VisualArt HITLIST THE BEST EXHIBITIONS
George Wyllie: A Life Less Ordinary The final exhibition at the Collins Gallery celebrates the work of sculptor Wyllie, famous for his giant nappy pin, ‘Monument to Maternity’. See review, page 120. Collins Gallery, Glasgow, until Sat 21 Apr.
Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art The city-wide showcase of contemporary art returns with work by Richard Wright, Wolfgang Tillmans, Lorna McIntyre (pictured), Emory Douglas, Jeremy Deller and many more. Various venues, Glasgow, Fri 20 Apr–Mon 7 May. Alan Dimmick Photography retrospective documenting the past 15 years of gallery openings, parties and exhibitions by Scottish artist Dimmick. See Artbeat, right. Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, until Sun 13 May.
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Scott Myles: This Production The first UK solo show from the Dundee artist features work inspired by Myles’ experience of skateboarding as a teenager. Dundee Contemporary Arts, Sat 7 Apr–Sun 10 Jun.
Teresa Margolles Mexican artist Margolles exhibits the fruits of her three- month residency at Glasgow Sculpture Studios. See preview, page 121. Glasgow Sculpture Studios, Fri 20 Apr–Sat 30 Jun. #Unravel Interactive sound installation in which musician Aidan Moffatt can be heard telling different versions of the same story. But which one is the truth? See feature, page 18. SWG3, Glasgow, Fri 20 Apr–Mon 7 May.
Alison Turnbull Thought-provoking exhibition of work by an artist who creates paintings based on pre- existing patterns in music scores, maps and graphs. See review, page 120. Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh, until Sat 5 May.
Emory Douglas Historical works from the artist and activist, including poster art from his spell as the Black Panthers’ Minister of Culture in the 60s and 70s. See feature, page 119. Kendall Koppe Gallery, Glasgow, Fri 20 Apr–Mon 7 May.
Jeremy Deller: Sacrilege The provocative experiential artist and former Turner winner creates a new site-specific, interactive work for Glasgow International. See feature, page 20. Glasgow Green, Fri 20 Apr–Mon 7 May.
Wolfgang Tillmans The highly regarded German- born photographer unveils new work in his first exhibition in Scotland since 1995. See preview, page 119. The Common Guild, Glasgow, Fri 20 Apr–Sat 23 Jun.
118 THE LIST 29 Mar–26 Apr 2012
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ARTBeat ALAN DIMMICK
What was the first exhibition you went to see? I recall as a very young lad going to the ‘Art Galleries’ at Kelvingrove a lot with my Mum in the late 60s – just remember being amazed. The Robert Mapplethorpe show at the old Stills in the High Street around the early-mid 80s made a big impression. I bought the catalogue, which was given to me in a brown paper bag! What was your first paid job as an artist? It was selling b/w prints of specific girls to friends at school for 50p in 1978 [three years before Gregory’s Girl!]
What kind of music do you listen to while you’re working? I own a large collection of CDs, but it’s only in the last six months I have got into ipods. At the moment we have Al Green [Belle period] followed by Gene Clark and Alasdair Roberts.
What are the best things about opening nights? It’s really nice to meet friends and catch up – but also to keep on taking pictures while chatting – bit rude but no one seems to mind.
Which living artist should be better known than they currently are? Steve McQueen [not the filmmaker!] An amazing natural talent – check out his drawings and watercolours. What has been your career highlight to date? Certainly the current show at GoMA. I really hope I will be able to get more of these prints out of the boxes and onto the walls in the future.
What is your favourite work of art? I am quite taken by Sandro Botticelli’s ‘Primavera’, Cave paintings at Altamira in Spain and Emmet Gowin’s photographs at Danville from the mid 60s. What advice would you give to your younger self? Good question – always have your camera with you [obviously] but also realise that images of quite ordinary things can be important in years to come, and keep your negatives neatly filed. ■ Alan Dimmick: Photographs from the last 15 years of Contemporary Art in Scotland, Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, until Sun 13 May.