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ESKIMO
Scottish artist partnership Polarcap are into puns, which is why they called the inaugural project at the Gallery at Eskmills Eskimo. There aren’t any actual representatives from the Inuit people among the 14 (mostly Scottish) artists who they commissioned to respond to the
Eskmills site - a former fishing net factory turned arts hub - but there
may well be some fish.
I Gallery at Eskmil/s, Stuart House, Eskmi/ls, 273 4339, until 37 Aug, free.
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With his exhibition of screenprints already drawing the crowds at Edinburgh Printmakers, Chad McCail takes a moment to tackle our Q&A
5 words to describe your current show Achineg beautiful, heart-wrenching eye candy.
4 other exhibitions you want to see
The Mike Kelly retrospective in Brussels I missed; a
Tony Oursler retrospective, a George Condo show . . .
that’s enough wanting.
3 upcoming artists who ought to be more famous than they are
Here I fall short again, though among the students I see at the University of Cumbria at Carlisle. there are some brave artists.
2 things you love about Edinburgh in August Rosa and Dexter.
1 word to describe how you’re feeling right now
Patronised.
I Chad McCall, Edinburgh Printmakers, 557 24 79, until 6 Sep, free.
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FESTIVAL ART
* Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller Put aside at least an hour and get in early in the morning to ensure prime viewing spots on these six visceral, brilliantly clever installations composed of hair- triggered soundworks and Kafkaesque nightmarish robotics (pictured). The stand- out show of the EAF so far. See review, next issue. Fruitmarket Gallery, 0131 225 2383, until Sun 28 Sep, free.
* Richard Wilson Wilson cranks open his construction kit with beautifully-shot filmed interventions, accompanied by Meccano miniatures of how the feats were accomplished and a whole caravan made into industrial sculpture. See review, page 83 Grey Gallery, 07970 359 086, until Sun 31 Aug, free. * Susan Collis Cheeky installation by the up-coming Scottish artist playing on the building site from which the new Ingleby Gallery has recently emerged. What appear to be hanging rawl plugs and paint spatters are revealed to be precious stones. See review, page 82 Ingleby Gallery, 0131 556 4441, until Wed 24 Sep, free.
as Richard Hamilton Comprehensive retrospective giving an (incomplete) idea of just how influential the great British pop artist has been. His critiques of the way mass media communicates politics might now seem commonplace, but this a good reminder of just who pioneered those techniques in the first place. See review, page 83 lnver/eith House, 248 2971, until Sun 12 Oct, free.
For venue addresses see Index page 96
7—14 Aug 2008 THE LIST FESTIVAL MAGAZINE 81