What's On Scotland 22-29 Mar: RSA New Contemporaries
Yes, those are pastel blue raw chickens hanging from a coat rack, because art. Also, because RSA New Contemporaries returns this weekend. Plus, Young Fathers, Aye Write!, RISOTTO's Riso Room, Amp Fiddler, UK Asian Film Festival and more...
RSA New Contemporaries is back for its tenth year and this year's exhibition will showcase work from 62 graduates selected from the 2017 degree shows, featuring a diverse selection of painting, sculpture, filmmaking, photography, printmaking, architecture and installation. This year’s exhibiting artists were selected by a committee led by Derrick Guild, while the exhibiting architect selection was led by Ric Russell.
As well as those creepy-looking chickens, you can also expect multimedia explorations of feminine representation from Edith Pritchett, documentary videos of rural lifestyles from Jamie Edmundson and much more. Image: Rub-a-dub-dub roast chicken in the tub (Soap, rope & steel) by Amy Grogan
Young Fathers
Barrowlands, Glasgow. 24 Mar, 7pm
Their new album Cocoa Sugar is a sprawling lo-fi epic that's set a high bar for the rest of 2018 to clear. Their live shows are incendiary spectacles that have to be seen (and heard) to be believed. Oh, and they're playing on a Saturday night at one of the most crowd-friendly venues in the world. Do what you must to get a ticket for Young Fathers – you will not regret it. Image: Mihaela Bodlovic
Dream Wife
Stereo, Glasgow. 23 Mar, 7pm
Fresh from releasing their critically-acclaimed self-titled debut album back in January, Dream Wife return to Glasgow to further prove themselves as one of the most exciting live bands around right now. We awarded their last Glasgow show five stars, describing it as “oozing with confidence, energy and ultimate sass,” which is surely something you’d like to witness for yourself. Image: Allan Lewis
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Aye Write!
Various venues across Glasgow. Until 25 Mar
Glasgow's Book Festival concludes this weekend, but there's still time to catch a few more events. On Saturday, one of Scottish hip-hop's leading voices, Darren 'Loki' McGarvey (pictured) is joined by painter and filmmaker Raoul Martinez for a night called Freedom From Poverty, where both authors will present fierce and profoundly hopeful manifestos for change. Image: Marcus Oakley
RISOTTO’s Riso Room
The Lighthouse, Glasgow. Until 13 May
Scotland’s leading risograph print specialists and designers of some of the best, brightest and boldest stationery that you need in your life right now, RISOTTO have put together a programme of workshops, events and installations celebrating the art of risography. RISOTTO’s Riso Room will also include specialist, first-time workshops from fellow print enthusiasts CORNERS, Atelier Bingo and Wobby.club.
The Little Mermaid
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh. 22-24 Mar, times vary
Join the Northern Ballet where it’s better, down where it’s wetter, under the sea, as they bring Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale to Edinburgh on the final leg of its world premiere tour. Choreographed and directed by the company’s Artistic Director David Nixon OBE and with an original score by Sally Beamish, immerse yourself in the production’s underwater wonderland. Image: Guy Farrow
ADVERTISEMENT | ARTIST ROOMS: Music from the Balconies - Ed Ruscha and Los Angeles
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, Until 29 April 2018, admission free
Comprising photographs, paintings and drawings dating from the early 1960s to the 2000s, this striking free display explores Ruscha’s fascination with West Coast American culture.
Ed Ruscha, The Music from the Balconies © Ed Ruscha. ARTIST ROOMS National Galleries of Scotland and Tate. Acquired jointly through The d’Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and Art Fund 2008 © DACS 2017
Amp Fiddler (Live) at Juice
Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh. 22 Mar, 11pm
It may be a Thursday night, but a musical legend's in town, so you might just have to deal with being tired, hungover or both at work tomorrow. Amp Fiddler's worked with everyone from Prince to George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic to Primal Scream and is recognised as the man who introduced J Dilla to the MPC, so yeah, he's a pretty big deal. Image: Fiona Garden
UK Asian Film Festival
Filmhouse, Edinburgh. 23-25 Mar
To commemorate the centenary of the Representation of the People Act 1918, which enabled women in the UK to vote for the first time, the UK Asian Film Festival are running an F-Rated theme this year. The programme features a range of female-centric screenings and events, and will illuminate unsung female hero of the UK Suffragette movement, Sophia Duleep Singh (pictured).
George FitzGerald (Live)
The Art School, Glasgow. 28 Mar, 7pm
British-born, Berlin-based DJ/producer George FitzGerald is known for his unique techno/house works in the vein of Joy Orbison, Mount Kimbie and Pearson Sound. His new album, All That Must Be was released earlier this month, featuring collaborations with the likes of Bonobo and Lil Silva, and he’ll be playing tracks from it tonight with a live band.
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