FREE Ghost Orchids Until Thu 15 Sep. A site-specific sculptural installation in the gardens’ Orchid House by Siobhan Healy.
■ MACKINTOSH MUSEUM The Glasgow School of Art, 167 Renfrew Street, 353 4500. Mon–Fri 10.30am–4.30pm; Sat 10am–2pm
✽✽ FREE Live Your Questions Now Until Sat 1 Oct. A unique survey of
Scottish, UK and international artists over 60 years old. ■ GLASGOW UNIVERSITY LIBRARY University of Glasgow, Hillhead Street, 330 6704. Mon–Fri 9am–4.55pm; Sat 1–4.55pm. FREE Weathering: An Alastair Reid Retrospective Until Fri 30 Sep. Manuscripts and poetry translations including illuminating works on the poetry of Pablo Neruda and Jorge Luis Borges.
■ GOETHE INSTITUT 3 Park Circus, 332 2555. Mon–Thu 10am–5pm; Fri 10am–4pm FREE From Death Zone to Nature Reserve: The European Green Belt Until Fri 19 Aug. Photographs, maps and text providing an insight into a unique European nature conservation project along the line of the Iron Curtain.
■ HEART BUCHANAN 380 Byres Road, 334 7626. Mon–Fri 8.30am–9.30pm; Sat 9am–9.30pm; Sun noon–7pm. FREE Ingo Glaetsch Until Wed 31 Aug. Huge canvas featuring a black and white sketch of the Great Western Road.
■ HUNTERIAN MUSEUM & ART GALLERY University of Glasgow, 82 Hillhead Street, 330 5431. Mon–Sat 9.30am–5pm
✽✽ FREE Breaking the Renaissance Code ●●●●● Until
Tue 4 Oct. Emblem books together with prints, drawings and paintings from the university’s collections. ■ KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY & MUSEUM Argyle Street, 276 9599. Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm
Live Your Questions Now
FREE Drawing (on) Riverside Until Sun 14 Aug. Detailed studies of the development of the new Riverside Museum. FREE Scottish Glass at Kelvingrove Until Jul 2012. Glass art and artefacts from the 18th century to the present day. ■ KENDALL KOPPE GALLERY Suite 1–2, 6 Dixon Street, 07969 403472. Wed–Sat 11am–5pm FREE Ciara Phillips: In Residence Until Mon 5 Sep. New work by the Canadian-born, Glasgow-based artist.
■ LILLIE ART GALLERY Station Road, Milngavie, 578 8847. Tue–Sat 10am–1pm & 2–5pm FREE Breaking Boundaries Until Thu 11 Aug. Group exhibition celebrating 25 years of the Batik Guild. ■ MARY MARY Suite 2/1, 6 Dixon Street, 226 2257. Tue–Sat noon–6pm FREE Alistair Frost and Gerda Scheepers ●●●●● Until Sat 6 Aug. Joint exhibition by young British and South African artists.
■ MITCHELL LIBRARY North Street, 287 2999. Mon-Thu 9am–8pm; Fri & Sat 9am–5pm FREE Eyes of the Street Until Wed 31 Aug. Photographs depicting Glasgow’s streets from the perspective of people experiencing homelessness. ■ THE MODERN INSTITUTE 14–20 Osborne Street, 248 3711. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat noon–5pm FREE Urs Fischer & Georg Herold ●●●●● Until Sat 3 Sep. Work by young Swiss artist Fischer and veteran German artist Herold. See review, page 123.
■ MONO 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. Mon–Thu 11am–midnight; Fri–Sat 11am–1pm; Sun noon–midnight FREE Replace Until Sun 7 Aug. Artists Nicola Atkinson and Marion Preez have subtly redesigned and shifted elements in MONO’s internal architecture to suggest the possibility of reusing elements rather than buying new
VisualArt 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 Laura Ennor. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
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■ ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN SCOTLAND Level 2, The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, 225 8350. Mon–Sat 10.30am–5pm. FREE Cedric Price: Think the Unthinkable Until Sat 3 Sep. New graphic renderings of the architect’s projects alongside work by current architecture undergraduates. FREE Material Considerations: Stone Until Sat 13 Aug. Past, present and future uses of stone in Scotland. ■ THE BRIGGAIT 141 Bridgegate, 553 5890. Opening times vary, see individual exhibition listings for information. FREE Emilia Muller-Ginorio & Thomas PR Horak Fri 5–Fri 26 Aug, 2.30–5.30pm. Muller-Ginorio’s Contexts for Sewing is an exploration of artistic labour and production in an attempt to confront globalisation; Horak’s Time is a Piece of Glass concerns time.
■ CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Tue–Sat 10am–6pm (until Sun 21 Aug also Sun 11am–5pm).
✽✽ FREE British Art Show 7 Until Sun 21 Aug. Grand touring art affair
including work by The Otolith Group, Christian Marclay, Charles Avery, Luke Fowler and Juliette Blightman, spread across three venues. FREE Kai Fischer: Entartet Sat 6–Sat 20 Aug. A reflection on the Third Reich’s 1937 Exhibition of Degenerate Art (Entartete Kunst), which aimed to ridicule non-conforming artists and ended up as an inadvertent celebration of modernism. ■ COLLINS GALLERY 22 Richmond Street, 548 2558. Tue–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat noon–4pm FREE Contemplation: Sadia Gul Ibrahim Until Sat 13 Aug. Mixed media installation inspired by Pakistani art, architecture and culture.
■ CYRIL GERBER FINE ART 178 West Regent Street, 221 3095. Mon–Sat 9.30am–5.30pm
✽✽ FREE First of the Summer Wine Until Wed 31 Aug. Works by Vanessa Bell, Elizabeth Blackadder, FCB Cadell, Joan Eardley, JD Fergusson, SJ Peploe, Tom Shanks and many others.
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■ THE DUCHY GALLERY 23 Duke Street, 237 8754. Fri–Sat noon–6pm FREE Karen Cunningham & Zara Idelson Sat 6 Aug–Sat 3 Sep. Joint show by emerging Scottish artists. FESTIVALS
■ EASTWOOD PARK THEATRE Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4970. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 11am–4.30pm FREE Georgie McGowan Until Wed 31 Aug. Works inspired by memories of Neilston Mill in East Renfrewshire.
■ GALLERY OF MODERN ART Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. Mon–Wed & Sat 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–8pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm
✽✽ FREE British Art Show 7 Until Sun 21 Aug. See CCA, Glasgow.
■ GLASGOW BOTANIC GARDENS 730 Great Western Road, 334 2422. Daily 10am–6pm 124 THE LIST 4–11 Aug 2011
It’s been oft-remarked in recent years that Glasgow School of Art spits out Turner Prize winners and nominees with increasing frequency. But with so much focus on emergent artists are we running the risk of marginalising the veterans? This group show seeks to redress that balance by focusing on influential Scottish, UK and international artists over the age of 60, with works by Sam Ainsley, Helena Almeida, Alasdair Gray, Joan Jonas, Bela Kolárová and many more. ■ Mackintosh Museum, Glasgow School of Art, until Sat 1 Oct.
stuff, as well as attaching hidden thoughts and sayings. ■ OFFSHORE 3/5 Gibson Street, 07748 363354. Mon–Fri 8am–10pm; Sat & Sun 9am–10pm. FREE Lightscapes Until Tue 23 Aug. Scottish landscape photography.
■ PROJECT ABILITY Centre for the Developmental Arts Trongate 103, 552 2822. Tue–Fri 10am–5pm
✽✽ FREE Young Talent Until Sat 20 Aug. Annual showcase of artwork created by young people who take part in Project Ability’s Create Programme.
■ ROGER BILLCLIFFE GALLERY 134 Blythswood Street, 332 4027. Mon–Fri 9.30am–5.30pm; Sat 10am–1pm. FREE Summer Exhibition: Artists’ Prints Until Mon 15 Aug. Prints by artists from London’s Advanced Graphics and Aberdeen’s Peacock Visual Arts. ■ SCOTLANDART.COM 193 Bath Street, 221 4502. Tue–Fri 10.30am–5.30pm; Sat 11am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm FREE Alumni: Glasgow University Until Sun 28 Aug. Scenes from around Glasgow University painted by popular gallery artists including Peter Nardini, Karen Cairns and Adrian McMurchie.
■ SMITHY GALLERY 74 Glasgow Road, Blanefield, 01360 770551. Tue–Sat 11am–5pm; Sun 1–5pm FREE Gordon Wilson Until Sun 28 Aug. Paintings ranging from quirky portraiture to dynamic landscape and figurative work.
■ STREET LEVEL PHOTO WORKS Trongate 103, 552 2151. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm
✽✽ FREE Gina Glover: Playgrounds of War ●●●●● Until Sun 7 Aug. Poignant images of abandoned military bases in the UK, Germany and Eastern Europe. See review, page 123.
■ TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. Tue–Fri noon–5pm; Sat & Sun noon–5pm
✽✽ FREE British Art Show 7 Until Sun 21 Aug. See CCA,
Glasgow.
■ THE VIRGINIA GALLERY 45 Virginia Street, 552 5699. Mon–Sat 11am–6pm; Sun 12.30–5pm. FREE Whet Paint Until Sun 7 Aug. Art by Raga Tilang and Patty McGonigal.
■ WELCOME HOME CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, welcomehomestore.co.uk Tue–Sat 11am–6pm FREE Fabricated Until Wed 31 Aug. Textile design showcase and sale.
OUTSIDE THE CITIES ■ CALLENDAR HOUSE Callendar Park, Falkirk, 01324 503798. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 2–5pm. FREE Inventing Landscape Until Sun 16 Oct. Paintings, postcards, objects and archive material exploring ideas of what constitutes a ‘picturesque’ landscape.
■ DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS 152 Nethergate, Dundee, 01382 909900. Tue–Sat 10.30am–5.30pm (Thu until 8.30pm); Sun noon–5.30pm. FREE DCA Editions – Martin Boyce Until Wed 30 Nov. Prints created at DCA.