Photography Exhibition : Glasgow

The Glesga That I Used To Know : Scotland Street School


Scotland Street School Museum (in Glasgow) is a Charles Rennie Mackintosh masterpiece. And from 3rd June 2011 until January 2012 it's giving you a chance to see Glasgow of the 1970's. Photographs taken during that decade will be on display and they show Glaswegians going about their daily lives as the city's landscape transforms around them. These are the kind of exhibitions I love. Here's a link for more details ... link

3 June 2011 to January 2012

Tues - Thurs & Sat > 10:00 - 17:00
Fri & Sun > 11:00 - 17:00



Admission : Free

Scotland Street School Museum
225 Scotland Street
Glasgow
G4 0RH
Scotland

Tel : 0141 287 0500

Photography Exhibition : Glasgow

Business as Usual : Jenny Wicks

Jenny Wicks has an interesting exhibition on at the moment; it's on in The Arches in Glasgow. She is displaying a collection of photographs depicting moments in the life of 89-year-old identical twins and former mechanics Dick and Ted. Apparently they are considered local heroes in their home of Preston. Not superheroes mind; that would be Tom Finney.

Here's a link to the exhibition ... link


6 April to 23 May 2011

Mon-Sat > 10:00 - 23:00
Sun > 12:00-22:00
Admission : Free

The Arches
253 Argyle Street
Glasgow
G2 8DL
Scotland

Tel : 0141 565 1000

Photography Exhibition : Livingston

Analogue Decay : Alastair Cook

The Howden Park Centre in Livingston is a fantastic venue I recently discovered. At the moment it has an interesting photography exhibition by photographer Alistair Cook. In these days of sterile digital imagery it's refreshing to see images celebrating the imperfections of analogue photography. Alastair explores the natural decay of the chemical process and connections between people, land and heritage.

Here's a link to the exhibition ... link


8 April to 9 May 2011

Mon-Sat > 09:00 - 21:00
Sun > 11:00-18:00
Admission : Free

Howden Park Centre
Howden
Livingston
West Lothian
EH54 6AE
Scotland

Tel : 01506 777666

Photography Exhibition : Edinburgh

August Sander

Where do you start with the likes of photographer extraordinaire August Sander? By using some of the wordage about him from the National Galleries of Scotland website? Yeah why not?!?

"In the 1920s and early 1930s, a new approach to photography – use of close focus, a greater objectivity and a concentration on modern life – was pioneered in Germany. It closely paralleled the New Objectivity (Neue Sachlichkeit) movement in painting, graphics and film, which included the work of Max Beckmann, Otto Dix, George Grosz and Christian Schad.

One of the major figures of the new German photography and a key figure in the history of photography in general was August Sander. Best known for his portraits, which formed the basis of his commercial studio, he set out on an ambitious project to photograph all layers of German society from the farmers and country-people, through the workers, craftsmen, technicians and industrialists in the towns and cities, on to people who were sick and disabled".

This exhibition is really really a must-see! Here's a link to it ... link to it

12 February to 10 July 2011

Open Daily; 10:00 - 17:00

Admission : Free

The Dean Gallery
75 Belford Road
Edinburgh
EH4 3DR
Scotland

Tel : 0131 624 6200

Art Exhibition : Edinburgh

Auld Reekie : Jamie Primose

Edinburgh I love. Monochrome ink drawings I love. Monochrome indian ink drawings of Edinburgh I adore. Jamie Primose has such an exhibition on at the Dundas Street Gallery in Edinburgh.

He layers delicate shadowed images of the Old Town, Southside, Marchmont and the Meadows in a timeless journey of contempory art. Jamie has many sell-out collections to his name; you really must see this exhibition. Here's a link for an on line gallery of Jamie's images : link

11 March to 19 March 2011

Mon - Sat > 10:00 - 18:00

Admission : Free

Dundas Street Gallery
6a Dundas Street
Edinburgh
EH3 6HZ
Scotland

Tel : 0131 558 9363

Photography Exhibition : Glasgow

The Peroni Collection : Trongate 103

Trongate 103 continues to impress with this exhibition entitled Italian Style on the Silver Screen. The images on show explore the relationship between Italian fashion design and its influence on cinema. The exhibition features rare and never seen before images and costumes from the cinematic world. It's not on for long. Here's a link to the exhibition : link

10 March 2011 to 13 March 2011

10 March > 17:00 - 20:00
11 March - 13 March > 10:00 - 20:00

Admission : Free

The Foyer
Trongate 103
Glasgow
G1 5HD
Scotland

Tel : 0141 552 2151

Photography Exhibition : Glasgow

Kurt Tong : In Case It Rains In Heaven

I guess you've all heard of Pete Tong. Yeah? Well Kurt Tong is no relation. Kurt was born in Hong Kong (the birth place/surname rhyme is purely accidental and I only mention it by way of a cheap joke); he is now based in the UK. His work is largely influenced by Chinese traditions and history.

This exhibition shows a series of photographs of items made of joss paper to be burned as offerings for the dead. Originally, coins and animals were buried with the dead, but when that proved too expensive for commoners, they began burning joss paper decorated with seals, stamps, silver or gold paint, as offerings to the spirits to ensure they lived well in the afterlife. In the last 50 years offerings have become more and more elaborate. Objects are molded from the paper, some reflecting traditional culture, but many reflecting the consumer culture which is taking over China. Here's a photography exhibition link to Kurt's photography exhibition : link

4 February 2011 to 3 April 2011

Mondays Closed
Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 - 17:00
Sunday 12:00 - 18:00

Open until 21:00 on the first Thursday of the month.

Admission : Free

Street Level Photoworks
Trongate 103
Glasgow
G1 5HD
Scotland

Tel : 0141 552 2151