Festival Visual Art
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I THE LOT
4 Grassmarket. 225 9922.
FREE GV5 Until Thu | I Sep. Mixed media show by live artists from Garvald Iidinburgh. including Julie Whitson‘s delicate cast glass works inspired by the architecture of the Grassmarket and Micheal Mclellan's huge canvases about his favourite rock bands.
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND
The Mound. 624 (i200. Mon—Wed & Fri—Sun l()am—5pm; Thu I()am--7pm. FREE Kaleidoscope: Works on Paper Recently Acquired for Scotland Until Sun 2l Sep. Recent acquisitions on paper and photographs including a sketch of the Holy Family by the 18th century Venetian painter Tiepolo. a pastel portrait of the actress Tilda Swinton by her husband John Byrne and Picasso‘s etching. ‘Weeping Woman‘.
Impressionism and Scotland L'ntil Sun 12 ()ct. £8 (£6). Scottish Impressionism from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. comprising over 100 works by artists as diverse as Whistler. (‘orot. Mc'I‘aggart and the Glasgow Boys. as well as Monet. Manet. Degas. Van (iogh and the Scottish Colourists.
I NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND
Chambers Street. 247 4-122. l()am 5pm. FREE Infinity and Perspective I-V L'ntil Sun 31 Aug. Closed. Work by Marion Preez. Keith Winter. Dongfang Gao and Daniel Smernicki will be shown in c a m e r a - the ‘small chamber‘ —- a new exhibition space at the entrance to the Museum of Edinburgh. Part oft/re Edinburgh Art Festival.
I OPEN EYE GALLERY
34 Abercromby Place. 557 l()2(). Mon—Fri l()am-(rpm; Sat l()am 4pm. FREE Leon Morrocco: From Melbourne to Morocco? Drawing on Life Sat 9 Aug—Wed 3 Sep. An exhibition highlighting the diverse cultures ofAustralia. Spain. Italy. Malta. France. (ireece and Great Britain. celebrating Leon Morrocco‘s response to each country I’ur't oft/re Edinburgh A r! festival.
I PATRIOTHALL GALLERY
WASPS Patriothall Studios. off 48 Hamilton Place. 226 7126.
FREE Return of the Soul - The Nakbah Project Until Mon IS Aug. noon—(3pm. Featuring thousands of tiny figures held in limbo. this installation by Jane Frere is the outcome of an 8- month residency in Iiast Jerusalem. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
I THE QUEEN’S GALLERY
Palace of Holyroodhouse. 556 5 |()(). . £5 (£4.50).
The Art of Italy in the Royal Collection: The Renaissance 0.“ Until Fri 24 ()ct. 9.3(lillIl-‘(TPIIL £5 (£3—£4.5(); under 5s free: family ticket £13). 32 paintings and 42 drawings from the period of the Italian Renaissance. including works by Leonardo da Vinci. Michelangelo. Raphael and Tintoretto. (iiovanni Bellini. Lorenzo Costa and Titian. This is the first of two-part exhibition. the second of which will cover the Baroque period. Last admission 5pm.
I ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN (INVERLEITH HOUSE)
lnverleith Row. 248 2983. Tue Sun
10' m—5.3() m. * FIE Richard Hamilton: Protest Pictures coo IIntil
Sun l2 ()ct. l()am—5.30pm. Paintings and sculptures from the Pop Art man's life-long interest in political figures and movements. I’ur't oft/re Edinburgh Art festival. See review. page 83
Big Things on the
FREE What is Life? Christine Borland, Graham Fagen, Simon Starling COO. l'ntil Sun 3| Aug. l()am 5pm. 'I‘hree Scottish sculptors are brought together by a common interest in plants and scientilic enquiry. 'l'here's immediate pleasure to be had in the understated humour that particularly marks Fagen and Starling's work. but the longer-lasting value is to be found in the way all three approach artistic enquiry.
I ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN
20a lnverleith Row. 552 7|7l.
FREE Wittering Machine: Exhibition Sun |() Sun 3| Aug. l()am (3pm. Various pieces created in response to the music of Messaien and the work of artist Paul Klee in an exhibition to accompany the 'I’wittering Machine installation in the 'I'emperate Palm House.
FREE Wittering Machine: Installation Sun ll) Sun 3| Aug. l()am 6pm. A sound installation designed to celebrate the l()()th anniversary of ()livier Messiaen‘s birth. commissioned by the lidinburgh International Festival.
I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY 'I‘he Mound. 225 667]. Mon Sat l()am 5pm; Sun noon 5pm.
FREE Frank Pottinger RSA l'ntil Mon 29 Sep. l()am 5pm. Solo
exhibition of prints and small sculptures.
Viewings also available by appointment.
I SCOTTISH GALLERY
lo Dundas Street. 558 I200. Mon Fri l()am 6pm; Sat l()am 4pm.
FREE Dame Elizabeth Blackadder Fri 8 Aug Sat () Sep. A new exhibition of oils. watercolours and etchings.
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If you’ve got a couple of hours on your hands and fancy getting out of
the flyer-strewn city centre, hop on a bus to Portobello, where 30 of the sea-facing private gardens have been made over into outdoor galleries. Visit www.bigthingsonthebeach.org.uk to pick up an orientation map. I Various venues, Portobe/lo, uni/l Sat 30 Aug.
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART
75 Behold Road. ()2-1 (1200. l()atn 5pm. Tracey Emin: 20 Years ooo l'ntil Sun 9 .\'ov. l()am (rpm. {(3 (£4). First ever retrospective exhibition of the work of artist 'l‘racey limin to be held in the l'K. I’urt oft/re Edinburgh Art l‘i'slit'ul See review. page 84
I NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
l Queen Street. (324 (i200. .\lon Wed & Fri Sun l()am 5pm; 'l‘hu l()am 7pm. FREE Heroes l'ntil Sun 7 Dec. A critical re-exainination of what we mean by the term ’V'ictorian values'. focttsed through portraits and information on the individuals considered role models in that society.
Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008 l'ntil Sun 2| Sep. £8 (for. Photographs of some of the weightiest names and brightest stars to have graced the pages of Vanity I'ilil'.
FREE John Muir Wood and the Origins of Landscape Photography in Scotland l'ntil Sun 26 ()ct. Arguably Scotland's lirst systematic landscape photographer. John Muir Wood travelled Scotland by steamer documenting the country. as shown in these photographs taken during
lS-lll Isno. Works by Robert Adamson. David ()ctavius Ilill. 'I‘homas Keith. lloralio Ross and \Vlll: Talbot are also displayed to contextualise his output.
I SCOTTISH POETRY LIBRARY
5 (‘richton‘s (‘lose. (‘anongate. 557 2876. Mon Fri llam opin; Sat
noon 4pm.
FREE From Kyoto to Carbeth: Poems 8. plants from the hills l'ntil Fri l2 Sep. Work developed from conversations by ’l‘akaya Fujii and (ierry Loose whilst walking in Kyoto and Scotland. l’ur't (i/iI/lt' Edinburgh Art l'i's'tii'irl.
I 168 LENNOX STREET LANE loB Lennox Street Lane.
FREE 39 l'ntil Mon 25 Aug.
l lam (rpm. For this exhibition. Ilugh Brady has transformed his studio. a
former stables building. into a conduit for a variety of spaces occupied by other artists. both fictional and real. l’ur‘t oft/re Edinburgh Ar't l'k'stii'ul.
I SLEEPER
Reiach and Hall Architects. o Darnaway Street. 225 844-1. Mon Fri 2 5pm. FREE Pavel Buchler l'ntil Fri 29 Aug. noon 5pm. Initiated by artist Alan Johnston and architect .\'eil (iillespie. Sleeper brings to lidinburgh a rich diversity of national and international art from established and emerging artists. l’ur't oft/11' Edinburgh Art l“t’.\lil'(l/.
I STILLS
23 (‘ockburn Street. (322 (i200.
llam (3pm.
FREE Martha Rosler I'ntil Sun 3| Aug. Stills' gallery will undergo a radical transformation into an open reference library with an eclectic array of over 7,700 books from the personal collection of the prolilic artist. writer and political agitator. Martha Rosler. ('tii'ious readers can delve into the volumes. I’ur't oft/re Edinburgh Art Festival.
I STUDIO 1 1
l7 William Street.
FREE The Glenfinlas Cyanotypes l'ntil Sat lo Aug. l()am 5pm. Iidinburgh-Ixised artist Alexander Ilatnilton returns to his favourite medium of cameraless photography - the historic cyanotype. l’ur't oft/re Edinburgh Art l-k's‘tii'ul. See preview. page 83.
I TALBOT RICE GALLERY l'niversity of lidinburgh. South Bridge. 650 22H). 'I‘ue Sat l()am 5pm.
FREE Andrew Grassie coo
l'ntil Sat 27 Sep. A survey exhibition of recent and new work by Andrew (irassie. I’ur't oft/re Edinburgh Art l-kwtivul See review. page 84
I VARIOUS VENUES
FREE SPAM, The Musical l'ntil Sun 3| Aug. llaying collected email spam for over 2 years. Boris lildagsen turns spam into \ ideo art and video art into art spam. I’ur‘t oft/u' Edinburgh Art I'iwtivul.