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I ADVOCATE’S CLOSE Advocate's (‘Iose.
Edinburgh Close Up Thu 31 Jul-«Sun .3 Aug. ()utdoor show that aims to rethink the use of lidinburgh’s historical passageways. See feature. page 70. Part aft/re Edinburgh Art Hasn't-a].
I ART’S COMPLEX
St Margaret's llouse. l5l London Road.
FREE Tobacco House Thu 31 Jul-Sun 31 Aug. An installation by littie Spencer. raising questions about social inclusion. education and health. See feature. page 70. Part aft/w Edinburgh A rt Festival.
I ATTICSALT
50 Thistle Street. North liast Lane. 225 2093. Wed—Sat l lam—(3pm. OFFERINGS Thtt 3l Jul-Sat 30 Aug. Exhibition examining the religious image and its paradoxes by Irish artist Ian Healy. Part (r/‘t/u’ Edinburgh Art Festival.
I BOURNE FINE ART
6 Dundas Street. 557 4050. Mon —l-‘ri 10am-6pm: Sat 1 lam-2pm.
Singing Stone l‘ri 1 Aug Sat (i Sep. Recent work by Emily Young. one of the lTK’s foremost stone carvers. l’ar'r aft/re Edinburgh Art l'k'stival.
I CITY ART CENTRE
2 Market Street. 52‘) 3993. Mon-Sat 10am 5pm.
FREE Recognised: Highlights from the Collection l'ntil Wed 24 Dec. l0am—5pm. Highlights from the (‘z\("s collection of Scottish art. including work by Redpath. Paolo/Ii. Blackadder and Bellany.
China: A Photographic Portrait l'ntil Sun l4 Sep. £5 (£3.50). An unparalleled look at changing life in (‘hina as viewed through the lenses of 250 (‘hinese photographers. l’art alt/u' Edinburgh A rt Festival
I COLLECTIVE GALLERY
22- 28 (‘ockburn Street. 220 1260. Tue Sat noon 5pm; Mon Sat
9.30am 5pm.
* FREE The Golden Record: Sounds of Earth l-‘ri l Attg Sat l3 Sep. 1 lam (rpm. In 1977. Dr (‘arl Sagan of NASA sent two records fttll of sounds and images designed to convey liarth life to aliens. l lb artists. musicians and comedians have been commissioned to each create an individual piece of work. in a contemporary recreation of Sagan's (iolden Record. I’art aft/iv Edinburgh A rt Festival.
I DEAN GALLERY
73 Belford Road. 624 (i200. l0am-5pni.
FREE Collage City: Urban Space in Contemporary Art 0000 l'ntil Sun 7 Sep. Works on paper by artists such as Toby Paterson. l.anglands and Bell and (‘arol Rhodes looking at the way skylines. maps and city architecture have inspired creative work.
Foto: Modernity in Central Europe .0... Until Sun 3| Aug. £6 (£4). A vast selection of Modernist photography from (iermany. Hungary. Czechoslovakia. Poland and Austria. brilliantly demonstrating how the new photographic vision extended into all areas of modern life and including examples of the very best in Modernist artistic practice.
I DOGGERFISHER
l l (iaylield Square. 558 7| l0. 'l‘ue l'ri l0am 6pm: Sat noon 5pm.
FREE Alexander Heim Thu 31
Jul Sat l3 Sep. lleim's lirst l'K solo show explores the convergences between the natural world and urban activity. I’art (r/‘tlu' Edirtburgh A rt l-k'stival.
Visual Art
I DOVECOT
Infirmary Street.
Weaving Influences/Raising the Bar Mon 4 Aug -Sat 27 Sep. Two cross-disciplinary exhibitions celebrate the opening of l)ovecot. the new home for l)ovecot 'l'apestry Studios. See feature. page 70 Part oft/iv Edinburgh A rt l'k’stival.
I EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART SCULPTURE COURT
74 l.auriston Place. 22l 6000. Mon-'l‘hu 10am 8pm; l‘ri l0am»4pm; Sat l0am—2pm.
Sanford Wurmfeld: Cyclorama lintil Fri 5 Sep. Painted on the inside of a huge cylinder. the viewer enters the li- (‘yclorama from beneath and is surrounded by the painting. See feature. page 70 Part oft/w Edinburgh Art festival.
I EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 L'nion Street. 557 247‘). Tue-Sat 10am—6pm. Free.
FREE Chad McCall L'ntil Sat 6 Sep. mam—(mm. Screenprints reflecting the mechanics of compulsory education and our dealings with puberty. Artist‘s talk. Sat 23 Aug. See Big Picture. page ()9. Part (r/‘tlu' Edinburgh Art l'k'stival.
I EDINBURGH SCULPTURE WORKSHOP
25 llawthornvale. 551 4490. Mon-Sat l()am~5pm.
Magazine 08 Sttn 3 Sun 24 Aug.
l lamr5pm. Annual show of work by over 20 artists representing the contemporary Scottish sculpture scene. Part of Edinburgh Art I-i'stival.
I THE EMBASSY ANNEXE @ EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART 274 Lauriston Place. 221 6000.
Mon 'l‘hu l0am 8pm; Fri 10am 4pm: Sat l0am 2pm.
Mutatis Mutandis l'ntil Sun 31 Aug. noon ()plll. lixhibition of work by artists including Yason Banal and llotpants Romance that moves between performance. installation. photography. video and painting. I’ar‘t oft/iv Edinburgh Art l'i'stival.
I FRUITMARKET GALLERY
45 Market Street. 225 2383. Mon-Sat
l lanr (rpm: Sun noon ~5pni.
* FREE Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller Thu 3l Jul Sun 28 Sep. lmmersive works of art which combine image. video. sound and music. as well as architectural and sculptural
installation. See caption. page 74. Part of
the Edinburgh Art l't’stival.
I THE GREY GALLERY
l0 ()ld Broughton. off Barony Street. * FREE Richard Wilson l’ri l Sun 3l Aug. l lam (rpm. Once again in temporary residency in a derelict warehouse. the (irey (iallery presents an exhibition looking at the rudiments of Richard Wilson’s creative process. l’art (rl'tlu' Edinburgh Art Festival.
I INGLEBY GALLERY
l5 (‘alton Road. 556 444l. l0am -5pm. FREE Kay Rosen: Huen Thu 31 Jul-Wed 24 Sep. The first Scottish showing of work by American artist Kay Rosen is the inaugural exhibition at the lngleby (iallery"s new main space. Rosen creates huge. playful text pieces often relying on clever visual puns. I’ar't oft/re Edinburgh A rt I'i'stival.
FREE Susan Collis Thu 3| Jul- Wed 24 Sep. Susan (‘ollis' first solo show is a Trompe l'oei fantasy. recreating the building site the new lngleby (iallery has recently evolved from in precious stones. I’art aft/1e Edinburgh Art l'i'stival. FREE Billboard for Edinburgh: Mark Wallinger Fri 1 Aug Wed 24 Sep. Artists create new work for the billboard on the exterior of the gallery. liirst up: Mark Wallinger See feature. page 70. Part (r/‘t/u' Edinburgh Art Festival.
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31 Jul—7 Aug 2008 THE LIST FESTIVAL MAGAZINE 73