Visual Art
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. I NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND The Mound. 624 6200. Mon Wed & Fri-Sun |()am 5pm: Thu |()am 7pm. FREE Fantasy and Function: Design for Goldsmiths l'ntil Sun 3 Aug. Work produced by artists and craftsmen during the Renaissance. FREE Old Edinburgh: Parliament Square and the Grassmarket l'ntil Thu 31 Jul. |()am 5pm. Prints and drawings from the National (lallery‘s collections that locus on the older parts of liditthurgh. l’url ()flllP ()ld 'lim'lt festival. FREE Kaleidoscope: Works on Paper Recently Acquired for Scotland lintil Sun 2| Sep. Including a sketch of the Holy Family by the |8th century Venetian painter Tiepolo. a pastel portrait of the actress Tilda Swinton by her ltusband John Byrne and Picasso's etching. ‘Weeping Woman'. Impressionism and Scotland Sat l‘) .lul- Sun 12 ()ct. £8 (£6). See preview. page 86.
I NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND
(‘hambers Street. 247 4422. Want 5pm. FREE Infinity and Perspective l-V Thu 3| Jul Sun 3| Aug. Work by Marion Preez. Keith Winter. |)ongl‘ang (iao and Daniel Stnernicki will be shown in c a in e r a - the ‘small chamber' a new exhibition space at the entrance to the Museum of lidinburgh. l’ur! oft/iv Edinburgh Ar! I't’.\’lil'(ll.
I PATRIOTHALL GALLERY \NASPS l’att‘tothall Studios. oil-18 llamilton Place. 226 7126.
FREE Return of the Soul - The Nakbah Project Wed 3|) Jul Mon l8 Aug. noon 6pm. Featuring thousands of tiny figures held in litnbo. this installation by Jane Frere is the outcome of an eight- month residency in liast Jerusalem. l’ur! oflhe Edinburgh Ar! I'i'slit'ul.
I THE QUEEN’S GALLERY
Palace of llolyroodhottsc. 556 5100. . £5 (£4.50).
The Art of Italy in the Royal Collection: The Renaissance t'ntil Fri 24 ()ct. ‘).3()am- 6pm. £5 (£3 £4.50: under 5s free; family ticket U3). Thirty- two paintings and 42 drawings from the period of the Italian Renaissance. that includes works by Leonardo da \"inci. Michelangelo. Raphael and Lorenzo Costa. This is the first ol‘ two-part exhibition. the second of which will cover the Baroque period. last admission 5pm.
I RIAS GALLERY
l5 Rutland Square. 22‘) 7545. Mon Fri ‘)am—-5pm.
FREE A Holiday in Glenrothes [Intil Fri | Aug. A new photographic series celebrating (ilenrothes as a significant point for Modernist public art delivery in Scotland. by artist Sylvia (irace Borda.
I ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN (INVERLEITH HOUSE)
lnverleith Row. 552 7171. Daily |()am-3.3()pm.
FREE What is life: Christine Borland, Graham Fagen, Simon Starling lintil Sun 3| Aug. 10am 5pm. Sculpture inspired by the symbolism of plants. created by three of Scotland's leading artists.
FREE Richard Hamilton: Protest Pictures Thu 3| Juli Sun 12 ()ct. Paintings and sculptures from the Pop Art man's lifelong interest in political figures and movements. I’uri ()fllu' Ifdinlmrg/i A r! Festival.
FREE Rosita McKenzie with Camilla Adams: No Voices lll / Horticulture Behind the Scenes Thu 3] Jul -Sun l2 ()ct. Photographs by Rosita McKenzie. an l{dinburgh-based blind artist. with accompanying tactile interpretations by (‘amilla Adams and audio commentaries.
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I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound. 225 667|. Mon Sat
|()am 5pm; Sun noon 5pm.
FREE Frank Pottinger RSA t'ntil Mon 2‘) Sep. 10am 5pm. Solo exhibition of prints and small sculptures. Viewings also available by appointment.
I SCOTTISH GALLERY
l6 [)undas Street. 558 1200. Mon Fri |()am 6pm: Sat |()am 4pm.
FREE Perpetua Pope tTntil Sat 2 Aug. .\'ew exhibition of landscapes itt oils by the 92—year-old artist.
FREE Scottish Gallery Summer Exhibition l'titil Sat 2 Aug. Annual mixed exhibition l'roni emergent and established artists in the gallery’s stable.
I NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
1 Queen Street. 624 62()(). Mon Wed & Fri Sun 10am 5pm; Thu 10am 7pm. FREE Faces and Places t'ntil Sun 2() Jul. ()rganised in partnership with the Royal (‘ommission on the Ancient and Historical Mottuments of Scotland. this collection ol paintings. scttlpture. drawings. photographs. architectural drawings and sketches coincides with the centenary of the R(‘All.\|S.
FREE Heroes l'tttil Sun 7 Dec. A critical re-examination ol‘ the term ‘\'ictorian values'. focused on those considered role models in that society. Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008 0.. l'ntil Sun 2| Sep. £8 1L6). Photographs ol~ some of thc weightiest names and brightest stars to
have graced the pages of limin Fair. by internationally renowned photographers like Man Ray. ('ecil Beaton. Mario Tcstino and Annie l.eibovit/.. Organised by the National Portrait (iallcry. London.
I SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE
43 45 lliglt Street. 556 ‘)57‘). Mon Sat |()am 4.30pm.
FREE The Royal Mile: A Hidden History l'ntil Sat l‘) Jul. |()am 6pm. Photographic recollections ol‘ the Royal Mile. I’url Uflht' ()ld 'Iim'n I'i'slit'ul. FREE An Aviary of Stories Sat 26 Jul Sat 27 Sep. ltlain 6pm. Representations ol' bird stories in drawings. text and 21) and 3|) collage by Stepltanic Black.
I SLEEPER
Reiach and Hall Architects. 6 |)arnawa_\' Street. 225 8444. Mon Fri 2 5pm. FREE Pavel Buchler Mon 2| Jul Fri 2‘) Aug. noon 5pm. Initiated by artist Alan Johnston and architect .\'ei| (iillespie. sleeper brings to lidinburgh a rich diversity of national and international art ll'olll established and emerging artists. l’url oft/Ir Edinburgh Ar! I'k'slii'ul.
I STILLS
23 (‘ockburn Street. 622 62()().
llam 6pm.
FREE Nicky Bird: Beneath The Surface / Hidden Place oooo l'ntil Sun 20 Jul. llatn 6pm. ()ngoing series ol work about nostalgia and memory. documenting the changes in
Scottish housing developments such as Ardler near Dundee. Bird has worked with local communities. creating a ‘then and now‘ by placing personal photographs from the past within her own pictures taken on the same site.
I VARIOUS VENUES
()782 533 6782.
FREE SPAM, The Musical 'l‘hu 3| Jul Sun 3| Aug. Just as spam email is uninvited so the guerrilla screenings ol SPAM the Musical are viewed by chance encounters at unnamed locations throughout the city. l’url uflhr’ Edinburgh
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Dundee
I DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY
ARTS
152 Nethergatc. ()l 382 ‘)()‘)‘)()(). Tue. Wed.
Fri ck Sat |().3()attt 5.30pm; Thu
|().3()atn 8.30pm: Sttn noon 5.30pm. FREE Altered States of Paint com l'ntil Sun 7 Sep.
10.30am 5.30pm. See review. page 88.
Isle of Bute
I MOUNT STUART GALLERY Mount Stuart. ()l7()() 503877. Mon. Wed & Fri Sun 10am 5pm. FREE Mark Neville: New Film and Still Photographic Works 0... l'ntil Tue 3() Sep. |()am 6pm. See review. page 87.
If you'll believe in me, I'll believe it you
This group exhibition at the GRV, which explores our tendency to anthropomorphise animals and
inanimate, includes new work by Icelandic video artist Sigga Bjorg Siggurdardottir and a video work by Scotland’s Erica Eyres, which takes notions of female beauty to new extremes. ‘Popple’ (pictured) by Dutch artist Katinka Simonse (aka Tinkebell) features a taxidermied cat that transforms into a taxidermied dog when turned inside-out, providing a memorable critique of our complex relationships with animals.
I The GRV, Edinburgh, until Sun 20 Jul.