- Against Landscape (runs until 23 August)
- Graduate Degree Show (2 - 8 September)
- Pioneers of Post-War Pattern (15 September – 8 October)
- East and West Walk Forward (23 September – 29 October)
A major exhibition of work by staff at the Luxon Academy of Fine Arts (LAFA)
will form a centrepiece of the GSA’s forthcoming programme it was announced
today (insert date). The first part of an exchange which will see Glasgow School
of Art staff showing work in China next year, East and West
Walk Forward will feature work
by 35 leading artists who also teach at the GSA’s partner institute in China.
“The
GSA has been working in partnership with LAFA for the last four years and we are
delighted to be able to offer this showcase of work by our colleagues in
China,” says Professor Alistair Payne, Head of the School
of Fine Art at The Glasgow School of Art. “This is an
important exhibition, not only in the context of the relationship between the
two institutions, but also as an exhibition in its own right, showcasing some
of the most eminent artists practicing in China today.”
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| Works by Patrick Caulfield and Daniel Sturgis on show in Against Landscape |
The current show, Against Landscape, which continues in The Reid Gallery until 23
August, takes a
fresh look at Landscape Painting, siting new works by artists including Daniel
Sturgis, who has also curated the show, and Lisa Milroy within the context of
pieces by leading artists of the last 60 years including Patrick Caulfield,
Sean Scully and Eva Rothschild.
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| Work by Master of Fashion Design student, Pietro Bontempi, |
Against
Landscape is followed Graduate Degree Show 2017 (2 – 8 September).
The annual showcase for postgraduate work, Graduate Degree Show will once again
see students from the School of Fine Art exhibiting work in the Tontine
Building. Meanwhile, students from the Mackintosh School of Architecture, the
School of Design and the School of Simulation and Visualisation will show work
in the Reid Building. The annual MDes Fashion Promenades will be held in the
Assembly Hall on the evening of 1 September as part of Graduate Degree Show.
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| Image: Design for repeat patterns, Dorothy Smith, c. 1940-44 |
Opening in the Reid Corridor on 15 September
is a showcase of new products created by the GSA’s Centre for Advanced Textiles
which have been inspired by the work of mid-20th century female
designers who are represented in the GSA’s Archives and Collections. Featured
designers include Silvia Chalmers, Dorothy Smith and Margaret Stewart. This
will be the first time that some of the designs have been created as textiles. Alongside
the products will be documentation from the GSA’s rich Archives and
Collections, including a work by Lucienne Day, the centenary of whose birth is
being marked this year.
East and West Walk Forward will open in the Reid Gallery on 23 September and
run through to 29 October. Among the works showcased in the exhibition are
pieces by the leading Chinese artists Li Xiangqun (President of LAFA), a renowned sculptor who has
shown work across the world including in the historic Forbidden City (Beijing),
and the
leading member of the ’85 art trendy’ movement, WEI Ershen (Former President
of LAFA), whose work has
been seen in many major exhibitions in China and also in all over the world.
Glasgow
School of Art Exhibitions are open Monday – Sunday, 10am – 4.30pm. Entry free
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Until 23 August 2017
Reid Gallery, Reid Building, 164 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, G3 6RF
Against Landscape
Taking a fresh look at Landscape Painting the exhibition
sites new works by artists including Daniel Sturgis, who has also curated the
show, and Lisa Milroy within the context of pieces by leading artists of the last 60 years
including Patrick Caulfield, Sean Scully and Eva Rothschild.
Open daily 10am – 4.30pm. Entry free
1 September 2017
The Assembly Hall, The Art
School, 20 Scott Street, Glasgow, G3 6PE
MDes Fashion Promenades
The current cohort of
Masters of Fashion Design will each present four looks in a series of
Promenades.
Times and Ticket
information to be released in August 2017
2 – 8 September
Tontine Building, 20
Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5ES
Reid
Gallery, Reid Building, 164 Renfrew
Street, Glasgow, G3 6RF
Graduate Degree Show
2017
Graduate
Degree Show is the annual showcase for the full range of graduate work undertaken
at the GSA. It will feature work by graduating students across a wide variety
of disciplines in the Schools of Architecture, Design, Fine art and Simulation
and Visualisation.
Open daily 10am – 4.30pm. Entry
free
15
September – 8 October
Reid Gallery, Reid Building, 164 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, G3 6RF
Pioneers of Post-War Pattern
A showcase of new products created by the
GSA’s Centre for Advanced Textiles inspired by the work of mid-20th
century female designers who are represented in the GSA’s Archives and
Collections including . Silvia Chalmers, Dorothy Smith and Margaret Stewart. Also
in the show will be work by Lucienne Day
Open daily 10am – 4.30pm. Entry free
23 September – 29 October
Reid Gallery, Reid Building, 164 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, G3 6RF
East and West Walk Forward
A major exchange exhibition of work by 35 artists who also teach at the GSA’s partner
institute in China, the Luxun Academy of Fine Arts (LAFA). Among
the featured works are piece by some of China’s leading artists including LI Xiangqun (President of LAFA) and Yigang Wang.
Open daily 10am – 4.30pm. Entry free
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