list.co.uk/visualart Exhibitions are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Submit listings at 16 days before publication to art@list.co.uk. Listings compiled by Laura Ennor and Alex Johnston. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
GLASGOW
■ THE ARCHES 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. Daily noon–6pm. FREE Karen L Vaughan: I Can’t Get That Sound You Make Out Of My Head Until Fri 31 Aug. Contemporary indie music-themed embroidery. See review, page 132. ■ BURRELL COLLECTION 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. FREE Jean-Francois Millet: Under Investigation Until Sun 6 Jan. New display of paintings, pastels and prints.
■ CYRIL GERBER FINE ART 178 West Regent Street, 221 3095. Mon–Fri 9.30am–5.30pm; Sat 10am–5.30pm; Sun 11am–4pm.
✽ FREE The First of the Summer Wine Until Fri 31 Aug.
Annual summer exhibition; featured artists include Scottish Colourists, Glasgow Boys & Girls, Blackadder, Eardley and Gillies.
■ THE DUCHY GALLERY 23 Duke Street, 237 8754. Fri–Sat noon–6pm.
✽ FREE James McLardy: The Swan and Hostage Until Sat 25
Aug. Sculptures by Glasgow-based artist currently in residency at the gallery. See review, page 132.
■ GALLERY OF MODERN ART Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. Mon–Wed & Sat 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–8pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. FREE Tales of the City Until various dates in late 2012 and early 2013. Three-part exhibition featuring works by major artists purchased on the Art Fund International scheme. Includes Joseph Beuys, Martin Boyce, Fischli & Weiss, David Hockney and many more.
✽ FREE Fiona Tan: Disorient Until Sun 24 Feb 2013. Spectacular
two-screen film installation.
Unlucky For Some
■ GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO Trongate 103, 552 0704. Tue–Sat 10am–5.30pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE The Medium is the Message Until Sun 9 Sep. A 40th anniversary exhibition exploring how artists have used words in printmaking since the 1960s.
■ GLASGOW SCULPTURE STUDIOS The Whisky Bond, Dawson Street, 07582 698832. Thu–Sat 11am–5pm.
✽ FREE The Clipperton Project Until Sat 27 Oct.
Work emerging from the Clipperton Project, an arts and environment project exploring the effects of human activities on the world’s most remote places.
■ HIDDEN LANE GALLERY 1081 Argyle Street, hiddenlanegallery. com Tue–Sat 11am–5pm. FREE Images of Glasgow Until Fri 31 Aug. Three centuries’ worth of photographs, paintings and prints of the dear green place.
■ HOUSE FOR AN ART LOVER Bellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Road, 353 4776. Daily 10am–5pm. FREE Scottish Society of Architect Artists’ Summer Exhibition Until Mon 27 Aug. Diverse work by society members, plus work by members of French design group Ligne et Couleur.
■ HUNTERIAN MUSEUM & ART GALLERY University of Glasgow, 82 Hillhead Street, 330 4221. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 11am–4pm. FREE Modern Medals Until Sun 19 Aug. Almost 1000 modern art medals – a little-known form of miniature sculpture. ■ KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY & MUSEUM Argyle Street, 276 9599. Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. The Essence of Beauty: 500 Years of Italian Art Until Sun 12 Aug. £5 (£3). Italian art from the 14th to the 19th centuries. FREE Utility: Rationalising Furniture Design Until Sun 30 Sep. Key pieces from the postwar Freedom of Design movement.
■ THE LIGHTHOUSE 11 Mitchell Lane, 276 5365. Mon–Sat 10.30am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Input & Ideas Until Sun 26 Aug. Ground-breaking architectural projects. FREE Black Arches Fri 10–Fri 31 Aug. Room-dividers by Mhari McMullan which showcase different cutting techniques, patterns and a point of crossover between craft and design. FREE On:AIR Fri 10–Fri 31 Aug. Contemporary jewellery and silversmithing. ■ LILLIE ART GALLERY Station Road, Milngavie, 578 8847. Tue–Sat 10am–1pm & 2–5pm. FREE The Lillie at 50 Until Thu 27 Sep. The Gallery celebrates its 50th anniversary with a major exhibition of its permanent collection, including works by FCB Caddell, JD Ferguson, SJ Peploe and Joan Eardley.
■ MACKINTOSH MUSEUM The Glasgow School of Art, 167 Renfrew Street, 353 4500. Daily 11am–5pm.
✽ FREE Studio 58: Women Artists in Glasgow since WWII ●●●●● Until Sun 30 Sep. Major new exhibition, focusing on the work of pioneers like Margaret Morris, Mary Armour and Kathleen Mann and younger artists such as Mary Redmond, Hayley Tompkins and Karla Black.
■ THE MODERN INSTITUTE 14–20 Osborne Street, 248 3711. Mon– Fri 10am–6pm; Sat noon–5pm. FREE Katja Strunz: Dynamic Fatigue Test ●●●●● Until Sat 18 Aug. Sculpture drawing attention to its constituent materials and their capacity to absorb stress. FREE Tom Fairs Until Sat 18 Aug. Characteristic busy cityscapes by the late painter.
■ PROJECT ABILITY Trongate 103, 552 2822. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm. FREE Let the Games Begin Part Two Until Sat 18 Aug. A group show by Project Ability’s Aspire artists on the theme of sport, victory and success. ■ RECOAT 323 North Woodside Road, 341 0069. Tue–Sun noon–6pm.
There’s still time to catch this group shows celebrating five years of exhibitions at Glasgow’s Recoat Gallery. The 13 featured artists display the mix of styles the gallery has become known for, including street art, illustration and graphic art. Participating artists include international abstract painters Moneyless, She One and Remi Rough as well as Scotland’s own Kirsty Whiten and Anna King. ■ Recoat Gallery, Glasgow, until Sun 12 Aug.
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✽ FREE Unlucky for Some Until Sun 12 Aug. The Glasgow gallery that champions (among other things) street art and graffiti celebrates its fifth birthday with work from gallery faves including Kirsty Whiten, Anna King, Moneyless, She One and Remi Rough.
■ RGI KELLY GALLERY 118 Douglas Street, 248 6386. Tue–Fri 10.30am–5pm; Sat 10.30am–3pm. FREE Cartel Until Sat 18 Aug. Work by artists who have recently graduated from North Glasgow College.
■ ROGER BILLCLIFFE GALLERY 134 Blythswood Street, 332 4027. Mon– Fri 9.30am–5.30pm; Sat 10am–1pm. FREE Summer Design Collection & Felis Catus Until Fri 31 Aug. An eclectic collection of tableware, jewellery and animal sculptures. ■ SCOTLANDART.COM 193 Bath Street, 221 4502. Tue–Fri 10.30am–5.30pm; Sat 11am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Summer Exhibition Until Fri 31 Aug. Wide variety of original paintings from artists including Sarah Carrington, Pam Carter and Jack Frame.
■ SMITHY GALLERY 74 Glasgow Road, Blanefield, 01360 770551. Tue–Sat 11am–5pm; Sun 1–5pm. FREE David Martin, Sian MacQueen, David Smith Sun 12 Aug–Sun 16 Sep. Work by three Scotland-based painters.
■ STREET LEVEL PHOTO WORKS Trongate 103, 552 2151. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Futureproof 2012 Sat 11 Aug–Sun 16 Sep. Annual showcase for promising graduate photographers.
■ TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. Tue–Fri noon–5pm; Sat & Sun noon–6pm.
✽ FREE Jannis Kounellis Until Sun 23 Sep. Major sculptures from
the influential Greek artist.
■ TRON THEATRE 63 Trongate, 552 4267. Mon–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE Joyce Leitch: It’s All About Blue Until Sun 12 Aug. Monoprints, etchings and woodcuts that shift between the abstract and the representational. ■ THE VIRGINIA GALLERY 45 Virginia Street, 552 5699. Wed–Sat 11am–5.30pm. FREE Youth Sat 11 Aug–Tue 18 Sep. Group show by artists who are all under the age of 25 exploring the notion of youth.
OUTSIDE THE CITIES
■ DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS 152 Nethergate, Dundee, 01382 909900. Tue–Sat 11am–6pm (Thu until 8pm); Sun noon–6pm.
✽ FREE Infinite Jest Until Sun 26 Aug. Cinthia Marcelle, Rob Pruitt and
William Mackrell interpret the notion of infinity through artwork involving circular narration and mobius strips.
■ MOUNT STUART HOUSE AND GARDENS Rothesay, Isle Of Bute, 01700 503877. Daily 11am–5pm. House entry £11 (£6–£9). Sanctuary | Comraich Until Wed 31 Oct. Daily 11am–5pm. Exhibition only £4. Contemporary art smorgasbord curated by James Mackay and Sophie Crichton Stuart and featuring Ian Bourn, Gill Clarke and Lucy Skaer, Nina Danino and Kate Davis.
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