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Ian Hamilton Finlay Until Sat 1 Mar. A major exhibition of prints, cards, booklets and sculpture by poet and visual artist Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925–2006). Living with War: Artists on War and Conflict Until Sun 9 Mar. Work from the gallery’s collection on themes of war and conflict, featuring pieces by Barbara Kruger, Goya and Christopher Nevinson. Niki de Saint Phalle: The Eric and Jean Cass Gift Until Sat 16 Nov. Public art by acclaimed French sculptor.
■ GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO Trongate 103, 552 0704. Gallery: Tue– Sat 10am–5.30pm; Sun noon–5pm. LAST CHANCE Duncan MacGillivray Until Sun 3 Nov. Images from junkshops, turned into steel intaglio prints. NEW Stuart Duffin Sat 19 Oct–Sat 30 Nov. Works exploring themes such as the conflict between science and religion, produced using a combination of 17th-century printmaking techniques and 21st-century digital printmaking. ■ GLASGOW SCULPTURE STUDIOS The Whisky Bond, Dawson Street, 353 3708. Wed–Sat 11am–5pm. Haegue Yang: Journal of Bouba/ kiki Until Fri 20 Dec. First Scottish show for Berlin-based Korean artist interested in placing everyday objects in unfamiliar contexts and configurations. See preview, page 113.
■ HIDDEN LANE GALLERY 1081 Argyle Street, 07760 669011. Tue–Sat 11am–5pm. LAST CHANCE Sue MacPherson: Paintings and Sculptures Until Sat 2 Nov. Paintings and mixed media sculptures by the Aberdeenshire artist. NEW Margaret Watkins: Advertising Images Sat 9 Nov–Sat 8 Feb. Advertising images from the Scottish-Canadian photographer’s time in New York in the 1920s.
■ HUNTERIAN MUSEUM & ART GALLERY University of Glasgow, 82 Hillhead Street, 330 4221. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 11am–4pm. Allan Ramsay: Portraits of the Enlightenment Until Sun 5 Jan. £7.50 (£5). A major exhibition of the work of Allan Ramsay, focusing on his portrait paintings but also including a selection of material chosen to place him in his intellectual and historical context. Whistler and Watercolour Until Sun 23 Feb. Watercolours by the flamboyant American artist. ■ IOTA Unlimited Studios, 25 Hyndland Street, 338 6052. Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–6pm. LAST CHANCE Brian Chambers: Landscapes and Diversions Until Sat 26 Oct. Landscapes and studies by the Glasgow painter. NEW Carmel O’Brien: MADameE B. Thu 7–Sat 23 Nov. Handmade garments designed to explore perceptions of material and aesthetic value.
■ KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY & MUSEUM Argyle Street, 276 9599. Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. Jack Vettriano: A Retrospective Until Sun 23 Feb. £5 (£3). First major retrospective by Scotland’s most commercially successful living painter. ■ KENDALL KOPPE GALLERY Suite 1–2, 6 Dixon Street, 07969 403472. Wed–Sat 11am–5pm. LAST CHANCE Sukaina Kubba: Pavor Nocturnus Until Sat 9 Nov. Recent work by the Iraqi-born architect- turned-artist.
■ THE LIGHTHOUSE 11 Mitchell Lane, 276 5360. Mon–Sat 114 THE LIST 17 Oct–14 Nov 2013
Sat 18 Jan. Barbara Kasten constructs spectral assemblages out of mirrors, perspex panes, planes of colour and other elements and photographs them with a dislocated perspective. ■ MCLELLAN GALLERIES 270 Sauchiehall Street, 565 4100. Opening times vary; check individual exhibitions for details. NEW Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts 152nd Annual Exhibition Sun 10 Nov–Sun 8 Dec. Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 10am–6pm; Thu 10am–7.30pm; Sun noon–6pm. The RGI’s annual open exhibition features a selection of work from its members and others.
■ THE MODERN INSTITUTE @ AIRD’S LANE 3–5 Aird’s Lane, 248 3711. Thu–Sat noon–5pm. LAST CHANCE Sue Tompkins: Expressions Until Sat 2 Nov. Work by artist who uses both the spoken and written words. NEW Martino Gamper Sat 9 Nov–Sat 25 Jan. Work by London-based Italian designer best known for his 100 Chairs in 100 Days project. ■ THE MODERN INSTITUTE 14–20 Osborne Street, 248 3711. Mon– Fri 10am–6pm; Sat noon–5pm. LAST CHANCE Sea Salt and Cross Passes Until Sat 19 Oct. Group show curated by Oslo gallery Standard, featuring work by Norwegian artists exploring the genre of maritime painting. NEW Chris Johanson: Considering Sat 26 Oct–Fri 20 Dec. Colourful works from California-born artist.
■ RGI KELLY GALLERY 118 Douglas Street, 248 6386. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm. LAST CHANCE Leo du Feu: Landscapes and Birds of Scotland Until Sat 19 Oct. Paintings inspired by Scotland’s flora and fauna. ■ ROGER BILLCLIFFE GALLERY 134 Blythswood Street, 332 4027. Mon– Fri 9.30am–5.30pm; Sat 10am–1pm. LAST CHANCE Fabulous Pearls Until Sat 19 Oct. Pearl-ornamented jewellery from contemporary designers.
■ SCOTTISH MUSIC CENTRE City Halls, Candleriggs, scottishmusiccentre.com NEW Picture Window Until Sat 2 Nov. Daily, times vary. See DNA Hub, Glasgow. An installation by Ev Buckley. Sonica.
■ SMITHY GALLERY 74 Glasgow Road, Blanefield, 01360 770551. Tue–Sat 11am–5pm; Sun 1–5pm. NEW Liz Knox PAI PPAI Sun 27 Oct–Sun 17 Nov. Paintings by the award- winning artist. ■ SOUTH BLOCK 50–68 Osborne Street, southblock.co.uk Mon 9am–5.30pm; Sat 10.30am–4.30pm. NEW Picture Window Thu 31 Oct–Sun 3 Nov. Thu–Sun, times vary. Performance and video projection by Justyna Ataman and Amy Pickles and an installation by Tom Leyland-Collins. Sonica.
■ ST MUNGO MUSEUM OF RELIGIOUS LIFE AND ART 2 Castle Street, 276 1625. Tue–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. Peter Howson: Crucifixion 2010 Until Tue 31 Dec. Monumental picture of the crucified Jesus. ■ STREET LEVEL PHOTOWORKS Trongate 103, 552 2151. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm LAST CHANCE Poetic Documents Until Sun 10 Nov. A visual journey
PAINTING / INSTALLATION ROMAN ONDÁK: SOME THING The Common Guild, Glasgow, until Sat 14 Dec
If things go in cycles, Slovakian artist Roman Ondák isn’t shy about encouraging and manipulating such dizzying turns of events. Where he has previously had museum-goers mark their heights on gallery walls and broken down national barriers at the Venice Biennale by having plants grow through the Slovak pavilion, for his first show in Scotland things look a lot more personal.
Ondák presents a series of still lifes that he painted when he was a teenager, placing them beside the original object that each work is based on. Although on one level this smacks of middle-aged show-and-tell, there are, according to Common Guild curator Kitty Anderson, more discreetly political and philosophical intentions behind the display.
‘I like the idea of exposing parts of the past that are not normally seen,’ she says, ‘but there’s also this idea about loops and cycles that keep on filtering into Ondák’s work, endlessly returning to the same place.’
To coincide with Some Thing, Ondák also presents ‘This Way,
Please’, a performance piece first seen in 1999, which is staged at Glasgow’s Gallery of Modern Art. ‘There’s something basically very human about Ondák’s work,’ Anderson says. ‘There’s a curiosity there about human behaviour.’ (Neil Cooper)
10.30am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. LAST CHANCE Anna Gibb: 365 Drawings Later Until Wed 23 Oct. Architect Anna Gibb drew a drawing every day for a year. LAST CHANCE Scottish Furniture Makers Association Until Sun 20 Oct. The annual selling exhibition of innovative furniture by some of the country’s finest designer/makers. NEW Stuart White: Waiting for Google Fri 25 Oct–Sun 1 Dec. Show that looks at a range of social issues, including internet systems that purposefully distract and control one’s attention. ■ LILLIE ART GALLERY Station Road, Milngavie, 956 5536. Tue–Sat 10am–1pm & 2–5pm. LAST CHANCE Flowers and Frozen Moments Until Fri 8 Nov. Interiors and still lifes from the gallery collection. LAST CHANCE Glasgow Society of Women Artists Until Fri 8 Nov. Works in media from oil and watercolour to ceramics, glass and jewellery.
■ MACKINTOSH MUSEUM The Glasgow School of Art, 167 Renfrew Street, 353 4500. Mon–Sat 11am–5pm; Sun 11am–4pm.
✽ LAST CHANCE Convocation Until Fri 1 Nov. Work produced as
part of a dialogue between artists and scholars, inspired by the work of sixth century monk Colmcille. See preview, page 112. Part of Colm Cille’s Spiral.
■ MANSFIELD PARK GALLERY 5 Hyndland Street, 342 4124. Tue–Fri 10.30am–5.30pm; Sat 10.30am–3pm. LAST CHANCE Fran Hanley Until Sat 26 Oct. Exhibition by Camberwell School of Art graduate Hanley, who takes inspiration from items she collects while touring Scotland in her camper van. ■ MARKET GALLERY 334 Duke Street, 556 7276. Thu–Sun 11am–5pm NEW Beth Dynowksi: New States Sat 26 Oct–Fri 6 Dec. Solo show by Dumbarton-born artist whose previous work includes Desk, a video of a doomed attempt to sail across the sea on an office desk.
■ MARY MARY Suite 2/1, 6 Dixon Street, 226 2257. Tue–Sat noon–6pm. LAST CHANCE Sara Barker: The Things that Are Solid, Absorbed and Still Until Sat 26 Oct. New sculptural work from the Manchester- born artist, made of assemblages of aluminium, steel and brass, and also a glass construction. NEW Barbara Kasten Sat 9 Nov–