October, 2013 – Graham Miln

Glasgow's Gallery of Modern Art

We enjoyed a particularly lazy morning in Glasgow. After enjoying a coffee, we headed to the central Gallery of Modern Art for a couple of hours. The gallery is housed in an elegant 18th Century building, free to the public, and home to an eccentric collection of mostly bright colourful exhibits.

Outside the building is a statue with a traffic cone deliberately placed on the head.

Glasgow’s Gallery of Modern Art
Glasgow’s Gallery of Modern Art

Outside the Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art
Outside the Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art

The lobby of the gallery is home to a beautiful view up through the floors above. The metal work of the black railings against the white background is striking.

Looking up within the lobby
Looking up within the lobby

One of the balustrades within the gallery
One of the balustrades within the gallery

The gallery is split across floors with a main hall showing larger pieces in presumably temporary exhibits.

Main hall of the gallery
Main hall of the gallery

There are a few nods to the school groups that are paraded around the gallery.

Fun set up to draw yourself
Fun set up to draw yourself

The exhibits range in style and format, from small paintings to larger sculptures and some more distressing pieces.

The glass surrounding the elevator
The glass surrounding the elevator

Colourful panels of glass look out onto the street
Colourful panels of glass look out onto the street

Swirls of colour brighten up the staircase windows
Swirls of colour brighten up the staircase windows

Cosy exhibition spaces
Cosy exhibition spaces

A mirthful rewording of France’s motto
A mirthful rewording of France’s motto

Some disturbing artwork was on display
Some disturbing artwork was on display

Bright, odd, and playful
Bright, odd, and playful

The light side of a cow

The dark side of the cow
The dark side of the cow

Downstairs, below the artwork is a public library. The space is beautiful, calm, and home to a great children’s section – complete with mini house for kids to sit inside and read away from the adults.

A beautiful peaceful public library hides downstairs
A beautiful peaceful public library hides downstairs