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For their latest exhibition Polarcap invited 13 artists, drawn from a diverse pool of ages and experience and disciplines to respond to contemporary Heavy Metal
culture, in particular to a text by participating artist Norman Shaw, which includes the lines, ‘from cock-rock to black metal, it is an extremely nuanced, contradictory, and complex organism, mutated on currents of northern romanticism, sublime melancholy, gothic horror, expressionism, fin-de-siecle occultism, surrealist eroticism, and existential doom.’ Held on floors 4-6 of a former DHSS building, the work on show ranges from new canvasses by Neil Clements in the shape of metal guitar (axe) bodies to recent ECA graduate Rachel Maclean’s extraordinary response to the Suan Boyle phenomenon, ‘I Dreamed a Dream’.
I 24-26 Torpichen Street, Edinburgh, until Sun 72 Jul.
I THE HENDERSON GALLERY 4 Thistle Street Lane NW. 225 7464. Tue—Sat 1 lam—6pm.
FREE Joyce Gunn Cairns: Unspoken Lines Thu 9 Jul- Sat 15 Aug. Edinburgh-based artist Joyce Gunn Cairns continues her fascinating engagement with the portrayal of key figures in Scottish life and culture.
I INGLEBY GALLERY 15 Calton Road. 556 4441. 10am—5pm. FREE Billboard for Edinburgh: Cerith Wyn Evans lintil Fri 31 Jul. Dreamy text piece from the Welsh conceptual artist. FREE Ian Hamilton Finlay 0000 Until Sat 25 Jul. See review. page 88.
I JUPITER ARTLAND
Bonnington House Steadings. Wilkieston. 257 4170. Fri—Sun 10am—4pm. £5 (Child £3; Family ticket £10).
Jupiter Art Land L'ntil Fri 31 Jul. 10am—4pm. Contemporary sculpture garden in the private 80-acre gardens of Bonnington House featuring commissioned and collected works
from Anthony (iormley. Marc Quinn. Alec Finlay. Ian Hamilton Finlay. Anish Kapoor. Laura Ford. Andy (ioldsworthy and (‘ornelia Parker.
I THE LOT
4-76 (irassmarket. 225 9922. Mon Sat l2pm--9.3()pm; Sun 12pm 6pm. FREE Going Back to a Place L'ntil Wed 2 Sep. Artists from (iarvald Edinburgh show art work inspired by Scottish poetry.
I MARCHMONT GALLERY 56 Warrender Park Rd. 228 8228. Tue— Sat 10am—-6pm.
FREE Art on Show: Regina Fernandes tintil Fri 30 ()ct. An opportunity to look at work from a range of Scottish artists.
I NATIONAL GALLERY COMPLEX
The Mound. 624 6200. Mon-Wed 8: Fri Sun 10am-5pm; Thu 10am-7pm. FREE Robert Adam’s Landscape Fantasies L'ntil Sun 2 Aug. Flawlessly composed watcrcolours. Raphael to Renoir: Master Drawings from the Collection of
25’ ‘1 ‘5 ff 5‘3 i g 5‘ j i 15W: .5 r? K a. ”Mao-M"? W7? ‘19 a 5%.
Open Studios and Literature Event
Saturday 25 July, 2 - 5.30pm
An invitation to visit this year’s resident visual artists and ’cists in their studios on the shores of Loch Long.
90 THE LIST 9—23 Jul 2009
Jean Bonna l'ntil Sun 6 Sep. £4 (£3). Collection spanning the 500 years between the ltalian Renaissance and the post-impressionism of 19th century France.
The Discovery of Spain:
British Artists and Collectors: Goya to Picasso Sat 18 Jul Stm ll ()ct.£8(£61.See preview. page 88.
I OPEN EYE GALLERY
34 Abercromby Place. 557 1020. Mon Fri 10am 6pm; Sat 10am 4pm. FREE Catherine Sargeant: Philavery Fri 10 Jul- Mon 3 Aug. Sargeant combines traditional and contemporary methods in her exploration of communication.
I THE QUEEN’S GALLERY Palace of llolyroodhouse. 556 5 100. Daily 10am 5pm. £5 (£4.50).
The Conversation Piece: Scenes of Fashionable Lite L'ntil Sun 20 Sep. Painting exhibition exploring high- society style and manners. from the time of (‘harles l to the reign of Queen Victoria.
I ROXY ART HOUSE
2 Roxburgh Place. Daily 1 lam-~5pm. FREE Creativity vs Destruction: Stories of Iraqi Art l'ntil Sun 12 Jul. Work by Iraqi artists from the 1970s onwards: Waafa Bilal. Santa al-Shaibi. Adalct (iarmiany. Hana Malallah. Rashad Selim. l’urt ome’l Iraq.
I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY 'I'he Mound. 225 6671. Mon Sat 10am 5pm; Sun noon 5pm.
FREE A Developed Vision: Pioneering Scottish and French Photography from the RSA Collections l'ntil Mon 27 Jul. liarly photographers include Dr Thomas Keith. John Stewart of Pan. John [)udgcon. Henri le Saq and Bisson Freres.
FREE Lee O’Connor: RSA Salvesen Travel Award Winner
2008 L'ntil Sun 19 Jul. Lee ()'(‘onnor ? travelled to Chile for a comparative
; study of the marine harvest industries in Chile and Loch Sunart.
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I SCHOP
36 St Mary‘s Street. 477 4513. Mon—Fri
9am—5.30pm. FREE Nigel Peake: Making Ends
' Meet L'ntil Fri 4 Sep. Collection of old
and new drawings and prints from Irish-
' born artist Nigel Peake. His work
focuses upon depictions of sheds and forgotten homes. and maps of small time adventures.
SCOTTISH GALLERY
l6 Dundas Street. 558 1200. Mon- Fri 10am 6pm; Sat 10am 4pm.
FREE Prints Wed 8 Jul—Sat 1 Aug. Featured artists include Iilizabeth Blackadder. John Byrnc. John Houston. Barbara Rae and Joan Miro.
I SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART
75 Belford Road. 624 6200. 1()am»-5pm. FREE No Horizons ooooo tintil Sun 19 Jul. Works from the collections of (‘harles Asprey and Alexander Schroder are brought together in an exhibition whose compelling juxtapositions. wry observations. and surprising discoveries reveal much about recent developments in contemporary art. FREE Artist Rooms lTntil Sun 8 Nov. An outstanding collection of contemporary art recently acquired by the National (ialleries of Scotland and the Tate. through a generous donation by British collector and dealer. Anthony
d ‘ ( )ffay.
I SIERRA METRO
(iround Floor North. 22 West Harbour Road. Fri Sun noon 76pm.
FREE Edinburgh House l'ntil Sun 12 Jul. Perennial art curated group show featuring international artists from Scotland. lingland. (iermany. Sweden and the Netherlands.
I STILLS
23 (‘ockburn Street. 622 6200. Daily 11am 6pm.
FREE Barbara Probst ooo l'ntil Sun 19 Jul. l'nsettling. intimate double portrait works and street scenes documented with forensic intensity. in the (ierman~born. NYC-based artist‘s lirsl solo lfK show.
I WASPS STUDIOS
Patriothall Studios. 48 Hamilton Place. Stockbridge. 225 1289. Daily
noon 4pm.
FREE Pause l'ntil Wed 15 Jul. Photographic and video art exhibition comprising work by graduate and internationally-based artists Martin Scott Powell. Aaron Shrimpton. (‘lare Samuel. llalch Jamali. Sam Luntley and Tam Hare.
I WESTON LINK
llawthornden Lecture Theatre. National (iallery. the .‘vlound. 624 6560.
FREE National Galleries of Scotland Art Competition for Schools 2009 L'ntil Mon 31 Aug. Winning works from nursery to secondary and special education schools.
Dundee
I DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS
152 Nethergatc. 01382 909900. Tue. Wed. Fri & Sat 10.30am 5.30pm; 'I‘hu |0.30am~~8.30pm; Sun noon 5.30pm. FREE Susanne Norregard Nielson, Ganghut and Rob Hunter 8: John Louden [Tatil Sun 30 Aug. Part of D(‘A‘s tenth Anniversary lixhibitions Programme.
Isle of Bute
I MOUNT STUART GALLERY Mount Stuart. 01700 503877. Mon. Wed 8; Fri «Sun 10am- 5pm.
FREE Katja Strunz: The Great Bear L'ntil Wed 30 Sep. 10am—6pm. Installation reflecting the artist‘s ongoing enquiry into cultural history and the ownership of space and collections.