Burrell Collection Announced Art Fund Museum Of The Year 2023 Winner
The Burrell Collection has been announced as the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2023 winner. Duncan Dornan, Head of Museums and Collections for Glasgow Life
12 July 2023
Glasgow
Banksy Declares War On Police Harassment, Brexit And Climate Change – GoMA – Clare Henry
Politics: It’s rare to see huge lines of families queuing outside a political event, unique if the politics are presented by a civic art gallery.
3 July 2023
Steven Campbell Dressing Above Your Station Fashion And Textiles In His Work – Clare Henry
Fashion and Textiles in the Life and Work of the Artist Steven Campbell tells his story using the thread of his dramatic outfits.
23 May 2022
Glasgow’s Burrell Nearly 40 Years On Gets A New Look – Clare Henry
Back in 1983, on the day the Queen opened the famous Burrell, I reported enthusiastically for the BBC on its unique qualities.
11 April 2022
Rubens’ Samson and Delilah Masterpiece Is A Fake – Autumn Budget Arts To Receive £850m – Glasgow COP26 Indestructible Language Art Installation
Rubens Samson and Delilah Is A Fake – Autumn Budget Arts Allocated £850m – Glasgow COP26 Indestructible Language Art Installation
28 October 2021
George Rickey: 40 year Saga Of Glasgow’s Lost £1m Sculpture – Clare Henry
I first met the well known American kinetic sculptor George Rickey in 1982. In celebration of his 75th birthday. The… Read More
5 January 2021
The Turner: An Exhibition of Past Turner Prize Nominees – Clare Henry
Glasgow: Love it or loathe it, the Tate Turner prize is here to stay. It’s a huge accolade. And you don’t need to win. Being nominated (4 each year since 1984) is almost as good.
14 October 2019
Expressionist Prints: From Turmoil To Conflict – Hunterian Glasgow – Leyla Sanai
The unassuming Hunterian Gallery in Glasgow, perched next to the University library, houses stunning paintings by the Glasgow Boys (and Girls) and the Scottish Colourists, and very occasionally plays host to international exhibitions that would cause any art connoisseur’s eyes to bulge.
13 July 2019
C R Mackintosh: Rebirth Of The Willow Tea Rooms Glasgow – Clare Henry
Over a hundred years after it first opened, Mackintosh’s WILLOW TEAROOM – revived, restored, remade, reborn – is again in the limelight. A glorious, memorable, unique temple to Glasgow Art Nouveau.
3 September 2018
Steven Campbell: Large-Scale Collage Work Rich In Formal Invention – Clare Henry
When Steven Campbell arrived at Glasgow School of Art in 1978 age 25, he was a man in a hurry, fiercely ambitious and with enormous energy.
29 January 2018
Cancelled Marlie Mul Exhibition In Glasgow Is A Conceptual First
For her latest show entitled ‘ cancelled’ the Dutch artist, Marlie Mul has requested no exhibition to be held at the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow. An empty gallery has been unveiled by the artist who pulled out of her exhibition at one of Glasgow’s leading venues. The only thing on show in the gallery are billboards advertising that the exhibition has been cancelled.
26 May 2017
Turner Prize 2015 Goes North Of The Border To Glasgow
The Tramway in Glasgow will host the 2015 Turner Prize. The Tate’s director Nicholas Serota, announced each venue had “put… Read More
12 January 2013
Michael Clark Company Pushes Boundaries At Glasgow’s Barrowland Ball Room
Review – ArtLyst’s Emily Sack travels to Glasgow for this exclusive report. Michael Clark pushes boundaries. Highly trained in classical… Read More
12 September 2012
Banksy Strikes Twice In Glasgow
Banksy strikes Glasgow curry house an unprecedented second time – could this provide a clue to his true identity? Last… Read More
1 December 2011