The Ö÷²¥´óÐã's arts show
Finally got round to seeing the exhibition of artwork from Ö÷²¥´óÐã Scotland's old headquarters.
Lovely to see pieces once tucked away in corridors and corners of the basement displayed in their entirety on one floor of the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow.
For those of us more used to using these works to navigate the rabbit warren that was the old Ö÷²¥´óÐã Scotland headquarters at Queen Margaret Drive, it's something of an eye-opener to see how well they all hang together as a snapshot of the art scene of the 80s.
From Ken Currie's gritty shipyard scene to an early self portrait by Alison Watt via works by Eduardo Paolozzi, Peter Howson and Lesley Banks, it's an interesting reminder of the era and the generation it inspired.
It also flags up how little art there is in the new Ö÷²¥´óÐã headquarters.
Whether that's down to concerns about work not suiting the new minimalist surroundings or a lack of funding in the current climate, I don't know but Toby Paterson's sculpture outside the front door - called Poised Array but already nicknamed the washing line - could easily be the starting point for a new collection of Scottish art.
And meantime, with much of the old headquarters gone, it's lovely to see this collection given a whole new lease of life - and given back to the public who paid for it!
Not London’s South Bank, but the south bank of the River Clyde in Glasgow - every bit as lively in cultural terms as its namesake. I’m Pauline McLean, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Scotland’s arts correspondent, and I’ll be blogging here about arts events and issues happening across the country.
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