The article reviews the exhibition 'Still Glasgow' at the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow, running from November 29, 2025, to June 13, 2026. Curated from the Glasgow Life Museums collection, it features around 80 photographic works from the 1940s to the present, including pieces by Bert Hardy, Oscar Marzaroli, Alan Dimmick, Iseult Timmermans, Joseph McKenzie, and Eric Watt. The show documents Glasgow's people and urban change, moving from earlier male documentary photographers to contemporary perspectives, and includes both still and moving images.
The exhibition matters because it goes beyond nostalgia to ask how Glasgow can imagine its future, using photography to trace the city's intertwined histories of culture, class, protest, and ambition. It highlights the enduring slogan 'People Make Glasgow' and shows how representations of the city have shifted over decades, from iconic images like Marzaroli's 'The Castlemilk Lads' to contemporary works. This makes it a significant cultural reflection on identity, memory, and urban transformation in a major Scottish city.