LISTINGS ART

I ITALIAN INSTITUTE 82 Nicolson Street. 668 2232. Mon—Fri lOam-Spm.

Franco Ferrovecchio: Works on Paper Until Sat 13 Nov. Lithography. engraving and etching which attempt to interpret history.

I JOHN KNOX HOUSE See entry for Netherbow Arts Centre.

NJP GALLEY Napier University. Dept of Photography. Marchmont Crescent. 444 2266. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm.

SUN - Shot Up North Fri 12 Nov—10 Dec. An exhibition of work by members of the Association of Photographers in the North of England and Scotland.

f I MATTHEW ARCHITECTURE GALLERY

University of Edinburgh. Department of Architecture. 20 Chambers Street. 650 2324. Mon—Fri 10am—4.30pm. Architecture Competitions - Made in Denmark Tue 9—26 Nov. The First Prize winners of fifteen recent competitions together with views of the realised building. Plus Danish furniture.

I MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD 42 High Street. 225 2424. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm. All manner of archive material and old toys relating to childhood through the ages.

Children’s Cinema: The Golden Age Until 20 Nov. An exhibition of toys. magazines. projections and photographs from the 1930s-50s. There is also a mini-cinema which will show a short film of people's recollections of the period.

I NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND The Mound. 556 8921. Mon—Sat lOam—Spm; Sun 2—5pm.

; The home of a line collection ofworks.

from the Renaissance to Post-

Impressionism. including Velazquez. El ' Greco. Rembrandt. Gainsborough. Degas. . Van Gogh and Scottish Colourists.

Shadow oi the Forest Until 19 Dec. An

; exhibition of prints of the Barbizon 1 School featuring works by Millet.

Daubigny. Rousseau and Corot. The 80

'i prints come from the British Museum and . illustrate the way the artists worked f directly from nature an approach known

= as plein air and went on to influence the

French Impressionists and the Dutch

1 Hague School Printmakers. by whom

; there are also a group of works.

3 I NETHERBOW ARTS CENTRE 43 High

Street. 556 9579. Mon—Sat 10am—4.30pm. [D]. Cafe. Also admits to the John Knox

3 House. a picturesque 15th century

; building. reputedly the home of the

notorious Scottish church reformer. Admission £1.20 (£1/50p).

i Facets Until 24 Dec. Puppeteer Ian

Turbitt originally trained as a sculptor. This is a selection of his paintings. puppets and three dimensional work.

I OPEN EYE GALLERY 75 Cumberland

Street. 557 1020. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 10am—4pm.

Group ShOWSat 6—25 Nov. Paintings. craft. linocuts and jewellery.

I PORTFOLIO GALLERY 43 Candlemaker

Row. 220 191 1. Tue—Sat noon—5.30pm. Susanna Pieratzki: The Five Senses Until

3 Sat 6 Nov. By examining the elderly

human body. this photographer evokes five stages of life; birth. sexuality. dependence. death and afterdeath. In a second series. The Parents. she deals with her parents’ survival of the Holocaust. '

Portfolio Selection Sat 13 Nov—23 Dec.

Owen Logan. Jane Brettle. Pat Macdonald and Calum Colvin amongst others are featured in a group show of photographers who have all shown in this award-winning gallery.

I OUEEN’S HALL Clerk Street. 668 3456. Daily 10am—6pm and later on performance nights.

Six Artists and Six Buildings Until 27 Nov. Group show by artists whose work reveals a love of light on stone.

I RIAS GALLERY 15 Rutland Square. Mon-Fri 9am—5pm; Sat 10am—4pm. Carlo Scarpa, Venice and the Guerini Stampalia Foundation Until Fri 5 Nov. Photography by Venetian artist Maria Ida Biggi and drawings by Richard Murphy

II II .. I'AI'Pm.

etc by George Wyllie. An exhibition of his work will be on show at the Lillie Art Gallery. Aime. This will include a body of new pieces specially created for this show.

Architeas, of Carlo Scmpa's remodelling. | plate. This exhibition includes British.

of the Venetian foundation. Urban Allegories - New York City Street

Dreams Tue 9—19 Nov. Paintings and

drawings by Michael Jessing.

I ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN lnverleith Row. 552 7171. Daily 10am—8pm; Cafe. [D]. Now featuring Henry Moore‘s Reclining Figure: Hum] [979. on loan from the Henry Moore Foundation.

I ROYAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND

Chambers Street. 225 7534. Mon—Sat lOam—5pm; Sun 2—5pm. Cafe. [D].

The Power or the Mask Until Sun l4 Nov. £2.50 (£1/50p). From Batman to a Samurai wam'or. an interesting and informative exploration of the mask in tribal ritual. theatre and various cultures all over the world.

I ROYAL OBSERVATORY VISITORS

' CENTRE Blackford Hill. 668 8405.

Mon—Fri noon—5.30pm; weekends/holidays noon—5.30pm. [D]. £1.50 (75p).

The Universe Exhibition Up-to-date information on the Big Bang and everything else you ever wanted to know about the Universe.

Historical Exhibition Introduction to the work of The Royal Observatory and modern astronomy. plus two original telescope towers and the best view of Edinburgh from the rooftop terrace and viewing telesco .

e I ROYAL SCO H ACADEMY The

' Mound. 225 6671. Mon—Sat lOam—Spm.

Sun 2—5pm.

The Morrison Scottish Portrait Award

Exhibition Until Sat 13 Nov.

I SCOTTISH GALLERY 16 Dundas Street. 558 1200. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 10am—4pm.

Alberto Morrocco Mon 8—27 Nov. New

work by this highly acclaimed artist. A retrospective of his work is being shown by the City Arts Centre. Plus woodcarvings of birds by Guy Taplin and caricatures by Hugh Dodd.

I SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF

MODERN ART Belford Road. 556 8921.

Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm. [D]. Cafe.

European and American examples of

miniature reflections of the sitter. Phoebe Anna Traquair Until Sun 7 Nov. Once Scotland's leading exponent of the

Arts and Crafts movement. Traquair has

been rescued from obscurity. This show brings together over 150 of her paintings.

embroideries. illuminated manuscripts. jewellery and decorative enamelwork to

complete a comprehensive study of this

inspired decorative artist.

I SCOTTISH UNITED SERVICES MUSEUM Edinburgh Castle. 225 7534. Mon-Sat 9.30am—5.30pm; Sun Ham—5.30pm. Free but there is an admission charge for the castle.

For your Freedom and Ours: Poland,

Scotland and the Second World War

Many Polish soldiers came to Scotland in

the 40s and this is an exhibition of

uniforms. insignia and equipment. as well as drawings. prints and other personal

' material.

I ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL Palmerston Place 225 6293. Daily 8am—6pm.

Agnus Ilei A piece by Michael Jessing which draws from Baroque style but puts it into a contemporary context.

I STILLS GALLERY 105 High Street. 557 1140. Tue—Sat Ham—5.30pm.

|' Forum 11 Until 20 Nov. A showcase of 3 new Scottish photography from recent graduates of Scotland‘s art schools.

5 I moor nIcE GALLERY Edinburgh

University Old College. South Bridge.

650 2211. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm.

Fred Polloclt Sat 6 Nov—4 Dec. First

major show in Scotland for this abstract

; painter. Using colour as a subject.

Pollock’s work is bold and seductive.

I TORRANCE GALLERY 29b Dundas

Street. 556 6366. Mon—Fri 11am—6pm;

Sat 10.30am—4pm.

The gallery’s justly renowned cafe is Open

Mon—Sat 10.30am—4.30pm; Sun 2.30—4.20pm. Entry to the permanent collection is free. and features works by Picasso. Matisse. Mondrian and 20th

century Scottish artists. The gallery has

. recently purchased Alexander Stoddart’s

larger-than-life bust of Henry Moore. § 100 Years oi Modern Art Until I Feb. To

coincide with the publication of the Concise Catalogue. the gallery has been

; hung with works from the permanent

collection. From 1890 to the present and

from Picasso to Callum lnnes. the

exhibition unveils a sizeable chunk of the ; gallery’s huge collection.

3 I SCOTTISH NATIONAL PORTRAIT

GALLERY Queen Street. 556 8921.

Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm. [D]. Cafe. Scotland’s bonniest and beastliest

monarchs. politicians. writers and artists. The Art of the Baguerreotype Tue 9

Nov—29 Jan. Invented by Louis Jacques

Mande Daguerre in 1839. the first photographic process involved making a

single image on a specially treated copper

George B. Johnston Mon 8—20 Nov. Recent paintings.

I THE TRAVERSE THEATRE Cambridge Street. 228 3223. Mon—Sat llam—l 1pm; Sun 6.30—11pm.

Sharon Guigley Until 20 Nov. Abstract. figurative paintings.

LECTURES

lectures are listed by city, then alphabetically by subject.

Jochen Gerz Glasgow Film Theatre. Fri 12 Nov. 11am. Free. A lecture organised by Glasgow School of Art.

Borrowed light Art Gallery & Museum. Kelvingrove. Sun 14 Nov. 2—4pm. Free. Performance artists Alex Rigg and Lindsay John will be appearing in and around the cement mixer of Stephen Skrynka’s innovative show.

Queer Art - Bad Girls CCA. Sat 6 Nov. 2pm. Free. How has gay male art sexuality been represented during the AIDS epidemic. why has New York spawned so many radical lesbian artists and what is queer art? Exhibitions director Nicola White and artist and critic Simon Watney present a talk with slides.

Edinburgh

Chicago’s Collection of Modern Art Gallery of Modern Art. Mon 8 Nov. 12.45pm. Free. A talk by Dennis Adrian. art critic.

Collected Work The Portrait Gallery. Wed 10 Nov. 12.45pm. Free. A lecture by Michael Cassin.

The Crossing Place: A Journey Among Armenians The Royal Museum of Scotland. Fri 22 Oct. 7.30pm. £2 in advance; £1 at the door. A talk by Philip Marsden. author and traveller.

Curator’s Tightrope Gallery of Modern Art. Mon 15 Nov. 12.45pm. Free. Douglas Hall. the keeper of the gallery’s collection from 1960—86. gives his views on stoning a collection.

Glorious Colour Royal Museum of Scotland. Fri 12 Nov. 6pm. £10 (ticket includes reception and exhibition preview). Kafi'e Fassett on his needlepoint and knitwear designs.

James Hutton The Portrait Gallery. Wed 17 Nov. 12.45pm. Free. Susan Lamb

, discusses Sir Henry Raebum’s painting.

A Very Public Collection The National Gallery. Fri 5 Nov. 12.45pm. Free. A talk by Michael Cassin.

An Open Europe - the Challenge oi the 908 Royal Museum of Scotland. Thurs 18 Nov. 7pm. £2 in advance; £1 at the door. The Post War Era: 1944-68 The ltalian institute. Tue 9 Nov. 6.30pm. Free. Victoria Keller asks where is Italian art going to now.

Sol LeWitt The Fruitmarket. Tuesdays for the duration of the exhibition. 12.45pm. Free. Victoria Keller talks about the artist’s work and ideas on art.

Women in Bed The National Gallery. Fri 12 Nov. 12.45pm. Free. Julia Lloyd Williams examines Rembrandt's painting.

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