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Cross-cutting The current exhibition at Sierra Metro, one of Edinburgh’s newest and most exciting galleries, brings together artists from across the UK to create a group showcase of
contemporary film and video art. Cross-cutting features films from the eleven-strong Sheffield-based collective, The Sheffield Pavilion, new video work by Edinburgh-based artist Ewan Sinclair that explores the notion of film as sculpture, a site-specific installation by Dundee-based artist Euan Taylor of Inefficient Solutions and new video and photographic work by London-based pairing Corinne Mynatt & Angus H Braithwaite. ■ Sierra Metro, Edinburgh, until Sun 20 Dec.
■ STREET LEVEL PHOTO WORKS Trongate 103, 552 2151. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm.
✽✽ FREE Colin Gray: In Sickness and in Health ●●●●● Until Sat
23 Jan (Closed 23 Dec–4 Jan). The photographer concludes his series The Parents, which chronicles the lives of his mum and dad, with this moving exhibition. Simultaneously a personal investigation for the artist and a profound experience for the viewer. ■ TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. Tue–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat & Sun noon–5pm. FREE Hilary Lloyd Until Sun 20 Dec. Lloyd presents a new film installation entitled Sculpture, developed during her Tramway residency in August of this year.
Edinburgh
■ ART’S COMPLEX St. Margaret’s House, 151 London Road, 661 1924. Daily 10am–7pm. FREE Bientot Noel Until Fri 18 Dec. A group exhibition of contemporary art, film and crafts. ■ CENTRAL LIBRARY Music Library, George IV Bridge, 242 8053. Mon–Thu 10am–8pm; Fri 10am–5pm; Sat 9am–1pm. FREE The Link Tue 5–Sat 16 Jan. A charity art exhibition and auction of artwork by musicians and artists who have a connection to music. Contributing artists include King Creosote, Gordon Anderson and Jenny Soep.
■ COLLECTIVE GALLERY 22–28 Cockburn Street, 220 1260. Tue–Sun 11am–5pm. Closed 21 Dec–5 Jan. FREE New Work Scotland Programme ●●●●● Until Sun 31 Jan. Critically acclaimed programme of exhibitions, performances and events with a specific focus on emergent Scottish work. This second exhibition
presents work by Rachel Adams and Katharina Kiebacher. ■ CORN EXCHANGE GALLERY Constitution Street, 561 7300. Wed–Sat 11am–4.30pm. FREE Anna Sikorska: Exchange & Harbour ●●●●● Thu 17 Dec. This simple four-part exhibition, combining ready-mades with sculptural works, ushers in a welcome concentration on themes of narrative, everyday experience and the diverse possibilities of the physical.
■ EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 Union Street, 557 2479. Tue–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE Winter Exhibition 2009 Until Wed 23 Dec. Large annual members’ exhibition, where the festive season is celebrated with a showcase of some of Scotland’s best printmaking talent.
■ FRUITMARKET GALLERY 45 Market Street, 225 2383. Mon–Sat 11am–6pm; Sun noon–5pm.
✽✽ FREE The End of the Line: Attitudes in Drawing ●●●●●
■ DEAN GALLERY 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily 10am–5pm. (1 Jan noon–5pm) Closed 25 Dec & 26 Dec. FREE A Model of Order: Concrete Poetry Until Sun 3 Jan. A display of ‘concrete poetry’ taken from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. FREE ‘Painter’ and the Studio: Paul McCarthy and the Myth of the Artist Until Sun 14 Feb. American performance artist Paul McCarthy’s famous and irreverent film Painter satirises the notion of the ‘solitary genius’.
✽✽ FREE BP Portrait Award 2009 Until Sun 21 Feb. The popular
exhibition of works by shortlisted contemporary portrait painters – a selection of 56, whittled down from one of the competition’s largest selection of entries – returns to Edinburgh. ■ DOVECOT 10 Infirmary Street, 550 3660. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm. (Closed 24 Dec–27 Dec) FREE Follow a Thread Until Thu 31 Dec. Examples of contemporary tapestry and other works inspired by an engagement with the art of tapestry. Featured artists include Jo Barker, Sara Brennan and Matt Hulse. 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 Until Sat 19 Dec. Photographic exhibition celebrating Scottish Ballet’s 40 years in existence.
Until Sun 10 Jan (Closed 24 Dec–3 Jan). Celebrating a contemporary resurgence in drawing, an exhibition of new and recent work by 11 highly acclaimed young international artists. Care and attention to detail preclude any difficulties involved in melding the works of such diverse practitioners into a cohesive show.
■ GLADSTONE GALLERY 477b Lawnmarket, 0844 493 2120. Daily 11am–6.30pm. FREE The Alchemy Thu 17 Dec–Sun 3 Jan (Please telephone to check openings). Exhibition featuring oils from David Mathieson, the photography of Gareth Timms and work by silversmith Christina Rose Leon.
■ INGLEBY GALLERY 15 Calton Road, 556 4441.10am–6pm; Thu 10am–7pm & Closed Sun. Gary Fabian Miller: The Colours ●●●●● Until Sat 30 Jan (Closed 24 Dec–4 Jan). See review, page 96. ■ INSPACE 1 Crichton Street, 650 2750. Wed–Fri 10am–6pm. FREE Are We Human? Until Sun 10 Jan (Closed 25 Dec, 26 Dec, 1 Jan & 2 Jan). Interactive art exhibition exploring the relationship between the environment and intelligent life. Featured artists include Julius von Bismarck & Benjamin Maus, Brian Hewitt and Simon Kirby.
National Galleries of Scotland is a charity registered in Scotland (No.SC003728) 17 Dec 2009–7 Jan 2010 THE LIST 99