Book Launch including an
in-conversation with the artists and contributing writers, and a reading of a
specially commission text by Judith Findlay on Wednesday 29 January 2014 at 6pm
in the CCA Cinema, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD.
in-conversation with the artists and contributing writers, and a reading of a
specially commission text by Judith Findlay on Wednesday 29 January 2014 at 6pm
in the CCA Cinema, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD.
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| From Of Nature and Culture, a visual essay by Susan Brind and Jim Harold, Curious Arts No6 |
Curious Arts No. 6, a response by Susan
Brind, (Reader in Sculpture and Environmental Art at The Glasgow School of
Art) and Jim Harold, (a visiting
lecturer at the GSA), to an artist residency at Hospitalfield House, Arbroath
in 2007 will be launched next week at Glasgow’s CCA. The work contains textual
and visual essays by the artists, along with commissioned writing by Dr Nina Morris (School of GeoSciences,
the University of Edinburgh) and Dr
Francis McKee (writer and curator based in Glasgow), with a preface by Lucy Byatt, Director of Hospitalfield
Arts.
Brind, (Reader in Sculpture and Environmental Art at The Glasgow School of
Art) and Jim Harold, (a visiting
lecturer at the GSA), to an artist residency at Hospitalfield House, Arbroath
in 2007 will be launched next week at Glasgow’s CCA. The work contains textual
and visual essays by the artists, along with commissioned writing by Dr Nina Morris (School of GeoSciences,
the University of Edinburgh) and Dr
Francis McKee (writer and curator based in Glasgow), with a preface by Lucy Byatt, Director of Hospitalfield
Arts.
The production of Curious Arts No. 6 marks the
completion of a number of gallery and site-specific installations by Brind
& Harold that reflected on the history of Hospitalfield and its
significance to contemporary debates about art, place and the environment.
completion of a number of gallery and site-specific installations by Brind
& Harold that reflected on the history of Hospitalfield and its
significance to contemporary debates about art, place and the environment.
“Our concept for this
book-work is to disseminate knowledge of the uniqueness of Hospitalfield House,
its holdings and its cultural significance more widely,” say Brind and Harold. “We are therefore delighted to be able to distribute
copies freely to all public libraries in Scotland as well as to HE Institution
Libraries in the UK, and art libraries overseas.”
book-work is to disseminate knowledge of the uniqueness of Hospitalfield House,
its holdings and its cultural significance more widely,” say Brind and Harold. “We are therefore delighted to be able to distribute
copies freely to all public libraries in Scotland as well as to HE Institution
Libraries in the UK, and art libraries overseas.”
The dynamic of Hospitalfield House is about the
relationship of the building’s interior to the surrounding landscape and, when
read together, these reflect the 19th century owners, Patrick and
Elizabeth Allan-Fraser’s ethos: to be conscious of nature and to make
aesthetics an integral part of life. Since the death of its owners in the late
C19th, Hospitalfield has become a trust dedicated to the promotion
of education in the arts and to fostering the work of visual artists in
Scotland.
relationship of the building’s interior to the surrounding landscape and, when
read together, these reflect the 19th century owners, Patrick and
Elizabeth Allan-Fraser’s ethos: to be conscious of nature and to make
aesthetics an integral part of life. Since the death of its owners in the late
C19th, Hospitalfield has become a trust dedicated to the promotion
of education in the arts and to fostering the work of visual artists in
Scotland.
Published by CCA, Curious
Arts No. 6 will be launched with an in-conversation between the artists and
the two commissioned authors along with a reading by Aberdeenshire-based,
academic and writer Judith Findlay. Findlay’s text was commissioned by Brind
& Harold especially for the book launch.
Arts No. 6 will be launched with an in-conversation between the artists and
the two commissioned authors along with a reading by Aberdeenshire-based,
academic and writer Judith Findlay. Findlay’s text was commissioned by Brind
& Harold especially for the book launch.
This project has received funding from the Royal
Society of Edinburgh and Glasgow School of Art’s Research & Development
Fund.
Society of Edinburgh and Glasgow School of Art’s Research & Development
Fund.
Review copies of Curious
Arts No. 6 are available from the GSA.
Arts No. 6 are available from the GSA.
Email press@gsa.ac.uk
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Note for Editors
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Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the launch for the
special price of £15. Remaining copies will be sold through Aye Aye Books, CCA,
Glasgow and at selected other art book shops, priced at £20.
special price of £15. Remaining copies will be sold through Aye Aye Books, CCA,
Glasgow and at selected other art book shops, priced at £20.