Visual Art
Oh, we do like to be beside the seaside. Candy- floss scenes of fun by the sea in sun-baked climes
of Italy. Morroco clearly doesn’t go to the same coast as Martin Parr. Cheery images hang on the walls of Open Eye by this Scottish painter
from his studio in Rome. I Open Eye Gallery, 73 Aug—7 Sep.
Public Galleries
I CITY ART CENTRE
2 Market Street. 52‘) 3993. Mon Sat
10am—5pm; Sun noon-~5pm.
Showstoppers Until Sat 10 Sep. The City Art Centre celebrates its 25th anniversary with a selection of its best
works from the permanent collection.
2 Looking Both Ways: Art of the
Contemporary African Diaspora Until Sun I I Sep. The work of 12 African-born contemporary artists now living in W‘stern countries. Identity.
nationalism and memory are explored by
Ghada Amer. Kendell (ieers. Wanhechi Mutu. Yinka Shonibare among others. Bibliotheca Alexandrina tintil Sun I I Sep. The story of the massive
international collaboration that led to the building of Bibliotheca Alexandria which
houses a huge collection of books and rare manuscripts from the area.
I COLLECTIVE GALLERY
22—28 (‘ockburn Street. 220 I260.
Tue—Sat noon—5pm.
Kate Owens Until Sun 28 Atig.
noon—6pm. ()ff-site project on 5th floor
of the Tun. Holyrood Road — ‘The (iate : of Ades‘— that aims to provoke divine
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aspirations from over l()()() bottles of pop. See review. page 84.
Daria Martin - Man and Mask Until Sat 24 Sep. ()ne of the shortlisted artists in Beck's l‘utures this year. Martin returns to Scotland with a solo show. featuring a new lomm film. ‘Man and Mask'.
Hero of TWO Worlds l'ntil Sat 24 Sep. Project Room. First solo show frotn Kate ()wens. using cheap materials to reproduce historic feats of artistry.
I DEAN GALLERY
7.3 Belford Road. 624 (1200. Daily
lllam 5pm.
Surrealism in Britain t'ntil Sun l8 Sep. A display drawing on collections of the Scottish National (iallery of Modern Art. following the growth of the British Surrealism mmement in the late 30s and 40s through paintings. drawings. photographs. objects and printed
e )hemera.
Henri Cartier-Bresson t'ntil Sun 23 ()ct. £5 (£3.50). ('oinprehensiye retrospective. organised by the ('artier- Bresson Foundation in Paris. featuring more than 2()() of the great photographer‘s work. This is the only t'K venue for the world tour. See llitlist.
13 Aug - 25 Sept 2005 FESTIVAL CONNECTIONS
RSA Annual Exhibition Celebrating the breadth of Scottish contemporary art!
EOInbURGH RRT FESTIURL
Royal Scottish Academy
The Mound Edinburgh Admission Free
tel:Ot3t 225 6671 www.myalscottishacademyorg
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I EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART
74 Lauriston Place. 22l 6000. Mon Thu Illam 8pm; Fri Sat Illam 2pm.
* Jannis Kounellis Sun t4 Aug Sun IS Sep. First ever exhibition in Scotland of this (ireek artist. in collaboration with the Scottish National (iallery of Modern Art. See preview. page 84. and llitlist. NEW SHOW.
I EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 t’nion Street. 557 247‘). Tue Sat ltlam (ipm.
Practice and Process - A CEL Scotland Exhibition .0. t'ntit Sat l7 Sep. Latest multiples by some of Scotland's leading artists including Martin Boyce. Katy Dove. (iraham l-‘agen. Kenny Hunter. (‘allum Innes. David Sherry and Alan Shipway. See review. page 85.
I FRUITMARKET GALLERY
45 Market Street. 225 2383. Mon Sat
1 lam 6pm; Sun noon 5pm.
Cai Guo-Oiang: Life beneath the Shadow 0... l'ntil Sun 25 Sep. Site-specific artwork commissions within the l-‘ruitmarket. an off-site installation to mark the lidinburgh Art Festival and collaboratise presentation of bortraits and death masks at the Scottish National Portrait (iallery by this hugely significant international artist. He will be exploring the realm of ghosts and non-bodily forces. linking his interest in the underworld of spirits with Edinburgh's history of netherworld activity.
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART
75 Belford Road. 624 (i200. Daily
Illam 5pm.
Francis Bacon: Portraits and Heads 0.... l'ntil Sun 4 Sep. The first museum exhibition to explore in depth Bacon's portraits of friends. lovers and other artists. comprising over 50 works. His life was notoriously volatile. and complex loye affairs with Peter Lacy and (icorge Dy er who killed himself on the night of Bacon’s big opening in Paris pro\ ided intense sources of inspiration.
Jon Schueler: The Sound of Sleat l'ntil Sun 5 Mar. A display of work celebrating the American Abstract lixpressionist painter who set tip a studio in Mallaig. on the Sound of Sleat.
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND
The Mound. ()24 (3200. Mon -\\'ed 8:
Fri Sun ltlam 5pm; Thu ltlam 7pm. Gauguin’s Vision 0.. t'ntil Sun 2 ()ct. Royal Academy Building. Taking (iauguin‘s wonderful ‘Vision of the Sermon' as a starting point. this exhibition brings together 84 works by (iauguin and his immediate mentors such as lidgar Degas and (’amille Pissarro. artists who be admired such as Patil (‘e/anne and (instaye Moreau. and his younger contemporaries and followers. including limile Bernard. I.ouis Anquetin. Paul Sertisier and Maurice Denis. See review. page 84.
I NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
l Queen Street. 624 (i200. Mon Wed & l-‘ri -Sun l()am 5pm: Thu ltlam 7pm. New Acquisitions of Photography L'ntil Sun I 1 Sep. Includes photographs by Stewart Lockhart from Imperial ('hina. pictures of Skye by mountaineer and photographer (iP Abraham and abstract prints by Paul Kenny. who uses materials such as seaweed and saltwater to develop his photographs.
The Healing Touch t'ntil Sun 27 Nov. Iixhibition charting key periods in learning. training and teaching in medicine and portraits of the pioneers by Ramsay. Reynolds and Zoft'any to coincide with the Royal (‘ollege of Surgeons quincentenat‘y celebrations. End to End l'ntil Sun I I Sep. Daniel
Reeyes explores themes of resurrection
and metamorphosis in digital printing inspired by sources such as Hieronymous Bosch. Stanley Spencer and Lithuanian poet. ('Ieslaw :‘vlilosI.
I THE QUEEN’S GALLERY
Palace of Iloly‘roodhotlse. 556 5 Hit). Daily 9.30am 5pm. £5 (£3424); family ticket £l3.
Watercolours and Drawings from the Collection of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother l'ntil Sun 25 Sep. first exhibition of 73 watercolours and drawings from the Queen Mum's collection.
I RIAS GALLERY
15 Rutland Square. 22‘) 7545. Mon Fri 0am 5pm.
Buildings That Made a Difference l’ntil liri 2 Sep. Ten buildings from the last ten years that have made a difference culturally. environmentally‘. econmically or just by raising the standards of good design.
I ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN lnverleith House. 552 7l7|.
ltlam 5.30pm.
* Ian Hamilton Finlay - Sentences t'ntil Sun 23 ()ct. Sentences composed by l-‘inlay while working in his garden at Little Sparta. chosen by the artist and painted by his collaborator I.es lidge in shades of blue. green. red and grey they express ideas and feelings about gardens. friendship. weather. culture and nature. See llitlist.
lixhibition Hall. lnverleith Row. 552 717l. Daily lllam 5pm. Free.
With the Grain: The Life and Work of Tim Stead l'ntil Sun 4 Sep.
ltlam 5pm. Free. An exhibition celebrating the life and work of post-war Scotland‘s most inspirational and influential furniture maker. charting his career as a conset'\ationist. poet. designer and sculptor.
I ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS (WEST GATE)
Royal Botanic (iardens. Arboretum Place. 248 2983.
>i< Little Sparta Visits Iiyery Wed & Sat until Sat It) Sep. I245 opm. U2 (£8). To celebrate the thth birthday of [an Hamilton l-‘inlay. special buses are running to his garden. l.ittle Sparta. in the Pentland Hills. Departure is from outside the west gate of the Royal Botanic (iarden. returning via the Scottish Poetry Library and lngleby (iallery. See llitlist.
I ROYAL MUSEUM: EUROPEAN ART GALLERY
2 (‘hambers Street. 247 4210/4422. Mon & Wed Sat Illani 5pm; Tue Illatn Spin: Stilt noon 5pm. Free.
Nicholas and Alexandra, the Tsar and Tsarina l’ntil Sun 30 ()ct. £5 (£4). The story of Tsar Nicholas II and his wife. the [impress Alexandra the last royal family of Russia told through court costumes. icons from the collections of the state Hermitage museum. St Petersburg and objets d'art by Faberge. Jerwood Applied Arts Prize 2004 l'ntil Sun 18 Sep. A (‘rafts (‘ouncil touring exhibition. featuring work by Jerwood winners including Barber ()s‘gerby‘b's ‘l.oop Table. a self- consuming barbecue by Jim Partridge and ‘Mirror Balls‘ by Tom Dixon.
REzfresh l'ntil Sun 2 ()ct. liighteen new acquisitions go on show. including a bracelet made of recycled tomato tins and a silver brooch in the shape of a l-‘errari.
I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound. ()l3l 225 (1(i7l. Mon Sat Illam 5pm; Sun noon 5pm.
I 179th Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition 2005 Mon l5 Aug Sun 25 Sep.
ltlam 5pm. Free. The Royal Scottish Academy's l7‘)th Annual Exhibition w ill be a curated show of exciting and innovative work by vibrant artists from and currently working in Scotland. Ni W SHOW.