Visual Art
Exhibitions are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to art@list.co.uk. Listings compiled by Ruth Hedges.
Glasgow
I THE ARCHES
353 Argy Ie Street. 0870 340 7538.
Want l0pm; Sttn noon l0pm. Preserve Rock ‘N’ Rollt'ntil Tue 4 ()ct. .\'ew work by Kate \’ Robertson examining the ptill of nostalgia. inspired by her roamings tw ith camera) around (ilasgow is more decrepit areas. in addition to photography there w ill be 3t) film and multi-media sculpture. lASl
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Touched Thu 33 Sat 34 Sep. 7pm. l-‘ree. Installation and performance piece from dancer and artist Sarah l’otter. investigating the potential of physical communication to heal. I’u/‘I n/fl-lrr/u'x l./l'l-.'.’. iAST CHANCE 0 SEE
I THE ATRIUM GALLERY (ilasgow School oi .-\l'l. L53 Renfrew Street. 353 458‘). Mon Thu l0am 8pm; l‘ri I0am 5pm; Sat 10am 3pm. Clydesdale Bank Art for All l’ntil liri 38 ()ct. liree. Work by pupils from secondary schools across Scotland.
I BURRELL COLLECTION
3060 l’ollokshaws Road. 387 3550. Mon Thu & Sat l0am 5pm; l‘ri a Sun llam 5pm. l‘ree.
Curator’s Favourites Wed 38 Sep. 13.30 lpm. l-‘ree. limma Leighton. curator ol'('hinese and ()riental
('iv ili/ations talks abotit ancient (‘hinese bron/es and rituals.
The Potter’s Mirror l‘ri 30 Sep Wed 9 .\'o\. Photographic works. clay and texts by artist-iii-residence Raniana 'l’bapalyal and participants from the community workshop programme. in response to the Burt'ell's collection ol‘ I/nik ceramics. Nt—W St l()\r'i./’. Curator’s Favourites Wed 5 ()ct. l3.30 lpm. l-"ree. .\'oorah :\|-(iailani. curator of Islamic ('iviIi/ations examines a Turkish lsnik dish iron] the 17th (’entury.
I CCA
350 Sauchiehall Street. 353 4000.
Tue l’ri llam (rpm; Sat l0am (spin.
it Like it Matters t'ntil Sat 3‘) ()ct. lixhibition by Karla Black. Mick Peter and Michael Stumpf young (ilasgow based artists w ho work directly upon a range of materials to produce unsettling objects and situations. See preview. page 90 and llitlist.
Peer Crit Glasgow Wed 38 Sep.
() 8pm. liree hut ticketed. :\ chance for (ilasgow ‘s visual arts community to meet and discuss each others work. Hanneline Visnes Thu 3‘) Sep. (v.30pm. (ilasgow based Norwegian artist llanneline \'isnes launches her first solo publication.
I COLLINS GALLERY
l'niversity of Strathclyde. 33 Richmond Street. 548 3558. Mon l‘ri l0am 5pm; Sat noon 4pm. l‘ree.
# George Wyllie: The Cosmic Voyage 0.. t'ntil Sat 8 ()ct. liree. ()ne of Scotland‘s best loved artists presents a multi taceted exhibition of prints. books. drawings and sculptures. See llitlist.
I GALLERY OF MODERN ART Queen Street. 33‘) WW). .\lon Wed a Sat 10am 5pm: Thu l0am 8pm: l-‘ri & Sun llam 5pm.
Barbara Kruger t'ntil Sun 35 Sep.
Art Treasures of Kelvingrove closes 30 October
Say goodbye
to some old friends this autumn
but say hello again
when Kelvingrove re-opens in summer 2006
The Art Treasures of Kelvingrove exhibition and the McLellan Galleries close to the public at 5 pm on Sunday 30 October. The artworks can next be seen in summer 2006, when the newly
refurbished Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum re-opens.
FREE admission
www glasgowmuseums.corr
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()ne of the most significant female artists to deal with politics and sexuality in the last 30 years. Her iconic images and slogans have been hugely intluential on cttlture and politics. The New York-based artist has made a large-scale installation on the theme of domestic violence to tie in with the gallery's long-term programme Rule o/ Thumb. LAST CHANCE TO SEE.
They Are the We of Me t'ntil Sun 30 Nov. (ilasgow-based artist Jane Topping explores the connection between art and literature through paintings. works on paper and texts.
I GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO
33 & 35 King Street. 553 0704. Tue Sat l0am 5.30pm.
Jila Peacock: Ten Poems from Hafez t'ntil Sat 15 ()ct. An exhibition of silkscreen prints and a hand-printed book ot animal shape poems in Farsi calligraphy. with new linglish translations.
Natural Progression t'ntil Sat l5 ()ct. liirst solo show by (ilasgow based artist Bronw en Sleigh. exploring the relationship between the natural environment and industrial architecture within it.
Philip Reeves - Recent Paintings and Prints l'ntil Sat t5 (M. New works on paper.
I GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART The Mackintosh (iallet'y. l()7 Renfrew Street. 353 4500. Mon in Want 5pm: Sat |0am 3pm. Free.
Staff Show Mon 3 Fri 38 Oct. The (iS:\ stall. show oll' their skills. NEVJ St {OWL
I HUNTERIAN ART GALLERY l'niversity of(ilasgow. 83 llillhead Street. 330 543l. .\lon Sat 9.30am 5pm. l’ree.
Intimate Friends: The Scottish Colourists 00 l'niit Sat l ()ct. 9.30am 5pm. l‘ree. The popular show returns with paintings. w atercolours and drawings by the Scottish colourists ('adell. l‘ergusson. Hunter and l’eploe. fee review. page ()I. lASl CHANCE TO SEE.
Jessie M King t'ntil Sat 3‘) ()ct. 9.30am 5pm. £3.50. .-\n exhibition showing variotIs works by this leading (ilasgow (iit'l. See review. page 9|.
I THE LIGHTHOUSE ll .\litchell Lane. 33l 6363. Mon ck
Wed Sat 10.30am 5pm: Tue Ilam 5pm:
Sun noon 5pm. £3 (80p). Marimekko: Fabrics, Fashion and Architecture l'ntil Hi I l .\'ov. Bold prints. accessories and designs from the l-‘innish fashion brand founded in I‘)5l by visionary textile designer .-\rmi Ratia and her husband.
I LUV GALLERY
l33() (iovan Road. 445 5l00. Mon liri l.30 4.30pm; Sat l3.30 4.30pm. Catching the Colours t'niil Thu (w ()ct. l)ehut show from (ilasw egian artist limma Bibby. LAST CHANCE K) St E
I MCLELLAN GALLERIES
370 Sauchiehall Street. 565 4100. l‘ri & Sun I lam 5pm; Mon Thu & Sat
l0am 5pm.
Art Treasures of Kelvingrove t'ntit Sun 30 ()ct. As the Kelv ingrove .\ltiseum 8; Art (iallery is closed for major refurhishment. over 300 of its paintings have taken tip residency at the .\lcl.ellan (ialleries. The display includes Thomas l‘aed's ‘The Last of the (‘Ian' and Rembrandt's ‘A Man in Armour". plus work by ('harles Rennie Mackintosh. Dutch and l’lemish art.
ArtBites! Thu 33 Sep. lpm. liree. Short talk on vim u/ I/tl’ ('liurr'li of Sun (Ho/gin .lluggiun' by (iuardi.
ArtBites! Thu 3‘) Sep. lpm. Free. Short talk on .lluml am] the I‘iv/u's by A Watt. ArtBites! Thu () ()ct. lpm. l-'ree. Short talk on loan liardley's 'Iim ('lii/r/n'n.
I PEOPLE’S PALACE & WINTER GARDENS
(ilasgow (ireen. 37l 3951. Mon Thu & Sat l0am 5pm; Fri 8; Sun
I lam 5pm. liree.
Glasgow 1955: Through the Lens t'ntil Sun 30 Jul. l‘ree. An exhibition of images of (ilasgow in l‘)55. previously shown in Kelvingrove and the People's Palace 50 years ago.
I PROJECT ABILITY
(‘entre l‘or Developmental Arts. l8 Albion Street. 553 3833. Mon Fri l0am 5pm.
8th Universal Print Show t'ntil Fri 14 ()ct. An exhibition of prints local. national and international disabled artists.
I ST MUNGO MUSEUM OF RELIGIOUS LIFE AND ART
3 (‘astle Street. 553 3557. Mon-Thu & Sat l0am 5pm: Fri & Sun I lam 5pm. l-‘ree.
Women and War 00. t'ntit Sun 30 ()et. Photographs by Jenny Matthews. who‘s worked in war [ones such as lil Salvador. the Middle Iiast. Africa and Afghanistan since l‘)83. This exhibition shows women’s experience of war and its aftermath in their roles as mothers. wives. lighters. refugees and survivors.
I STREET LEVEL PHOTOWORKS
36 King Street. 553 315]. Tue Sat l0am 5pm.
Jim Harold - Across a Fractured Land(scape) COO. t'ntit Sat 34 Sep. Photographs taken between 1908 and 3005 by (ilasgow-based photographer. Jim llarold. of the Buffer [one that divides northern and southern (‘yprus. tAST CHANCE TO SEE.
I TRAMWAY
35 Albert Drive. 0845 330 350l.
Tue Sat |0am 5pm: Sun noon 5pm. Barbara Kruger - Nelve t'mit Mon 36 Sep. Large scale video installation of t3 short scenes written by Kruger. performed by actors and projected on opposite sides of the space to each other. The scenes portray discussions between groups. friends and families. evolving into arguments. LAST CHANCE TO SEE.
Pakistani Film Poster & Truck Art Exhibition l'ntil Sun 35 Sep. liree. An exhibition of the distinctively painted Bollywood posters and decorated vehicles from Pakistan. LAST CHANCE TO SEE.
With a Bow and Drill t'ntit Mon 36 Sep. Work produced by artists Belinda (iuidi and James McLardy with lads from the Linthouse area of (ilasgow on the themes raised in Barbara Kruger‘s Yii'r'li'l'. See Art Beat. LAST CHANCE. TO SEE...
Publications Launch Thu 33 Sep. (rpm. Free. The launch of a two specially commissioned publications. one exploring Barbara Kruger‘s exhibition 'l‘wr/i'e. while the other looks at ’I‘ltis I’('(l(‘(f/tl/ War. On the night. there will also be a sale of many rare and unique publications from the 'l'ramway‘s visual art programme over the years.
Private Galleries
I COMPASS GALLERY
I78 West Regent Street. 331 (i370. .\lon Sat |0am 5.30pm.
Peter Thomson t'ntil Wed 38 Sep. New series of paintings entitled
Flyover. tASl Cl lANCE TO SEE.
I THE MODERN INSTITUTE
73 Robertson Street. Suite (i. l'iloor l. 348 37l l. Tue Hi I turn 5pm.
Kim Fisher 0.. l'ntil liri 30 Sep. Solo show from artist Kim l-‘isher. See review. page 90. and llitlist. LAST CHANCE. TO SEE.