Laddy and the Lady
Henry Coombes
Tramway
Glasgow
July 7 – 30 July
Free Admission
Henry Coombes, best Glasgow School of Art graduate in 2002, presents his new award winning short film “The Laddy and the Lady”. The issues at stake are unconditional love, cruelty, structures and different dynamics in relationship. An out-of-control golden retriever is subjected to relentless physical and verbal abuse associated with gun dog handling. Laddy becomes a golden receiver of abuse.
Artist talk on Wednesday 12th of July at 6.30 p.m.
No animals were harmed or distressed whilst making this film.
Van Gogh & Britain
Pioneers Collectors
Dean Gallery
Edinburgh
July 7 – September 24
£6 (£4)
This is the largest Van Gogh show in Britain for forty years and in Scotland for over fifty. It includes the early works of the highly emotional, nervous and difficult artist, who lacked self-confidence and only ever sold one picture himself. The mental health patient shot himself in 1890 “for the good of all”.
Van Gogh, classified as a post-impressionist, used colour and visible bold strokes as the main way for expression and provided a huge influence on 20th century art.