FESTIVAL VISUAL ART | Art Hitlist ART HITLIST
Rachael Cloughton picks out some of the best visual art to explore in the festival’s second week
BOBBY NIVEN: PALM HOUSE Hidden down Patrick Geddes steps just off the Royal Mile is a beautiful wildlife garden. Few would know it existed – it’s usually closed to the public, but over August it has been opened up and houses one of the Edinburgh Art Festival’s most impressive new commissions, Bobby Niven’s latest bothy. Niven has invited
artists to take up residency here throughout the festival and will host playful sculpture workshops on Friday afternoons using his handmade mud oven on site. See feature, page 101. Johnston Terrace Wildlife Garden, until 27 Aug, free
JOSEF KOUDELKA: THE MAKING
OF LANDSCAPE Another fascinating space to open up for the Edinburgh Art Festival this year is the Signet Library on Parliament Square. The WS Society have
Josef Koudelka: The Making of Landscape
organised an incredible exhibition of works by Magnum photographer Josef Koudelka. The show features large displays of Koudelka’s 20-plus-metre long concertina photo-books and dummies from his personal collection, many unpublished. See review, page 103. Signet Library, until 27 Aug, free
KATE DAVIS: NUDES NEVER WEAR GLASSES
PLANT SCENERY OF THE WORLD
Remarkable new exhibition at Inverleith House inspired by the 50th anniversary of the modernist glasshouses in the grounds of the Botanic Gardens. Archival material is placed alongside newly commissioned work by emerging artists. See review, page 99. Inverleith House, until 29 Oct, free.
Two of Davis’ films are being presented at this, her first gallery show: ‘Charity’ (2017) and ‘Weight’ (2014), both of which explore the claustrophobia of motherhood and domesticity. See review, page 103. Stills, until 8 Oct, free.
DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE A fascinating interweaving of the work by artists who are investigating women’s stories and work in the textile industry, both past, present and future. Dovecot Studios, until 20 Jan 2018, free.
P H O T O
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M A G N U M P H O T O S
27 July— 27 August
45+ exhibitions across the city. Historic surveys / leading international & Scottish artists / the best emerging talent.
New publicly sited artwork for the city.
Children & family activities. Art Late, events, talks & tours.
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Major funders and supporters: Supported through the Scottish Government Edinburgh Festivals Expo Fund
100 THE LIST FESTIVAL 10–17 Aug 2017