ART LISTINGS
the history of transport. a museum crammed with buses. trams. fire-engines. ships and other transportation.
I Holidays Until 28 Nov. From a souvenir of the Costa Brava to the classical remains explored in the 18th century Grand Tour. a look at the growth of the tourist industry in Europe. the Americas. Africa. Asia and Scotland.
I EWAN MUNDY FINE ART 48 West George Street. 331 2406. Mon—Sat 10am-5.30pm.
Gary Anderson Fri 12 Nov—4 Dec. New paintings.
I PEOPLE’S PALACE MUSEUM Glasgow Green. 554 0223. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun [lam-5pm. [1)]. Cafe.
Once a museum for the working class. now a repository for all sorts of ephemera t connected with Glasgow‘s history —
i everything from old cigarette packets to suffragettes‘ campaigning material.
From Here to Maternity Until 9 Jan. An exploration and celebration of the
Real Latin American Folk Crafts
16 Victoria Street 8: 5 The Grassmarket E D I N B U R G H
PORTFOLIO SELECTION '93
An exhibition of Scottish contemporary photography
Jane Brettle Calum Colvin Alexander Hamilton Owen Logan Calum Angus Mackay lain Stewart
13 November - 23 December Tuesday-Saturday 12.00-5.30
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All works on display and a selection of prints and books at affordable prices will be available during the exhibition.
‘ Portlolio Gallery
' 43 Candlemaker Row
Edinburgh EH1 208 Tel 031 220 1911 Fax 031 226 4287
Subsidised by Scottish Arts Council and City at Edinburgh District Council
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Fits and Starts (1992) by Sharon Ouigley. Working in oil. Ouigley’s work is concerned with fanily relationships. illness and epilepsy. Fluid. notional and harming, this yomp artist's paintings
are worth experiencing.
experience ofchildbirth. Pregnancy and childcare are looked at from historical and contemporary perspectives with photography. objects and transcripts of oral history.
The Mother Pool Until 9 Jan. After spending two months as artist-in- residence at Rottenrow Maternity Hospital. a personal response to birth in hospital by Kate Downie.
I PHILLIPS SCOTLAND 207 Bath Street. 221 8377. Mon—Fri 11am—4.30pm. Glasgow Group Until Fri 12 Nov. Work by recently elected members of the group. I PROVAND’S LORDSHIP 3 Castle Street. 552 8819. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm; Sun
1 1am—5pm.
The only surviving medieval house in Glasgow. built in 1471. Period room displays range from 1500 to 1918.
I OUEEN’S PARK SYNAGOGUE Falloch Road. Battlefield. 632 1743. Open Sun
2-5pm. Worth visiting to see 22 pictorial
stained glass windows by John K. Clark. based on the symbolism of Jewish festivals.
I SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM
225 Scotland Street. 429 1202. Mon—Sat
10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm. Cafe. [D]. Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and now home to archive material on education in Scotland from 1872 onwards.
' Reconstructed classrooms give a flavour
of Victorian. Edwardian. Second World War and 1960s schooldays.
STONES AND SAMPSON 183 Bath Street. 221 7222. Tue—Sat 1.30—5.30pm. Launch Exhibition Brand new gallery
¥ showing Scottish craft with work by Tim
Stead. Will McLean and David Kaplan.
I NANCY SMILLIE 53 Cresswell Street. 3 334 4240. Mon—Fri 10am-5pm; Sat ' lOam—lpm.
Gerry Baptist Until 1 Dec. Expressionist figurative work.
I STREET LEVEL 279—281 High Street.
552 2151. Tue—Sat Ham—5.30pm.
The Raft ot Carrots Until 20 Nov. Large
f narrative work in colour by Jem Southarn , which concentrates on fragments of
3 landscape.
I ST MUNGO MUSEUM OF RELIGIOUS LIFE AND ART 2 Castle Street. 553 2557. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 11am—5pm.
Free. New museum of world faith. Exhibits
include a zen garden. priceless art works from the world‘s six major religions.
Dali's Chris! ofSainr John oft/1e C ross
and the story of religion in Scotland in words and pictures.
Aboriginal Art Until 9 Jan. Inspired by the
notion of dreamtime. contemporary painting and sculpture from the northern
and central areas of Australia.
- I TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive. 423 I333.
Cruse. Kate Charlesworth. David Shenton t and Cath Jackson. Part of Glasgayl
3 I TRANSMISSION GALLERY 28 King
' Street. 552 4813. Tue—Sat Ham—5pm.
3 polystyrene by this artist from Cologne. I WASPS 3rd Floor. 22 King Street. Pierre Turton: A Space to Meditate Until
. ofchfldhood.
? EDINBURGH ‘
: I BRUNTON THEATRE Musselburgh. 665 2240. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm.
‘ I CHESSEL GALLERY Moray House 1 College. Canongate. 557 1140. Mon—Fri
development of war toys. this show
(1796—1882). an artist who was allegedly
Alberto Morrocco Until 20 Nov. Vast . retrospective of work including figurative I studies and still lifes in paint. by the ex-
' Dec. A huge display of contemporary
:5 this ancient craft.
i I COCKBURN’S ART GALLERY The Wine
Daily Ham—midnight.
Up Against the Wall Until Sat 6 Nov. Large-scale cartoons by a selection of artists including the American Howard
Ileike Webr Tue 16 Nov—4 Dec. ' Minimalist sculpture made in part front 1—5pm.
Sat 6 Nov. A multi-media. site-specific installation exploring the artist’s memory
Mixed Exhibition Until 27 Nov. Work by Jill Calder. Linda Hardwicke and Maria Consuelo Ferguson.
9am-5pm.
Anatomy in line and Colour Until 26 Nov. Contemporary oil paintings by Yan Martsinkevich.
I CITY ART CENTRE Market Street. 225 2424. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm. Cafe.
It’s Only a Game - War Toys irorn Then and NOW Sat 6 Nov—8 Jan. From plastic tommy-guns to Transformers. an exhibition of toys. Exploring the sociological and cultural influences on the
outlines their history. The Engraver’s Eye Until 11 Dec. An exhibition of engraving by William Miller
Turner's favourite engraver.
One for the Pot Until 20 Nov. A history of tea-drinking including a display of silverware and a collection of ceramic tea pots.
head of Duncan of Jordanstone School of Art.
A New look at an Old Tradition: The Quilter’s Guild or Great Britain Until 4
quilts which reveals the healthy state of
I Emporium. 7 Devon Place. Haymarket.
; 229 8391. Daily lOam—6pm.
; Amelia White Until Sun 14 Nov. New
; Scottish landscapes by a local artist in this new gallery space.
1 I COLLECTIVE GALLERY 22—28 Cockbum
Street. 220 1260. Tue—Sat Ham—5pm. C02 Until 27 Nov. Give a plastic CD cover to various designers. writers and musicians and this is what you get — hundreds of imaginative. bizarre and digestible small pieces of art and curiosities.
Artist for a Week Short-tenn shows by the brightest of local talent. You can meet the artist at the gallery on Saturday afternoons 3—5pm.
I DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE Carlsberg House. 3 Doune Terrace. 225 7189. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm.
Danish Graphic Art Exhibition Mon 8 Nov—3 Dec. Prints by Jane Muus. Jorgen C. Rasmussen and Seppo Mattinen.
I EASTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL Main and Outpatients Corridor. Seafield Street. Daily 9am—8pm.
Mixed Show Until 19 Nov. Work by five recent postgraduates from the Edinburgh College of Art.
I EDINBURGH CENTRAL LIBRARY George [V Bridge. 225 5584. Mon—Fri 9am—9pm; Sat 9am—1 pm.
Trinity Academy’s Centenary Art Exhibition Until 26 Nov.
I EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART Lauriston Place. 229 9311. Mon—Thurs 10am—8pm; Fri and Sat 10am—5pm.
Exhibition of First Year Work Until Fri 5 Nov. (Andrew Grant Gallery).
I EDINBURGH GALLERY 18a Dundas Street. 557 5227. Mon—Fri 11am—5pm; Sat 10am—1pm.
Youthtul Expression Until Sat 6 Nov. Group show.
I EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 Union Street. 557 2479. Tue—Sat 10am—6pm. Robert Maclaurin Until 20 Nov. New etchings from the recently appointed Artist in Residence at Durham Cathedral. Based on the artist's extensive travels in Turkey. this work is on a small. intimate scale.
I FILMHOUSE Lothian Road. 228 2688. Mon—Sat 10am—10pm; Sun noon—10pm. Tiina leppanen Until 3 Dec. Recent work. I FLYING COLOURS GALLERY 35 William Street. 225 6776. Tue—Fri 1 1am—6pm; Sat 10am— 1 pm.
Group Exhibition Until 24 Nov. Painting by William Baillie. John Cunningham. Lesley Main and June Redfem.
I FRENCH INSTITUTE 33 Randolph Crescent. 225 5366. Mon—Fri 9.30am—5.30ptn.
33 Rue de la Glaciere Until 25 Nov. An atmospheric series of photographs by Max Jourdan of a derelict house in Toulon which is occupied by a tramp. The
photographs catalogue the tramp’s few ' pathetic belongings and his attempts to
domesticate the abandoned house. Also a number of letterpress broadsheets by Simon Reddington reproduce a lost love
letter found in the house.
i I FRUITMARNET GALLERY Market Street.
225 2383. Tue—Sat 1 1am-6pm; Sun
5 noon—Spur ; Sol leWitt Fri 12 Nov—8 Jan. First ; retrospective of this reveered American
figure whose structures. seen here from 1962 to the present. were a leading
' component of the minimal and conceptual
art movements.
I GALLERY 41 41 Dundas Street. 557 4569. Mon—Sat 10.30am—5pm.
An Exhibition 01 Prints Until 23 Nov. Group show plus bowls. vases and 'ewellery.
I HANOVER FINE ART 22A Dundas Street. 556 2181. Mon—Fri 10.30am—6pm; Sat 10am—4pm.
Syd Walker Until Sat 6 Nov. Paintings and pastels by this Montrose-based artist. Marin MacVicar and Frederick J. Watson Mon 15—27 Nov. Watercolours and pastels which explore myth and reality and scenes and wildlife of the Borders coast.
I KINGFISHER GALLERY 5 Northumberland Street Lane. 557 5454. Tue-Sat Ham—4.30pm.
Jenny Matthews Fri 5—26 Nov. Landscapes and botanical studies of Java. France and Scotland.