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Bernat Klein: A Life in Colour
FESTIVAL VISUAL ART | Hitlist ART HITLIST
Rachael Cloughton highlights some of the best visual art in week two of the festival
ORTONANDON: THREE GO ADVENTURING AGAIN
With the figure as a central motif, the three-sister collaboration Ortonandon consider body-form in relation to social politics and how identity can be represented through actions and props. Video installations at Summerhall invite participation from the audience. See feature, page 97. Summerhall Machine Shop, 560 1580, until 5 Oct, free.
sculptures and all manner of imported artefacts come together to describe the culture of Onomatopoeia’s inhabitants. See review, page 101. Ingleby Gallery, 556 4441, until 26 Sep, free.
BERNAT KLEIN: A LIFE IN COLOUR
Retrospective of works by famous textile designer spanning five decades. Works include tapestries created in the 1970s with Dovecot and vibrant, textured paintings. See review, page 101. Dovecot Gallery, 550 3660, until 26 Sep, free.
HERMANN NITSCH: DAS ORGIEN MARVIN GAYE CHETWYND: THE
MYSTERIEN THEATER KING MUST DIE
Exciting overview of notorious Vienna Actionist’s career, including extensive body of expressive paintings as well as relics, robes and surgical implements. See feature, page 97. Summerhall, War Memorial Library, 560 1580, until 5 Oct, free.
CHARLES AVERY: THE PEOPLE
AND THINGS OF ONOMATOPOEIA Major exhibition focusing on ‘Onomatopeia’, the port on Charles Avery’s imaginary Island. A new series of drawings alongside furniture,
New performative installation inspired by Mary Renault’s historical novels and fan groups. Makeshift paper assemblages and a menacing soundtrack make for a memorable and surreal visit. See review, page 101. Old Royal High School, until 30 Aug. Performances on 13,15, 22, 29 Aug, free but booking essential.
KEMANG WA LEHULERE: JOIN THE DOTS
nine-metre long wall-drawing using chalk on blackboard paint. The work will be present for the duration of the festival and erased on 31 August. See review, page 101. Old Royal High School, until Sun 30 Aug, free.
For his first exhibition in the UK, Wa Lehulere has made a site specific,
PACE EXHIBITION Exhibition exploring the marking and
mapping of the Gayfield locality in central Edinburgh, and more widely of Edinburgh’s green spaces and creative initiatives. See feature, page 18. Gayfield Creative Spaces, until 31 Aug, free. Guided walks from Gayfield Square, Tue, Wed & Thu 11–27 Aug, 12.30–1.30pm; Sun 2–3pm.
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