Nov. Shirley Ann Tipping documents a year in Glasgow through photographs and film, capturing nature, a diversity of habitats and wildlife s ecies.
Young Peop e's Art Exhibition Until Mon 1 Nov. A display of the medal- winning works from the annual an
com tition open to young pe0ple. Design Machine Fri 24 Sep—Sun 9 Jan. This interactive exhibition looks at the design process through specially commissioned installations which are intended to blur the distinction between audience and participants. Part of Glasgow I 999.
Glasgow At Our Feet Fri 24 Sep—Sun 9 Jan. Glasgow school pupils drew sites of specific architectural interest which in turn were used to create the design of a huge marmoleum floor in the gallery.