Festival Visual Art
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■ DEAN GALLERY 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily 10am–5pm. Another World: Dali, Magritte and the Surrealists ●●●●● Until Sun 9 Jan. £7 (£5). An impressive collection of surrealist art. EAF. FREE Richard Wright: The Stairwell Project An EAF Expo commission from the 2009 Turner Prize winner. EAF.
■ DIGITAL DESIGN SERVICES 61 Bread Street, 0131 477 4524. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat noon–6pm. FREE Six of the Best Until Fri 27 Aug. Digital artwork created by six artists. Fringe.
■ DOVECOT 10 Infirmary Street, 315 3054. Mon–Sat 10.30am–5.30pm. FREE Sitting and Looking ●●●●● Until Sun 5 Sep. Photographs, furniture design, ceramics and jewellery.
■ DUNDAS STREET GALLERY 6a Dundas Street, 0131 558 9363. Mon–Sat 10am–9pm; Sun 2–6pm. FREE Barbara Rae – Prints Until Sun 5 Sep. An exhibition of new prints inspired by wilderness. EAF. ■ ED CROSS FINE ART The English Speaking Union, 23 Atholl Crescent, 07507 067567. Daily 10am–6pm. FREE Witness – The Spectre of Memory in Contemporary African Art Until Mon 30 Aug. Thought- provoking images from four different artists. EAF.
■ EDINBURGH GALLERY 20a Dundas Street, 557 5002. Mon–Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 10am–1pm. FREE Festival Exhibition 2010 Until Wed 15 Sep. New, original works by some of Scotland’s best talent. ■ EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 Union Street, 557 2479. Tue–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE Prints of Darkness ●●●●● Until Sat 4 Sep. New work exploring record cover art. EAF.
■ EDINBURGH ZOO Corstorphine Road, 0131 334 9171. Daily 9am–6pm. Emotions: Photography Exhibition of Wild Scotland Until Tue 31 Aug. Included in Zoo admission. Spectacular images of Scotland’s wild places and animals. Fringe. ■ FACULTY OF ADVOCATES Old Assembly Close, High Street, 07799 851028. Mon–Fri noon–5pm. FREE Flow-Pattern Until Mon 30 Aug. Semi-abstract photography by John Reiach. Fringe.
■ FILMHOUSE 88 Lothian Road, 0131 228 2688. Sun–Thu 10am–11pm; Fri & Sat 10am–12.30am. FREE Arts by Offenders, Secure Patients and Detainees from Scotland Until Fri 3 Sep. Work entered for the 2010 Koestler Awards – a charitable scheme which has been rewarding artistic achievement in the penal and secure sectors for 48 years. Fringe.
■ FRUITMARKET GALLERY 45 Market Street, 0131 225 2383. Daily 10am–7pm. FREE Martin Creed: Down Over
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Up ●●●●● Until Sun 31 Oct. Major new project by Turner Prize-winning Scottish artist Martin Creed consisting of recent and newly-commissioned works. EAF. ■ GALERIE MIRAGES 46a Raeburn Place, 0131 315 2603. Mon–Sat 10am–6pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Jewellery of the World Until Mon 30 Aug. Traditional and modern jewellery. Fringe. FREE Puppets Until Mon 30 Aug. A selling exhibition of antique puppets from Asia. Fringe.
■ GALLERA1@ THE LIGHTHOUSE 20–22 West Harbour Road, 0131 555 2280. Tue–Sun 11am–4pm. FREE Granton Live Fri 20 Aug–Sun 5 Sep. Offsite, site-specific exhibition relating to three pop-up projects on the Granton waterfront. EAF. ■ GARAGE 51a Northumberland Street, 07917 668044. Sat & Sun noon–4pm. FREE Garage Sat 21 Aug–Sun 5 Sep. See Big Pic, page 76. EAF.
■ GLADSTONE’S LAND 477b Lawnmarket, 0844 493 2120. 10am–7pm. FREE Photographic Exhibition: Edinburgh and Beyond Until Sun 22 Aug. Monochrome photographs of Scotland’s capital and a selection of wildlife photographs. Fringe.
■ GLASS & THOMPSON 2 Dundas Street, 557 0909. FREE Skein: Six Women Artists Until Thu 30 Sep. Textiles, etchings and paintings from a new, all-female artists’ collective. ■ THE HENDERSON GALLERY 4 Thistle Street Lane NW, 225 7464. Tue–Sat 11am–6pm. FREE Nefertiti ●●●●● Until Thu 19 Aug. The ex-Stone Roses guitarist presents a selection of works inspired by a 1967 Miles Davis album. FREE Macpherson’s Cave – Shadow and Enlightenment Fri 20 Aug–Sat 4 Sep. Robert Powell explores the mythologising of Scottish history. EAF.
■ HUGH ROBSON BUILDING George Square, 0131 226 0000. All day (outdoor exhibition). FREE Hard Rain: Our Headlong Collision with Nature 20 Aug–4 Sep. Striking exhibition linking images of climate change’s effects the words of Bob Dylan’s song. Fringe.
■ I2 GALLERY 34 Abercromby Place, 558 9872. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm. FREE Ecole de Paris Until Sat 4 Sep. Master printmakers with connections to Paris. EAF.
■ INGLEBY GALLERY 15 Calton Road, 556 4441. Mon–Sat 10am–6pm. Sun noon–5pm.
✽✽ FREE Iran do Espírito Santo ●●●●● Until Sat 25 Sep. A new
group of sculptures in marble and black granite. EAF.
■ JAALICEKLARR AT ECA LIBRARY Evolution House, 78 West Port. Mon–Thu 9.15–4.30pm; Fri 10am–4.30pm. FREE ShelfLife: A Biblio-sideshow Until Fri 3 Sep. Exhibition questioning the boundaries between the written and the visual. EAF.
■ JOSEPH PEARCE’S 23 Elm Row, 556 4140. Daily 11am–midnight. FREE The Colour Red Sun 22 Aug–Sun 30 Jan. Photographs exploring the meanings of the colour of danger, lust and romance. ■ KOMACHI 162 Fountainbridge, 07525 414626. Daily noon–6pm. FREE Change X Until Fri 3 Sep. An exchange of art and ideas between Berlin-based collective Basso and artists living in Edinburgh. EAF.
■ LEITH LIBRARY 28-30 Ferry Road, 0131 529 5517. Mon & Wed 1–8pm; Thu 10am–8pm; Fri 10am–5pm. FREE Around the World in 80 Views – The Pictures of Malcolm and Philibert Until Mon 30 Aug. Forty photographs and 40 watercolours of interesting and remote places. Fringe.
■ LYON AND TURNBULL 33 Broughton Place, 557 8844. Mon–Fri 11am–6pm; Sat & Sun noon–5pm. FREE Adrian Wiszniewski: A Retrospective Auction Until Tue 24 Aug, 10am–5pm. An exhibition and auction of work by the Glasgow artist. ■ MATTHEW ARCHITECTURE GALLERY Department of Architecture, University of Edinburgh, 20 Chambers Street, 0131 650 2342. Mon–Fri 11am–4pm. FREE Curating The City: Representation and Seriality Until Fri 3 Sep. Work exploring the curatorial process. EAF.
■ NATIONAL GALLERY COMPLEX The Mound, 624 6200. Fri–Wed 10am–6pm; Thu 10am–7pm. FREE The Glasgow Boys – Drawing Inspiration Until Thu 9 Sep. An insight into the working methods and friendships of The Glasgow Boys. Christen Kobke: Danish Master of Light Until Sun 3 Oct. £7 (£5). The most exhaustive selection of paintings by the pre-eminent Danish painter ever to be shown outside Denmark EAF.
■ NEW MEDIA SCOTLAND InSpace, Crichton Street, 650 2750. Wed–Sun noon–8pm. FREE life.turns. Until Sun 5 Sep. Collaborative, interactive photo/video project. EAF. ■ NEWHAILES Newhailes Road, Musselburgh, 0844 493 2125. Access by guided tour only; contact venue to book. Subjects for Melancholy Retrospection Until Sun 5 Sep, £10.50 (£7.50). Mixed-media work relating to language and memory. EAF.
■ INHOUSE 28 Howe Street, 0131 225 2888. Tue–Sat 9.30am–5.30pm. FREE Design Dinners Until Sat 28 Aug. An installation of cutlery, glassware and furniture. Fringe. ■ THE NOMADS TENT 21 St Leonard’s Lane, 0131 662 1612. Daily 10am–5pm. FREE The Quality of Colour Until Sun 5 Sep. A collection of traditional Gabbeh rugs from southern Iran. Fringe.
■ INVERLEITH HOUSE Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place/Inverleith Row, 248 2971. Tue–Sun 10am–5.30pm.
✽✽ FREE Joan Mitchell ●●●●● Until Sun 3 Oct. The first museum
exhibition in the UK devoted to influential American painter Joan Mitchell. See review, page 77. EAF.
■ OPEN EYE GALLERY 34 Abercromby Place, 0131 557 1020. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm. FREE Barbara Rae and Matthew Draper: Contrasting Landscapes, Painterly Abstractions Until 31 Aug. Two distinct and individual responses to contemporary landscape painting. EAF.
■ PATRIOTHALL GALLERY WASPS Patriothall Studios, off 48 Hamilton Place, 0131 226 7126. Tue–Sat noon–4pm. FREE Decay Until Sat 28 Aug. Special opening Sun 8 Aug noon–4pm. Four international artists explore the idea of decay. EAF. FREE Park/Platz, Mels Dees Until Fri 28 Aug. Video work about the decay of a perishable model car park. EAF.
■ PORTOBELLO PUBLIC ART HOUSE 56 Kings Road, Portobello, www.bigthingsonthebeach.org.uk. Thu 10am–6pm; Fri 10am–8pm; Sat 1–8pm; Sun 1–6pm. FREE Big Things on The Beach – City Beach Until Sun 29 Aug. Exhibition exploring possibilities for public art commissions for Portobello Beach. EAF.
■ THE QUEEN’S GALLERY Palace of Holyroodhouse, 556 5100. Daily 9.30am–6pm. Dutch Landscapes ●●●●● Until Sun 9 Jan. £5.50 (£5; children £3; under 5s free, family ticket £14). Finely detailed landscapes in oils. ■ THE QUEEN’S HALL 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. Mon–Sat 10am–5.30pm. FREE Carlene Edwards Until Sat 4 Sep, 10am–5.30pm. Work inspired by antique musical instruments.
■ ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS 9 Queen Street, 226 0000. 11am–7pm. FREE Sandbach School Artists Until Fri 20 Aug. Student projects exploring the contrasts inherent in Blackpool. Fringe.
■ ROYAL OVER-SEAS LEAGUE 100 Princes Street, 225 1501. Daily 10am–6pm. FREE Edinburgh Printmakers Until Thu 30 Sep. Limited edition landscape- based prints. Fringe.
■ ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound, 225 6671. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm.
✽✽ Impressionist Gardens ●●●●● Until Sun 17 Oct. £10
(£7). Major international exhibition of around 90 works. EAF. FREE Philip Braham: Falling Shadows in Arcadia Until Fri 3 Sep. Winner of the 2009 Morton Award for lens-based work. EAF. FREE RSA New Works Programme 1 Until Fri 3 Sep. New works by contemporary Scottish artists.
■ SCHOP 36 St Mary’s Street, 477 4513. Mon–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE Tram Spotting / Train Stopping Until Sat 4 Sep. Illustrating how the residents of Edinburgh and Galashiels might use their newly revived tram and train lines. EAF. ■ SCOTLANDART.COM 2 St Stephen Place, 0131 225 6257. Tue–Fri 10.30am–5.30pm; Sat 10am–5.30pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Best of Scottish Until Sat 29 Aug. Original painting, drawing and sculpture. Fringe.
■ SCOTLAND-RUSSIA INSTITUTE 9 South College St, 668 3635. Tue–Fri 11am–4pm; Sat 1.30–4pm. FREE Alison Milner-Gulland: Russian Memories Until Sat 4 Sep. A personal snapshot of Russia.
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