Image credit: Anthea Hamilton & Nicholas Byrne, LOVE, 2012, installation view at Poplar Baths, London, Commissioned by Frieze Projects East and CREATE London. Photo: Polly Braden.
The 6th edition of the Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art returns from 4-21 April. Known throughout the world, the biennial contemporary arts festival will feature over 50 exhibitions and 90 events and will encompass the work of over 150 artists from 24 different countries. With several innovative venues throughout the city, including a public bath house and an underground car park, the festival will also offer a unique series of commissions and projects curated by new festival Director Sarah McCrory.
Image credit: Aleksandra Domanović, Untitled (30.III.2010), 2010. Courtesy of the artist and Tanya Leighton, Berlin.
Selected highlights for the 2014 Festival include:
- Major new commissions by critically acclaimed international and local artists including Bedwyr Williams, Aleksandra Domanović, Sue Tompkins and Simon Martin.
- A programme for the year of Homecoming Scotland 2014 which will include off-site projects by Jordan Wolfson, Charlotte Prodger and Avery Singer.
- Over 50 solo and group exhibitions by up-and-coming Glaswegian, Scottish, UK and international artists at diverse permanent, temporary, converted and unexpected venues across the city.
Glasgow International runs from 4-21 April at various venues throughout Glasgow. For more information and the programme of events see the GI website.
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