Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Art
 

Ruth Barker

A woman is holding a piece of paper and facing a group of people sitting on the ground in front of her. The room is old fasg=hioned and wooden, with arches with glass over its doors.
Ruth Barker and Kim Moore Palaces, Ballrooms and Battling Betty McAllister: Hidden histories of art and culture in Glasgow’s East End, 2014
Glasgow Women's Library, Glasgow International 2014
Photo: Ruth Clark
A woman is playing the violin, barefoot, in an old fashioned wooden room. There is musical equipment placed around her.
Ruth Barker and Kim Moore, Palaces, Ballrooms and Battling Betty McAllister: Hidden histories of art and culture in Glasgow’s East End, 2014
Glasgow Women's Library, Glasgow International 2014
Photo: Ruth Clark
A woman dressed in a bright long coat, is standing barefoot and speaking at something ahead of her. There is a speaker placed behind her, behind which, there is a sign stating "Glasgow Women's Library".
Ruth Barker and Kim Moore, Palaces, Ballrooms and Battling Betty McAllister: Hidden histories of art and culture in Glasgow’s East End, 2014
Glasgow Women's Library, Glasgow International 2014
Photo: Ruth Clark
Two rows of women are standing in front of a seated crowd, They are holding pieces of paper and there are a couple microphones placed in front of them. Behind the women three are multiple bookshelves, carrying books.
Ruth Barker and Kim Moore, Palaces, Ballrooms and Battling Betty McAllister: Hidden histories of art and culture in Glasgow’s East End, 2014
Glasgow Women's Library, Glasgow International 2014
Photo: Ruth Clark
Interior shot of Pollok House, window with draped curtains, door, furniture including a chair, bust and hung paintings
Ruth Barker, Jasper Coppes, Alan Currall, Sarah Forrest, Susan Brind, Jim Harold, Shona Macnaughton, Duncan Marquiss, Shauna McMullan & Joanna Peace, Cabinet Interventions, 2018
Pollok House, Glasgow International 2018
Interior shot of Pollok House, detail of drapes and carpet
Ruth Barker, Jasper Coppes, Alan Currall, Sarah Forrest, Susan Brind, Jim Harold, Shona Macnaughton, Duncan Marquiss, Shauna McMullan & Joanna Peace, Cabinet Interventions, 2018
Pollok House, Glasgow International 2018

Projects

  • 2014
    Ruth Barker
    Palaces, Ballrooms and Battling Betty McAllister: Hidden histories of art and culture in Glasgow’s East End
    Glasgow Women's Library
    Three women are standing behind a line of tables. The table has multiple books and publications placed on it. One of the books reads the title "21 Revolutions". Behind the women, there is a poster saying "Glasgow Women's Library", a picture of a sculpture and a framed painting.
  • 2018
    Ruth Barker
    Cabinet Interventions
    Pollok House
    Interior shot of Pollok House, window with draped curtains, door, furniture including a chair, bust and hung paintings