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Alasdair Gray: City Recorder
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(5 stars) Alasdair Gray is one of Scotland's most eminent writers and artists, and in 1977 he was 'artist recorder' for the city of Glasgow, his home town. This major exhibition features work from that period, showing how Gray's art depicted the life of the city at a particular moment.
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8 May10 Jun Mon–Wed 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–8pm; Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 11am–5pm Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
Artist Rooms: August Sander
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(5 stars) A showcase of the work of one of the most significant photographers of the 20th century whose life's work was an attempt to document the German people and culture.
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20 Apr31 Aug Mon–Sun 11am–5pm Duff House, Banff
Scott Myles: This Production
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(4 stars) The first major solo show from Dundee's Myles consisting of prints, new sculptures and a large-scale installation, Displaced Façade, inspired by memories of skateboarding and made from bricks.
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15 May10 Jun Tue & Wed 11am–6pm; Thu 11am–8pm; Fri 11am–6pm; Sun noon–6pm Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee
The Sculpture Show
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(4 stars) A major new exhibition of sculptural works from the collection, alongside important works on loan. Featured artists include Rodin, Degas, Hepworth, Moore, Giacometti, Duchamp, Hirst, Lucas and others, along with photographic and film documentation. Ron Mueck's enormous A Girl returns to the Gallery from its world tour.
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4 May24 Jun Mon–Sun 10am–5pm Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, Edinburgh
Wolfgang Tillmans: A New Installation
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(4 stars) The first photographer to win the Turner Prize has his first solo exhibition in Scotland since 1995.
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15 May31 May Tue & Wed noon–5pm; Thu & Fri noon–7pm; Sat noon–5pm The Common Guild, Glasgow
1 Jun23 Jun Tue & Wed noon–5pm; Thu & Fri noon–7pm; Sat noon–5pm
Part of the West End Festival.
The Common Guild, Glasgow
Callum Innes: Works on Paper
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(3 stars) Retrospective of works on paper from 1989 to 2012 by Edinburgh-based abstract artist.
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15 May14 Jul Mon–Sat 10am–6pm Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh
Edvard Munch: Graphic Works from The Gundersen Collection
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(3 stars) It's the face that launched ten thousand angst-ridden diaries by visually-literate teenagers: Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' was its creator's iconic image (he did several versions of it over the years) and one of the only prints hand-tinted by Munch himself is coming to Modern Two this summer, along with a generous selection of other prints by the master Expressionist. Expect high security: 'The Scream', in its various media, is one of the most-stolen pictures in art history. Part of Edinburgh…
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29 May23 Sep Mon–Sun 10am–5pm Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Two, Edinburgh
Paul Thek: If you don't like this book, you don't like me
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(3 stars) An exhibition of the fascinating notebooks of American artist Paul Thek (1933–1988), now recognised since an important 2010 retrospective as one of the most imaginative and interesting artists of his generation. Part of Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art.
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15 May2 Jun Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat & Sun noon–5pm The Modern Institute, Glasgow
Tony Swain: Drowned Dust, Sudden Word
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(3 stars) New painted collages, incorporating newspaper, from the Irish-born, Glasgow-based artist.
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15 May8 Jul Mon–Sat 11am–6pm; Sun noon–5pm Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
Treasures from the Queen's Palaces
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(3 stars) One hundred paintings, drawings, miniatures, watercolours, manuscripts, furniture, sculpture, ceramics and jewellery from the Royal Collection have been brought together in an exhibition reflecting the tastes of different members of the royal family over the centuries, in honour of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Among the artists featured are Rembrandt, Canaletto, Monet, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Holbein and Fabergé. Most of these pieces have never been exhibited in Scotland before. Part…
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30 May4 Nov Mon–Sun 9.30am–6pm The Queen's Gallery, Edinburgh

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