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Visual Art, Glasgow, this weekend

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Art Exhibition by The Allander Artists
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A great chance to view and purchase a wide selection of original paintings.
19 Jul–27 Jul 11.00am–5.00 Mugdock Country Park, Glasgow
Art Nouveau Walking Tour
Date Location
Explore the lovelier side of the city's architecture. Tours leave from the Lighthouse at 11am every Saturday.
28 Jun–30 Aug, not Fridays, Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays 11.00am–12.00 The Lighthouse, Glasgow
Cathy Wilkes
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New exhibition from the Belfast-born, Glasgow-based artist, whose installation and video works tend to tackle feminist issues often marginalised in the art world.
28 Jun–6 Sep The Modern Institute, Glasgow
Contained: Rosalind Lawless
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Using interior spaces as a starting point towards abstraction, Lawless creates works on paper that convey the tenor of the expanses she observes.
4 Jul–2 Aug Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow
Dark Horses
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Group show of three of the most promising art students in the UK. Margarita Louca, Kitty Clark and Anna Peaker create an otherworldly exhibition of alien celebrity alter egos, underdog success stories and pipe nebulae, overseen by first-time curator Emma Balkind
5 Jul–6 Aug Tue–Sun 12.00–6.00 Recoat, Glasgow
Gadburn School
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A display of clay project work created by pupils at Gadburn School, as part of the Sense over Sectarianism scheme.
10 Nov 2007–27 Nov 10.00am–5.00; Fri & Sun 11.00am–5.00 Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow
Haptic
Date Location
An exhibition from the Nippon Design Museum for which curator, Kenya Hara invited artists from a variety of fields, including designers Siguru Ban and Jasper Morrison, and French graphic artist Mathieu Manche, to create products designed to stimulate the senses.
18 Jun–29 Sep The Lighthouse, Glasgow
Harry Benson: A Photographer's Journey
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An exciting homecoming exhibition of photographs from the 60-year career of Harry Benson, the internationally renowned photographer from Glasgow. Benson's career is a roll-call of contemporary history and culture, and some of his images have achieved icon status. On display are a range of images of world leaders and events; icons of fashion, music and film; and Scottish and American athletes, alongside images from his recent book 'Harry Benson's Glasgow'.
30 May–14 Sep Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow
Harry Smith Anthology Remixed
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84 artists present their response to one track each from the 'Anthology of American Folk Music', which was edited by New York artist Harry Smith in 1952.
21 Jun–26 Jul CCA, Glasgow
Hunter: Man, Medic and Collector
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This exhibition tells the story of Dr. William Hunter, the Scottish obstetrician, teacher, collector and founder of the Hunterian museum. The displays explore Hunter's life and highlight both his passion for collecting and his hugely successful career as a royal physician, teacher of anatomy and surgery and scientific researcher. Parking for disabled visitors by prior arrangement only.
1 May–30 Sep, not Sundays 9.30am–5.00 Hunterian Museum, Glasgow
In A Season Like This
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First solo exhibition of painting by Singaporean artist Mian Tze. The delicate canvases on show follow her emotional journey living in a foreign country and mark the culmination of a two year artist residency.
5 Jul–26 Jul Tue–Sat 10.30am–5.00 Ricefield Gallery, Glasgow
Jim Lambie: Forever Changes
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Lambie's biggest exhibition in Glasgow to date includes a new version of his celebrated black and white, vinyl floor amid a quiet riot of colour and materials fighting it out in sculptural works that take inspiration from both art history and contemporary hairstyling trends. 'Part of Glasgow international 2008'.
11 Apr–29 Sep Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
Jo Spence
Date Location
Retrospective of the hugely influential British photographer (1934-92), comprising her mischevious, unsettling takes on class, feminity, self-image and the breast cancer which would ultimately kill her.
12 Jun–16 Nov 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–8.00; Fri & Sun 11.00am–5.00 Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
Life After Iraq
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Joint exhibition by award-winning photojournalist Angela Catlin and writer Billy Briggs, who travelled to Syria to document the plight of some of the millions of ordinary Iraqis living there who have fled the conflict in their homeland. 'Part of Refugee Week 2008'
10 Jun–26 Oct St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, Glasgow
The Other Side: Lys Hansen and Karen Christiansen
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An exhibition of politically charged sculpture and painting inspired by each artist's reactions of the others environment: Berlin and Scotland.
28 Jun–9 Aug, not Sundays 10.00am–5.00; Sat 12.00–4.00 Collins Gallery, Glasgow
Patricia Cain: Drawing Construction
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Drawings of the built environment tracing urban regeneration in Glasgow around the Water Works project in Milngavie.
5 Jul–16 Aug Lillie Art Gallery, Glasgow
Seydisfj RU
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Artists Mhari Baxter and Melissa MacRobert will be trapping visitors in photographic light boxes immersing you in images of Icelandic harbour town Seydisfjordur.
11 Jul–6 Aug The Arches, Glasgow
A Shout in the Street
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New and reworked sculptural and text-based pieces from Glasgow artist Kenny Hunter, depicting urban animals and the discarded remnants of human activity whilst exploring the modernist idea of 'truth to the material'.
13 Jun–24 Aug, not Mondays Tue–Fri 10.00am–5.00; Sat & Sun 12.00–5.00 Tramway, Glasgow
SIX Student Awards for Architecture
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Showcase of work submitted for five student awards - the RIAS Silver Medal for 5th year student, The Lighthouse Award for best 3rd year student, the Urban Design Award, the Sust. Award for Sustainable Design and the RIAS Award for Drawing. This exhibition offers the opportunity to see work from all six of Scotland's schools of architecture.
12 Jun–3 Sep The Lighthouse, Glasgow
Western Seaboard
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Exhibition of new paintings by Erni Upton and Scott Naismith, reflecting the grandeur and isolation of Scotland's West Coast.
7 Jul–29 Jul Annan Gallery, Glasgow
You Should Be On Holiday!!
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Transmission's annual members' show -submissions of all sizes and shapes accepted.
8 Jul–26 Jul Transmission Gallery, Glasgow

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