ART listings
EDINBURGH continued
NAPIER UNIVERSITY
KJP Gallery. 6I Marchmont Road. 455 2487. Mon—Thu 9am—8pm; Fri 9am—5pm.
Sex And Desire Until Sun 30 Nov. A group show of photographs by students at the Department of Photography. exploring themes of sex. gender and power in photography and society. Part of F ()mj'eis.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART Belford Road. 556 8921. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm. An impressive collection of 20th century art. including works by Picasso. Matisse. Moore. Hockney and Bellany. plus a selection of Dada and Surrealist paintings.
Scottish Colourists From The Ritchie Collection Until 11 Jan 1998. Works on loan from the collection of Dr James Ritchie who began collecting in the late I920s. Featured artists include Cadell. Peploe. Fergusson. McTaggart and Hunter.
Picasso: Works From The Collection And Works On Loan Until Sun 9 Nov. The gallery‘s permanent collection of work by Picasso is on display together with works on loan.
Surrealism And After: The Gabrielle Keiller Collection Until Sun 9 Nov. Gabrielle Keiller. who died in December I995. left her outstanding collection of modern art to the gallery. There are over I36 paintings. sculptures. prints and drawings. including major works by Francis Bacon. Salvador Dali. Max Ernst. Man Ray and Yves Tanguy.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND The Mound. 556 8921. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm. £4 (£2.50).
A fine collection of works from the Renaissance to Post-Impressionism. including Retnbrandt. Degas and Van Gogh. plus Antonio Canova‘s sculpture
VIC/3A
103rd Annual Exhibition October 27- November 16 The Royal Scottish Academy The Mound EDINBURGH
Special features of the I997 Exhibition CELEBRATING
SCOTLAND AFRICA 1997
Invited African artists & British artists exploring African themes
ARTISTS TALK ABOUT ART
guided tours of the exhibition by professional members on Saturdays & Sundays throughout the Exhibition at 2:30 pM.
Daily 10 am - 5 pm Sundays 1 pm - 5 pm Admission £2.00, Concessions £1.00
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Nigerian Saddle: on show at The Royal Museum of Scotland in their show The Colours Of Africa
The Three Graces. in residence at the gallery until I999.
Discovering The Italian Baroque: The Denis Mahon Collection Thu 13 Nov—15 Feb 1998. A major collection of 17th and I8th century Italian paintings belonging to the eminent art historian. Denis Mahon. The exhibition includes masterpieces by Guercino. Guido Reni. Domenichino and Annibale Carracci.
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Queen Street. 556 8921 Mon—Sat
EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS WORKSHOP
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SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER I2 noon - 5.00pm
ADMISSION FREE
Open studio Printmaking demos Print raffles Mince pies & hot punch
CHRISTMAS EXHIBITION
“Prints for under £ 100"
Gallery hours Tues - Sat, IO - 6 pm
23 UNION STREET
(opp. the Playhouse) EDINBURGH EHI 3LR OI 31 557 2479
10am—5pm; Sun 2—5ptn.
Eve Arnold: In Retrospect Until Sun 16 Nov. An exhibition of photography by one of the 20th century's most acclaimed photographers. which broke all attendance records at The Barbican last year. Subjects in the show range from political figures such as Malcolm X and Joe McCarthy to movie stars Marilyn Monroe and Joan Crawford. Purl of Fora/ills.
Women In White: Photographs By Lady Hawarden Until Sun 16 Nov. A rare example of work by a woman photographer from the 1860s. including 42 photographs. mainly of her daughters. Part of Faro/eta:
THE NETHERBOW ARTS CENTRE 43—45 High Street. 556 9579. Mon—Sat IOam—4.30pm.
Faces Of Africa Until Sat 8 Nov. Photographs by Claire Foottit focusing on the Maasai and Pokot of Kenya. the Bushmen of the Kalahari in Botswana and the Himba of Namibia. Part of Scotland/Ath'(t 97.
Carmina Gadelica Sat l5 Nov—Wed 24 Dec. An exhibition of young people's art from the Outer Hebrides inspired by St Columba and Celtic spirituality.
OPEN EYE GALLERY
75—79 Cumberland Street. 557 I020. Mon—Fri l()am—6pm; Sat [Dam—«Ipm. Jacqueline Watt Sat 8—Thu 27 Nov. Paintin s.
Jon Wi liam Sat 8--Thu 27 Nov. Ceramics
Jonathon Gibbs Sat 8-Thu 27 Nov. Works on aper.
Mixed Ex ibition Sat 8—Thn 27 Nov. Contemporary jewellery by various artists.
PATRIOTHALL GALLERY
Patriothall Studios. off 48 Hamilton Place. 225 1289. Mon—Fri noon—5pm; Sat—Sun noon—6pm.
Ankhe Beate Stahl Fri 7—ch I2 Nov. New work.
Derek McGuire Fri l4—Wetl 26 Nov. New paintings.
PORTFOLIO GALLERY
43 Candletnaker Row. 220 l9l l. Tue—Sat innit—5.30pm.
In Other Words Until Sat 8 Nov. Roger Palmer‘s black and white photographs created during visits to South Africa. Scotland and Newfoundland encourage the viewer to think about the history. politics and habitations of those places. Purl (If/‘Yllvft’fj'.
Pavel Bucher Fri l4 Nov-Wed l7 Dec.
A series of new photographic works. projections and drawings exploring the language of communication.
PRINTMAKERS' WORKSHOP
23 Union Street. 557 2479. Tue-Sat 10am—6pm.
Barbara Rae Until Sat 15 Nov. Etchings. collographs and major new screen prints by Barbara Rae.
RIAS GALLERY
15 Rutland Square. 229 7545. Mon—Fri 9am—5pm.
Will Adams Centre Competition Until Fri I4 Nov. An exhibition of the winning and commended projects from the competition organised by the North Kent Architecture Centre.
ROGUES' GALLERY
St Stephen Street. 225 5558. Tue-Sat
I l.30am—5.30pm.
Joanna Johnson Until Sat 15 Nov. Seascapes and still lifes.
Martin Honeysett Until Sun 30 Nov. Contemporary cartoons and caricatures. Contemporary Painting And Print Until Sun 30 Nov. An exhibition featuring among others the work of Douglas Phillips. Alexander Robb. Ian Cook. Joan Gillespie. Also sculpture by Alan Crawford and Ian McIntosh.
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN
Inverleith House. Inverleith Row. 552
7 I 7 I. Wed—Sun l0am—3.30pm.
Black Sun Until Sun 30 Nov. Wooden sculptures by Roger Ackling. created by focusing the sun‘s rays through a magnifying glass and burning marks across pieces of found wood.
ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE
Howard Bar. Grindlay Street. 2299697. Open on performance nights. 6—1 Ipm. Stratum Until Sun 30 Nov. Paintings by Michael Craik and Angel Bowman.
ROYAL OVER-SEAS HOUSE
Landings Gallery. 100 Princes Street. 225 l50l. Mon—Sun 10am—6pm.
Out In The Midday Sun Until Fri 28 Nov. An exhibition of new works by Australian artist Marika Borlase which looks at early aesthetic interpretations of Australia and the New World.
ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY
Princes Street. 225 667i. Mon—Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 2—5pm.
Socie 0f Scottish Artists 103rd Annua Exhibition Until Sun 16 Nov. £2 (£I). Artists from Africa exhibit alongside SSA members. with British