20th March 2024
Rising Tide: Art and Environment in Oceania, on display at the National Museum of Scotland, maps out a not-so-distant future for our planet A deep blue hue and the sound of the ocean splashing onto the shore welcome me into the exhibition. It’s a Saturday morning so I have the whole place to myself. This ...
13th March 2024
Idols of Mud and Water at Tramway presents Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran’s work in his first solo exhibition in the UK Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran’s art is a much-needed antidote to the gloom of winter in Glasgow. Idols of Mud and Water, his installation currently on display at Tramway, is an amalgamation of colourful, eccentric sculptures within ...
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 ...
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. ...
18th October 2022
This October and November the ‘GlasGLOW’ lights show exhibition will return, for its fifth year, to the Botanic Gardens. Described as an immersive outdoor experience, the interactive show has become a mainstay in the west end’s event calendar in recent years. Running from 26 October to 13 November, the show promises to take audiences on ...
