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Exhibitions are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication to art@list. co.uk. Listings compiled by Alex Johnston. All exhibitions free unless otherwise stated. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry GLASGOW
■ A. GALLERY 87 Saltmarket, 552 9935. Tue, Fri 10am–5pm; Wed & Thu 10am–5.30pm; Sat 11am–5pm. LAST CHANCE Sofie Fischer Rasmussen: Paradise Sat 16 Nov. Photographic and sculptural works from young Scandinavian artist. ■ BURRELL COLLECTION 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. Burrell’s Masters of Impressionism Until Sun 5 Jan. Selections from Sir William Burrell’s magnificent collection of impressionists and postimpressionists.
■ CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Galleries Tue–Sat 11am–6pm, Sun noon–6pm; general opening hours Mon– Sat 10am–midnight, Sun noon–midnight. LAST CHANCE Allison Gibbs: Spirit Shadow Spectre Bones and Phantom Until Sat 16 Nov. New film work by Australia-born artist based in Glasgow, inspired by FW Murnau. NEW Henry Coombes and Carles Congost: Man of the World Sat 23 Nov–Sun 26 Jan. Joint show by UK artist Henry Coombes and Spanish artist Carles Congost, concerning the ways in which the art scene replicates the hierarchies of the social world. NEW Sarah Wright: Playground Sat 23 Nov–Sun 26 Jan. New prints exploring a rhythmic and subjective language of images. ■ THE COMMON GUILD 21 Woodlands Terrace, 428 3022. Tue & Wed, Fri & Sat noon–5pm; Thu noon–7pm.
✽ Roman Ondák: Some Thing Until Sat 14 Dec. New work by
Slovakian conceptual artist: paintings and drawings made by the artist as a teenager, coupled with the objects that the paintings and drawings depict.
■ CYRIL GERBER FINE ART 178 West Regent Street, 221 3095. Mon– Sat 9.30am–5.30pm. LAST CHANCE Philip Reeves: Paintings, Collages and Prints Thu 14 Nov. Arresting new works on paper by Reeves, now in his 80s. ■ DNA HUB 12–16 South Frederick Street. Opening times vary, see individual exhibitions for details. LAST CHANCE Autism: Life in Colour Until Sat 23 Nov. 11am–9pm. Exhibition of photographs taken by people with autism, aiming to give a visual representation of what it’s like to live with the disorder.
■ EWAN MUNDY FINE ART 211 West George Street, 248 9755. Mon– Fri 10am–5pm. NEW Christmas Exhibition Mon 25 Nov–Mon 23 Dec. Work by major 20th century Scottish painters, including Anne Redpath, Joan Eardley, Robin Philipson and others. NEW JD Fergusson and Contemporaries Mon 25 Nov–Mon 23 Dec. Paintings by the eminent Scottish Colourist and his peers.
■ GALLERY OF MODERN ART Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. Mon– Wed & Sat 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–8pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. A Picture Show Until Sun 2 Feb. Paintings by artists who live and work in Glasgow. 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 work by Barbara Kruger, Goya and Christopher Nevinson. See review, page 104. LAST CHANCE 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 Allan Richardson Until Sun 1 Dec. Expressive etchings of Glasgow. LAST CHANCE Stuart Duffin: Reason or Revolution Until Sat 30 Nov. Works exploring themes such as the conflict of science and religion, produced
THE WRITTEN IMAGE Combining printmaking and poetry, The Written Image is a collection that puts verses with visuals. Edinburgh Printmakers and the Scottish Poetry Library bring together printmakers and poets for this show, which includes a collaboration between artist Joyce Gunn Cairns and poet Christine De Luca. ■ Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh, Sat 16 Nov–Sat 21 Dec.
using a combination of 17th century printmaking techniques and 21st century digital printmaking. NEW Living Proof Fri 6 Dec–Sun 2 Feb. Prints, paintings and sculpture from gallery artists, inspired by Charles Darwin’s researches on the second voyage of HMS Beagle. Featured artists include Alasdair Gray, Ashley Cook, Elizabeth Blackadder, Eileen Cooper and John Byrne.
■ GLASGOW PROJECT ROOM Trongate 103, 552 1472. Opening times vary, see individual exhibitions for details. NEW Laura Yuile: Same Homepage Tue 26–30 Nov. Tue–Sat 11am–5pm. New work by the GSA- schooled artist. ■ 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 the Berlin-based Korean artist interested in placing some everyday objects in unfamiliar contexts and configurations.
■ HIDDEN LANE GALLERY 1081 Argyle Street, 07760 669011. Tue– Sat 11am–5pm. Margaret Watkins: Advertising Images Until Sat 8 Feb. Advertising images from the Scottish-Canadian photographer’s time in New York in the 1920s. ■ HOUSE FOR AN ART LOVER Bellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Road, 353 4776. Art Lovers Cafe and Shop open daily 10am–5pm. LAST CHANCE Sandra Moffat: Organic Until Mon 25 Nov. Textured paintings by artist with a background in textile design.
VISUAL ART
NEW On the First Day of Christmas Thu 28 Nov–Mon 6 Jan. Christmas-themed exhibition by artists from the gallery.
■ 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 during exhibitions. Otherwise open during office hours and on Farmers’ Market Saturdays. LAST CHANCE Carmel O’Brien: MADameE B. Until Sat 23 Nov. Handmade garments designed to explore perceptions of material and aesthetic value. NEW Casinista: The Unbreakables Thu 5–Sun 22 Dec. Small objects, an installation and sculptures by mysterious artist whose pseudonym is the Italian for ‘troublemaker’. ■ 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 successful (as well as contentious and controversial) living painter.
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