Laura Stockwell The Inventors of Tradition is housed in disused building on Stockwell Street. In a past life it was clear the location of the exhibition had simply been a deserted, white-washed box room with no apparent prospects (it was in fact a unoccupied retail space). The transformation of the premises which house the exhibition [...]
Maija Kappler The photographer John Thomson was born in Edinburgh in 1837, and first travelled to Asia in 1862. He was so won over by the culture that he returned in 1868, and spent the next four years travelling through China. A new exhibition of his photography, China through the Lens of John Thomson, is [...]
Jeni Allison Having studied at the Glasgow School of Art for almost four years now, my thoughts are beginning to turn to life after graduation. We all know that there is next to no funding in the arts, and for an individual leaving what can only be described as ‘the Art School bubble’, the future [...]
Aiden Hall The River Clyde: a romanticists dream. The flowing artery that provided a life force to the dormant bishopric of Glasgow; the pin that pierced the frustrated balloon of pre-industrial globalisation; the lungs that inhaled the wealth of the Empire, arrogantly spluttering back with conquering force. And now? A graveyard of these powerful days, [...]
Jeni Allison Perhaps it was just me, but this Christmas holidays seemed really long. Not in a sort of ‘Oh God, I’m so bored,’ kind of way, but in a sort of lovely, dragging out of nice activities, old friends and copious nights (and days) of drinking. I do love going home, but on returning [...]
Iveta Jaugaite Photographic exhibition “The Baltic Way” runs until the 28th of February in the Glasgow University Chapel. I was intrigued, not only because I felt inclined to respect the history of my origins, but mostly because a photographic exhibition of such an event in Glasgow, Scotland seemed to mark a cultural and historical respect [...]
Maija Kappler Dirk Bell’s new show at the Modern Institute explores the interaction between technology and human experience. Bell uses an eclectic variety of mediums, from pastel on canvas to industrial steel beams to the incorporation of computer screens and an interactive video game. The result is a diverse and thought-provoking exhibition that aims to [...]
Eleanor Dillon A brief glimpse of the upper half of David Hasselhoff’s bronzed head confirmed the already sneaking suspicion that I was not going to act calmly around celebrities. This did not bode well for my behaviour throughout the rest of the day as we stood waiting in a queue outside the SECC to be [...]
Laura Stockwell Glasgow based artist, Angela Steel, has certainly turned the concept of medieval glass painting on its head with her exhibition ‘The Seven Deadly Sins’. The seven pieces of artwork are displayed effectively in the dark foyer of the ‘The Arches’ – atmospheric doesn’t quite cover it. Lit by minuscule backlighting, the exhibition certainly [...]
Jeni Allison Simon Starling’s current exhibition at the Modern Institute is what could be described as “the support” act to his future exhibition at the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art. That’s not to say you get a “support”- style performance however. Project For A Masquerade (Hiroshima)/The Mirror Room is not only researched to an [...]
