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Exhibitions are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to art@list.co.uk. Listings compiled by Kirstin Innes. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Glasgow
■ THE ARCHES 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. Mon–Sun 10am–midnight.
✽✽ Theatre Sets Thu 11 Dec–Mon 19 Jan. See preview, page 103.
■ BURRELL COLLECTION 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. FREE Joseph Crawhall: The Masterpieces Until Sun 8 Feb. A showcase of some of the Glaswegian watercolourist’s finest works, including The Aviary and Girl on a Bicycle. ■ CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Tue–Fri 11am–6pm; Sat 10am–6pm. FREE CALQ Residency: Martine H. Crispo Until Fri 9 Jan, 11am–6pm. The sound artist takes up residency at the CCA with an installation concentrating on the sounds produced by children’s toys and home-made electronic products. FREE Open Field Until Sat 17 Jan. Group exhibition presenting new work by 15 Scottish-based artists, developed during The Caravan residencies in Balfron, near Loch Lomond.
■ COLLINS GALLERY University of Strathclyde, 22 Richmond Street, 548 2558. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat noon–5pm; 10am–7pm; Fri 10am–6pm. FREE A Passion for Painted Pattern: The Textile Designs of Raymond Honeyman Until Sat 20 Dec. An exhibition looking at the meticulous, hand-worked textile designs of Raymond Honeyman.
■ GALLERY OF MODERN ART Royal Exchange Square, 229 1996. Mon–Wed & Sat 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–8pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. FREE Echo and Transcend Until Sun 1 Mar. A wide-ranging selection of abstract art, including paintings by William McCance, Alan Davie and Bridget Riley. ■ GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO 48 King Street, 552 0704. Tue–Sat 10am–5.30pm. FREE To Bring Forth and Give Until Sat 20 Dec. 15 Sorcha Dallas- represented artists, including Rob Churn and Alex Frost, have worked with the GPS master printers to create a new series of prints.
■ GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART The Mackintosh Gallery, 167 Renfrew Street, 353 4500. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat 10am–2pm. ✽✽ FREE The Two Alasdairs 104. Until Sat 10 Jan. See review, page
■ GLASGOW SCULPTURE STUDIO 145 Kelvinhaugh Street, 204 1740. Thu, Fri & Sat noon–5pm. FREE Beagles & Ramsey: Good Teeth Until Fri 19 Dec. New, large- scale sculptural installation created by Beagles & Ramsay.
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■ HUNTERIAN MUSEUM Gilbert Scott Building, University of Glasgow, 330 4221. Mon–Sat 9.30am–5pm. FREE Boucher and Chardin: Masters of Modern Manners Until Sat 13 Dec, 9.30am–5pm. This exhibition focuses on Jean Siméon Chardin’s ‘Lady Taking Tea’ and François Boucher’s ‘Madame Boucher’. ■ KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY & MUSEUM Argyle Street, 276 9599. Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm; 10am–1pm. Impressionism and Scotland Until Sun 1 Feb. £5 (£3). Visually stunning exhibition exploring the artistic connections between painters such as Monet, and Cézanne and Scottish artists like Fergusson and Guthrie.
■ THE LIGHTHOUSE 11 Mitchell Lane, 221 6362. Mon & Wed–Sat 10.30am–5pm; Tue 11am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. £4 (£1.50- £2; family ticket £9.50; free on Saturdays). Architecture in Scotland 2006- 2008: Building Biographies Until Sun 11 Jan. £3 (£1; free on Saturdays). The latest biennial review of a diverse range of Scottish architecture. Atelier Until Sun 22 Feb. £4 (£2, free on Saturdays). An installation of work in progress by Becca Lipscombe, Bernie Reid and Lucy Mackenzie of Atelier. Glasgow 1999 Design Medal 2008 Exhibition Wed 17 Dec–Sun 1 Mar. £4 (£2, free on Saturdays). Annual platform for designers studying at Glasgow’s Higher and Further Education institutions. ■ MARKET GALLERY 334 Duke Street, 556 7276. Tue–Sat noon–6pm. Niki Russell & Steve Ovett Until Sat 20 Dec. Artist Niki Russell and the Steve Ovett artist collective showcase installation works.
■ MARY MARY Suite 2/1, 6 Dixon Street, 226 2257. Thu–Sat noon–5pm. War Atlas Yachting & Nautical Cuttings Until Sat 20 Dec. New works by Alana Egan, including an outdoor sculptural piece.
■ THE MODERN INSTITUTE 73 Robertson Street, Suite 6, Floor 1, 248 3711. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat noon–5pm.
✽✽ FREE Eva Rothschild Until Fri 19 Dec. See review, page 104. FREE One Man’s Struggle to Take it Easy Until Sat 10 Jan. New exhibition by installation artist Richard Hughes, who, as the title suggests, is just trying to relax.
■ SORCHA DALLAS 5 St Margaret’s Place, 553 2662. Tue–Sat 1–5pm. FREE r e p ‘ e . t ‘ t i o n Until Sat 17 Jan. Group show bringing together a range of works concerned with the idea of the repeated image or motif. Artists include Eva Berendes, Alan Michael and e.e. cummings. ■ STREET LEVEL PHOTO WORKS 48 King Street, 552 2151. Wed–Sat noon–5pm. FREE Futureproof Until Sat 20 Dec. Exhibition profiling four recently graduated artists specialising in photography.
■ TRANSMISSION GALLERY 45 King Street, 552 4813. Tue–Sat 11am–5pm (Closed Tue 16–Sat 10). FREE José Antonio Hernández- Díez Until Sat 31 Jan. The first solo show in the UK of work by the acclaimed Venezuelan artist.
THE BAROQUE
Until 8 March 2009 Open daily 09:30–16:30 (last admission 15:30) 0131 556 5100 www.royalcollection.org.uk
THE QUEEN’S GALLERY, PALACE OF HOLYROODHOUSE
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