Visual Art

DOVECOT 10 Infirmary Street, 315 3054. Tue–Sat 10.30am–5.30pm. FREE Follow a Thread Until Thu 31 Dec. Examples of contemporary tapestry and other tapestry-inspired works. FREE Image/Craft Until Thu 31 Dec. A mixed exhibition of work that explores the relationship between craft and photography. FREE Scottish Ballet: 40th Anniversary Exhibition Tue 1–Sat 19 Dec. Exhibition celebrating Scottish Ballet’s 40 years in existence. EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 Union Street, 557 2479. Tue–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE Winter Exhibition 2009 Until Wed 23 Dec. Large annual members exhibition.

FRUITMARKET GALLERY 45 Market Street, 225 2383. Mon–Sat 11am–6pm; Sun noon–5pm.

✽✽ FREE The End of the Line: Attitudes in Drawing ●●●●● Until Sun 10 Jan. See review, page 89.

THE HENDERSON GALLERY 4 Thistle Street Lane NW, 225 7464. Tue–Sat 11am–6pm. FREE The Defective Gene Until Sat 21 Nov. Three generations of The De Koenigswarter Family exhibit painting, printmaking and photography.

INGLEBY GALLERY 15 Calton Road, 556 4441. 10am–6pm; Thu 10am–7pm & Closed Sun. FREE Gary Fabian Miller: The Colours Sat 28 Nov–Sat 30 Jan. Miller investigates the possibilities of camera- less photography the interactions of light and light-sensitive paper.

INSTITUT FRANÇAIS D’ECOSSE 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. Mon–Wed & Fri 9.30am–5.30pm; Thu noon–5.30pm; Sat 9.30am–2pm. FREE Photos de rue, photos de scène Until Fri 20 Nov. Photography by Kenny Mathieson depicting the Edinburgh Fringe 2009 and WOMAD festival 2009. FREE Ortszeit / Local Time Mon 23 Nov–Wed 16 Dec. Photography by Stefan Koppelkamm of East Germany in 1990 and the same locations 10–12 years later. INVERLEITH HOUSE Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place/Inverleith Row, 248 2971. Tue–Sun 10am–5.30pm. Karla Black Until Tue 9 Feb. See review, page 89.

ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE 82 Nicolson Street, 668 2232. Mon–Fri 10am–1pm & 2pm–5pm. FREE Ivan Malerba: In The Meantime Until Fri 27 Nov. Small scale paintings from this Glasgow-based Italian painter. LEITH GALLERY 65 The Shore, Leith, 553 5255. Mon–Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 11am–4pm. FREE Deborah Phillips Until Sat 21 Nov. Landscape paintings are exhibited alongside sculptures by Michael Cairncross and jewellery by Lianne McCurrach.

NATIONAL GALLERY COMPLEX The Mound, 624 6200. Mon–Wed & Fri–Sun 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–7pm. FREE Picturing Britain: Paul Sandby (1731–1809) Until Sun 7 Feb. The influential British map-maker turned painter is best known for his magnificent watercolours. FREE Sir Peter Lely: Artist and Collector Until Sun 14 Feb. A display of rarely seen works on paper by one of the most fashionable portraitists in 17th century Britain. 92 THE LIST 19 Nov–3 Dec 2009

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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND Chambers Street, 225 7534. Daily 10am–5pm.

✽✽ FREE Salt of the Earth ●●●●● Until Sun 10 Jan. Craig

Mackay explores emigration and internationalism through photographs of well-known Scots. See review, right. FREE Gifted Until Sun 10 Jan. A selection of handmade treats on display and available for purchase. NATIONAL WAR MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND Edinburgh Castle, 225 7534. Daily 9.45am–5.45pm. Free with castle admission. Helmand: Faces of Conflict Until Sun 31 Jan. Robert Wilson, war artist with Edinburgh’s 52 Infantry Brigade, gives an unflinching photographic account of the lives of civilians and soldiers fighting in Afghanistan.

PAGEANT 10 Lauriston Street, 228 5455. Mon–Sat 11am–6pm. FREE Bad Dudes Vs Dragon Ninja Until Fri 27 Nov. Drawings, paintings and sculptures that draw from influences such as comic books, cartoons, fanzines and computer games. THE QUEEN’S GALLERY Palace of Holyroodhouse, 556 5100. Daily 9.30am–4.30pm. £5 (£4.50). The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton and Antarctic Photography Until Sun 11 Apr. Photographs taken by Herbert George Ponting and Frank Hurley.

SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART 75 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily 10am–5pm.

✽✽ FREE What you See is Where You’re At Sat 28 Nov.

See preview, page 88.

ST JOHN’S CHURCH HALL Princes Street, 225 5339. Viewing 1pm–5pm, Auction 6.30pm. Hospices of Hope Mon 30 Nov. A charity art exhibition and auction of work by international contemporary artists.

STILLS 23 Cockburn Street, 622 6200. Daily 11am–6pm. FREE Elín Jakobsdóttir: Hinges Between Days Until Sun 14 Mar. For her first UK solo exhibition Jakobsdóttir presents a sequence of objects, photographs and films that toy with notions of work and play, contemplation and fantasy. TALBOT RICE GALLERY University of Edinburgh, South Bridge, 650 2210. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm. FREE An Entangled Bank Until Sat 12 Dec. Artists Christine Borland, Ilana Halperin, Brian Hewitt, Kenny Hunter and Ben Rivers interpret the legacy and continuing relevance of Darwinian ideas. FREE Darwin’s Edinburgh Until Sat 12 Dec. A historic exhibition in The Georgian Gallery exploring Darwin’s time as an undergraduate at the University.

THE SCOTTISH GALLERY 16 Dundas Street, 558 1200. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm. FREE Duncan Shanks In Search of Time Past Until Sat 28 Nov. Shanks’ paintings chart the changing seasons. FREE Mark Herald and Friends Until Sat 28 Nov. Work by 19 artists who share an interest in Popular Art and mid 20th century artist/designers. FREE Christmas Exhibition 2009 Wed 2–Thu 24 Dec. Seasonal works by selected Gallery artists.

REVIEW PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY SALT OF THE EARTH National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, until Sun 10 Jan ●●●●●

There are a few surprises at what might have been a straightforward showcase of some of Scotland’s famous faces by Craig Mackay. The first revelation is that not all the usual suspects are present, and the second is the inclusion of a few famous faces from across the pond with Scottish heritage, such as Neve Campbell and Jack White. A third (and most welcome) diversion from the portraits on the wall is a video documenting the process behind the work, and a celebration of the sitters’ ancestry. This is also projected out onto the street, much to the delight of passers-by. Mackay approaches his subjects with humour and humility, illuminating

the person, rather than the façades we are used to seeing in the press. Rough-edged triptychs add depth to what might have been a staid tribute to Scottish luminaries, but there is a deplorable lack of room here, with the work crushed onto the available wall space. Such a tribute deserves room to breathe, and a long approach to the distant figure. The result is reminiscent of being stuck in an overcrowded if star-studded lift. (Miriam Sturdee)

FREE Jane Adam Wed 2–Thu 24 Dec. A selection of contemporary jewellery. FREE Su Blackwell: All the things I love are going to disintegrate Wed 2–Thu 24 Dec. Blackwell’s installations and sculptures toy with the fragility of paper.

Dundee GENERATOR PROJECTS 25–26 Mid Wynd, Mid Wynd Industrial Estate, 01382 225982. Thu–Sun noon–5pm.

Good Golem/Bad Golem Until Sun 6 Dec. New work by artists Alexander Hope and Iain Sturrock.

Stirling THE CHANGING ROOM Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274005. Tue–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE Now is the time: Katy Dove & Simon Yuill Until Sat 19 Dec. Using The University of Stirling’s Norman McLaren archive as a starting point, this exhibition is the result of a collaboration between artists Katy Dove and Simon Yuill.