FESTIVAL VISUAL ART | Hitlist ART HITLIST
Rachael Cloughton picks some of the best visual art to explore in the festival’s second week
Station at Edinburgh College of Art, until 26 Aug, free. TAMSYN CHALLENGER: FREE
ROSS BIRRELL & DAVID THE PUSSY!
HARDING: TRYPTYCH A three-channel film installation showing a recital of Henryk Gorecki’s 1976 Symphony No. 3: Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, performed by the Athens State Orchestra with the Syrian Expat Philharmonic Orchestra. Set within the historic Trinity Apse it is a powerful exploration of the thresholds between music, politics, poetry and place. See review, page 103. Trinity Apse, until 26 Aug, free.
SHILPA GUPTA: FOR, IN YOUR TONGUE I CANNOT HIDE: 100
JAILED POETS Indian artist Shilpa Gupta brings fragments from the work of 100 poets who have been jailed through the centuries together in this poignant sound installation. The work draws directly on the work of poets who have found themselves in conflict with political powers as a direct result of their ideas. The Fire
In her curatorial debut, Tamsyn Challenger has organised a fierce exhibition of works made in response or in homage to the band Pussy Riot. There are also playful interventions around Summerhall by Challenger herself, including the renaming of the Royal Dick bar (The Royal Pussy) and a pop-up mini dance floor, complete with disco ball for you to boogie mid-show. Summerhall, until 23 Sep, free.
LIBERTY ART FABRICS & FASHION
Dovecot is hosting a major retrospective of the innovative retailer and design studio, Liberty. There are over 100 garments and fabrics on show, spanning 140 years, charting not only Liberty’s lifetime of work, but also key turns in cultural history from aestheticism and art nouveau to psychedelia. See review, page 103. Dovecot Gallery, until 12 Jan 2019, £9 (£4.50).
For, in your tongue I cannot hide: 100 Jailed Poets
100 THE LIST FESTIVAL 8–15 Aug 2018