Visual Art
I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound. 335 (io7l. Mon Sat
ltlams 5pm; Sun noon 5pm.
Turner in January l'ntil Wed 3] Jan. Free. Annual display of JMW 'l'urner watercolours. bequeathed by Henry Vaughan. from early topographical wash drawings to the atmospheric sketches ol. continental liurope in the 1830s and Iii-ills. The delicate w atercolours are only shown in January when day light is weak. so they will not fade. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
Hospitalfield Residencies l'ntil Sun 38 Jan. liree. Recent projects is a range of media by artists awarded the Royal Scottish Academy llospitallield Residencies. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART
75 Bellord Road. 634 (i300. Daily
ltlam 5pm.
Off the Wall l'ntil Mon 38 May. Inspired by the gallery's acquisition ol. impressive floor—based works. including Nathan (‘oley 's "The Lamp ol' Sacrilice. 386 Places of Worship'. 'lidinburgh.
3004‘ and Martin (‘reed's ‘Work .\'o.37() Balls' (the latter comprising oyer Stli) inflatable balls of various si/esl. the exhibition shows how contemporary artists hay-e remoy ed art from walls and plinths to create works shown directly on the lloor or hanging from the ceiling. (Mfr/1e Will also sees the return of layourites such as Jim Lambie's ‘7.()B()l”. Yinka Shonibare's ‘Sun. Sea and Sand‘. and
Living is the Modern World
Due to a new purchasing policy and funds from the National Collecting Scheme Scotland, the CAC presents a new collection of work by some
of Scotland’s leading artists, including Martin Boyce, Toby Paterson and Christine Borland. 5 (My Art Centre, Edinburgh, (Ilifl/ Sun 4 Mar.
(‘hristine Borland‘s ‘Spirit (‘ollectionz llippocrates'.
I STILLS
3.3 ('ockburn Street. (133 6300. llam (ipm.
Among the Moderns l'ntil Sun 28 Jan.
Free. In collaboration with the (’inematheque de Tanger in Morocco. Stills creates a \ ideo library unearthing the diverse cultural. political and social space of the Arab world. The exhibition explores alternatiye histories. the intersection between documentary and subjectiy'ity. and shifting notions of ‘modernity'. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
I TALBOT RICE GALLERY l'niy‘ersity ol~ lidinburgh. South Bridge. 65.0 33 ll). Tue Sat lllani 5pm.
Jamie Shovlin: Aggregate Sat 20 Jan Sat ll) Mar. ln sleereeure. the Beck‘s liutures nominee plays with the boundaries between authoritatiye systems of knowledge about the natural world like Darwin's theory of e\oltllion. and apparently inconsequential ways ol making sense of the world such as jigsaw pu/lles and amateur bird watching. The art of classification and the ways given information is display ed are key to Shoy'lin’s creative activity. NEW SHOW
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I WRITERS’ MUSEUM
I.ady Stair's ('lose. I.awnmarket. 53‘) 4‘)()l. Mon Sat Illam 5pm. l‘ree. Kidnapped Sat 37 Jan Sat 3 Mar. l‘ree. .\ look at the illustrations inspired by Robert Louis Stey‘enson’s epony motis noy el. l‘rom lirst edition sketches by William Boucher to new work by ('am Kennedy lor the 3007 graphic Hoy'el. NEW Si lOV‘J
Private Galleries
I DOGGERFISHER
l l (iaylield Square. 558 7| It). Wed Hi
I lam (ipm; Sat noon 5pm
Friedrich 0000 l'ntil Sat 3 l‘eb. l-‘ree. Painting. photography. y ideo and installation by sey en contemporary (ierman artists. examining the work ol ('asper l)a\'id l‘riedrich. The e\hibition draws attention to shared sensibilities which emerge l'roni their shared background. In what the curator describes as a ‘con\ ersation‘. the artists here combine their own dialect with enough accessibility to absorb the ea\esdropping View er. Work by MarctIs .v\mm. llelene .-\ppel. liy'a Berendes. lillen (ironeniey er. Alex lleim. Karin Ruggaber and Nicole Wermers.
I INSTITUT FRANCAIS D’ECOSSE
l5 Rillltlolpll ('rescent. 33.5 .5506.
Mon Wed & l-‘ri 9.30am 5.3(lpm; Thu noon 5.30pm; Sat 9.30am 3pm.
Carte Blanche to Martine Pugh l'ntil Tue 33 Jan. l‘ree. The Paris—born sculptor. a graduate ol' lidinburgh (’ollege ol' :\t'l. uny eils the piece she has created to celebrate the lnstitut's ()(llll anniyersary. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
I LEITH GALLERY
(i5 The Shore. l.eith. 553 5355. Mon liri llam 5pm; Sat llani 4pm.
. . . And ‘A That Sat 30 Jan Sat ll) l‘eb. .\ collection ol' works inspired by Burns. his work and the places he \ isited. .-\rtists include (ieorgie Young. .lenny Watt ('olbeck and l)a\ id l‘arren. Nl;\.‘\." SHOW
I OPEN EYE GALLERY 3—1:\bercromby Place. 557 l()3(). Mon liri lllam (ipm; Sat ltlam 4pm. l-‘ree.
Scots Abroad l'ntil Wed 34 .lan.
ln\ ited artists whose work is inl‘luenced by their trayels including (‘raigie :\llellistm. John liellany. (‘hris Buslie. Alan l)a\ ie. (ieorgc Donald. l)a\ id liyans. Margaret llunter. Jack Knox. Leon Morrocco. \Villie Rodger. .v\nn Ross and (ilen Scouller. LAST (El lANCl' it) St E Anna King - New Paintings Sat 3“ Jan Wed 14 lieb. An exhibition ol' new works. Ni_‘.".' SHOT."
Artist Spaces
I PATRIOTHALL GALLERY WASl’S l’atriothall Studios. (ill-1S llatnilton l’lace. 33o 7l3o.
Roots Thu IS Tue 33 Jan. noon 7pm. .\'ew work by multimedia collecti\e Sl’l.\';\('ll. Includes y isual art. sound design and l‘erl‘ormance. Nl ‘.'. SHO‘I.’
I WASPS STUDIOS
l’atriothall Studios. JS llamilton l’lace. SltiL‘l'slTI'ltlgL‘. 335 Db").
I 23 Sat 37 Jan Wed 7 l’eb. .-\n e\hibition ol' new paintings. photographs and prints by Bernadette Dooley. Antonia (iallacher and ('olleen l’ugli. NE
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I HOLYROOD PARK
55o l7(i l.
Ronald Rae Sculpture Exhibition l‘ntil Sun 37 . iay. l-‘ree. li\hibition ol' sculptures. hand-can ed l‘rorn Scottish granite and placed in strategic positions around the park. including 'llighland (‘t)\\‘ l?) the gates (ll. llttly rood Palace and Sheep on a ('rag' underneath the Salisbury ('rags.
I DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS
153 \ethergate. tll 3S3 ‘Nl‘Nlltl. Tue. Wed. l‘ri & Sat ltl.3(lam 5.30pm: Thu Ill.3(lam S.3tlpm; Sun noon 5.30pm. David Shrigley 0000 Laid Sun 3| Jan. l’ree. The lirst solo e\hibition in Scotland ol Shrigley 's work lor oy er ten years. This wry selection ol' drawings. sculptures. photographs and short animations. solo ligures and liuddles ol' the ‘one page books' familiar to (mun/run readers. showcases a series ol limping grotesques gesticulating at the world. lASl CHANCE TO St E