Tuesday, September 17

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Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience – Scottish Events Campus (SEC), Glasgow
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Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience – Scottish Events Campus (SEC), Glasgow

Van Gogh, the man, who tried to be an art dealer and failed, tried to be a Pastor, like his father, and failed, and tried to be an artist and failed. And eventually gave up on life at the age of just 37, having sold one painting in his life, shooting himself in the chest with a revolver on 27th July 1890, and dying two days later. What would Vincent make of this remarkable exhibition, 134 years on. I wonder? A 50-minute train trip from Edinburgh, a refuel at the superlative Paesano Pizza (well worth the 20-minute wait), and a pleasant 30-minute walk by the river Clyde, on a surprisingly dry day, for Glasgow, brought me to the Scottish Events Campus, nestled between the pneumatically impressive Ovo Hydro and the iconic SEC Armadillo. Glasgow’s creative hub. Better known for live music...