ART LISTINGS
photographer Stephen J. lnnes‘s uplifting images challenge the stereotypes often applied to disability. ‘We do have something positive to say and do and I‘m going to dwell on the positive.‘ he says. I ST MUNGO MUSEUM OF RELIGIOUS LIFE AND ART 2 Castle Street. 553 2557.
Mon ~Sat l()arn—5pm; Sun 11am—5pm. Free. [D].
To Lite! The Jewish Year In The Art or Dora IIoIzhandIer Until 26 Mar. Inspired by Jewish mysticism and her childhood in Paris and London. Holzhandler illustrates festivals. hon days and Jewish celebrations iii her paintings.
I SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM 225 Scotland Street. 429 1202. Mon—Sat lOam—Sprn; Sun 2—5pm. Cafe. [D]. Embroiderers Group Sat 4—26 Mar. Ground floor.
Robert Louis Stevenson 1850—1894 Until Sun 26 Feb. Ground floor gallery. An exhibition tracing the short. exciting life of Stevenson. from his Edinburgh nursery to his Samoa home.
Under The Sea Until Sun 26 Feb. First floor CotTldoi‘. Paintings and three- dimensional liin by the learning support group of Reid Kerr College. Paisley.
I SPRINGBURN MUSEUM Atlas Square. 557 1405. Mon—Fri 10.30am -5pm; Sat 10am -4.3t')jirii; Sun 2- 5pm. [1)]. Exploitation Earth Until Hi 10 Mar. Showcases and displays with an environmental theme
I TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive. 422 2023. Wed-Sun 11am—5pm.
Work In Progress Until Sun 26 Feb. Project Room. Roderick Buchanan's photographs of Glasgow five-a-side teams who choose to wear the colours of two of the world‘s best teams Inter Milan and AC Milan.
Living Together: An Interactive Culture Until Sun 26 Feb. Stephen \Vrllrtts was a pioneer of interactive art and developed the Meta/NIH in the I97tis. It has been rebuilt as the Centrepiece of Ihix exhibition. exploring the identity of the individual iii society.
I ART GALLERY & MUSEUM, KELVINGROVE 357 3929. Mon—Sat Ilium—5pm; Sun 11am ~5piri. Cafe. [1)]. Voluntary guides are available free of charge to conduct parties or inzliy idtials round the main galleries. Ask at the enquiry desk.
I MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT Kelvin Hall. Dunibarton Road. 357 3929. Mon—Sat 10am —5pm; Sun 11am -5pm. A museum crammed with buses. trams. lire-engines. ships and other transportation. devoted to the history of transport.
I PROVAND’S LORDSHIP 3 Castle Street. 552 8819. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm; Sun 11am—5pm.
The otin surviving medieval house in Glasgow. built in 1471. Period room displays range from 1500 to 1918.
I QUEEN’S PARK SYNAGOGUE Falloch Road. Battlefield. 632 1743. Open Sun 2—5pm. Worth visiting to see 22 pictorial stained glass window s by John K. Clark based on the symbolism of Jewish festivals.
I ST MUNGO MUSEUM OF RELIGIOUS LIFE AND ART 2 Castle Street. 553 2557. Mon—Sat IOam—Spm; Sun 11am—5pm. Free. [D].
A museum of world faith. featuring a zen garden. priceless art works from the world's six major religions. Dali‘s Christ of Saint John ()let' C rust and the story of religion in Scotland through words and pictures.
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. World War II and 19608 schooldays.
I CENTRAL LIBRARY George IV Bridge. 225 5584. Mon—Fri 9am—8.30pni; Sat 9am—1pm.
Edinburgh University Science Fiction and Fantasy Society Until Tue 28 Feb. Fine art department. An exhibition of sketches. photography. oils. watercolours and comic strips. all with a sci-ii theme.
I CITY ART CENTRE Market Street. 529 3955. Mon/Tue. Sat lOam—5.30pm; Wed—Fri lOam-9pm; Sun noon—5pm. £3.50 (£2); family ticket £9 (two adults and two children).
Star Trek: The Exhibition Until 7 May. An orgy of Trekkiedom. this is the first Star Trek exhibition to appear outwith the US. Coinciding with the latest cinematic extravaganza. Star Trek: Generations. the exhibition includes sets. costumes. props. film. photographs and illustrations from the Star Trek movies and television series. I LEONE COCKBURN ARTISTS’ AGENT 21 Dean Park Mews. 343 2840. Mon—Fri 1—4pni.
Five Graduates Paintings and sculpture from Edinburgh College of Art graduates Christine Brodie. Lucy Davidson. Olgan Sladmark. Kate A. Mackenzie and Gabriel 1 Schmitz.
I COLLECTIVE GALLERY 22—28 Cockburn Street. 220 1260. Tue—Sat 11am—5pm. Fear Until Sat 4 Mar. Bob Last’s site- specilic video installation. commissioned by the Collective. in conjunction with the Fringe Film and Video Festival.
I CONTACT GALLERY Grindlay Court Centre. Grindlay Street Court. 229 7941. Mort—Fri lOam—3.30pm.
Heather MacDonald And Ian Robertson Until 24 Mar. Recent work by MacDonald and Robertson.
I EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART Lauriston Place. 221 6000. Mon—Thurs 10am—8pm; : Fri l()am—5pm; Sat 1()am—2prii.
l Connell, Ward And lucas Until 17 Mar. The work of one of England's most
3 controversial architectural practices during the 1930s is explored in this exhibition.
Middle Ground Until Fri 24 Feb. lidinburgh art students discover it is better to work iii pairs in this exhibition exploring artistic collaboration.
I EDINBURGH GALLERY 18a Dundas Street. 557 5227. Mon—Fri 11am—5pm; Sat 10am-1pm.
Great Expectations Until 25 Mar. The work of three hot-shots straight from Glasgow School of Art — Johannah Logan Michael Fullerton and Suzannah Harper. who recently exhibited iti New York alongside Peter Howson.
Twilight Tales Until Sat 25 Feb. Joe Urie’s paintings. created after a year iii Spain.
Ranuman: The Hindu warrior god is shown tearing his heart out to reveal his love tor Rama and his kidnapped wire Sit: in this 19th century
watercolour - part of Animal Magic. an exhibition at the Royal Mum of Scotland.
Edinburdt.
Trevor: This etching with aquatint is one or a series or images by Glaswegian artist Jock McFadyen, reflecting an urban wasteland of graffiti. tower blocks and barbed wire. The cast London-based artist’s werk can have a quirky. unreal note. orten thrusting intimate close-ups or life on us. His artwork can be seen in a collaborative exhibition of work by McFadyen and printer
Michael Taylor at Edinburgh’s Portfolio Gallery.
I EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS WORKSHOP 23 Union Street. 557 2479. Tue—Sat lOam—6pm.
Jock McFadyen Until 25 Mar. Etchings and lithographs from London-based Glaswegian artist Jock McFadyen. glimpsing a world of graffiti. tower blocks and barbed wire from his urban industrial surroundings. For this exhibition. McFadyen has collaborated with printer Michael Taylor.
I THE FRUITMARKET GALLERY 29 Market Street. 225 2383. Closed until 15 Apr for refurbishment due to tire damage.
I HANOVER FINE ARTS 22a Dundas Street. 556 2181. Mon—Fri 10.30am—6pm; Sat 10am—4pm.
Kitty Johnson: Recent Etchings Sat 4—25 Mar. Landscapes. flower studies and standing stones from Johnson. Plus an annual exhibition by gallery artists inspired by cats and other animals. Contemporary Ukrainian Art or Impressionism And Realism Until Sat 25 Feb. Still lifes. and rural and industrial landscapes by Ukrainian artists.
I INSTITUTE FRANGAIS D’EGOSSE 13 Randolph Crescent. 225 5366. Mon—Fri 9.30am—6.30prn; Sat 10am-1.30pm. Erratum Musical Until 23 Mar. Sound. visual works. objects and documents from French artists make up this exhibition. discovering the universe of sound. Previously a domain reserved for musicians. this approach can be found in the main artistic trends of this century.
I MATTHEW ARCHITECTURE GALLERY University of Edinburgh. Department of Architecture. 20 Chambers Street. 650 2342. Mon-Fri 10am—8pm; Sat/Sun 10.30am—2.30pm.
Allies And Morrison Until Tue 28 Feb. An
exhibition of current work by architects Allies and Morrison.
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND The Mound. 556 8921. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm.
Home of a fine collection of works. from
the Renaissance to Post-Impressionism. including Velazquez. El Greco. Rembrandt. Gainsborough. Degas. Van Gogh and Scottish Colourists.
I NETHERBOW 43/45 High Street. 556 9579/2647. Mon—Sat 10am—4.3()pm. The Holyrood Project: North Site Until Sat 25 Feb. Evolving drawings. plans. layouts. elevations and models of plot developments on the Holyrood site.
I OPEN EYE GALLERY 75/79 Cumberland Street. 557 1020. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat lOatn-4pm.
4 From 94 Until 29 Mar. Pick of graduates in jewellery and silversmithing from Scotland’s art colleges. with work by Eileen Gatt. Caroline 'I'etuple. Janet Cannon and Siari Ptrckr‘in.
Mixed Exhibition Until 9 Mar. Paintings by Dorothy Stirling. crafts by l.orna Graves and prints by David Sinclair.
I OUT OF THE BLUE ARTSPACE 25 Blackfriars Street. 556 5204. Tue—Sat 11am—6pm; Sun 2—5pm.
Our Bodies Ourselves Wed 1 Mar—l Apr. Raising issues about health and art is this thought-provoking exhibitiort held in three venues -- Out ()fThe Blue. the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Napier University‘s KJP Gallery. It aims to reach patients. doctors. gallery-goers. students and teachers. tackling contentious health issues rarely acknowledged by the art world. All three venues are open Tue-Sat 1 1am—6pm and by appointment. See preview.
I PORTFOLIO GALLERY 43 Candlemaker Row. 220 191 l. Tue—Sat noon—5.30pm. Dark Light Sat 25 Feb—25 Mar. The first British showing of work by David Levinthal. one of America's most significant contemporary photographers. Levinthal carefully manipulates light and focus to create an artificial. cinematic world. where toy figures re-create Hollywood-type scenes of a mythic America. See preview.
68 The List 24 Feb-9 Mar 1995