Glasgow International Biennale Showcases Over 100 Artists Across Unusual City Venues Through June 27

Glasgow International's delayed 2021 edition presents more than 100 artists across 70 exhibitions in unconventional city locations until June 27. Director Richard Parry centers the festival on the theme of 'attention,' referencing Arthur Miller's 'Death of a Salesman.' Sam Durant's 'Iconoclasm' drawings appear on advertising hoardings, while his 'Madrid, 1936' near Clyde Street depicts Spanish Republicans attacking a statue. Gretchen Bender's 'Total Recall' at the Royal Concert Hall critiques commercial media with a barrage of 1980s commercials. Susan pui san lok's 'seven x seven' exhibition memorializes women accused of witchcraft in Scotland and Essex through wallpaper lists and video. Graham Fagen's 'Ping Pong Club' archives misspellings of his name from prestigious institutions. Duncan Campbell's film 'o Joan, no...' screens at the empty Barrowland Ballroom. Luke Fowler presents films about his parents, sociologist Bridget Fowler and philosopher John Fowler. Carol Rhodes receives a revival at Kelvingrove Gallery. France-Lise McGurn's 'Aloud' paintings feminize Marcel Duchamp's 'The Large Glass.' Georgina Starr's 'Quarantaine' and Jenkin van Zyl's 'Machines of Love' show at Tramway. Nirbhai (Nep) Singh Sidhu's work at GOMA addresses the 1984 Golden Temple attack and Sikh persecution in Punjab, resonating with recent protests in Pollokshields. Venues include old Barras market buildings, locked railway offices, and Queens Park Railway Club.