Art listings
Edinburgh Galleries
BOURNE FINE ART
6 Dundas Street. 557 4050. Mon—Fri 10am-6pm: Sat 1 lam—2pm.
Scottish Paintings L'ntil Sat 30 Mar. A selection of paintings by Scottish artists featuring Willie Wilson. Anne Redpath. D.M. Sutherland. I).Y. Cameron. James McBey and George Houston.
Scottish Watercolours And New Acquisitions Sat 6—Tue 23 Apr. Watercolours and recent purchases including works by Robert Gemmell Hutchison. Tom Scott. Sir William Russell Flint and Jatnes Watterston Herald. NEW SHOW.
CALTON GALLERY
10 Royal Terrace. 556 mm. Mon—Fri l()am—6pm; Sat by appointment. Mixed Exhibition L'ntil Tue 30 Apr. Paintings from stock including works by George Houston. J.D. Fergusson. Maclauchlan Milne and PW. Adam.
CITY ART CENTRE
2 Market Street. 529 3993. Mon. Tue. Fri & Sat l()am—6pm; Wed 8; Thu l()am—8pm; Sun noon~5pm. £6 (£4.50): family ticket £15.
OThe Art Of Star Wars L'ntil Stm 8 Sep. The only Scottish showing of this major touring exhibition which goes behinds the scenes to witness the cre- ation of the storytelling. science-fiction. film and entertainment phenomenon that is Star ll'urs. The show features more than 200 original objects drawn frotn the archives of George Lucas including orig- inal conceptual drawings of R2-D2 and C-3PO. costumes for Luke Skywalker and Darth Vadar and artwork from the new film Star Wars: Episode 1] Attack Of The Clones which opens in May. See Hitlist.
COLLECTIVE GALLERY
22—28 Cockburn Street. 220 1260. Wed—Sat l0.30am—5pm; Sun 3—5pm. Andrew Mummery Gallery @ Collective L'ntil Sun 31 Mar. An exchange exhibition with London‘s Andrew Muntmery Gallery featuring the work of Matt Calderwood. Richard Forster. Alexis Harding and Peter Harris. in this their first show in Scotland. The Collective Gallery will be showing work by Paul Caner. Kate Gray. Billy McCall and Beagles and Ramsay in London until 13 Apr. LAST CHANCE TO SEE.
The Personville Animation L'ntil Sun 31 Mar. Painted stills concerning a European-North American cultural exchange by David Forster. LAST CHANCE TO SEE.
Tom Dale Wed 10 Apr—Sun 5 May. Playing with visual trickery. Tom Dale creates a series of installations for the gallery space including a large-scale door stop. a radiator and a projection of curtains blowing in the wind. NEW SHOW.
Lucy Levene Wed 10 Apr—Sun 5 May. New work in the project room front Lucy Levene. NEW SHOW.
COLOURS GALLERY
(Formerly Gallery 41 l. 41 Dundas Street. 557 4569. Mon-Fri 10.30am—5.30pm; Sat 10.30am—5pm.
Pam Carter L'ntil Wed ll) Apr. Landscape paintings by Pam Carter.
DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE
3 Doune Terrace. 225 7189. Mon—Fri l()am—5pm.
Drawing The Line Mon 8 Apr—Fri 31 May. Organised by the L'nion of Danish Cartoonists. an exhibition of work by Danish cartoonists. NEW SHOW.
THE DEAN GALLERY
Belford Road. 624 6200 (recorded information 332 2266). Mott—Sat l()am—Spm: Sun noon—5pm.
Nigel Henderson: Parallel Of Life And Art L'ntil Sun 7 Apr. £2.50 (£1.50). British post-war artist Nigel
90 THE LIST 28 Mar—t t Apr 2002
Henderson was a painter. photographer and collage artist. He also played a key role in the establishment of the Independent Group. an offshoot of the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. which was a catalyst for the emergence of Pop Art in Britain in the 1950s. This touring exhibition focuses on his moving documentary photographic works taken in the East End of London in the early l950s and a recreation of the exhibition Parallel of Life (rm/Art held at the [CA in 1953 which Henderson organised with Paolozzi. the Smithsons and Ronald Jenkins. LAST CHANCE TO SEE. Eduardo Paolozzi: Bunk! L'ntil Sun 29 Sep. Free. Paoloui‘s suite of prints based on the images used in his lecture Bunk! at the lCA. London in 1952 which celebrated popular culture.
THE DI ROLLO GALLERY
27 Queensferry Street. 220 4150. Mon—Sat 9.30am~5.30pm: Sun noon—4pm.
Recent Acquisitions A selection of the gallery‘s recent purchases.
DOGGERFISHER
l l Gaylield Square. 558 71 10. Thu—Sat l lam—6pm or by appointtnent.
Keith Farquhar L'ntil Sat 30 Mar. A solo show of work by Leith-horn Farquhar featuring wool and sweatshirt pieces collaborated with his tnum. the Heart of Midlothian and paintings inspired by Edinburgh‘s annual firework displays. LAST CHANCE TO SEE.
DOM
8 Advocate's Close. 225 9271. Daily
1 1.30am—-5.30pm (closed Wed).
The New Wave Of Primitivism Dom is an arts project established in 1996 by a group of international artists working in Scotland. With a constantly changing exhibition of artworks. the gallery houses sculpture. stained glass and paintings by artists who practise primitive art.
EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART Lauriston Place. 221 6000. Mon—Fri l()am—5pm; Sat 8; Sun 10am—2pm. Art In The Home See various
venues listing.
EDINBURGH GALLERY
20a Dundas Street. 557 5002. Mon—Fri l()am—Spm; Sat l()am-- 1 pm.
Mixed Exhibition Sat 6—-Sat 27 Apr. The Edinburgh Gallery moves into its new permanent home with an exhibition of paintings by Jade Stout. Colin Park and Ewa lrena Polanek. NEW SHOW.
EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 linion Street. 557 2479. Tue—Sat l()am—opm.
21 Years Of Co-Publications
Prints L'ntil Fri 12 Apr. A selection of
the latest co-published prints produced in collaboration between the studio master prints and invited artists. The show features etchings. lithographs and screenprints by John Bellany. Alan Davie. Gail Wigley. Moyna Flannigan. Graham Fagen and many more. Donna Barry and Sally Moore L'ntil Fri 12 Apr. Newjewellery by Donna Barry and Sally Moore.
EDINBURGH ZOO
Corstorphine Road. 334 9171. Daily 9am—5pm.
Natural Selection lintil Tue 2 Apr. Annual exhibition of art by staff at Edinburgh Zoo.
THE FILMHOUSE CAFE BAR
88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. Dain l()am—-l0pm.
Freedom In Focus tintil Sat 6 Apr. An exhibition of work by disabled photographers organised by Leonard Cheshire.
FOREST ARTS 9 West Port. 221 0237. Daily 1 lam—7pm. Work by Mac L'ntil Sun 31 Mar. Work in the project room by Mac. LAST CHANCE TO SEE.
Steven Perri - Open Art Surgery L'ntil Sun 31 Mar. Edinburgh-based painter Steven Ferri shows large-scale paintings about consumerism. LAST CHANCE TO SEE.
Hanging And Flogging In The Grassmarket Mon l—Tue 30 Apr. An installation by arts group 360 degrees. NEW SHOW.
FRUITMARKET GALLERY
45 Market Street. 225 2383. Mon—Sat
l lam-5pm; Sun noon—5pm.
0 My father is the wise man of the village L'ntil Sat 6 Apr. The Fusion programme was initiated in I999 by Artlink and the Lothian Hospital Arts Consortium. This exhibition and accompa- nying integrated book and DVD publica- tion are the culmination of this extraordi- nary project which included collaborations and commissions between artists. patients and staff in hospitals throughout Edinburgh and the Lothians. See review and Hitlist. LAST CHANCE TO SEE.
GALERIE MIRAGES
46a Raeburn Place. 315 2603. Mon—Sat l()am—5.30pm.
Spring Exhibition Featuring new stock including Chinese furniture and artefacts plus a new collection ofjewellery designs.
GOLD
Gallery 8; Shop. 77 Dundas Street. 556 3159. Mon—Fri l()am—6pm: Sat l()am—5pm.
Crear Thu 28 Mar—Tue 7 May. Paintings and pastels by Philip Archer. on the theme of remote houses and communities. NEW SHOW.
Mixed Exhibition Thu 28 Mar—Tue 7 May. A selection of Danish glass. wood turning. ceramics. jewellery and bronzes. HANOVER FINE ARTS
22a Dundas Street. 556 2181. Tue—Fri 10.30am~6pm; Sat l()am—4pm. Grygoriy Shyshko (1923-94) and Evgeniy Volobuev (b. 1912) Until Sat 30 Mar. Two small-scale retrospectives by two L'krainian artists showing a range of their work from different periods of their lives including still life. animals. rural and industrial landscapes.
Spring Mixed Exhibition Sat 6—Sat 27 Apr. Annual spring exhibition featuring over 100 new works by over 40 gallery artists. The selection includes paintings. original prints. sculpture. ceramics. jewellery. wooden and Indian lacquered boxes. NEW SHOW.
THE HUB (‘astlehilL Royal Mile. 473 2000. Mon—Sun 9.30am-—l0pm.
The Prentice Pillar, 1809 by George Shepherd is on show at The National
Gallery of Scotland
Pat Douthwaite L'ntil Mon 1 Apr. The self-taught artist. whose early work was heavily influenced by JD. Fergusson. exhibits a range of colourful. humorous paintings.
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66 Cumberland Street. 558 9872. Mon—Fri l()am—6pm; Sat l()ani—4pni. American Urban Sat 30 Mar—Wed I May. Typically American scenes by two American artists Richard Estes (born 1936 in Illinois) and Robert Cottingham (born 1935. Brooklyn) who explored the notion of almost photographic reproduction via print. NEW SHOW.
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6 Carlton Terrace. 556 4441. Wed—Sat
10am—5pm.
Ian Hamilton Finlay L'ntil Sat 27 Apr. A retrospective of printed works by Ian Hamilton Finlay. the poet. philosopher. artist and gardener who is best known for Little Sparta. a classical garden that he built in the midst of a bleak Scottish moor. Hamilton Finlay began publishing short stories. poetry and plays in 1958 and his first free- standing poems were shown in 1963. Working front within a classical tradition. he has made a series of Hrmmges to other artists and has made permanent landscape installations throughout Europe and America. INSTITUT FRANCAIS D’ECOSSE
13 Randolph Crescent. 225 5366. Mon—Fri 9.30am—5.30pm: Sat
l()am— 1 pm.
Children’s Illustrators Exhibition L'ntil Sun 31 Mar. An exhibition of work by 34 African illustrators of children‘s books. leres Du Sud: Nouvelle Generation Mon l—Tue 30 Apr. A documentary exhibition introducing a new generation of French-speaking authors from the 1ndian Ocean. the Caribbean. black Africa. the Maghreb. the Pacific and France.
LEITH GALLERY
65 The Shore. Leith. 553 5255. Tue—Fri l lam—5pm; Sat 1 lam—4pm.
A Discerning Eye Sat 30 Mar—Sat 13 Apr. A mixed exhibition of paintings. ceramics. sculpture and jewellery by regular gallery exhibitors including Alan King. Daisy Richardson. James Somerville. Georgie Young and many more. NEW SHOW. LEITH SCHOOL OF ART 25 North Junction Street. Leith. 554 5761. Mon—Sat l()am—4pm.
Peter White Fri 5—Sat 13 Apr. New work by Peter White.
Artist Talk Sat 6 Apr. 1--2pm. Artist Peter White gives a talk on his work currently on show.