Visual art, Sculpture

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Jeremy Deller and Alan Kane

In the year he represents the UK at the Venice Biennale, Jeremy Deller and his long-standing collaborator, Alan Kane will exhibit at Jupiter Artland. Since their early collaborative show at the infamous London nightclub Stringfellow’s in 1995 to ‘Folk Archive’ (2007), their acclaimed and unique celebration of British…

Jupiter Artland, Wilkieston

Sat 3 Aug

£8.50 (£4.50) / 01506 889900

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Sun 4 Aug

£8.50 (£4.50) / 01506 889900

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Mon 5 Aug

£8.50 (£4.50) / 01506 889900

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 10:00 – 17:00
…and 24 more dates until 15 Sep

A Decade Of The Mark Tanner Sculpture Award

Contemporary sculptures by prize-winning artists Rosie Leventon, Giles Kent, Victoria Rance, Paul Jones, Kevin Osmond, John Summers, Clara Clark, Paul Carter, John Wallbank and Jemima Brown.

Standpoint Gallery, London N1

Wed 22 May

Free / 020 7739 4921

  • 12:00 – 18:00

Thu 23 May

Free / 020 7739 4921

  • 12:00 – 18:00

Fri 24 May

Free / 020 7739 4921

  • 12:00 – 18:00
…and 21 more dates until 29 Jun

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design Degree Show

Showcase for graduates of DJCAD, working in a variety of media; a chance to see the work of future art stars of Dundee.

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee

Wed 22 May

Free / 01382 345330

The 2013 show celebrates DJCAD's 125 years of full-time art teaching in Dundee.

  • 10:00 – 20:00

Thu 23 May

Free / 01382 345330

The 2013 show celebrates DJCAD's 125 years of full-time art teaching in Dundee.

  • 10:00 – 20:00

Fri 24 May

Free / 01382 345330

The 2013 show celebrates DJCAD's 125 years of full-time art teaching in Dundee.

  • 10:00 – 20:00
…and 2 more dates until 26 May

Sam Durant: Scaffold

Scaffold is an arresting, immense and powerful wooden structure by the Los Angeles-based, American artist Sam Durant. The first installation in a new programme of temporarily sited sculptures, Durant's work is placed within a new orchard amidst Jupiter’s 60 acres of landscape. Scaffold will command outstanding views of…

Jupiter Artland, Wilkieston

Sat 3 Aug

£8.50 (£4.50) / 01506 889900

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Sun 4 Aug

£8.50 (£4.50) / 01506 889900

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Mon 5 Aug

£8.50 (£4.50) / 01506 889900

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 10:00 – 17:00
…and 24 more dates until 15 Sep

Witches and Wicked Bodies

Witches: if they weigh the same as a duck, does that mean they're made of wood? Find out how myths, fears and notions about witches have been communicated in the visual media in this major new exhibition of depictions of witches and witchcraft over the past 500 years, featuring artists from Dürer, Goya and Blake to Paula…

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Two, Edinburgh

Sat 27 Jul

£7 (£5) / 0131 624 6200

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Sun 28 Jul

£7 (£5) / 0131 624 6200

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Mon 29 Jul

£7 (£5) / 0131 624 6200

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 10:00 – 17:00
…and 97 more dates until 3 Nov back to top

Jupiter Artland

The celebrated outdoor sculpture park opens its doors for the fourth summer season with works on show by Anya Gallacio, Andy Goldsworthy, Henry Castle, Antony Gormley, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Charles Jencks, Anish Kapoor, Cornelia Parker and others.

Jupiter Artland, Wilkieston

Sat 25 May

£8.50 (ages 6–16 £4.50; Family £23.50–£31.50; Seniors £6; Students £4.50; under 6s & disabled badge holders free) / 01506 889900

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Sun 26 May

£8.50 (ages 6–16 £4.50; Family £23.50–£31.50; Seniors £6; Students £4.50; under 6s & disabled badge holders free) / 01506 889900

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Thu 30 May

£8.50 (ages 6–16 £4.50; Family £23.50–£31.50; Seniors £6; Students £4.50; under 6s & disabled badge holders free) / 01506 889900

  • 10:00 – 17:00
…and 63 more dates until 15 Sep

Astound 2013

Showcase of work by students from Leek School of Art.

Nicholson Institute, Leek

Sat 25 May

Free / 03456 053010

  • 10:00 – 16:00

Mon 27 May

Free / 03456 053010

  • 10:00 – 16:00

Tue 28 May

Free / 03456 053010

  • 10:00 – 16:00
…and 4 more dates until 15 Jun

Beside The Sea

Contemporary works by a group of artists in a variety of media including ceramics, glass, paintings, prints, sculpture and wood carvings.

Cambridge Contemporary Art

Sat 1 Jun

Free / 01223 324222

  • 09:00 – 17:30

Sun 2 Jun

Free / 01223 324222

  • 11:00 – 16:00

Mon 3 Jun

Free / 01223 324222

  • 09:00 – 17:30
…and 20 more dates until 23 Jun

Ego

Exhibition exploring the idea of the self-portrait, as executed by RSA members throughout the ages.

Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

Mon 27 May

Free / 0131 225 6671

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Mon 3 Jun

Free / 0131 225 6671

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Mon 10 Jun

Free / 0131 225 6671

  • 10:00 – 17:00
…and 16 more dates until 30 Sep

Gavin Turk: The Years

Painted bronze sculptures of throwaway objects and new pieces inspired by 20th century Italian masters Lucio Fontana and Michelangelo Pistoletto to coincide with the publication of Turk's first monograph.

Ben Brown Fine Arts, London W1K

Wed 22 May

Free / 020 7734 8888

  • 11:00 – 18:00

Thu 23 May

Free / 020 7734 8888

  • 11:00 – 18:00

Fri 24 May

Free / 020 7734 8888

  • 11:00 – 18:00
…and 17 more dates until 13 Jun

Ben Brown Fine Arts, London W1K

Wed 22 May

Free / 020 7734 8888

  • 11:00 – 18:00

Thu 23 May

Free / 020 7734 8888

  • 11:00 – 18:00

Fri 24 May

Free / 020 7734 8888

  • 11:00 – 18:00
…and 17 more dates until 13 Jun back to top

It's All Around You

Exhibition by Scottish and international artists, curated by local artist Mark McGhee.

Shawlands Arcade, Glasgow

Wed 22 May

Free / 0141 636 8550

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Thu 23 May

Free / 0141 636 8550

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Fri 24 May

Free / 0141 636 8550

  • 10:00 – 18:00
…and 2 more dates until 26 May

Just Glass Society: Movement And Light

Contemporary glass sculptures created by the group of artists capturing light and movement. The collective is comprised of both internationally renowned and emerging artists, producing varied works from functional forms to abstract sculptures.

The Stables Gallery, Twickenham

Thu 6 Jun

Free / 020 8831 6000

  • 13:00 – 17:30

Fri 7 Jun

Free / 020 8831 6000

  • 13:00 – 17:30

Sat 8 Jun

Free / 020 8831 6000

  • 13:00 – 17:30
…and 43 more dates until 28 Jul

Merete Rasmussen

Abstract sculptural forms from Danish artist.

The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh

Wed 5 Jun

Free / 0131 558 1200

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Thu 6 Jun

Free / 0131 558 1200

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Fri 7 Jun

Free / 0131 558 1200

  • 10:00 – 18:00
…and 19 more dates until 29 Jun

Rodin: The Kiss

One of the most famous sculptures in the world, notoriously animated by Terry Gilliam as a perverse musical instrument, Rodin's The Kiss is coming to the National Gallery. This is the second version Rodin made of the piece, in response to a commission by American collector Edwin Perry Warren. Trivia fact: Warren, who was…

Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

Wed 22 May

Free / 0131 624 6200

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Thu 23 May

Free / 0131 624 6200

  • 10:00 – 19:00

Fri 24 May

Free / 0131 624 6200

  • 10:00 – 17:00
…and 254 more dates until 2 Feb 2014

Vegetables Say 'Cheese' Exhibition Launch

Local artists from around Edinburgh have handed over their still life renditions of fruit and vegetables in photographs, paintings and drawings to help celebrate 50 years of Henderson's of Edinburgh vegetarian restaurant.

Henderson's @ St John's, Edinburgh

Tue 18 Jun

Free / 0131 229 0212

Part of Henderson's 50/50 Food Festival.

  • 16:00 – 18:00
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The Art of Humour

An exploration of the darkly funny in visual art, drawing lines from Hieronymus Bosch's absurdist depictions of hell in the 15th century to more familiar, contemporary examples like the eerie sculptures of the Sharmaka Kinetic Theatre in Glasgow. In addition to the Sharmaka's creator, Eduard Bersudsky, other artists on…

Kilmorack Gallery, Beauly

Wed 22 May

Free / 01463 783230

  • 11:00 – 17:15

Thu 23 May

Free / 01463 783230

  • 11:00 – 17:15

Fri 24 May

Free / 01463 783230

  • 11:00 – 17:15
…and 7 more dates until 1 Jun

British & French Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture

Works in various media by gallery artists.

Browse & Darby, London W1S

Wed 12 Jun

Free / 020 7734 7984

  • 10:00 – 17:30

Thu 13 Jun

Free / 020 7734 7984

  • 10:00 – 17:30

Fri 14 Jun

Free / 020 7734 7984

  • 10:00 – 17:30
…and 30 more dates until 19 Jul

Chair – A Life Backwards

Collaborative mixed media installation by Dot Young, Gregg Fisher and Pavel Legonkov, charting the history of an English-made oak chair from its production to its roots in a forest.

Free Space Gallery, London NW5

Sat 1 Jun

Free

The installation launch is open to all, with refreshments provided.

  • 18:00 – 21:00

Mon 3 Jun

Free

  • 09:00 – 18:00

Tue 4 Jun

Free

  • 09:00 – 18:00
…and 21 more dates until 28 Jun

Claudia Nova: Axis Mundi

Debut solo exhibition by Glasgow artist exploring the concept of the 'sky pillar', by which the heavens supposedly communicated with the earth.

The Arches, Glasgow

Wed 22 May

Free / 0141 565 1000

  • 11:00 – 23:00

Thu 23 May

Free / 0141 565 1000

  • 11:00 – 23:00

Fri 24 May

Free / 0141 565 1000

  • 11:00 – 00:00
…and 24 more dates until 17 Jun

David Rickard

Large-scale contemporary installation pieces from the New Zealand born artist and former Tate In Space award winner.

Sumarria Lunn Gallery, London W1K

Wed 22 May

Free / 020 7483 1683

  • 11:00 – 18:00

Thu 23 May

Free / 020 7483 1683

  • 11:00 – 18:00

Fri 24 May

Free / 020 7483 1683

  • 11:00 – 18:00
…and 5 more dates until 31 May back to top

David Sherry: Humanist Cumulative

New drawings, sculptures and images from the artist whose work investigates codes of everyday behaviour in often very entertaining ways.

Patricia Fleming Projects, Glasgow

Thu 23 May

Free / 0796 806 6708

  • 10:00 – 19:00

Fri 24 May

Free / 0796 806 6708

  • 10:00 – 14:00

Sat 25 May

Free / 0796 806 6708

  • 12:00 – 16:00
…and 15 more dates until 15 Jun

DLA Piper Series: This Is Sculpture

Artist Michael Craig-Martin, director Tim Etchells, designer Wayne Hemingway and son Jack transform the first and second floor galleries with sculptures from the collection and significant acquisitions.

Tate Liverpool

Wed 22 May

Free / 0151 702 7400

  • 10:00 – 17:50

Thu 23 May

Free / 0151 702 7400

  • 10:00 – 17:50

Fri 24 May

Free / 0151 702 7400

  • 10:00 – 17:50
…and 37 more dates until 30 Jun

Etienne Viard

Abstract, contemporary sculpture.

Piper Gallery, London W1T

Fri 14 Jun

Free / 020 7148 0350

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Sat 15 Jun

Free / 020 7148 0350

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Tue 18 Jun

Free / 020 7148 0350

  • 10:00 – 18:00
…and 28 more dates until 26 Jul

Everyday

Sculptures by six Glasgow artists – Niall Macdonald, Laura Aldridge, Mick Peter, Hayley Tompkins, Scott Myles and Carla Scott Fullerton. The pieces were chosen because they reference everyday materials and familiar events and routines in people's daily lives.

Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow

Wed 22 May

Free / 0141 287 3050

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Thu 23 May

Free / 0141 287 3050

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Fri 24 May

Free / 0141 287 3050

  • 11:00 – 17:00
…and 100 more dates until 1 Sep

Gabriel Orozco

Major exhibition of work by the Mexican artist, taking his painting The Eye of Go as a starting point, and featuring a series of large works on acetate which have never before been exhibited. Orozco is concerned not so much with what art should be but why it exists at all, and his practice never stands still – he'll cite…

Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh

Thu 1 Aug

Free / 0131 225 2383

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 11:00 – 18:00

Fri 2 Aug

Free / 0131 225 2383

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 11:00 – 18:00

Sat 3 Aug

Free / 0131 225 2383

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 11:00 – 18:00
…and 78 more dates until 20 Oct back to top