30th January 2023
A review of the brand new exhibition surrounding the remarkable life of Mary Queen of Scots. “Heroine or whore, martyr or heretic, victim or villain”. Upon entering I am met with a floor to ceiling print of the infamous Scottish Queen with these words emblazoned alongside. From her likeness bursts out images, impressions and interpretations ...
23rd January 2023
Glaswegian artist Norman Gilbert debuts his first solo exhibition at the gallery of his southside neighbourhood It’s hard to articulate why, but viewing Norman Gilbert’s work can feel slightly voyeuristic. The subjects in his work, stripped of detail but rendered with obvious care and deliberation, stare awkwardly out at you, asking, “How are you allowed ...
19th December 2022
Eleni gives us a whistle stop tour of the ethos of modern art. What constitutes a successful artist is completely different to what it was in previous centuries. Before the modernist movement, technical skills were paramount. Artists had to emulate portraits and landscapes exactly, and art was often about recording history, such as paintings of ...
20th November 2022
Eve explores whether we should narrow our palette of consumption in the name of objectivity. After his painting Nude Descending a Staircase No.2 (1912) was rejected from the Salon des Indépendants, Marcel Duchamp became a founding member of the Society of Independent Artists in New York. This group guaranteed to accept every submission sent to ...
16th November 2022
Finn reflects back on the Hunterian’s exhibition, celebrating 40 years since the publication of Alasadair Gray’s Lanark. **This exhibition is no longer open to the public** Alasdair Gray’s Lanark: A Life in Four Books is a novel built out of parts that ought not to fit together. It is an autobiography embedded inside a fantasy. ...
14th October 2022
Sydney examines Glasgow’s art nouveau scene and where you can experience it first hand. Art nouveau is one of the most recognisable art movements in modern art. Beginning as a reaction to the stiff and academic art style of the 19th century, art nouveau is mostly characterised by its strong sense of movement, drawing a ...
14th October 2022
David Pratt talks to The Glasgow Guardian about his new exhibition in Glasgow, Pictures from Ukraine, and a career of covering conflict. Pictures from Ukraine has been brought to Glasgow’s Saltmarket by multi award-winning photographer and foreign correspondent David Pratt. The exhibition captures the pain of the conflict in Ukraine from the build up of ...
20th September 2022
Our Culture Editor brings you the highlights of what’s happening in the city. Moving to Glasgow affords you the opportunity to immerse yourself in the plethora of cultural delights this city has to offer. Here are some of the following month’s offerings, hopefully providing a balance of both interesting and affordable events. ART ALASDAIR GRAY’S ...
28th December 2021
James McNeill Whistler’s life and legacy are beautifully exhibited at the Hunterian. James McNeill Whistler was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, but spent his working life in Europe. He studied topography at the United States Military, and had family who constructed railways, bridges, and ships which shaped Whistler’s interest in art and landscape. Though he never ...
24th December 2021
Jeevan Farthing reflects back on Cullen’s satirical protest piece, which criticized the greenwashing of Shell in the form of a “Hell Bus” during COP26. *This artwork was installed during COP26 and ran until 13 November* Parked incongruously at the back end of The Glasgow School of Art is the Hell Bus. It is the creation ...
