The entire city of Glasgow is preparing for the 2010 International Festival of Visual Art with not only museums and art galleries, but streets, bridges and even the River Clyde providing locations for this year’s ambitious celebration of the arts.
Building on the huge success of 2008, an impressive and diverse list of 50 artist has been announced. They range from Glasgow based sculptor, David Shrigley and Susan Philipsz whose first outdoor sound work will premier on the banks of the Clyde to the Croatian David Maljkovic, one of the most exciting artists to emerge from Europe in recent years.
As well as sculpture, drawings, film, video, sound works, performance and music the festival will include a re-enactment of a 1960’s eco-action by releasing 50 white bicycles on the streets of the city.
Under the artistic direction of Katrina Brow, this year’s inspiration is the relationship between past, present and future. It's a theme that will be tackled by a range of participating galleries including Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, The Hunterian Art Gallery, The Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), and Tramway.
For more information on the 2010 International Festival of Visual Art taking place between April 16 and May 3 go to the website www.glasgowinternational.org.
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