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Rachael Cloughton picks out some of the best visual art events in the festival’s first week
CINDY SHERMAN: EARLY WORKS 1975–1980
Early works by the iconic American photographer Cindy Sherman including photographs from her most famous series Untitled Film Stills and the lesser known Doll Clothes, a stop-motion film Sherman made at college. See review, page 127. Stills, until 6 Oct, free.
CUT AND PASTE: 400 YEARS OF COLLAGE
A major overview of the ultimate DIY artform; the exhibition ranges from 16th-century anatomical flap prints to computer-based images. A staggering 180 works are on show, from a folding screen purportedly made in part by Charles Dickens, to collages by children and revolutionary cubist masterpieces. See review, page 127. Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern Two), until 27 Oct, £11.
RUSSIA, ROYALTY & THE ROMANOVS
The complex but riveting story of the British and Russian royal families from the late 17th century to Russia’s
last emperor Nicholas II, told through portraits, sculpture, photographs and archival documents. Many of the works of art were commissioned as diplomatic gifts, others as intimate personal mementos. See review, page 127. The Queen’s Gallery, until 3 Nov, £7.20 (£3.80–£6.80).
BRIDGET RILEY Prepare to be dazzled by this major retrospective exhibition by one of the world’s most iconic and important painters. Seven decades of work are shown across ten rooms, creating an exhibition that does not simply investigate Riley’s work but the very act of painting and how we see. See review, page 127. Scottish National Gallery, until 22 Sep, £15 (£8.50–£13).
WILD AND MAJESTIC: ROMANTIC
VISIONS OF SCOTLAND A fascinating investigation into the legacy of the 18th and 19th-century romantic movement and how its ideas and imagery continue to represent Scotland around the world today; from highland and military dress to art, literature and the beginnings of the Scottish tourism industry. National Museum of Scotland, until 10 Nov, £10 (£8.50–£7.50).
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John Knox, ‘Landscape with Tourists at Loch Katrine’ from Wild and Majestic: Romantic Visions of Scotland