Wsual Art
I TRANSMISSION GALLERY 45 King Street. 552 JXI3. Tue~Sat llam5pm t('loscd Sat 8 Sat 2(ii. Live Undead Tue 29 Jan: Sat 23 Feb. ('urator Michael Hill Johnston brings together portraiture and paintings by renowned artists from Iiurope and America. The exhibition includes a major new work by Alex Kat/. contrasted with a rarely seen Day id Bomberg. borrow ed from Scottish National (iallery of Modern Art in lidinburgh. NEV.’ SHOW
Edinburgh
Public Galleries .
I CITY ART CENTRE
2 Market Street. 52‘) 3993. Mon Sat I()amv—5pm.
Scissors Paper Stone: Contemporary Edinburgh Crafts l.'ntil Sat l‘) Jan. Illam 5pm. Free. A showcase of the work of lidinburgh's craft artists. lAST CHANCE TO SEE Ten Decades eoo t'ntil Sat 1‘) Jan. Free. lixhibitioii celebrating the centenary of lidinbtirgh ('ollege of Art featuring artists who tatiglit and studied there. LAST CHANCE TO SEE Invisible Ideas - Donald Urquhart: Drawings 1977-2007 l'ntil Sat to Feb. I()ain5piii. Free. Solo exhibition by Iidinburgh-based artist Donald Urquhart. Primarily a new body of work with drawing at its core. See prey'iew'. page til.
I DEAN GALLERY
73 Behind Road. (324 (i200. ltlam~5prn. Back to the Future: Sir Basil Spence, 1907-1976 t'niil Sun to Feb. Free. The first major retrospectiyc of Scotland's most renowned modern architect. This celebration of Spence's brilliant and diverse career. coinciding with the centenary of his birth. will be the first National (ialleries of Scotland show devoted solely to architecture. Collage City: Urban Space in Contemporary Art t'ntil Sun 24 Feb. Free. Works on paper by artists such as Toby Paterson. Langlands and Bell and Carol Rhodes looking at the way sky'liries. maps and city architecture haye inspired creative work. See reyiew'. page 82.
I EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 Union Street. 557 247‘). Tue—Sat ltiam—Aopm. Free.
Reveal 2008 Sat [9 Jan~Sat 8 Mar. l()am—(ipm. Free. A group exhibition showcasing some of the best artistic talent that has sprung frorii the Scottish art colleges in the last year. NEW SHOW
I FRUITMARKET GALLERY
45 Market Street. 225 2383. Mon Sat
l lam-6pm; Sun noon-5pm.
Roman Signer oeeo t'ntit Sun 27 Jan. Free. First Scottish exhibition of the hugely influential Swiss artist's genre- crossing works. mixing performance. documentation. \‘ldL‘U. sculpture and installation. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND
The Mound. 62-1 6200. Mon-Wed & Fri—Sun ltlam—Spm; Thu l()am—7pm; noon—5pm.
Indian Interlude L'ntit Sun 3 Feb. Free. A collection of [-1 Indian miniatures from the 18th and early l9th centuries. together with a Mughal school miniature and ten works from John Drutnrnond Erskine's days in India. Turner in January L'ntil Thu 31 Jan. Annual display of JMW Turner watercolours. bequeathed by Henry Vaughan. from early topographical wash drawings to the atmospheric sketches of continental Europe in the l830s and 1840s. The delicate watercolours are only shown in January when daylight is weak. so they will not fade. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
84 THE LIST 17—31 Jan 2008
Roman Signer
A Response to Joan Eardley: Recent Paintings by Saturday Art Club and Saturday Studio l'riiil Tue 25 Mar. Free. Inspired by the paintings of Joan liardley. children aged between the and I5 years haye been creating their own artwork at regular Saturday classes. This is a chance to see their work.
National Gallery Highlights Tours Sat 26 Jan. Free. An introduction and tour of the National (iallery 's perriiaiieiit collection. focusing on key paintings. Meet at the main entrance of the National (iallery on The Mound.
I NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND
('hambers Street. 247 4-122. litam 5pm ; noon 5pm. Free.
Jerwood Applied Art Prize 2007: Jewellery t'ntil Sun 2 Mar.
ltlam -5pm. Free. A prestigious pi'i/e in applied arts run by the ('rafts (‘otincil and Jerwood ('haritable Foundation with a different medium represented each year. The jewellery makers w ho made the shortlist this year are Nora Fok. Yoko l/aw'a. (irainne Morton. Mali Rana and. joint winners. Stisan (‘ross and Adam l’axon.
I THE QUEEN’S GALLERY Palace of Holy roodhouse. 55b 5 Hit). l)aily 9.30am 6pm; 9.3(lami2pm. £5 (£4.50).
Bruegel to Rubens: Masters of Flemish Painting t'ntil Sun o Apr. The first exhibition ey er mounted of Flemish paintings in the Royal (‘ollection brings together 5| works from the l5th to l7th centuries. including work by Hans Memling. Pieter Bruegel the Elder and Rubens.
I ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN lny'erleith Row. 552 7l7I. Daily
Itlam- 3.30pm.
images of the Garden X Tue 2‘) Jan Sun to Mar. ltlttllbft-ISPIII. Free. Tenth anniy'ersary of the annual exhibition of the best of the work by students of the RUBF adult education classes. Many of the pieces. in a yariety of media. are inspired by the garden.
NEW SHOW
I ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN (INVERLEITH HOUSE)
lny‘erleith Row. 552 7l7l. TUCKSUI] It)am--3.3()pm .
Smith/Stewart 0... [mil Sun 3 Feb. ltlam—3.3()pm. Free. This installed sculptural environment by the (ilasgow -
A mini-retrospective of work by the Swiss artist. Signer’s sculptural installations and film work that records the straight-faced slapstick actions the artist has undertaken throughout his career. I The Ff'tl/IIIIHf/(Oi' Gar/mitt Etr'i'rtxir‘gir. .rrrtv' Six? N,
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based artists brings the themes ot lose and death into the (ieor‘giari exhibition space. Black rectilinear irioiioliths ctrt into the space at head height. presenting the \ iew er from seeing both the whole piece til once. and the faces of the other" \ iewers in the room.
I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound. 225 (ib7l. .\lon Sal
loam 5pm; Sun noon 5pm. Highland: Views and Visions t'niil Mon 28 Jan. Free. A selection of paintings. sketches. etchings. photographs and ai'tists' books from the RSA's permanent collections that focuses on the Highlands. ()peri eyery Monday or by appointment. LAST
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Basil’s Bairns - The Studio of Sir Basil Spence l'ntrl Sun 27 Jan. Free. lixhibition looking at careers ot the architects who worked in the sltldlo ol Sir Basil Spence. LAST (EH/\NCF I0 SE?
Order & Chaos l'ntil Thu 3| .laii. A collection of contemporary and historical works from the RSA (’ollection. IAS'I CHANCE M) St F
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART
75 Behind Road. 624 o2ot). Mon Wed 6: Fri Sun ltlam 5pm; 'l'hu lttam 7pm; noon 5pm.
Carol Rhodes sees [not Sun 24 Feb. l-ree. Series of modest. ‘tunctional' landscapes in the first major retrospectrye for the Scottish artist. Rhodes creates small. still spaces for contemplation. with an absorbing interiority.
John Watson Prize: Paul Chiappe l'ritil Stiii 24 Feb. The John Watson pri/e is awarded annually to graduate of lidinbtirgh ('ollege of Art. This year's winner. ('hiappe. has taken anony iiiotis
\ intage photographs of unknown children as his source material and produced highly detailed pencil drawings of them.
The Scientific Aspect of Surrealism: The Work of Grace Pailthorpe and Reuben Mednikofl l'ntil Sun 30 Mar. Free. Works by Dr (irace Pailthorpe arid artist Reuben Mednikoft on the theme of autoriiatisiii in Surrealist art and their research into the unconscious.
I NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
l Queen Street. 624 (coo. Mon— Wed A; Fri-Sun Ittam 5pm; Thu Illamr7pm; noon 5pm.
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8P Portrait Award 2007 l iitil Sun In \Iai tree The leading l l\ \llt‘\\\'.tsc‘ tor artists working iii portraiture lliis year tor the first time the competition Is open to .ill artists aged IS and oyei
The Somnambulists: Photographic Portraits from Betore Photography Inc 22 .lati Siii‘. o \pr l'siiig coiiteiiipoiary digital techniques. artist .loaiina Kane renders I‘lli‘luglttj‘lltt likenesses trom portraits ot liistoiital Scottish figures. takeii tiorii an l-diribtirgh collection ot lite and death masks \t l... I5" '
I STILLS
2i('ockbtiin Street. of: bfilf'
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Ori Gersht CO. I iitil \trn .‘H l.tII lii film [he Ion-yr and pliotograpliit st‘llt's litt' (iii! ti'ItII'c'. lst.tt‘ll l‘r‘llt (it‘tsltl \oyages though his taiiiily history exploring the prehistoric toiest ot the (‘arpathiari Mountains where some ot liis relatiyes totiiid liaislr liayeir trorn \a/i I‘Ciseeution . ' r ' :x.‘ E
I TALBOT RICE GALLERY
l riiyersrty ot ldiiibtiigh. Soiitlr lIiidg'e. b5” 22ltl lire Sat lttarii 5pm
Alan Michael Sat I" .laii Sat 1 Mn \cw georriettic and abstract works by (ilasgow artist. using oil. paper and caiiyas. See pieyrew ME :9"
Private Galleries
I INGLEBY GALLERY
b ('arltoii leirace. 55b -I~1~1l lttaiii 5pm Brian Catling & the Head of ‘Bobby AWI’ litittl Sal l" .lali \ew work troin the poet. sculptor and I‘crtorriiance artist lx‘sfs" U WW E
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Howard Hodgkin & Edgar Degas Sat 2b .lari Sat 2 Feb llie latest iii the liigleby 's series of exhibitions cttllllMIIIIL' coiiteiiipoiary and classic artists pairs .i new painting by llodgkiii with a \riitaec Degas. Ni St 1(
Artist Spaces
I THE GRV
37 (ititlirie Street. 22“ 205". Richard Box l'iitil Tim M l'eb (iRV's inaugural exhibition is an installation ot the new light works by the London-based artist. liox is most taiiiotis lor his litrgely acclairiied site specitic 2tltl2 installation I‘Il’lll. iii which he used Sil fluorescent tubes to illtiirriiiate a field of electricity py loiis.
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I ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN (FOSSIL GARDEN)
2tla lriyei'lerth Row. 552 7l7l
Hard Rain - The Exhibition t‘iitil 'lhti il Jail. lllarrr -1piii l'ree liiiages inspired by liob l)y Ian's epic song. reflecting mankind's headlong collision with nature l)rsp|ayed as a grant outdoor banner iii the oasis of the Royal littldlllt (iarden. LASI CHI.” i 7’ 9‘5
Outside the Cities
I DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS
I52 Nethergatc. l)undce Ill “‘2 ‘Nl‘NlNl. Tue. Wed. In A; Sat It). 3ttaiii 5.30pm; 'l'hu IIUUam S3ttpm; Sun noon 5. 30pm. Matthew Buckingham - Play the Story l'ntil Stiii 2” Jan.
ltl.3llatn 5.3ltpm. Free. The first Scottish solo show by the New York-based artist working in yideo installation. Buckriighaiii‘s work encourages the
\ iew er to re-examiiie history trom ditterent perspectiyes in works teaturiiig the lch century w riter Mary \Vollstonccralt (author of xi Tim/rt (Him/r ri/ Illl‘ Ric/its of llimrmri and (‘harlottc Wolff. the German psychologist best known tor her writing on homosexuality. See interyiew. page H3. tJZST CHANCE TO SEE