Salomone discusses his work featured in the exhibition An Aside. Booking advisable. See picture. page ID}.
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART
75 Belford Road. 624 (i200. Mon- \Ved & liri-‘Sun l()am--5pm; Thu ltlam <7pm. Out of Place: Patrick Heron Mon In May. l2.-l5pm. Jantes ('oxon. freelance curator and friend of the artist. gives a talk on lleron's life. work and influences.
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND
The Mound. 62-1 (i200. Mon \Ved & Iiri~Sun l()am 5pm; 'I'hu lllam 7pm. Monarch of the Glen: Landseer in the Highlands 0.. Until Sun 10 Jul. A show of works by the greatest British painter of animals. This exhibition will explore a ntnnber of themes. with an entire section devoted to Landseer‘s deer paintings. among them the world-famous ‘Monarch of the Glen‘. See review. page l()5. Masterworks oi Impressionism L'ntil Sun 26 Jun. Paintings by Monet. Pissarro. Cezanne and sculpture by Rodin frotn the Naitonal Museum and Gallery. Cardiff are on loan in an exchange with a small group of Impressionist paintings and sculptures from the Maitland collection at the National Gallery of Scotland.
I NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
I Queen Street. 62-1 (i200. Mon :Wed & l-‘riw Sun 10am 5pm: 'I’hu 10am 7pm. Our Highland Home Victoria and Albert in Scotland 00.. l'ntil Sun 5 Jtm. £4 (£3); under 12s free. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert fell in love with Scotland when they first visited in 18-12. The romantic ideal helped propagate the idea of the country as a mythical land and this exhibition depicts and examines the growing relationship ending with the premature death of Albert and the memorials erected to him by the grief-stricken queen.
New Acquisitions of Photography Fri 20 May Sttn l I Sep. Photographs by Stewart Lockhart from Imperial China. pictures of Skye by mountaineer and photographer (3P Abraham and abstract prints by Paul Kenny. who uses materials such as seaweed and saltwater to develop his photographs are just sotne of the recently acquired works on display. See preview. page l()5. NEW SHOW.
Eminent Victorians: James Hogg Wed 25 May. l2.-l5pm. liree. Ian ('ampbell. professor of Scottish and Victorian Literature at the l'niversity of Edinburgh. gives a talk on the Scottish poet James llogg t 1770 ‘18.?5).
I NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND
(ieorgc IV Bridge. 226 453i. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm: Sun 2-5pm.
Ian Hamilton Finlay: Of Conceits and Colaborators l'ntil Wed 1 Jun. lixhibition on the interaction between poet and artist Ian llatnilton I-‘inlay and live of his collaborators.
I THE QUEEN’S GALLERY Palace of Ilolyroodhouse. 556 5 Hit). 9.30am 4.30pm. £5 (Ll-£4): family ticket £l3.
Watercolours and Drawings from the Collection of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother lTntil Sun 25 Sep. Iiirst exhibition of 73 watercolours and drawings frotn the Queen Mum's collection. And we thought she just drank gin all day and bet on the horsies.
I RIAS GALLERY
l5 Rutland Square. 22‘) 75-15. Mon Fri 9am 5pm.
Dresden Exhibition I'ntil l-‘ri l3 May. lixhibition of photographs by the
Poster Art
Oops, Manet let something slip. Or maybe that’s a bit of trickery from Matthieu Letellier and Maxime Lemoyne
in this exhitbition of graphic, politic, poetic, posters. I FRact/ons. Bongo Club. F(i//)l)til‘gft. ontx/ Mon (5 Jon.
eminent Dresden photographer. Klaus Sit/mann. recording the final stages of rebuilding the l72o I-"rauenkirche in
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I ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN lnv erleith House. 248 20S3. Inc Sun 10am 5.30pm.
:1: Evergreen 0.00 had Sun 3 Jul. Illam 5.30pm. l‘ree. A survey exhibition featuring major new works by some of the artists who have taken part iii the Inverleitlt llouse programme spanning arts atid sciences. including botanical drawings frotn their archive. Artists include (iraltam I-‘agen. Douglas (iordon. (‘allum lnnes. ('y 'l'wombly. Agnes Martin and Richard Wright. Part of the lit/(It/mrg/I Internal/mt Science I-‘t'su’m/ 2005. See review. page l()5. and Ilitlist.
I ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN (EXHIBITION HALL)
lixhibition IIalI. Inverleith Row, 552 7l7l. l)aily ltlam 5pm. I-‘ree. Windows on the World l'ntil Sun l5 May. l()am 5pm. I’rec. Share the sweat. splinters and stories behind the tallest glasshouse in Britain in this exhibition chronicling the development of the 'I‘emperate Palm House. from its elegant Victorian beginnings to its newly refreshed glory.
I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY 'l‘he Mound. (llRl 225 oo7l. Mon Sat Illam 5pm; Sun noon 5pm.
The Prince’s People l'ntil Sun l2 Jun. Photographic e\ltibitioti by Rankin
and emerging new talent documenting 2l stories of young people who have ov ercotnc barriers to start up in business with the Prince‘s 'l‘rttst and the Prince's Scottish Youth Bttsiness 'I‘rttst. lintrance via Weston link. Stop Look Listen l'ntil Sat 2| .May. l‘()l'.\'l) projects AKA 'l‘omniy l’erman. Ziggy ('ampbcll and Rev Sim present the latest installment of a touring show that combines painting. photography. printmaking. installation. artists‘ books and audio projects. The three young men who gradttated from
Visual Art
(it‘ay ‘s School of Art were recent particijmnts in [JIM/IV l’ur/s and have a good line in sticker design. IASI
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ALASTAIR SALVESEN SCHOLARSHIP EXHIBITION - EUAN GRAY Mon 23 May Sttn 1‘) Jun. (iray took his fl().()(l(l travel scholarship and set off for the South Seas in the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson. Ilcre lte exhibits work produced from the trip. dealing with themes like globalisation and its effect upon traditional culture.
Kenneth White: Artist-Books Mon 23 May Tue 26 .lttl. Illam 5pm. l‘rcc. ()vcr the years. in collaboration with some of the finest painters and engravers front around the world. Kenneth White has created over l()() artist-books. This exhibition features a selection of these very rare and exquisitely prodttccd items.
I STILLS
23 (’ockburn Street. (322 (i200. I)aily llam opin.
MIR - Dreams of Space .0. I'ntil Sun 5 Jun. .\'ew photographic. installation and video works by British and Rttssian artists rellecting the tttopian idealism that spurred the start of the space age and the enduring legacy of the Russian quest for space.
I WESTON LINK
National (iallery of Scotland. the Mound. (i2—I (i560.
An Evening with Prunella Scales l5ri l3 May. 7pm. to tL'5l. I‘reelance journalist and fot‘ttier editor of The List. Mark l‘ishcr. talks to one of Britain’s favourite actresses about her fascination with Queen Victoria. and her highly acclaimed performance as the monarch itt sill livt'nine It'll/I (_)llt’(’ll I’it‘luriu which will be staged at the Queen’s Hall on 14 May.
Curator’s Talk l-‘ri 20 May. l2.45pm. Two key works. David (iauld's ‘St Agnes’ and George Henry 's ‘(ieisha (iit‘l‘ are discussed by Frances I‘owlc. l.ev erhulme curator at the National (iallery.
Curator’s Talk Tue 24 May. 12.45pm. Ian (low. curator at the National Trust for Scotland. talks about why the adoption of the Scotch Baronial style posed problems for house furnislters and cabinet makers. Curator’s Talk: Landseer’s Patrons Thu 26 May. optn. A special evening lecture from guest curator and art historian. Richard ()rmond.
Private Galleries
I AMBER ROOME
75/7‘) ('umberland Street. 558 3352. Shadows and Tall Trees t’ntil Thu 20 May. Solo exhibition of new work by Alan Kilpatrick. which continues to inyestigate the relationship between post- independence India and Scotland.
ZIGGY CAMPBELL
J J Presented by RSA
AN EVOLVING EXHIBITION
KEV SIM TOMMY PEMAN
28 April - 21 May 2005'
admission free man-sat 10-5 sun 12-5 www.royalscottishacademy.org
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Royal Scottish Academy Building The Mound Edinburgh EH2 25L
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