ART LISTINGS
I MATTHEW ARCHITECTURE GALLERY University of Edinburgh. Department of Architecture. 20 Chambers Street. 650 2342. Mon—Fri 10am—8pm; Sat/Sun 10.30am—2.30pm.
Allies and Morrison Until 28 Feb. An exhibition of current work by architects Allies and Morrison.
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND The Mound. 556 8921. Mon-Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm.
Home of a fine collection of works, from the Renaissance to Post-Impressionism. including Velazquez. El Greco, Rembrandt. Gainsborough. Degas. Van Gogh and Scottish Colourists.
I NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND George IV Bridge. 226 4531. Mon-Sat 10am—5pm.
Mirror In The Sea Mon 13 Feb—30 Apr. A row. beautiful Scotland is captured in Nova Scotia: A Journey of Discovery — an exhibition of photography by Michael Hockney.
HANOVER FINE ARTS
CONTEMPORARY UKRAINIAN ART OF IMPRESSIONISM & REALISM
EXHIBITION OF ESTABLISHED ARTISTS INC. STILL LIFES. RURAL & INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPES
HAND BUILT CERAMICS: Sharon Roberts
CERAMIC JEWELLERY: Gina Bogdanovic
6-25 February 1995
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A SEASON OF EXHIBITIONS,
PERFORMANCE, WRITERS’ EVENTS, MUSIC, FILM, VIDEO AND TALKS
2 I JANUARY—7 MARCH 1995
EXHIBITIONS HOPELESS
Baa Jan Ader, Martin Boyce, Thomas Sharpe, Georgina Starr,
Luc Tuymans
SUICIDE NOTES
An installation by Erika Rothenberg and Tracy Tynan
21 JANUARY-4 MARCH Galleries open: Mon—Sol 1 lam-0pm (till 7pm on Thurs & Fri) Free
+ PERFORMANCE, FILM, VIDEO, WRITERS READ, TALKS AND EVENTS
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I NETHERBOW 43—45 High Street. 556 9579/2647. Mon—Sat 10am—4.30pm. The Holyrood Project: North Site Mon 13—25 Feb. Evolving drawings. plans. layouts. elevations and models of plot developments on the Holyrood site. It should play a key role in regenerating Edinburgh's Old Town.
I OPEN EYE GALLERY 75-79 Cumberland
f Street. 557 1020. Mon-Fri 10am—6pm;
Sat 10am—4pm.
Mixed Exhibition Sat 18 Feb—9 Mar. Jewellery from recent art graduates. paintings by Dorothy Stirling. crafts by Lorna Graves and prints by David Sinclair.
Variation On A Tidal Theme Until Thurs 16 Feb. Paintings by Neil Dallas Brown. plus an exhibition of print studies from
; Nice, by Phil Archer. : I OUT OF THE BLUE ARTSPACE 25
Blackfriars Street. 556 5204. Tue—Sat 11am-5pm; Sun 2—5pm.
9 Selling Exhibition Until Tue 16 Feb.
Mixing love and art. this exhibition is
5 inspired by Valentine‘s Day. See art news.
I PORTFOLIO GALLERY 43 Candlemaker
: Row. 220 1911. Tue—Sat noon—5.30pm. Sometimes Until Sat 18 Feb. Yve Lomax
pursues her technique of montage and colour configurations in a series of works exploring the question of ethics. In this exhibition. she argues that still photographic images can move between times and contexts.
I OUEEN’S HALL Clerk Street. 668 201‘). Mon—Sat 10am—5pm.
Northern Shores Until 25 Feb. Bordering on abstraction but steeped in the tradition of elemental landscape painting and tinged with the Scottish Colourists' heritage is this selection of Douglas Muir‘s work.
I ROYAL OVER-SEAS LEAGUE Landings Gallery. Over-seas House. 100 Princes Street. 225 1501. Mon—Fri 9am—5pm. Six Young Scottish Artists Until 28 Feb. The work of six highly individual Scottish artists — Michael Agnew. Lesley Banks. Colin Duncan. Moyna Flannigan. Alexander Guy and Olivia Irvine.
I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound. 225 6671. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm.
RSA Printmakers Until Thurs 16 Feb. Printmaking members of the RSA. including Elizabeth Blackadder. Elspeth Lamb and Willie Rodger. exhibit their
work.
Royal Scottish Painters In Watercolours Until Thurs 16 Feb. The society‘s 114th annual exhibition.
I THE SCOTTISH GALLERY 16 Dundas Street. 558 1200. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 10am—4pm.
Vivien Alexander And Daphne Carnegy Until 1 Mar. Paintings by Alexander and ceramics by Carnegy.
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 recent home-coming of a 1748 portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie by the leading French portrait painter Maurice-
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What Really Happened. by Diane Main. one oi the artists featured in the multi-media ‘Crash’ show
Quentin de La Tour is an added attraction. James Gunn Until 26 Feb. For four decades. Sir James Gunn‘s stylish portraits of the great and glamorous captured the attentions of visitors to the Royal Academy. Much less well known are his oil sketches of beach scenes and contemporary life. This exhibition combines the artist's informal and commissioned work. including the famous 1950 conversation piece featuring King George VI. the Queen and the two Princesses.
I STILLS 23 Cockburn Street. 225 9876. Tue—Fri 11.30am—6pm; Sat noon—5pm. People And Housing In Scotland Until 18 Mar. Edinburgh artist Hannah Starkey's work explores the issues of Scotland's people. their homes and family environments. Plus Hume Sweet Hume. a photographic mural of true life abodes -- snapshot images subttntted from across the nation. See preview.
I I TALBOT RICE GALLERY The University : of Edinburgh. ()ld College. South Bridge. 3 650 2211. Tue—Sat 10am-5pm.
j 9 Until Thttrs 16 Feb. Drawing. painting
1 and sculpture from nine artists. including l Annie Cattrell. Fred Crayak. Alastair
I Strachan and Clare Wardman.
i I TURRANCE GALLERY 29b Dundas
Street. 5566366. Mon-Fri 11am-6pm;
1 Sat 10.30am—4pm.
Urban lite Edinburgh And Venice Until Sat 18 Feb. Lucmda Mackay's paintings exploring city life.
I TRAVERSE THEATRE Cambridge Street. 228 1404. Tue-Thurs norm—midnight: Fri/Sat noon— 1 am.
Head On Until 25 Feb. Traverse cafe bar. Prints by Susie Paterson. a member of Iidinburgh Printtnakers.
‘ I WASPS Off Hamilton Place. Stockbridge. 667 7920. Wed/'I‘hurs.
i Sat/Sun 1—6pm.
2 Mapping A Presence Paintings and wall drawings by Aberdeen-born and Edinburgh-trained artist Patti Keir. inspired by a recent trip to America. He experiments with meshes of repetitive
3 marks. drawn directly onto the wall. forming shapes that appear to float off the surface. Keir plays ntind games in this. his first solo exhibition.
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. The museum's newest residents are two young boys in the form of an 8ft I fibreglass and wood sculpture by award- winning Graham lbbeson. 1 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. Their mark is left in this exhibition of uniforms. insignia and equipment. as well as drawings. prints and other personal material.
OUTSIDE THE CITIES
Kilmarnock
I THE DICK INSTITUTE Flmbank Avenue. 01563 526401. Mon—SatIOam—Spm. Message From Bosnia Until 4 Mar. Britain‘s former war artist in Bosnia. Peter Howson and fellow artist Iain McColl visited the conflict zone together in December 1993. This exhibition brings together their work for the first time — images of real and imagined events. portraying the horrors and heroism of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances.
Kirkcaldy
I NIRKCALDY MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY War Memorial Gardens. 01592 260732. Mon—Sat 10.30am-5pm; Sun 2—5an
Dreaming The World: Aboriginal Painting, Law and Belief Until Stilt 19 Feb. An exhibition of paintings on canvas and bark exploring the Aboriginal beliefs of the
. inseparability of life. heritage. culture and
land.
Lmhthgow
I THE LINE GALLERY 222a. The High Street. 01506 845322. Mon-Sat 10am-6pm; Sun noon—4pm. Closed Wed. Tokens OI Love Until 25 Feb. Launching this new applied art and craft gallery is an exhibition of prints. jewellery. ceramics and textiles by Iiuropean artists.
Stenton I MACAULAY GALLERY Fast Lolliian.
0368 850256. Mon/I‘tie. Fri noon—5pm;
Stilt 12.30—5pm. Women Artists Until 21 Feb. A selection of work.
LECTURES
lectures are listed by city, then ; alphabetically by subject.
Edinburgh
A 17th Century Couple National Gallery of Scotland. Fri 10 Feb. 12.45—1.15pm.
i Free. Frances Borzello discusses the work
by Frans Hals. A Pair Of Profiles Scottish National
' Gallery of Modern Art. Mon 13 Feb.
i 1245— 1.15pm. Free. A talk by Frances
Borzello.
Portrait OI James Pryde Scottish National ' Portrait Gallery Wed 15 Feb.
12.45——I.15pm. Free. Ann Simpson discusses James Gunn's painting.
A Painter’s Portrait Scottish National
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Gallery of Modern Art. Mon 20 Feb. 12.45—1.15pm. Michael Cassin gives a talk on Augustus Jo/zu by Matthew Smith. A Portrait Painter Looks At A Portrait Painter Scottish National Portrait Gallery. 12.45—1.15pm. Free. A discussion by Harry More-Gordon.
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