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Glasgow Times
6 days ago
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- Glasgow Times
Glasgow's unusual link to 'dark history' of the pineapple
Even more surprising is the dark history behind this innocuous-seeming fruit, which is one of the fascinating strands explored in a new exhibition at the venue. Unearthed: The Power of Gardening is a free display, running until August 10, which explores the transformative, enriching and sometimes radical power of gardening. (Image: Colin Mearns/Newsquest) The city's keen gardeners are being invited to take part too - the Mitchell is appealing to local growing and greenspace groups to donate leaflets, posters, pamphlets and flyers that document their activities, which will be added to the library's Glasgow Collection. Inspired by the British Library's major exhibition running at the same time, the Mitchell is one of 30 library services celebrating gardening through the UK-wide Living Knowledge Network. (Image: Colin Mearns/Newsquest) From windowsills to allotments, the exhibition explores how the act of gardening can heal and sustain people in a multitude of ways. It reveals how gardening can bring people together, empower communities and shape our relationship with the natural world. It also considers gardening as a form of activism, as a means of challenging land ownership and highlighting social disparities, as well as providing a global story about the movement of plants. (Image: Colin Mearns/Newsquest) As well as a specially designed travelling exhibition created by the British Library, the display will reflect the collections in the Mitchell Library, with some surprising stories behind the books – like what is considered to be one of the first drawings of a pineapple….. (Image: Colin Mearns/Newsquest) Lucy Bell, one of the Glasgow Life assistants sharing their favourite exhibits, explains: 'Pineapples, as well as being delicious, nutritious and aesthetically pleasing, have a fascinating yet at times dark history, which is explored in the exhibition. READ NEXT: 9 pictures which tell story of famous Glasgow store with link to Rennie Mackintosh 14 pictures which tell story of Glasgow school and its famous ex-pupils 'We're so lucky to have the Citz': Free drama lessons as Glasgow theatre re-opens 'This copy of a watercolour was painted by John White, an English artist who accompanied attempts to colonise North America, including the failed Roanoke colony, which remains one of America's most enduring mysteries. 'It is one of the earliest depictions of a pineapple in Europe, and this is a great opportunity to display this reproduction that is contained within a beautiful volume that we have within the Mitchell.' The Drawings of John White featuring The Pyne Fruit will be on display from July 14 until August 9. Phoebe Crawford with The Scots Gard'ner (Image: Colin Mearns/Newsquest) Phoebe Crawford's favourite item from the exhibition is John Reid's Scots Gard'ner. 'It's an absolute relic,' she explains. 'Regarded as one of the first gardening books in Scotland, it contains recipes and instructions for growing plants, fruits and vegetables, and provides an in-depth knowledge from the mind of a dedicated botanist. 'I love it for its aged pages, handwritten annotations and insight into the world of gardening through the lens of rural Scottish history.' (Image: Colin Mearns/Newsquest) The Scots Gard'ner will be on display between June 9 and July 14. Sylvia Smith's favourite works in the exhibition are by botanist and architectural gardener, John Claudius Loudon, whose writings, with his wife, author Jane Webb Loudon, helped shape Victorian taste in gardens and public parks. John Claudius Loudon (Image: Colin Mearns/Newsquest) 'Born in 1782 in Cambuslang, he attended Edinburgh University studying biology and his view on botany precedes his contemporaries who later lead and set the discipline on architectural gardening and landscape for centuries to come,' adds Sylvia. Librarian Clare Thompson said: 'We hope our selections from The Mitchell Library's collections bring new ideas and surprises about the treasures behind the scenes at the Mitchell. "This has been a truly collaborative effort.'
The Herald Scotland
02-05-2025
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- The Herald Scotland
10 exhibitions to see in Glasgow and Edinburgh in May
After first showcasing her work with &Gallery last year in their inaugural open call, Katharine Le Hardy is back with a new body of work for her solo exhibition. Her latest pieces examine the ways in which landscapes can communicate a narrative and induce feelings of nostalgia and escapism in the viewer. Using personal photos, memories, and found imagery as sources of inspiration, the artist has created a world that is part-imagined and part-remembered, born from reality and yet fantastical in appearance. Fragments 3 May-14 June. Entry free. Ingleby Gallery, 33 Barony Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6NX. Portrait of Ian Hamilton Finlay (Image: Norman McBeath RSA) Marking the centenary of Ian Hamilton Finlay's birth, Fragments is part of a series of exhibitions by Ingleby Gallery. It focuses on a group of significant sculptural installations in stone dating from the 1980s and 1990s that have been adapted in a typically Finlay-esque manner to suggest a poetic metaphor. Work on Paper - Andrew Mackenzie 3 May-20 June. Entry free. Leith School of Art, 25 N Jct Street, Edinburgh, EH6 6HW. Focusing on works on paper, this exhibition brings together a new large-scale drawing in soft pastel and gouache with lithography, etching, oil on card, watercolour, and preparatory charcoal drawings. The barn drawings and paintings in this exhibition touch on our relationship with the land that sustains us to present an unsettling yet beautiful atmosphere. In the Folds 3-31 May. Entry free. Glasgow Women's Library, 23 Landressy Street, Glasgow, G40 1BP. Combining papercrafting, writing, and activism, this project examines Alexandra Compton's life as a queer, working-class, chronically ill woman. The artist handwrites newspaper headlines alongside her own writings onto origami paper before folding them into paper cranes to interrogate who gets to be 'in the fold' within society, art, and literature and asks viewers what they can see on the cranes. Unearthed: The Power of Gardening 3 May-10 August. Entry free. The Mitchell Library and Theatre, North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DN. This display at The Mitchell Library explores the transformative, enriching, and sometimes radical power of gardening. It reveals how gardening can bring people together, empower communities, and shape our relationship with the natural world. As well as a specially designed travelling exhibition created by the British Library, the display also reflects collections in the Mitchell Library. Dear Green Place Exhibition 3-31 May. Entry free. Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, Kelly Gallery, Douglas Street, G2 4ET. The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, Scotland's second oldest artist society, is celebrating Glasgow 850, the Blythswood Festival and RGI's Kelly Gallery's 60th birthday with this exhibition. The artists have put together a varied show with Glasgow-related sculpture and prints. Glasgow Women's Art Collective Exhibition of Paintings 9-11 May. Entry free. New Glasgow Society, 1307 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8TL. Glasgow Women's Art Collective are bringing their individual works into one space this month to display a diverse range of artworks that reflect the individuality of each artist. The collective is a group of women artists living around the West Coast of Scotland and who are bringing their works together for this latest exhibition. Impression & Expression 3-4 May. Entry free. Coburg House Art Studios, 15 Coburg Street, Leith, EH6 6ET. Impression image (Image: Sara Beevers)Five Coburg House artists are exploring the boundaries of painting and printmaking as a means to reveal the interplay between gesture and process to highlight the expressive power of mark-making in its many forms. This exhibition is more than a showcase of techniques, it is a dialogue between artists and materials. Each work stands alone yet together they form a dynamic, visual conversation. Lamington Heritage Exhibition 4 May-15 June. Entry free. Biggar & Upper Clydesdale Museum, 156 Biggar High Street, Biggar, ML12 6DH. In May 1965 Lamington was one of the first villages to be designated a conservation area and was subsequently granted 'outstanding' status in recognition of its architecture and historic interest. This exhibition explores the history surrounding Lamington from early times through the regeneration of the village until the death of the third Lord Lamington in 1951 and all the way up to the present day. Bless by Mariuccia 8 May-9 June Entry free. The Briggait, 141 Bridgegate, G1 5HZ. Artist Mariia Nechaliuk's artwork is grounded in the exploration of human beings and their relationships with religion, inspired by her own life and childhood experiences. Through her works she explores how people communicate with religion and how they believe in their own ways, not to convince viewers of any particular perspective but merely to offer a space where each person can interpret the work through their own lens regardless of their beliefs.
