Festival Visual Art
■ DOGGERFISHER 11 Gayfield Square, 558 7110. Tue–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat noon–5pm. FREE Nashashibi/Skaer: Our Magnolia ●●●●● Until Sat 26 Sep. Concise and suggestive 16mm film that explores a certain nostalgia for Maggie Thatcher. EAF.
■ DOVECOT 10 Infirmary Street, 550 3660. 11am–5pm; Wed 11am–7pm, closed Sun.
✽✽ The Creative World of Alan Davie ●●●●● Until Sat 26 Sep. £3
(£2). See Hitlist, page 70. EAF. FREE Mr Gumpy and Other Outings: Celebrating 50 Years of John Burningham’s Work Tue 7 Jul–Sat 5 Sep. Celebration of one of Britain’s most distinguished and best- loved illustrators and authors. EAF. FREE Jerwood Contemporary Makers 2009 Until Sat 26 Sep. Emerging creative talent. EAF.
■ EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART 74 Lauriston Place, 221 6000.
✽✽ FREE Milestone ●●●●● Until Sun 30 Aug. Tue–Sun 10am–4pm.
See Hitlist, page 70. EAF. FREE Remembering Little Sparta 1993–2009 Until Sun 30 Aug. Mon–Thu 10am–6pm; Fri–Sun 10am–5pm. Artist Janet Boulton celebrates Ian Hamilton Finlay’s garden at Little Sparta. EAF. ■ EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 Union Street, 557 2479. Tue–Sat 10am–6pm (20 & 27 Aug 10am-8pm). FREE Peter Blake – Venice ●●●●● Until Sat 29 Aug. Twenty new screen prints inspired by recent travels to Venice. EAF.
■ EDINBURGH SCULPTURE WORKSHOP 25 Hawthornvale, 551 4490. Daily 11am–5pm (27 Aug 11am–8pm). FREE MAGAZINE 09: Creative Spaces Until Sun 30 Aug. Artists respond to the public spaces within the building. EAF. ■ EMBASSY GALLERY Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, 07950 872479. Thu–Sun 12pm–6pm. FREE Grandmother Waits For You ●●●●● Until Sat 5 Sep. See review, page 72. EAF.
■ THE FIDRA GALLERY 181 Bruntsfield Place, Mon–Sat 10.30am–4pm; Sun noon–4pm. FREE Fidra Gallery Summer Exhibition Until Mon 31 Aug. Works by leading children’s book illustrators.
■ FRUITMARKET GALLERY 45 Market Street, 225 2383. Daily 10am–7pm. FREE Eva Hesse Studiowork ●●●●● Until Sun 25 Oct. See review, page 72. EAF.
■ GALLERA1 @ THE LIGHTHOUSE 20–22 West Harbour Road, 555 2280. Daily 10am–4pm. FREE JUMP 2 DE-Light Until Sat 5 Sep. Shaeron Averbuch responds to Edinburgh’s waterfront project. EAF. ■ GLADSTONE GALLERY 477b Lawnmarket, 226 5856. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 2–5pm. £3.50 (£2.60; Family ticket £9.50). Drawing Reality Until Sun 23 Aug. Drawings and paintings by Edinburgh- based artist Craig Jefferson.
■ THE GREY GALLERY Hawke & Hunter, 12 Picardy Place. Daily 11am–6pm. FREE Bob and Roberta Smith – This Artist is Deeply Dangerous Until Sat 5 Sep. Painting which responds to a Guardian art review written by sports writer Steve Bierley. EAF.
■ INGLEBY GALLERY 15 Calton Road, 556 4441. 10am–6pm; Thu 10am–7pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Callum Innes ●●●●● Until Sat 19 Sep. See review, page 71. EAF. FREE Bilboard for Edinburgh: Tacita Dean Until Sat 31 Oct. The fifth artist to participate in the Ingleby’s bold public art project. EAF.
■ INSTITUT FRANCAIS D’ECOSSE 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. Mon–Fri 9.30am–6.30pm; Sat 9.30am–1pm (not 31 Aug & 14 Sep). FREE Paul Nougé, Subversion of the images Until Sat 26 Sep. Works by Paul Nougé (1895–1967), a Belgian poet, instigator and theorist of the Surrealism movement in Belgium. EAF. ■ JUPITER ARTLAND Bonnington House, Kirknewton, 335 6920. Thu–Sun 10am–4pm. £5 (£3). Jupiter Artland Year 1 Until Mon 31 Aug. Wonderful collection of environmental artworks set in beautiful natural landscape. EAF.
■ LAURISTON CASTLE GLASSHOUSE 2a Cramond Road South, 07506 697130. Daily noon–6pm. FREE Hot Box Until Sat 29 Aug. Reimagining of Lauriston Castle glass house by Edinburgh collective. EAF.
■ MANSFIELD TRAQUAIR 15 Mansfield Place, 556 1488. Sun–Fri 11am–1pm. FREE Phoebe Anna Traquair Murals at the Mansfield Traquair Centre Until Fri 28 Aug. Restored arts and crafts movement murals. Fringe. ■ MAOARTLAND 24 Lochrin Buildings, 477 1822. 10am–8pm; Sat & Sun 10.30am–8.30pm. FREE MaoArtland Until Mon 31 Aug. Exhibition celebrating the diverse perceptions of a multi-cultural group of Edinburgh artists. Fringe.
■ MARCHMONT GALLERY 56 Warrender Park Rd, 228 8228. Tue–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE Art on Show: Regina Fernandes Until Fri 30 Oct. Work from a range of Scottish artists.
■ MIRACLES 5/1 St Stephen Street, 07970 969159. Wed–Sat 2pm–5.30pm. FREE Alexandria Light Until Sat 29 Aug. An installation by Edinburgh- based artist Rose Frain. EAF.
■ NATIONAL GALLERY COMPLEX The Mound, 624 6200. Daily 10am–6pm. Raphael to Renoir: Master Drawings from the Collection of Jean Bonna Until Sun 6 Sep. £4 (£3). Collection spanning the 500 years between the Italian Renaissance and the post-impressionism of 19th century France. EAF.
✽✽ The Discovery of Spain ●●●●● Until Sun 11 Oct. £8
(£6). See Hitlist, page 70. EAF.
■ NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND Chambers Street, 225 7534. Daily 10am–5pm. FREE Ballast: Bringing the Stones Home Until Sun 8 Nov. New Zealand artist John Edgar presents stone sculptures. EAF. ■ NEW MEDIA SCOTLAND InSpace, Crichton Street, 651 5661. Wed–Sun 10am–6pm. FREE Reveal/Reset ●●●●● Until Sat 5 Sep. See review, page 71. EAF.
■ OPEN EYE GALLERY 34 Abercromby Place, 557 1020. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm. FREE John Bellany: A Celtic Voyage Until Tue 1 Sep. Exhibition of paintings by Bellany. EAF. ■ PATRIOTHALL GALLERY WASPS Patriothall Studios, off 48 Hamilton Place, 226 7126. 11am–5pm; Thu 11am–7pm; Sun noon–5pm (27 Aug 11am–9pm). FREE This is Now: From Drawing to Contexture ●●●●● Until Sat 29 Aug. Collaborative exhibition of work by former tapestry students from Edinburgh College of Art. EAF.
■ PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION CENTRE 68 Great King Street, 226 0000. 10am–8pm; Sat 1pm–8pm; Sun 1pm–5pm. £3 (£2). ■ 47th Edinburgh International Exhibition of Photography Until Sun 6 Sep. Amateur and professional photographs. Fringe.
■ THE QUEEN’S GALLERY Palace of Holyroodhouse, 556 5100. Daily 9.30am–6pm £5 (£4.50). The Conversation Piece: Scenes of Fashionable Life ●●●●● Until Sun 20 Sep. Exhibition depicting well-off life between the reigns of Charles 1 and Queen Victoria. EAF.
■ ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound, 225 6671. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE I Would Like You To Know That I Am Not Her Until Sun 13 Sep. A presentation of contemporary Polish film works. EAF.
■ ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN (INVERLEITH HOUSE) Inverleith Row, 248 2971. Daily 10am–5.30pm. FREE John McCracken Until Sun 11 Oct. The influential American artist’s bold sculptures. EAF. ■ ROYAL OVER-SEAS LEAGUE 100 Princes Street, 225 1501. Daily 10am–6pm. FREE Waters of Scotland Until Mon 31 Aug. Coastline inspired paintings by Leo du Feu. Fringe.
■ SCHOP 36 St Mary’s Street, 477 4513. Mon–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE Nigel Peake: Making Ends Meet Until Sat 29 Aug. Drawings and prints from Irish-born artist Peake. EAF.
■ THE SAINT 44 St Stephen Street, Stockbridge, 225 9009. Daily noon–midnight. FREE Gammel Butikken Until Fri 9 Oct. Photographer Christina Kernohan’s work explores a remote and abandoned store in rural Sakrisoy, deep in The Arctic Circle. ■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART 75 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily 10am–6pm. FREE Artist Rooms Until Sun 8 Nov. Outstanding collection of contemporary art. EAF.
■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY 1 Queen Street, 624 6200. Tue & Wed 12pm–5pm, Sun 12pm-8pm. FREE Rough Cut Nation Until Sun 30 Aug. Collaborative multimedia installation. EAF.
■ SCOTLAND-RUSSIA INSTITUTE 9 South College St, 668 3635. Tue–Fri 11am–4pm; Sat 1.30pm–4pm. FREE Gennadii Gogoliuk: Recent Work Until Sat 5 Sep. Exhibition of oil paintings by remarkable Russian painter Gennadii Gogoliuk. EAF.
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■ THE SCOTTISH GALLERY 16 Dundas Street, 558 1200. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–5pm. FREE James Morrison – New Paintings Until Sat 5 Sep. Work by landscape painter James Morrison. EAF.
■ SIERRA METRO 22 West Harbour Road, 07731 302960. Thu–Sun 1pm–5pm. FREE Aileen M Stackhouse: How Long Is Now? Until Sun 30 Aug. This artist works in the space during the show, allowing visitors to witness the evolution of her installations. EAF. ■ SLEEPER 6 Darnaway Street, 225 8444. Mon–Fri 2pm–5pm. FREE Roger Ackling Mon 10 Aug–Tue 25 Sep. Artist Ackling focuses sunlight through a hand-held magnifying glass to draw onto pieces of discarded wood or scraps of card. EAF.
■ STILLS 23 Cockburn Street, 622 6200. 11am–6pm. FREE REWIND ●●●●● Until Sat 5 Sep. See review, page 72. EAF. FREE Joachim Koester: Poison Protocols and Other Histories Until Sun 25 Oct. Koester uses montage, archiving and storytelling to play with constructs of myth and history. EAF. ■ STUDIO 11 17 William Street, 07779 223580. 11am–4pm. FREE Alexander Hamilton: Blue Flora Celtica Until Sat 22 Aug. Cyanotypes inspired by Alexander Hamilton’s reflections on his relationship to artist Joseph Beuys. EAF.
■ TALBOT RICE GALLERY University of Edinburgh, South Bridge, 650 2210. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm.
✽✽ FREE Jane and Louise Wilson ●●●●● Until Sat 26
Sep. See review, page 71. EAF. FREE Joseph Kosuth: (An Interpretation of this title: Nietzsche, Darwin and the Paradox of Content) Until Sat 26 Sep. Kosuth creates a new commission in the library where Darwin was inspired to pursue his revolutionary theory. EIF. ■ TOTAL KUNST The Forest, 3 Bristo Place, 220 4538. Daily 10.30am–midnight. FREE Total Kunst 09 Until Sat 5 Sep. Summer programme of one-week exhibitions showcasing work in a wide variety of media and formats. EAF.
■ TRANSREAL FICTION 7 Cowgatehead, 226 2822. 11am–6pm; Sat 10am–6pm & Sun noon–5pm. FREE Alba Ad Astra Until Mon 31 Aug. Madeleine Shepherd explores the forgotten history of Scots in space.
■ WESTON LINK Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, National Gallery, the Mound, 624 6560. FREE National Galleries of Scotland Art Competition for Schools 2009 Until Mon 31 Aug. Fifty-three winning works from nursery to secondary and special education schools are now on display.
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