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I ART’S COMPLEX
St. Margaret's House. 151 London Road. FREE Tobacco House l.'ntil Sun 31 Aug. Artist Iittie Spencer is spendittg the summer growing a tobacco crop out of the front of St Margaret's Ilouse. She hopes to raise issues of social inclusion. health and economics while transforming a derelict building into a visually arresting piece. l’ur'! (rflhe Edirtburglr Art Festival. FREE Glendinbow Thu 7—-Thu 2] Aug. noon—5pm. The new Edinburgh artist-run initiative ‘echo' tries to caltn the (sibling) rivalry between Edinburgh and Glasgow. l’ur'! (rflhe Edinburgh Art Festival. See preview. page 82
I ATTICSALT 50 Thistle Street. North Iiast Lane. 225 2093. Wed—Sat l latn--6pm.
FREE Offerings lfntil Sat 30 Attg. Irish
artist Ian Healy examines the paradoxes of
religious imagery. l’ur‘t oft/re Edinburgh Arr I'es'livul.
I BOURNE FINE ART
(1 I)undas Street. 557 4050. Mon l-‘ri 10am—6pm; Sat 1 lam—2pm.
FREE Singing Stone l'tttil Sat 6 Sep. An exhibition featuring recent work by lintin Young. one of the L'K's foretnost carvers of stone. I’ur'l of the Edinburgh Ar! [mm-u).
I CHARLOTTE SQUARE
(‘harlotte Square. ()845 373 5888.
FREE Ric Warren Sat 9~-Mon 25 Aug. Recent GSA graduate Ric Warren exhibits sculptural works responding to the theme of climate change at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. l’uri ufrhe Edinburgh Ar'I I'es'livnl.
I CITY ART CENTRE
2 Market Street. 529 3993. Mon-Sat 10am—5pm.
FREE Recognised: Highlights from the Collection lintil Wed 24 Dec. 10am 5pm. Ilighlights frotn the (‘A("s collection of Scottish art. including work by Redpath. Paolo/Ii. Blackadder and Bellany.
China: A Photographic Portrait l'ntil Sun 14 Sep. £5 (£3.50). An unparalleled look at changing life in (‘hina as viewed through the lenses of 250 (‘hinese photographers.
I COLLECTIVE GALLERY
22-28 (‘ockburn Street. 220 I260. Tue-Sat noon— 5pm; Mon—Sat 9.30am—15pm.
FREE The Golden Record: Sounds of Earth 0.. l'ntil Sat 13 Sep.
I lam—(rpm. 1 16 artists. musicians. comedians and theatre-makers respond to the sounds we sent into space in the 70s. Try saying that with a face full of beer. Part of the Edinburgh Art l-es‘lit'ul. Se review. page 84
I DANCE BASE
14—10 (irassmarket. 225 5525.
FREE In the Flesh L'ntil Sun 24 Aug. times vary. A ‘dance screen installation' by choreographer and filmmaker Billy (‘owie. presented by Dance Base & Catalyst. Part ofrhe Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
I DEAN GALLERY 73 Belford Road. (324 6200. 10am—5pm. FREE Collage City: Urban Space in Contemporary Art oooo lfntil Sun 7 Sep. Works on paper by artists such as Toby Paterson. Langlands and Bell and (‘arol Rhodes looking at the way skylines. maps and city architecture have inspired creative work. This exhibition highlights the crucial position of urban space as a playground for artists over the past ()0 years.
Foto: Modernity in Central Europe 0.... l'ntil Sun 31 Aug. 10am-5pm. £6 (£4). A vast selection of Modernist photography from (iermany. Hungary. Czechoslovakia. Poland and Austria. brilliantly demonstrating how the new photographic vision extended into all areas of modern life and including
Festival Visual Art
examples of the very best in Modernist artistic practise.
I DOGGERFISHER
l l (iaylield Square. 558 7| 10. 'I‘ue-‘I-‘ri 10am—6pm: Sat noon—5pm.
FREE Alexander Heim l'ntil Sat 13 Sep. Heitn’s first solo show in the [K draws together works on paper. film. ceramics. Photographs and sculpture. as the artist explores the convergences and occasional frictions between the natural world and human urban activity. Parr of the Edinburgh Art l'esrit'ul.
I DOVECOT
Infirmary Street.
FREE Weaving Influences/Raising the Bar l'ntil Sat 27 Sep. Two cross- disciplinary exhibitions celebrate the opening of l)ovecot. the new home for l)ovecot Tapestry Sttidios. Part of the Edinburgh Ar! I'es'rit'n/
I EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART SCULPTURE COURT 74 Lauriston Place. 221 (i000. Mon -Thu
10am-8pm; Iiri 10am 4pm; Sat 10am 2pm.
FREE Sanford Wurmfeld: Cyclorama lTntil Fri 5 Sep. The Ii- (‘yclorama is a painting unlike any previously witnessed and is painted on the inside of a huge cylinder. The viewer enters from beneath attd is surrounded by the painting. which is their lield of vision filled with a rainbow of shifting colour. l’ur! oft/re Edinburgh Arr l'es‘rit'ul 2008.
I EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS
23 l7nion Street. 557 2479. Tue Sat 10am (rpm.
FREE Chad McCail l'ntil Sat () Sep. 10am «opm. Two series' of screenprints and a suite of lithographs. reflecting the history and mechanics of compulsory education and our dealings with puberty as a culture. Artist's talk. Sat 23 Aug. Part of the Edinburgh Ar! I'i’s'lit'ul. See 5 Questions. page 81.
I EDINBURGH SCULPTURE WORKSHOP
25 I‘lawthornvalc. 551 4490. Mon ‘Sat 10am—5pm.
FREE Magazine 08 l'ntil Sun 24 Aug. I 1am 5pm. Annual show of work by over 20 artists representing the contemporary Scottish sculpture scene. Part of Edinburgh Ar“! l'eslii'ul.
I THE EMBASSY
76 [East (’rosscauseway. 667 2808. Thu—Sun noon -(ipm.
FREE Mutatis Mutandis l'ntil Sun 31 Aug. noon-opm. Iixhibition of work by artists including Yason Banal. Mare Tralla. Dave Sherry and Hotpants Romance that moves between performance. installation. photography. video and painting. I’ur'r oft/re Edinburgh Ar'! l-eslivnl.
I FRUITMARKET GALLERY 45 Market Street. 225 2383. Mon—Sat l lam-x-opm; Sun noon—5pm. FREE Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller l'ntil Sun 28 Sep. A first chance for Scottish audiences to experience the work of one of the most interttationally-respected artist partnerships. l’ur'r oft/re Edinburgh Arr I'eslivul. See I.istpicks
I THE GREY GALLERY 10 ()Id Broughton. off Barony Street. FREE Richard Wilson .000 lfntil Sun 31 Aug. 1 lam~6pm. Once again in temporary residency in a derelict warehouse. the (irey (iallery presents an exhibition looking at the rudiments of Richard Wilson’s creative process I’ur‘t oft/re Edinburgh Art Festival. See review. page 83
I HIGH STREET
Portobello
FREE Big Things on The Beach: Garden Gallery lintil Sat 30 Aug. This project. curated by Big Things on
Cvril Gerber Fine Art
l9llt-21sl Cent uiy liril islt Drawings. Paintings (57 éculplure
the Beach atid Amber Roome. involves local. national and international artists installing works in private gardens in Portobello. I’ur‘! oft/re Edinburgh Ar! l-i'srivul. See picture. page 86
I INGLEBY GALLERY l5 (’alton Road. 556 4441. 10am 5pm. FREE Kay Rosen: Huen 0.0 l'ntil Wed 24 Sep. The first Scottish showing of work by American artist Kay Rosen is the inaugttral exhibition at the lngleby (iallery’s new tnain space. l’ur't oft/1e Edinburgh Art l'es'rivul. See review. page 82
FREE Susan Collis
I... l'ntil Wed 24 Sep. Stisan (‘ollis' first solo show recreates the building site the new lngleby (iallery has recently evolved from in precious stones. Purl oft/re Edinburgh Ar! l-eslii'ul. See review. page 82 FREE Billboard for Edinburgh: Mark Wallinger 000 l'ntil Wed 24 Sep. Free. The 'I'urner Prize-winner shows his wares to the city l’ur'l oft/1e Edinburgh A” Festival. See review. page 82
First of the Summer Wine
I 'NSTITUT FMNQMS D’ECOSSE Exhibition runs until the end of August
13 Randolph ('t'csccttl. 225 5360. Mon Wed & l~‘ri 9.30am 5.30pm; Thu noon 5.30pm; Sat 9.30am 2pm. FREE Au fil d’Ecosse COO liri 29 Aug. An oblique. if rather sentimental gaze at Scotland. taking its on a journey across the country itt paintings. photos and installation. I’ur'r of Edinburgh Ar! I'es'livul.
A FINE SELECTION OF WORKS BY: Established & Contemporary Scottish Masters, Scottish Colourists, Glasgow School and Modern Britsh Masters, including Colquhoun. Eardley, Epstein, McCance and Reeves.
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I LAURISTON CASTLE
2a (‘ramond Road South. 330 2060. £4 (£3 ).
FREE Big Case l'ntil Wed 13 Aug. A contemporary art exhibition created by postgraduate students from the sculpture and glass departments of Iidinburgh ('ollege of Art.
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