GLASGOW OPEN HOUSE
SPACE RELATIONS
As the art community gears up for the grassroots Glasgow Open House festival, Rosie Lesso
picks out some top events and venues to explore ALL IMAGES COURTESY OF THE ARTISTS
CHAR NAH HOR! 2/1, 493 Victoria Road Marvin Gaye Chetwynd (2012 Turner Prize nominee), Jedrzej Cichosz and their son Dragan Cichosz will transform their home in Glasgow’s Southside by drawing, printing, painting and adding collages onto the walls, while leaving the rest of the space as it normally is. Some rooms will be decorated in the Arts and Crafts style, others will be inl uenced by 1960s action painting. Open: Sat 2–Mon 4 May, 2–6pm; plus Mega Hammer performs Sat 2 May, 8–10pm. MONEY MEAL Flat 1 at The WASPS Factory, 77 Hanson Street MONEY M€AL is an evening event based on our complex relationship with money. An all-vegetarian menu will be served for willing guests, with food made to look like cash. Based on the ethos of Death Cafe, a reproducible event on the subject of death in a cafe environment, Glasgow’s CH£APSKATE artist Ellie Harrison will lead a discussion exploring what she calls ‘the money system’. Open: Sun 3 May, 5–7pm.
BLEACHFIELD. Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road A range of artworks will be on display in Glasgow’s Botanic Gardens by artists Leo Arnold, Mikey Cook, Alex Kuusik, Sharif Elsabagh, Fionn Duffy, Abigale Neate Wilson, and Josie Rae Turnbull, which respond to the site’s former relationship with the textile industry. Within the Arboretum (used as bleach and print i elds until the 19th century), works on paper and fabric produced prior to the exhibition will be united as a large-scale installation. Open: Fri 1–Mon 4 May, 10am–6pm. DETERMINATION/67P/22F The Glue Factory, 22 Farnell Street This experimental installation in The Glue Factory’s cavernous warehouse space is inspired by soundscapes and imagery from the recent Rosetta comet landing. Curated by Jo Tomlinson and James Farlam and featuring work from Kenny Love and Rosanne K Davidson, these four artists have collaborated across mediums to create an immersive environment using physical forms, moving image and audio components. Open: Sat 2 May, 7.30–10pm; Sun 3 & Mon 4 May, noon–6pm.
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