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The Chinese Way Until l8 Sept. An exhibition of artefacts featuring dragons. demons and other mythical creatures which feature in Chinese culture - ancient and modern.
I TRAMVIAY 25 Albert Drive. 422 2023. Wed—Sun Ham-5pm. [D].
V-Topia Fri 29 Jul—l Sept. Scotland‘s first exhibition addressing the growing relationship between art and technology focuses on the use by visual artists of computer-generated imagery and digital technology. The challenging display using 1250 square metres of exhibition space. includes work by Scotland‘s John Butler and America‘s Lynn Hershman. See preview.
I TRANSMISSION 28 King Street. 552 4813. Tue—Sat 11am-5pm. [1)].
55° 52 mins North/004° 27 mins West (Detached Bell Tower) Until Sat 6 Atlg. The latest stage of Stefan Gec's on-going cycle of work. sparked by the TSWA Four Cities Project in 1990.
I ALTERNATIVE FINE ART 20 Haymarket Terrace. 346 7050. Mon—Sat 11am-5pm. latex Conceptions Until Fri 5 Aug. Victoria C. Scrivener and Denise Casado‘s collaborative exhibition of black and clear latex works and sculptures.
I ROURNE FINE ART 4 Dtntdas Street. 557 4050. Mon-Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 10am—1pm.
William Wilson RSA RSW 1905-1972 Until 3 Sept. Display of the artist's watercolours. etchings and stained glass. I CITY ART CENTRE Market Street. 225 2424. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm. Cafe. Michelangelo: An Invitation To The Casa Buonarroti Thurs ll Aug—2| Sept. Front the fornter Michelangelo family home in Florence come fifteen drawings by the Renaissance master. including sketches for The Sacrifice (if/suite artd The Last Judgment. This is the first Michelangelo exhibition to be staged itt Scotland.
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Robert louis Stevenson - Jekyll or Hyde? Sat 6 Aug—28 Sept. Marking 100 years since the death of the one of Scotland's best-loved writers. this exhibition looks at the conflicts which characterised Stevenson’s life during a time of great change. Personal belongings. ntartuscripts. photographs and video reconstructions separate the myth front the real ntan.
The Colourist legacy Until 21 Sept. Taken frottt the centre‘s permanent fine art collection. this exhibition dips ittto the use ofcolour by 20th century Scottish pairtters. front the original Colourists who first exhibited irt 1924. to the Glasgow Boys. It includes work by Adrian Wiszniewski. Joan liardley and Jolttt Maxwell. See feature.
I COLLECTIVE GALLERY 22—28 Cockburn Street. 220 1260. Tue—Sal 11am—5pm.
Tin Tue 2 Aug—3 Sept. Celebrating its tenth birthday. the gallery dedicated to presenting new art and artists shows its 1994 Festival exhibition ~ nanted after the traditional gift for tenth wedding anniversaries.
Gallery III An ever-changing display of small-scale contemporary artwork at affordable prices.
I CONTACT GALLERY Grindlay Court Centre. Grindlay Street Court. 229 7941. Mon—Fri 10am—3.30pm.
Contacts Three Until Fri 5 Aug. The third in a series of exhibitions frotn workshops led by professional artists. this is art exploration of colour attd texture through print and collage.
I DEMARCO EUROPEAN ART FOUNDATION Old St Mary‘s School. 3 York Lane. 557 0707. Mon—Sat 10.30am—7pnt; Sun 11.30ant—5pttt.
Witnesses 0t Existence Part One Until Sat 30 Jul. Prints made irt Sarajevo under seige by ()bala Gallery Artists and smuggled front Bosnia. Also sculptural installations made from the debris of war — ash. soot. charred wood. shattered stone and broken glass. The artists are
expressing their horrific daily experiences through imagery which condemns war. Distant Voices Until Sat 30. The work of contemporary Czech artists Milena Dopitova. Petr Nikl. Vaclav Stratil and Ivan Kafka. influenced by the political. social and cultural environment of the Communist bloc.
I THE DIGNON COLLECTIVE 46 Dundas Street. 556 1820. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm; Tlturs 10am—8pm.
Jose Arriaga Mon 1—31 Aug. Basque furniture designer artd Edinburgh College of Art graduate Jose Arriaga exhibits the wood-carving skills inherited front his father and grandfatlter. using the traditional imagery of the sun. moon and plant life.
I EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS WORKSHOP 23 Union Street. 557 2479 Tue—Sal 10am-6pm.
Georges Rouault Sat 6 Aug—10 Sept. A rare chance to see the internationally- renowned French artist‘s colour aquatints and woodcuts. created mainly durittg the 1930s. The exhibition includes examples front the two major Circus suites. Plus new work by contemporary Scottish artists.
New Work from the Edinburgh Printmakers Studio Until Wed 3 Aug. The latest prints front emerging arid established artists working irt Scotland. I EDINBURGH ZOO ORIENTATION CENTRE Scottish National Zoological Park. Corstorphine Road. 334 9171.
Wildlife Paintings Artist in residence Carol Barrett exhibits works. based on studies both within the 200‘s confines and iii the wild. during visits to Zimbabwe artd Botswana last autumn.
I FLYING COLOURS GALLERY 35 William Street. 225 6776. Tue—Fri 11am-6pm: Sat 10am-2pm.
John Cunningham RCI Thurs ll Aug—2 Sept.
Victoria Cassidy Until Sat 6 Aug. Delicate work in watercolour.
I FRUITMARKET GALLERY Market Street. 225 2383. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pnt
The Romantic Spirit in Bennan Art 1790-1990 Thurs 28 Jul—7 Sept. Part 11 of this two-venue exltibitiort charts post- l960 Gerntart art. including the work of Joseph Beuys. wltojump-started Romantic ideas after their debasement by Nazi ideologists. Part 1 cart be seen at the Royal Scoltislt Academy. Admission £3 (£1.50 concessions) forjoittt ticket. allowing entry to Parts 1 and 11.
I GALLERY 41 4| l)uttdas Street. 557 456‘). Mott-Sat l0.30altt—5.30pm; Sun l—4.30pnt.
1994 Festival Exhibition Sat 6—31 Aug. Art attd crafts frottt about 40 selected artists. including watercolours. oils. ceramics. jewellery. glass and wood. Countries or the Mind Until Wed 3 Aug. Watercolour and oil paintings by Dundee artist Angus Mcliwan, who is influenced by the sea and Celtic legends.
I HANOVER FINE ARTS 22a Durtdas Street. 556 2181. Mon-Fri 10.30am-6pm; Sat 10attt—4pm.
10th Summer Festival Exhibition Mon 8 Aug—3 Sept. A display of cerantics. silver jewellery and sculpture itt stone attd wood by ntore than 60 gallery artists front Scotland and around the globe.
I JOHN KNOX HOUSE See entry for Netherbow Arts Centre.
I MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD 42 High Street. 225 2424. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm. All manner of archive rttaterial and old toys relating to childhood through the
ages. I NATIONAL UBRARY OF SCOTLAND George 1V Bridge. 226 4531. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm: Sun 2—5pnt.
Pictures Of The Mind: Robert Louis Stevenson 1850-1894 Until 30 Oct. This exhibition takes you on ajourney through Stevenson's imagination and includes many illustrated editions which have brought to life his world of pirates.
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