EDINBURGH.- The Fruitmarket Gallery commissioned a new work of public sculpture by Turner-Prize winning Scottish artist Martin Creed for Edinburgh’s historic Scotsman Steps. Work 1059 is a feast for the eyes – 104 steps leading from the Scot…
Alan Davie & Helen Baker Exhibit at Northumbria University Gallery
Newcastle, Tyne & Wear – The Northumbria University Gallery and Baring Wing in Newcastle is to present concurrent exhibitions from two of the UK’s best contemporary abstract painters. “Alan Davie: Boom Boom” and “Helen Baker: Red Rag” will both …
Legacy: A New Exhibition by Scottish Artist Roderick Buchanan at the Imperial War Museum
LONDON.- Legacy is a new exhibition by Scottish artist Roderick Buchanan which opened at Imperial War Museum London this May. Commissioned by the Museum, Roderick Buchanan’s work is a response to the Troubles in Northern Ireland, their legacy and …
The Linda Pace Foundation Announces Acquisition of a Sound Sculpture by Susan Philipsz
SAN ANTONIO, TX.- The Linda Pace Foundation announces a major acquisition and related exhibition of sound sculpture Sunset Song, 2003, by Susan Philipsz, a Turner Prize-winning artist. The work joins the more than 500 objects in the Foundation’s d…
Sotheby’s London to Sell Important Scottish Skating Scene on Duddingston Loch
LONDON.- Sotheby’s London is to offer Skaters, A Scene on Duddingston Loch near Edinburgh by Scottish artist Charles Lees (1800‐1880) in its sale of Victorian and Edwardian Art on Tuesday, 17 May 2011. Estimated at £100,000‐200,000, the pa…
Sotheby’s London to Sell Important Scottish Skating Scene on Duddingston Loch
LONDON.- Sotheby’s London is to offer Skaters, A Scene on Duddingston Loch near Edinburgh by Scottish artist Charles Lees (1800‐1880) in its sale of Victorian and Edwardian Art on Tuesday, 17 May 2011. Estimated at £100,000‐200,000, the pa…
Major Retrospective of the International Artist Will Maclean at The Fleming Collection
LONDON.- An important retrospective exhibition of works by the renowned Scottish artist Will Maclean is in display at The Fleming Collection, from 8 March to 4 June 2011. The show, entitled Will Maclean: A Survey Exhibition 1970-2010, includes loans fr…
Scottish Artist Douglas Gordon’s New Film k.364 at Gagosian on Britannia Street
LONDON.- Gagosian Gallery presents “k.364,” an exhibition by Douglas Gordon. Gordon is a conjurer of collective memory and perceptual surprise whose tools include the everyday commodities of popular culture: Hollywood films, found scientific …
Thorburn Partridges Soar to £192,000 at Bonhams 19th Century Paintings Sale
LONDON.- An Archibald Thorburn painting of The Covey at Daybreak – Partridges made £192,000 (27.1.11) at Bonhams auction of 19th Century Paintings – the third highest price ever paid for a Thorburn at auction. The painting was an exceptionally s…
Museum Ludwig Acquires Set of Editions Made by Scottish Artist Lucy McKenzie
COLOGNE.- Museum Ludwig has purchased a complete set of the editions made by Scottish artist Lucy McKenzie (*1977) and is showing them in the eleventh exhibition in its series “Graphic Collection / Museum Ludwig“. To mark this first presentat…