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ART LATE NORTH: WHITE
Glasgow band on the rise headline
Edinburgh Art Festival’s tour of late-night performances and talks in the city. See
preview, left. The Biscuit Factory, 629 0809,
13 Aug, 9.15pm, £5.
MUSEUM AFTER HOURS
Explore the National Museum on Chambers Street after dark, with over three hours of
Fringe-packed fun on three separate Fridays.
Ticket includes entry to current exhibition,
Photography: A Victorian Sensation. National Museum of Scotland, 0300 123 6789, 14, 21
& 28 Aug, 7pm, £16 (£14).
ART LATE SOUTH: MIAOUX MIAOUX Scottish producer, musician and songwriter Julian Victor Corrie will close
Edinburgh Art Festival’s second Art Late event. See preview, left. Scottish National
Portrait Gallery, 624 6200, 20 Aug, 6pm, £5.
FESTIVAL DETOURS: CAROL ANN DUFFY WITH JOHN SAMPSON The i rst female poet laureate teams up with her favourite
musician. Part of Edinburgh Art Festival. Talbot Rice Gallery, 650 2210, 21 Aug, 6pm,
ART LATE
Tour Edinburgh’s art galleries after hours as part of Edinburgh Art Festival
W hy limit your appreciation of art to daytime hours? This pair of happenings, one in the North and one in the South of the city, offers you the chance to join an evening tour between several Edinburgh art spaces. Along the way there are artist talks,
performances and drinks courtesy of Blue Moon, with live music at the final destination. £4.
On Thu 13 Aug, Art Late: North kicks off at Old Royal High School and heads to Ingleby Gallery, Rhubaba, Collective – where France-Lise McGurn has work exploring identity construction – and Edinburgh Printmakers, currently exhibiting acclaimed Canadian artist Derek Michael Besant. The evening i nishes at The Biscuit Factory with a live performance from White. The stylish Scottish band, who have echoes of LCD Soundsystem and Franz Ferdinand, have recently performed lauded sets at Wickerman Festival and Mumford and Sons’ Gentlemen of the Road. On Thu 20 Aug, Art Late: South starts from Talbot Rice Gallery and visits Dovecot, where you can check out Dazzle:Jewellery; The Fruitmarket Gallery, where Phyllida Barlow has a solo exhibition; and Stills. The tour i nishes at Scottish National Portrait Gallery with a performance by Glasgow electronic dance pop artist Miaoux Miaoux (pictured). Recently, he’s played the BBC Introducing stage at T in the Park and released his much-anticipated second album School of Velocity on Chemikal Underground. (Rowena McIntosh)
Art Late: North, Old Royal High School, 13 Aug, 6pm, £5. Art Late: South, Talbot Rice Gallery, 20 Aug, 6pm, £5. 102 THE LIST FESTIVAL 13–20 Aug 2015
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL: LIMMY
Creator of the BAFTA-winning Limmy’s Show, Brian Limond has written his i rst
book, Daft Wee Stories (see preview, page 70). Charlotte Square Gardens, 0845 373
5888, 22 Aug, 9.45pm, £10 (£8).
FESTIVAL DETOURS: MAN OF MOON Bluesy noirish duo on a rapid rise out of obscurity. Part of Edinburgh Art Festival. Collective Gallery, 556
1264, 26 Aug, 7pm, £4.