Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Art
 

The Modern Institute

Artwork is displayed on brick walls in an industrial space. In the centre are are two glass-topped tables.
Keith Haring, Subway Drawings, 2024
Installation view, The Modern Institute, Glasgow. Presented by The Modern Institute. Part of Glasgow International 2024
Courtesy of the artist and The Modern Institute/ Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow. Photo: Patrick Jameson
Artwork is displayed on brick walls in an industrial space. In the centre are are two glass-topped tables.
Keith Haring, Subway Drawings, 2024
Installation view, The Modern Institute, Glasgow. Presented by The Modern Institute. Part of Glasgow International 2024
Courtesy of the artist and The Modern Institute/ Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow. Photo: Patrick Jameson
Two large artworks are displayed on a brick wall next to two large windows.
Keith Haring, Subway Drawings, 2024
Installation view, The Modern Institute, Glasgow. Presented by The Modern Institute. Part of Glasgow International 2024
Courtesy of the artist and The Modern Institute/ Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow. Photo: Patrick Jameson
A white and blue square artwork is displayed on a white wall, in an industrial space.
Keith Haring, Subway Drawings, 2024
Installation view, The Modern Institute, Glasgow. Presented by The Modern Institute. Part of Glasgow International 2024
Courtesy of the artist and The Modern Institute/ Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow. Photo: Patrick Jameson
A long illustrated artwork is displayed on a brick wall.
Keith Haring, Subway Drawings, 2024
Installation view, The Modern Institute, Glasgow. Presented by The Modern Institute. Part of Glasgow International 2024
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/ Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow. Photo: Patrick Jameson
A chalk drawing of a figure with their arms raised, displayed on a brick wall.
Keith Haring, Subway Drawings, 2024
Installation view, The Modern Institute, Glasgow. Presented by The Modern Institute. Part of Glasgow International 2024
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/ Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow. Photo: Patrick Jameson
A large black board with white illustrations is displayed on a brick wall. The illustrations are of two human figures connected at the head.
Keith Haring, Subway Drawings, 2024
Installation view, The Modern Institute, Glasgow. Presented by The Modern Institute. Part of Glasgow International 2024
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/ Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow. Photo: Patrick Jameson
A black and white photograph of figures in the New York subway
Keith Haring Subway Drawing, 1982
Photo: Ivan Dalla Tana © Estate of Keith Haring, New York
A large abstract artwork featuring squares of black and white, with coloured squares in the centre, is displayed on a wall in a light, airy space.
Richard Wright, No title, 2024
Installation view, The Modern Institute, Glasgow. Part of Glasgow International 2024
Courtesy of the artist and The Modern Institute/ Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow. Photo: Keith Hunter
A large abstract artwork featuring squares of black and white, with coloured squares in the centre, is displayed on a wall.
Richard Wright, No title, 2024
Installation view, The Modern Institute, Glasgow. Part of Glasgow International 2024
Courtesy of the artist and The Modern Institute/ Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow. Photo: Keith Hunter
A close up of an abstract artwork featuring patterned tiles.
Richard Wright, No title, 2024
Installation view, The Modern Institute, Glasgow. Part of Glasgow International 2024
Courtesy of the artist and The Modern Institute/ Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow. Photo: Keith Hunter
A close up of an abstract artwork featuring patterned tiles
Richard Wright No title, 2024
Installation view, The Modern Institute, Glasgow. Part of Glasgow International 2024
Courtesy of the artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow. Photo Keith Hunter
A photograph showing a wall painting of a repeating pattern of black six-pointed stars on a curved white ceiling. The stars diminish in scale from the top of the image to the bottom as the room recedes
Richard Wright, Untitled, (detail), 2013
installation view at Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Courtesy of the artist and The Modern Institute/ Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow
A close-up of a complex geometric pattern composed of various triangles which come together to form hexagons, rendered in gold leaf on a plain grey concrete ceiling.
Richard Wright, Untitled, (detail), 2018
installation view at Tottenham Court Road station (Elizabeth line)
Courtesy of the artist, Gagosian and The Modern Institute/ Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow. Photograph by GG Archard
A black and white photograph showing the outline of a six-pointed star being painted in black on a white ceiling. The artist’s hand is visible in the foreground of the image and the bristles of his brush are gently compressed against the ceiling.
Richard Wright, Untitled, 2013
production view at Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Courtesy of the artist and The Modern Institute/ Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow
An open blue door in a small arched alcove opens onto a curved room. The white walls are painted with a repeating pattern of curved black triangles. Outside this door a garden is just visible along with a black cast iron railing. Sunlight streams through the door and from a window above it.
Richard Wright, Untitled, 2011
installation view at Lismore Castle Arts
Courtesy of the artist and The Modern Institute/ Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow. Photograph by Ros Kavanagh/Lismore Castle Arts
A photograph of a ceiling replete with an ornate circular alcove bordered with golden floral-styled cornicing. In the centre there is a symmetrical design in gold leaf. The shapes that make up the pattern resemble abstract flowers or avian forms.
Richard Wright, Untitled, 2016
installation view at Great Hall, Queen’s House, Royal Museums Greenwich, London
Courtesy of the artist, Gagosian and The Modern Institute/ Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow. Photograph by Mike Bruce
An installation view of a exhibition featuring artworks on white walls, in a well-lit space. In the centre of the room is a large green sphere.
Kim Bohie, Beyond, 2024
Installation view, The Modern Institute, Glasgow. Presented by The Modern Institute. Part of Glasgow International 2024
Courtesy of the artist and The Modern Institute/ Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow. Photo: Patrick Jameson
An artwork featuring blue colours is located next to a large window looking onto a doorway.
Kim Bohie, Beyond, 2024
Installation view, The Modern Institute, Glasgow. Presented by The Modern Institute. Part of Glasgow International 2024
Courtesy of the artist and The Modern Institute/ Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow. Photo: Patrick Jameson
A close up of a large green sphere. There are small suns decorating the sphere in a pattern.
Kim Bohie, Beyond, 2024
Installation view, The Modern Institute, Glasgow. Presented by The Modern Institute. Part of Glasgow International 2024
Courtesy of the artist and The Modern Institute/ Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow. Photo: Patrick Jameson
Two artworks are displayed on a white wall.
Kim Bohie, Beyond, 2024
Installation view, The Modern Institute, Glasgow. Presented by The Modern Institute. Part of Glasgow International 2024
Courtesy of the artist and The Modern Institute/ Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow. Photo: Patrick Jameson
A large round, green sculpture sits on top of a white plinth in a white cube gallery. 2 Paintings are hung behind, on either side of the sculpture.
Kim Bohie, Beyond, 2024
Installation view, The Modern Institute, Glasgow. Presented by The Modern Institute. Part of Glasgow International 2024
Courtesy of the artist and The Modern Institute/ Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow. Photo: Patrick Jameson
A painting of a black Labrador Retriever lying on an irregular grey stone patio under a palm tree. The scene is strongly backlit by bright light. An empty black garden chair and a field or beach populated sparsely with vegetation is visible beyond the palm leaves.
Kim Bohie, Leo, 2023

Courtesy of the Artist, Gallery Baton and The Modern Institute/ Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow
A painting showing a scene at dusk. The sun is low in the deep blue sky and illuminates the side of a brown stone wall. In the foreground is a low lying patch of grasses which fringe a short grey staircase or pathway leading up to the wall.
Kim Bohie, Beyond, 2023

Courtesy of the artist, Gallery Baton and The Modern Institute/ Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow
A painting of seascape. The water is elegantly patterned with small ripples in blue hues, transitioning from a darker colour in the foreground to a light turquoise at the horizon. The horizon line cuts through the centre of the image, and a bright gently gradated blue sky occupies the top half of the image.]
Kim Bohie, Towards, 2023

Courtesy of the artist, Gallery Baton and The Modern Institute/ Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow
A painting of a close-up of a bright flowerhead shining against a black background. The stem protrudes in from the left of the painting, and the various green anthers emerge from this amongst a base of brown leaves.
Kim Bohie, Towards, 2022

Courtesy of the artist, Gallery Baton and The Modern Institute/ Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow
A painting of the edge of a forest. Tall trees of various luscious green hues reach up towards a bright blue sky. Small sections of sky are visible through the foliage. In the foreground, a red dirt path skirts the edge of the trees and leads the eye off the left-hand side of the canvas.
Kim Bohie, Towards, 2008

Courtesy of the artist, Gallery Baton and The Modern Institute/ Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow
Installation View, sculptural pieces
Eva Rothschild, Peak Times, 2021
Installation View, The Modern Institute, Glasgow. Part of Glasgow International 2021
Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Ian Georgeson
Installation view, photographic images on wall, small corner shelf just above floor, lined with ceramic bottles of various colours and sizes
Luke Fowler, Index cards and letters, 2021
Installation view, The Modern Institute, Glasgow. Part of Glasgow International 2021
Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Ian Georgeson
Profile right view of a big, tree-sized bust of a woman with purple skin, green eyes, thin eyebrows and green hair and lips. It is positioned in a park.
Nicolas Party, 2018
Installation view, The Modern Institute, Glasgow International 2018
Image: Patrick Jameson
Profile left view of a big, tree-sized bust of a woman with purple skin, green eyes, thin eyebrows and green hair and lips. It is positioned in a park.
Nicolas Party, 2018
Installation view, The Modern Institute, Glasgow International 2018
Image: Patrick Jameson
Front view of a big, tree-sized bust of a woman with purple skin, green eyes, thin eyebrows and green hair and lips. It is positioned in a park.
Nicolas Party, 2018
Installation view, The Modern Institute, Glasgow International 2018
Image: Patrick Jameson
In a white art space with fluorescent light panels from the ceiling we can see a living room space, with a sofa with leopard print and pop-art cushions in the centre. It has an open door to the left leading to another room with colourful art. To the right in the wall a picture of a manequin and a modern colorful art background. There is also a chair with a red lip-shaped cushion. The back wall has big colorful depictions of bodies and dancing people.
Duggie Fields, 2018
Installation view, The Modern Institute, Glasgow International 2018
Image: Patrick Jameson
In a white art space with fluorescent light panels from the ceiling we can see big pop art colorful paintings in the walls (a house and a close-up of a face) and on an wooden easel (a mutilated body). There is a chair with wheels with a red cloth on top of it to the left. To the right there is a cardboard cut out of two old people in white standing up.
Duggie Fields, 2018
Installation view, The Modern Institute, Glasgow International 2018
Image: Patrick Jameson
A bathroom with very colorful wals and ceiling, emulating paint strokes. To the left the basin, white and modern. There are colorful paintings in all the walls and circular mirrors in the left wall. The floor is white marble. In the door at the back there is a Elvis-face collage art. A blue coat is hanging in the right wall.
Duggie Fields, 2018
Installation view, The Modern Institute, Glasgow International 2018
Image: Patrick Jameson
In a white art space with fluorescent light panels from the ceiling we can see to the left a pop art hangin on the wall, a manequinn leg and a cut out cardboard pop-art figure of a man in a suit. In the centre, a pop art painting of two white and black bodies in front of a grey background. To the right we see a bit of a leopard print sofa and a red char and table in front of a table.
Duggie Fields, 2018
Installation view, The Modern Institute, Glasgow International 2018
Image: Patrick Jameson
A white gallery with a large tangled metal sculpture. A figure is standing to the left
Monika Sosnowska, Pavilion, (installation view), 2016
The Modern Institute, Aird's Lane, Glasgow International 2016
Courtesy of the artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow. Photo Keith Hunter
Anne Collier - The Modern Institute
Anne Collier, 2014
The Modern Institute, part of Glasgow International 2014
Photograph: Lesley Cunningham
Anne Collier - The Modern Institute
Anne Collier, 2014
The Modern Institute, part of Glasgow International 2014
Photograph: Lesley Cunningham
Life & The Invitation & Vapour in Debri&
Life & The Invitation & Vapour in Debri&, 2014
The Modern Institute, part of Glasgow International 2014
Photograph: Lesley Cunningham
Life & The Invitation & Vapour in Debri&
Life & The Invitation & Vapour in Debri&, 2014
The Modern Institute, part of Glasgow International 2014
Photograph: Lesley Cunningham
gallery space with multiple black metal tables encased by glass tops. they contain notebooks. on the back wall there is a large canvas with a painting of a view from a window. on the right wall there are four framed drawings.
Paul Thek, If You Don’t Like This Book, You Don’t Like Me, 2012
Installation view, The Modern Institute, Glasgow International 2012
landscape composition book with black tape binding and a black and white dappled cover. there is an off white square label with a logo 'NK' and the numbers '52 91 01 7'
Paul Thek, If You Don’t Like This Book, You Don’t Like Me, 2012
The Modern Institute, Glasgow International 2012
large white canvas with a painting in the centre of the view from a window. in front there are black metal tables with glass encasing. there are notebooks beneath the glass.
Paul Thek, If You Don’t Like This Book, You Don’t Like Me, 2012
Installation view, The Modern Institute, Glasgow International 2012
Installation view of colorful, abstract wall sculptures with layered, folded surfaces on a white gallery wall.
JIm Lambie, New Work, 2010
Installation view, The Bath House, Glasgow International 2010
two metal sculptures on plinths next to each other. on the floor there is a mirror reflecting the sculptures.
Jim Lambie, New Work, 2010
Installation view, The Bath House, Glasgow International 2010
metal sculpture atop a plinth. from the plinth multiple black leather belts are hanging. behind there are sculptural works mounted on the wall of sheets folding in at the corners revealing more and more layers.
Jim Lambie, New Work, 2010
Installation view, The Bath House, Glasgow International 2010

The Modern Institute was founded in Glasgow in 1997. The gallery works with 58 internationally established and emerging artists, including Martin Boyce, Anne Collier, Urs Fischer, Jim Lambie, Nicolas Party, Simon Starling, Alberta Whittle, Cathy Wilkes and Richard Wright. The Modern Institute hosts a yearly programme across its two spaces in Glasgow and publishes a variety of artists' books and monographs. The gallery also curates both public and private shows worldwide, as well as participating in major art fairs.

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