Highlights | VISUAL ART
ZOFIA KULIK: INSTEAD OF SCULPTURE Glasgow Sculpture Studios, until Sat 3 Dec, glasgowsculpturestudios. org Serialised photographic works from the highly- acclaimed artist, which were first shown in 1971. JOHN SAMSON: ‘1975–1983’
H I T L I S T
Gallery Of Modern Art, Glasgow, until Mon 17 Apr, glasgowlife.org. uk The groundbreaking work of Kilmarnock-born filmmaker John Samson
(1946–2004). See review, page 124. one new piece. See review, page 123.
See preview, page 124.
KARLA BLACK AND KISHIO SUGA: A NEW ORDER Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, Edinburgh, until Sun 19 Feb, nationalgalleries. org New work by leading Glasgow artist Black and recreations by Suga, plus WILLIAM KENTRIDGE & VIVIENNE KOORLAND: CONVERSATIONS IN LETTERS AND LINES The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, Sat 19 Nov– Sun 19 Feb, fruitmarket. co.uk Work by South African artists who have been friends for 40 years.
JOAN EARDLEY: A SENSE OF PLACE Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Two, Edinburgh, Sat 3 Dec–Sun 21 May, nationalgalleries.org A major overview of the short career of Joan Eardley (1921–1963). See preview, page 124.
VISUAL ART HIGHLIGHTS
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GLASGOW
NEW SHOOTS OLD ROOTS Hillhead Library, until Sun 20 Nov, glasgowlife.org.uk/libraries/ your-local-library/hillhead- library/pages/home.aspx Interview extracts and photographs sharing the experiences of African and Caribbean women who came to Scotland between 1958 and 1996, made in conjunction with the African & Caribbean Women’s Association. LARRY HERMAN: CLYDESIDE 1974–1976 Street Level Photoworks, until Sun 27 Nov, streetlevelphotoworks.org Images of mid-70s Clydeside by the New York-born photographer.
SHARON HAYES: IN MY LITTLE CORNER OF THE WORLD, ANYONE WOULD LOVE YOU The Common Guild, until Sun 4 Dec, thecommonguild.org.uk Work by artist interested in the history of social protest.
ELLA KRUGLYANSKAYA Tramway, until Sun 11 Dec, tramway.org Visceral and disorienting paintings by New York- based Latvian artist.
ALPHONSE MUCHA: IN QUEST OF BEAUTY Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, until Sun 19 Feb, glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/ kelvingrove/Pages/default.aspx A major survey of the Czech-born artist, designer and illustrator, and his associations with the Art Nouveau phenomenon. See review, page 124. GENEVA SILLS: CONES & EGGS CCA, Sat 26 Nov–Sun 18 Dec, cca-glasgow.com Debut
Ross Fraser Mclean: Ceiba – Casa De Todos Los Muertos
solo exhibition by Chicago-born artist, exploring the materiality of photography and the female form. other sources to create work that undoes aspects of the way our sensible environment is distributed.
EDINBURGH
YOHANNE LAMOULERE: FALSE TOWNS / FRANCK POURCEL: AT TWILIGHT Institut Français d’Écosse, until Fri 25 Nov, ifecosse.org.uk Images of cities at twilight and documentary photography of the 15th and 16th districts of Marseille, the most northern parts of the city. IAN HAMILTON FINLAY: EARLY WORK Ingleby Gallery, until Sat 26 Nov, inglebygallery.com Work from the year 1966, in which the artist moved with his family to Stonypath, the farm that became Little Sparta.
ROB KENNEDY: ACTS OF DIS PLAY Talbot Rice Gallery, until Sat 17 Dec, ed.ac.uk/talbot-rice Glasgow-based artist uses found objects, video, performance and
STEPHEN BRANDES: PARC DU SOUVENIR Talbot Rice Gallery, until Sat 17 Dec, ed.ac.uk/talbot-rice Work inspired by the Scottish sociologist and city planner Patrick Geddes and the German novelist Günter Grass. ROSS FRASER MCLEAN: CEIBA – CASA DE TODOS LOS MUERTOS Summerhall, until Fri 23 Dec, summerhall.co.uk An exhibition of photographs by Dundee-based artist McLean, exploring Mexico’s celebratory approach to death.
TIME IS ALL AROUND Edinburgh Printmakers, until Fri 23 Dec, edinburghprintmakers.co.uk Work made in collaboration with staff, patients and families at St Columba’s Hospice.
THE DAVID MICHIE GIFT Royal Scottish Academy, until Fri 13 Jan, royalscottishacademy.org
Works by the late artist and academician, some of which are available for sale.
THE JILL TODD PHOTOGRAPHIC AWARD Stills, Sat 5 Nov–Sun 22 Jan, stills. org Showcase of finalists in the inaugural competition to find the best student and graduate photographers in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland.
COLOUR AND LIGHT Dovecot Studios, Sat 5 Nov–Sat 28 Jan, dovecotstudios.com A look at the importance of colour and light in textile work. A SKETCH OF THE UNIVERSE: ART, SCIENCE AND THE INFLUENCE OF D’ARCY THOMPSON City Art Centre, Sat 19 Nov–Sun 19 Feb, edinburghmuseums.org. uk/venues/city-art-centre A look at the work of the great scientist whose book On Growth and Form laid the foundations for mathematical biology but also built a bridge between science and art.
DUNDEE
KATY DOVE Dundee Contemporary Arts, until Sun 20 Nov, dca.org.uk A memorial exhibition for the richly talented artist who died in January 2015.
OF OTHER SPACES: WHERE DOES GESTURE BECOME EVENT? Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, until Fri 16 Dec, dundee.ac.uk/djcad Contemporary art exhibition and rolling event programme looking at the contemporary relevance and cogency of feminist thinking on power. Featured artists include Conrad Atkinson, Anne Bean, Cullinan Richards, Rose English, Rose Finn-Kelcey, Margaret Harrison, He Chengyao, Lucy McKenzie, Annabel Nicolson, Hannah O’Shea, Siôn Parkinson, Su Richardson, Jo Spence, Georgina Starr and Linder Sterling. 3 Nov 2016–31 Jan 2017 THE LIST 125