Visual Art
I HUNTERIAN ART GALLERY University of Glasgow. 82 Hillhead Street. 330 5431. Mon-Sat 9.30am—5pm.
A Victorian Master Until Thu l7 Apr. Exhibition of drawings by painter and sculptor Frederic. Lord Leighton.
FREE Whistler and Drawing Until Thu l7 Apr. 9.30am—5pm. Drawings and pastels from the Hunterian's Whistler Collection.
I INTERMEDIA GALLERY CCA. 350 Sauchiehall Street. 552 2540. Daily noon-6pm.
FREE Harald Turelt: Hinterland Fri I I—Sun 27 Apr. Glossy. fetishised images of kitsch by the Glasgow-based German artist. who works in photography. performance. video and installation. Part of Glasgow international 2008.
I THE LIGHTHOUSE
I I Mitchell Lane. 22] 6362. Mon & Wed—Sat l0.30am—5pm: Tue I lam—5pm: Sun noon—5pm. £3 (ill-£1.50).
Take Away Until Sun 8 Jun. Exhibition looking at the culture of takeaway food and the objects associated with eating on the move. from the Museum of Design in Zurich.
Elaine Bremner Until Mon 26 May. An exhibition of work by innovative textile designer Elaine Bremner. whose experimental work includes unusual structures and combinations of textiles and yarns.
I LOWSALT GALLERY St Andrews Street. Saltniarket. 078 l 3 956402. www.lowsalt.org.uk. Mon—Sun I2—6pm.
FREE Andrew Reid WP (Worldwide) Fri l l—Sun 27 Apr. Reid’s new exhibition is intended as a parody on the structures within the art world: the mechanisms of selection processes in proposal submissions and competitions. the relationship between
private/state patronage and the artist. The centre of the exhibition is an ‘()pen Call for Submission(s)‘. inviting artists to submit one work according to strict guidelines. subject to an entry fee and competing for a prize. Part of Glasgow international 2008.
I MCLELLAN GALLERIES 270 Sauchiehall Street. 565 4I00. Fri & Sun I lam—5pm: Mon—Thu & Sat 10am—5pm; I I am— I pm.
FREE NotYourAverageEveningEvent Sat I9 Apr. 8.30—I0.30pm. Ticketed. Over the years. the GSA Masters of Fine Art postgraduate course has produced more Turner Prize-winners and nominees than almost any other course in the country. During the daytime (3.30pm—8.30pm). the students throw open their studios to the public; at night they team up with well-known graduates of the course. including Anthony Schrag. to stage an evening of perfonnance. music. magic shows and other mysterious happenings. See http://mfagsa- OpenStudios.bIogspot.com for full listings. See feature. page 20. Part of Glasgow international 2008.
I MARKET GALLERY
334 Duke Street. 556 7276. Tue—Sat noon-6pm.
Hideko lnoue, Anti-Cool 0. Kathy Aoiti Fri Il-Sun 27 Apr. Market brings together three artists of Japanese origin to examine themes of community. belonging. diversity and stereotypes through a variety of media. Part of Glasgow international 2008.
I MARY MARY
Suite 2/I. 6 Dixon Street. 226 2257. Thu—Sat noon—5pm.
Ernst Caramelle Fri II Apr—Sat I7 May. New work including a wall painting intervention. drawings. gesso pieces and video. Part of Glasgow intemational 2008.
SO THE LIST 10-24 Apr 2008
David Sillars
I MITCHELL LIBRARY 20l North Street. 287 2999. Mott—Thu 9am—8pni; Fri & Sat 9am~5pni.
Calum Stirling: Rostra Plaza Sat
I2—Sun 27 Apr. Under a dynamic architectural dim-out canopy in the main
ha“ of the Mitchell library. (‘aluni
Stirling presents an elaborate model installation that takes its inspiration from the techniques and inventive technology designed by the pioneers of cinema. Part of Glasgow intet‘nulimml 2008.
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73 Robertson Street. Suite 6. Floor I. 248 37I I. Mon-Fri l()am—5pni; Sat
j noon—5pm. Records Played Backwards Fri 1 l
Apr—Sat I0 May. Curated by Danial Bauniann. this group show presents artistic work froin the mediums of text. film. design. photography and performance. Part a} Glasgow
international 2008.
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87—89 Saltrnarket. 552 7578. l lam—5pm. FREE Lucia King Fri I I—Sun 27 Apr. Thematically linked. but separate. video and drawing installations. Part of Glasgow international 2008.
Z I RECOAT 323 North Woodside Road. 07968 252
454. Tue—Sun noon—8pm. FREE Spirits and Bitumen Until Wed 23 Apr. Recoat's eighth exhibition
~ is a showcase of new work by the
distinctive and hugely acclaimed Scottish illustrator and graffiti artist Elph.
I sonan DALLAS 5 St Margaret's Place. 553 2662. Tue—Sat
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Alasdair Gray Fri I I-Sun 27 Apr. Solo exhibition of never-before seen works. In I97I Malcolm Hossick of BBC Scotland
A planned a film with a soundscript by Liz
Lochhead and pictures by Alasdair Gray. The film was never finished and this
exhibition brings together the works
from this series for the first time. There
will be a publication produced for this exhibition. which will be launched at the
opening night and available at the gallery thereafter. Part of Glasgow international 2008. See feature. page 20.
I SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM
Museum of Education. 225 Scotland Street. 287 0500. Mon-Thu & Sat
Exploring routes through pure painting, abstraction and mainstream modernism, Glasgow-based artist Sillars evokes a quasi-mystical milieu within paintings whose subjects range from Tibetan icons to distorted post-urban landscapes.
I Glasgow Theosophical Socrety, 17 Queens Crescent, Glasgow,
until Sat 70 May.
l()ani-5pm; Fri & Stiii l lam—5pm. FREE Ally Wallace: Multi Module Sat I2 Apr—Mon 5 May. A large-scale paper construction which refers to current Clydeside architectural styles and the Museum‘s previous life as a school. I THE STATE BAR I48 Holland Street. 332 2159.
FREE A.Vermin Fri l l—Sun 27 Apr. A.Vermin is an artist-run curatorial project that invites artists to both inhabit and engage with public and
private spaces. A.Vermin‘s interests are an and its contemporary conundrums. craftsmanship. absurdity.
chance and delicately embedded gestures riding up against overtly bold ones. Part ofGlasgoii' international 2008.
I ST MUNGO MUSEUM OF RELIGIOUS LIFE AND ART
2 Castle Street. 553 2557. Mon—Thu & Sat I0am—5pni; Fri & Sun I lain—5pm: l()am— l pm.
Tara Beall, Baldvin Ringstead, and TJ Cooper: Marginal Visibility Fri I I—Sun 27 Apr. Exhibition featuring video installation by t s Beall. photographs by Thomas Joshua Cooper. and sound installation by Baldvin Ringstead exploring notions of place. vision. and spirituality within contemporary art practice. Part of Glasgow international 2008.
I STREET LEVEL PHOTO WORKS
48 King Street. 552 2|5l. Wed—Sat noon—5pm.
* FREE Try to Do Things We All
Can Understand oooo Until Sat I0 May. This is the first major solo show by London based artist. El Major. Part of Glasgow international 2008. See review page 94.
I SWGS
Studio Warehouse. l00 Eastvale Place. The Local Fri I I—Sun 27 Apr. Times vary. £tbc. The social hub of Glasgow lntemational ith design/installation contributions by a huge collection of artists including David Shrigley. .lim Lambie. Timorous Beasties. and a glitter
ball intervention by Cerith Wyn Evans.
Throughout the festival. The Local will host club nights. live music. performance. a record fair. film screenings and artist talks including an artist talk by Roderick Buchanan. The Local provides a unique opportunity for
artists and audiences to meet. socialise and experience contemporary art together. Part ofG/asgoii' international 2008.
I TRAMWAY
25 Albert Drive. 0845 330 350i Tue Fri l(lani—Spni; Sat & Sun noon 5pm. Rachel Mimiec: (Betual Pendula) Silver Birch Fri ll Apr Sun I8 May. This exhibition of new work is the culmination of Mimicc's experiences as artist in residence at Tramway 's Hidden Gardens. Includes sculptural and paper- httst‘d pieces. Part of (ilusgmi international 2008.
Something No Less Important Than Nothing, Nothing No Less Important Than Something Hi I l .-\pr~Sun I8 May. I-‘irst Scottish exhibition in some years from Jonathon Monk. w hose cross-media works glance back at the I960s and I970s to e\plore. throuin humour. irreverence or nostalgia. his place as an artist in the 2Ist cenltiry.l’art ottilasgow internattmral
Stephen Hurrel: Beneath and
Beyond I‘ri I IA-Sun 20 Apr. A self- generating. real-time sound installation produced by shifts and crcaks within the Iiarth itself. The piece
taps into data from I00 seismic monitoring stations around the world \ ia the Internet. translating the
vibrations into sound audible to the
human ear and visually as projections
within the space. I’arr o/‘(i‘lasgow
. International 2008.
I TRANSMISSION GALLERY
45 King Street. 552 48I3. Tue Sat
l I ain~5pni.
Prison for Objects: Melanie Gilligan I‘ri I I Apr-Sat H) May. New 1 work for Transmission and (ilasgow
International by the London-based performer. writer and object-iiialser.
i starting from the basis that that the
historical transition to commodity
production in capitalism gave rise to
striking visual representations of objects that manifest this shift. I’art o/"(ilasgow
international 2008.
I WASHINGTON GARCIA @ 16 TRONGATE
l6 Trongate. www.washingtongarciagalIery.com. Please email washingtongarciagallery.coni to arrange
a visit.
Washington Garcia presents Kalup Linzy l‘ri I I —Sun 27 Apr. Washington Garcia present the [K debut of New York-based artist Kalup Lin/y. whose carefully-scripted video vignettes offer satirical and subversive takes on pop culture. gender. race. class and art
I world politics. I’art (ltll‘ltlsgtlll'
international 2008.
I WASPS STUDIOS
77 Hanson Street. Dennistoun. 554 8299. Mon-Fri mam—5.30pm: Sat 8; Sun l()am—4pin.
Roger Palmer: Caledonia and Canal Zones Fri l I-Sun 27 Apr. Two new exhibitions of photographs taking a look at Scottish and British colonialism.
Part of Glasgow international 2008.
Edinburgh
I CENTRAL LIBRARY
George IV Bridge. 242 8000. Mon—Thu 10am—8pm; Fri 10am—5pm; Sat 9am—lpm.
FREE Edinburgh: Past and Present Until Fri l I Apr. Images of the city. selected by various people with a significant connection to Edinburgh.
I CITY ART CENTRE 2 Market Street. 529 3993. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm.
Ansel Adams: Celebration of Genius Until Sun 20 Apr. £4 (£2.50: