ART listings’ ART LISTINGS continued
EDINBURGH GALLERIES
ART GYM 8r CRAFT STUDIO
26 St Stephen Street, 225 5865. Mon-Fri
gclosed Tue) 11am—9pm; Sat 10am-7pm; un noon-6 m.
Mixed Exht ition On permanent display,
arts and crafts by local artists.
BEYOND WORDS BOOKSHOP
42-44 Cockbum Street, 226 6636. Tue-Sat 10am-6pm; Sun & Mon noon-5 m.
QaufRim Until Thu 30 Sep. Large- scale abstract photographs by Sunnifa Hope of New York.
BOURNE FINE ART
6 Dundas Street, 557 4050. Mon-Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 11am-2 m.
Still Life In The Twentieth Century Until Thu 30 Sep. Still life paintings including works by Peploe, Gillies, MacTaggart, Redpath and Philipson.
BRITISH COUNCIL
3 Bruntsfield Crescent, 447 4716. Mon—Fri 9am-5pm.
RaI Veroni Until Fri 17 Sep. Artists book created between 1990-1998 by Argentinian artist Ral Veroni.
CALTON GALLERY
10 Royal Terrace, 556 1010. Mon—Fri 10am-6pm; Sat 10am-1pm.
Mixed Exhibition Until Thu 30 Sep. Paintings by George Houston and David Roberts.
CITY ART CENTRE
2 Market Street, 529 3993. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm; noon-5pm. £3 (£2); family ticket £7/season ticket £5.50.
Scotland's Art Until Sat 2 Oct. As Scotland enters the new millennium, this exhibition brings together art from both civic and university collections from all over the country. Comprising painting, sculpture, printmaking and photography, the show features work from the Scottish Colourists, the Glasgow Boys, Allan Ramsay and Henry Raebum among others, to contemporary artists Alan Davie, John Bellany, Eduardo Paolozzi, Elizabeth Blackadder and Peter Howson. An Infinite Storm Of Beauty Until Sat 2 Oct. A celebratory exhibition on the life and achievements of Scottish-born conservationist John Muir, who was known as the ‘father of the American National Parks’.
Edinburgh's Collection Until Sat 25 Sep. The broad and diverse range of artworks held in the City’s collection goes on display.
COLLECTIVE GALLERY
22—28 Cockbum Street, 220 1260. Tue-Sat Ham-5.30pm.
Mike Nelson - In Memory Of H.P. Lovecraft Until Sat 25 Sep. Artist Mike Nelson creates a site-specific piece based on a short story by Jorge Luis Borges, in this his first major show in Scotland. Everything Must Go! Until Sat 25 Sep.
70 TIIE usr 9-23 Sep 1999
The gallery ’5 project room becomes an art shop with the chance to purchase art work by some of Scotland’s emerging contemporary artists.
CONTACT GALLERY
Grindlay Court Centre, Grindlay Street Lane, 229 7941. Mon—Thu l0am—4pm; Fri 10am-2pm.
The September October Connection Fri 10 Sep—Fri 8 Oct. Recent oil and acrylic paintings and poems by Brian Sinclair.
CYBERIA INTERNET CAFE
88 Hanover Street, 220 4403. Mon—Sat 10am-10pm; Sun noon—7pm.
Lindsay Nelson Fri 10 Sep—Fri 1 Oct. Recent work.
DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE
3 Doune Terrace, 225 7189. Mon—Fri 10am-5pm.
Free As A Bird Until Sat 25 Sep. Paintings exploring nature and organic form by contemporary Danish artist Inge Lise Westman.
THE DEAN GALLERY Belford Road, (>24 6200 (recorded information 332 2266). Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm. Cafe. Situated opposite the National Gallery of Modern Art, the new Dean Gallery is entirely devoted to art of the 20th century. A former 19th century orphanage, it houses a large collection of work by Eduardo Paolozzi, as well as outstanding works drawn from the National Galleries’ Dada and Surrealist collections by Giacometti, Picabia, Max Ernst and others. The upper galleries are given over to temporary exhibitions.
New Work By Gary Hume Until Sun 17 Oct. £2.50 (£1.50). Famed London-based artist Gary Hume who exhibited in the much talked about Sensation show, and is currently representing Britain at the 1999 Venice Biennalc, shows new work. Using high-gloss paint on panels of aluminium, Hume’s paintings deal in the psychology of colour and dcliyers pure visual sensation.
DUNDAS STREET GALLERY
6a Dundas Street, 558 9363. Mon—Sat 10am—6 m.
Scottis Watercolours 'l‘ue 7—Wed 22 Sep. Watercolours by a selection of artists including D.Y. Cameron and Sir William Gillies.
EDINBURGH GALLERY
18a Dundas Street. 557 5227. Mon—Fri llam—S m; Sat ltlam-lpm. FestivarExhibition Until Tue 14 Sep. Paintings by artists Brendan Kelly. Josephine Graham, Joan Renton, Andrew Fitzpatrick and others.
John Crawford and Sheila Arnot Sat 18 Sep—Sat 2 Oct. New paintings.
EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS
23 Union Street, 557 2479. 'l'ue—Sat 10am—6pm.
Hisashi Momose - Prints Until Sat 11 Sep. An exhibition of prints by Japanese
Now. Right Now'
Steven Anderson New Paintings
The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Grand Staircase 10 September - 31 October Opening hours 10.00am - 6pm Information 0141 353 4137
Admission Free a
artist and printmaker Hisashi Momose. See also Royal Museum of Scotland.
In House Sat 18 Sep—Fri 8 Oct. An exhibition of work by staff members illustrating the range of print techniques developed and employed in the studio. Colin Dunbar Sat 18 Sep—Fri 8 Oct. Duncan of Jordanstone College ofArt graduate Colin Dunbar shows a selection of illustrative etchings and lithographs made during his six month residency at the studio.
Publication Prints Sat 18 Sep—Fri 8 Oct. New works by Spanish realist Roberto Gonzalez Fernandez, American figurative artist Robert River, Japanese abstract minimalist Hisashi Momose and Edinburgh-based artist Michael Windle. Also on show, the latest prints published by the studio.
EDINBURGH WORLD HERITAGE TRUST (Formerly New Town Conservation Trust), 13a Dundas Street, 557 5222. Mon—Fri 9am—1pm & 2—5pm.
Princes Street: Unexecuted Designs 1767-1999 Until Thu 30 Sep. Plans and designs for Edinburgh’s major thoroughfare, Princes Street, which were not implemented.
THE FOUR PLUS ONE GALLERY
2 Warrender Park Road, 667 5152. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm.
Scottish Craft Exhibition This new gallery showcases the work of up-and- coming craftmakers and designers in Scotland. Permanently on display is a range of crafts and applied arts by a selection of artists.
FRUITMARKET GALLERY
45 Market Street, 225 2383. Mon—Sat Ham-6 m; Sun noon—5pm.
Kiki Smith Until Sat 11 Sep. Renowned for her sculptures of the human body including the controversial Hanging Woman papier- mache piece, the internationally acclaimed New York artist Kiki Smith shows a new body of work in this her first major exhibition in Scotland. Continuing to use unconventional materials, she turns her attention to the animal world creating a series of drawings entitled Cat Head and a neon light sculpture in the gallery space.
GALERIE MIRAGES
46a Raeburn Place, 315 2603. Mon—Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 12.30—4.30pm. Jewellery Of The World Until Sat 18 Sep. Jewellery from Zimbabwe, India, Africa, Thailand and Denmark. Treasures From The Silk Route Until Sat 18 Sep. Textiles and artefacts from Central Asia and India.
HANOVER FINE ARTS
22a Dundas Street, 556 2181. Mon-Fri 10.30am—6pm; Sat 10am—4pm (closed Mon 20 Sep).
15th International Festival Exhibition Until Sat 9 Oct. Paintings by over 40 gallery artists from Scotland, Belgium, Brazil, China, Germany, Russia, Urkaine and the USA.
Mountains And Remote Places Sat 11 Sep—Sat 9 Oct. Oil, watercolour and gouache paintings by selected artists.
INGLEBY GALLERY
6 Carlton Terrace, 556 4441.'Wed—Sat 10am—5pm.
Callum Innes and Patrick Heron Until Sat 11 Sep. The international artist Callum Innes who is based in Edinburgh exhibits new paintings in a rare showing of his work on home ground. Innes has been nominated for major art prizes including the Turner and Jerwood, and last year, he was the winner of the prestigious £26,000 Nat West Prize for Painting. Showing alongside Innes is a tribute to Patrick Heron who died earlier in the year. An important figure in the development of post-war abstract art, this exhibition features eleven coloured etchings which Heron completed in March this year.
INK TANK
28 St Stephen Street, 226 5449. Mon-Fri 9.30am—5pm.
Landscapes Until Fri 1 Oct. Photographs
by Dave More tracing the route of Edinburgh’s Water of Leith.
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66 Cumberland Street, 558 9872. Mon-Fri 10am-6 m; Sat 10am—4pm. Master Printma ing From Europe And America Until Sat 18 Sep. Prints by Andy Warhol, Jim Dine, Picasso, Matisse and Bonnard. -
KOJIN
49 Bernard Street, Leith, 467 7392. Tue-Fri llam—6pm; Sat & Sun Ham-4.30pm.
Mixed Exhibition Until Thu 30 Sep. Contemporary works by local artists.
LEITH GALLERY
65 The Shore, 553 5255. Tue—Fri llam—Spm; Sat 11am—4 m. Discovering Scotlan And Memories Of South Africa Until Sat 18 Sep. laguerenne and Michael La Guerenne present an exhibition of figurative and animal paintings featuring the game reserves of South Africa to the countryside of the Scottish borders.
Brian Hollingworth And Paul Smith Until Sat 18 Sep. Ceramics of African and Scottish animals.
MEILI
71 Inverleith Row, 556 9766. Sat
10am—5 m; Sun noon-4pm.
Origina Chinese Watercolours A selection of original Chinese watercolours with prices ranging from £22.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART Belford Road, 624 6200 (recorded information 332 2266). Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2-5pm. Cafe. A display of recent acquisitions by a line-up of big British names, including Damien Hirst, Rachel Whiteread and Catherine Yass together with a display of works by prominent 20th century artists, including Picasso, Matisse, Moore, Hockney and Bellan .
JosepH Beuys: Editions Until Sun 19 Sep. £2.50 (£1.50). On loan from a private collection in Berlin, the first British showing of Joseph Beuys’ editions — prints, objects, photographs, books and postcards - made between 1965 and his death in 1986. A key artist in the post-war period, this conceptual artist and advocate of ‘social sculpture’, Beuys today commands a strategic position in late 20th century art.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND The Mound, 624 6200 (recorded information 332 2266). Mon-Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm. An impressive collection of works from the Renaissance to Post-Impressionism, by artists including Raphael, Rembrandt, Titian, Poussin, Degas, Van Gogh and Monet along with work by 18th and 19th century Scottish artists. Recently returned to display is Titian’s Diana And Callisto. The TI er And The Thistle: Tipu Sultan And T e Scots In India c1760—1800 Until Sun 3 Oct. £3 (£1.50). An exhibition marking the 200th anniversary of the Storming of Seringapatam by the British on 4 May 1799, and the death of Tipu Sultan, ruler of the kingdom of Mysore in South India. Central to the show is Sir David Wilkie’s Sir David Baird Discovering The Body Of 77/214 Sultan, plus portraits, topographical prints, watercolours and Sir David Baird’s presentation sword.
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND George 1V Bridge, 226 4531. Mon—Fri 10am—8pm; Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2-5pm.
Free.
Churchill: The Evidence Until Sun 31 Oct. On show in Scotland for the first time, this exhibition on Sir Winston Churchill brings to life the man behind the myth through childhood letters, notes for some of the most famous speeches ever made, correspondence with kings, presidents, soldiers and celebrities plus photographs and possessions.