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Visual Art, Glasgow, this weekend

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Catherine Yass: High Wire
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A multi-screen film and video installation receiving its première at the CCA for Glasgow international 2008. High Wire continues Catherine Yass' interest in vertiginous spaces: architecture, height and scale have been dominant formal themes in her previous work.'Part of Glasgow international 2008'
11 Apr–24 May CCA, Glasgow
City Sleeps
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Dreamlike night time city shots from photographer Jack Hoyle.
8 May–4 Jun The Arches, Glasgow
Dark in the Blood
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New manipulated images of dark sexuality, by artist Rose Ruane.
Saturdays, Sundays 11.00am–7.00 The Fridge Gallery, Glasgow
GSA Silversmithing and Jewellery
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Two exhibitions including silversmithing and jewellery from GSA's years 2 and 3, followed by work produced by the department's artists in residence.
29 Apr–24 May 10.00am–1.00 Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow
Adel Abdessemed
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Abdessemed's work has long been concerned with the ways in which the body politic filters its way into life on the street. This new series of videos is uneven, some balancing politics and form more effectively than others. 'Part of Glasgow international 2008'.
11 Apr–7 Jun Common Guild at 21 Woodlands Terrace, Glasgow
Torsten Lauschmann
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Lauschmann brings together sculpture, photography, projections and sound into an exhibition which is at once a dramatisation and a simplfication of the everyday, from where the viewer can experience the shimmering, fleeting transcendence of the German-born, Glasgow-based artist's vision.
6 Mar–25 May Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
Chen Qi - Woodblock Prints
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Unusual exhibition of solid, two metre square woodblock prints by the distinguished Beijing-based artist Chen Qi.
23 May–28 Jun Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow
Contemporary Felt Art from Mongolia
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Scotland's first exhibition of contemporary felt art by over 40 Mongolian makers.
10 May–21 Jun, not 26 May Collins Gallery, Glasgow
Simon White & Alison Auldjo
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Abstract views of nature featuring photographer Simon White's planetary landscapes and vivid oil paintings by Alison Auldjo.
17 May–31 May RGI Kelly Gallery, Glasgow
The Bizarre Brood
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Grotesque, twisted, obsessively-detailed pencil portraits by emergent illustrator Russell Dempster.
26 Apr–28 May Recoat, Glasgow
Elaine Bremner
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An exhibition of work by innovative textile designer Elaine Bremner, whose experimental work includes unusual structures and combinations of textiles and yarns.
1 Mar–26 May The Lighthouse, 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
A Healing Passion: Medicine in Glasgow
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Display covering historical and contemporary aspects of medicine in Glasgow, including several medical artefacts which have never before been on public view. Parking for disabled visitors by prior arrangement only.
1 May–30 Sep, not Sundays 9.30am–5.00 Hunterian Museum, 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
Patterned Lands - Gayle Robinson
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Gayle Robinson specialises in collograph printmaking and uses familiar sights within nature such as trees, field patterns and the changing of seasons as her main source of inspiration.
2 May–30 May Glasgow Print Studio, 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
Metropolis 2008
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New citiscapes of London, Edinburgh, Glasgow and New York from artists Lesley Anne Derks, Alicia Dubnyzcyk and Jamie Primrose.
22 May–22 Jun scotlandart.com, Glasgow
MFA Interim Degree Show
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Annual exhibition of work by first year students on the postgraduate Master of Fine art course. Graduates from the course include Roddy Buchanan, Simon Starling, Ross Sinclair, Claire Barclay, Joanne Tatham and Tom O'Sullivan.
17 May–24 May, not Sundays Mon–Fri 10.00am–5.00; Sat 10.00am–2.00 Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow
Russell Dempster
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Hyper-real distorted pencil drawings, hugely detailed and obsessively worked.
26 Apr–28 May Recoat, Glasgow
In the Flesh
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A four minute stereoscopic 'dance screen installation' by choreographer and filmmaker Billy Cowie, in which the audience wear 3-D glasses.
9 May–24 May Tue–Fri 10.00am–5.00; Sat & Sun 12.00–5.00 Tramway, Glasgow
Lord Kelvin: Revolutionary Scientist
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This permanent display is based around the life and work of Lord Kelvin. An exciting mix of hands-on activities, original scientific instruments, demonstrations and computer-generated images. Visitors will have the chance to investigate how solving problems in physics 150 years ago led to practical inventions which have transformed all of our lives today. Parking for disabled visitors by prior arrangement only.
1 May–30 Sep, not Sundays 9.30am–5.00 Hunterian Museum, Glasgow
Sandy Murphy
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Textured still lives and landscapes by the Ayrshire painter.
26 Apr–24 May Mansfield Park Gallery, Glasgow
Take Away
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Exhibition looking at the culture of takeaway food and the objects associated with eating on the move, from the Museum of Design in Zurich.
25 Feb–8 Jun The Lighthouse, Glasgow

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