ART LISTINGS
EDINBURGH ART lISTlNG CONTINUED
Portrait Miniatures From The Collection or The Coke or Buccleuch Until 23 Feb. An exquisite collection of 75 miniature paintings dating from 1480—1832. Double Vision: 1ch Century Stereoscopic Photography Until 23 Feb. Free. First developed in the l850s. this extremely popular photographic process led the way until moving pictures took over. Seen through hand-held stereoscopic viewers. the exhibition features over 50
ltallnate vision: Anne nedpath’s Girl In A lied Cloak ionning part ot a retrospective
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images from the gallery‘s permanent collection. including panoramas. portraits and humorous scenes. See review.
I TALBOT RICE GALLERY University of Edinburgh. Old College. South Bridge. 650 22l l. Tue-Sat 10am—5pm.
Julie Roberts Sat l l Jan—8 Feb. Following a Scottish Arts Council scholarship at the British School in Rome. rising star Roberts continues to explore the institutions that govern our lives. with a new series of works entitled ‘The Rome Paintings’. See preview.
NORTHERN LIGHTS
7 December 1996—1 February 1997
“l have an interest in the invisible
An exhibition of light— based work featuring:
Adam Barker—Mill
light, the light perceptible only in
the mind... light that we see in dreams... ”
THE FRUITMARKET GALLERY 45 Market Street, Edinburgh eh1 1df T. 0131—225 2383 F. 0131—220 3130 Open Tuesday—Saturday, 10am—6pm Sunday 12—5pm. Admission free
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Patrick Beveridge Richard Ellis Andrew Gifford
James Turrell
Wenyon & Gamble
Ally Wallace
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rk at Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh until 19 Jan.
I HUNTLY HOUSE MUSEUM l-l2 Canongate. 529 4M3. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm. Packed with historic artefacts. this museum tells the story of Edinburgh's past and its people.
I MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD 42 High Street. 52941-12. Mon—Sun l0am—opm. All manner of archive material and old toys relating to childhood through the ages.
I PEOPLE’S STORY l63 Canongate. 529 4057. Mon-Sat 10am—6pm. The sights. sounds and even smells of Edinburgh folk from the l8th century onwards.
I ROYAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND 2 Chambers Street. 225 7534. Mon—Sat lOam-5pm (Tue until 8pm): Stilt noon—5pm.
Over The Threshold: 400 Years of The Scottish Home Until (T Apr I997. From huge families squeezed into two rooms. to modern hi-tech apartments. no area of Scottish home life goes untouched in this major new exhibition. Town and country. rich and poor. it’s all here iii the fortn of paintings. models. photographs and film. The Ivy Wu Gallery This new permanent gallery features a superb collection of artworks from China. Japan and Korea. with costumes. ceramics. furniture and prints. many of which are on show for the first time.
Art & Industry An educational and fun
interactive gallery that features everything from an Elton John stage suit to a Charles Rennie Mackintosh bookcase. plus the chance to step back itt time and re-live the fashions. music and pastimes of the 1950s. 60s. 70s and 80s.
I WRITERS’ MUSEUM Lady Stair's Close. 529 490]. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm. A treasure-house of items relating to three of Scotland's most famous writers: Robert Louis Stevenson. Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott.
OUTSIDE THE CITIES
Falkirk
I CALLENDAR HOUSE MUSEUM Callendar Park. ()l324 6 l 2 l 34. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm.
An Alternative Art Until l8 Jan. Dating from the early l9th century to the late l970s. this unusual exhibition features work by tin-trained artists from across the USA. much of which documents rural family life before the advent of the
Paisley
I MUSEUM 8t ART GALLERY High Street. 889 3 l5l. Mon-—Sat 10am—5pm.
Message From Bosnia Until l8 Jan. Work by artists Peter Howson attd lan McColl documenting theirjourney to war-torn Bosnia. supplemented by photographs and video footage.
Stirling
I SMITH ART GALLERY 8: MUSEUM Dumbarton Road. 01786 47 I917. Tue—Sat l0.3()am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm.
The Scottish Amicable Collection of Scottish Paintings Until 9 Feb. The first public showing of the company's impressive private art collection. featuring an all-star cast ofCadell. Peploe. Fergusson. McTaggart. Philipsott. Bellany and Blackadder.
LECTURES & EVENTS
lectures are listed by city, then by date.
Glasgow
lnbetweener CCA. Tours of the exhibition will take place Fri IO and Sat ll at l.l5pm.
Edinburgh
Rent-day In The Wilderness Fri It) Jan. l2.45pm. National Gallery of Scotland. Tim Barringer looks at the work of Sir Edwin Landseer.
Sell Images Mon l3 Jan. l2.45pm. lain Stewart gives a talk.
Alexander Murray Wed 15 Jan. l2.45pm. Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Timothy Clayton discusses the work of Allan Ramsay.
St Sebastian Bound For Martyrdom Fri l7 Jan. l2.45pm. National Gallery of Scotland. Susan Edwards gives a talk on this work by Sir Antony van Dyck.
Ecce Puer Mon 20 Jan. l2.45pm. Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. Frances Fowle looks at the work of Medardo Rosso.
Professor James Russell With His Son James Wed 22 Jan. l2.45pm. Scottish National Portrait Gallery. David Martin puts Stana Nenadic‘s work under the spotlight.
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