Art listings
Edinburgh Puplic Galleries
CITY ART CENTRE
2 Market Sircel. 52‘) 5995. Mon Sat lilain 5pm.
Cecil Beaton: Portraits oooo l'ntil Sun 26 Sep. l'li'\l shown to great acclaim at the National Portrait (iallery Ill London. an exhibition celebrating the work oi the influential portrait photographer ('ecil Beatoii t l‘)ll4 I‘ISlli. From Castle to Palace: Artists on the Royal Mile l'niil Sun 26 Sep. .'\n exhibition tracing the history ol the Royal Mile and the Old Town through the cyes of artists. including historic and contemporary paintings. prints. sculpture. photographs. posters. books and sound. Titanic: The World Class Collection I'iitil Sun 26 Sep. .-\ii exhibition charting the story of the doomed ocean liner and its tragic sinking lll I‘)|2 featuring hundreds of ai'telacts.
COLLECTIVE GALLERY
22 2S ('ockburii Street. 220 I260.
'I‘ue Sat noon 5pm.
The Birthday Party that Sat 9 ()ct. It's 2() years since independent artists' agency and gallery. the ('olIectiy‘e. opened its doors. To celebrate. established and up-and-coming artists who liay'e exhibited here met the last ten years come together for this group show. The line-up includes Beagles & Ramsay. Jacqueline l)onachie. Katy l)o\‘e. Moyiia l‘lannigaii. Louise Hopkins. .Mike Nelson. l)ay'id Shrigley. Bob and Roberta Smith. Simon Starling. Kirsty Whiten and Richard Wright.
COLLECTIVE OFF-SITE PROGRAMME 2004
Market Street. opposite the l-i‘uitiiiarket Gallery
0 Mike Nelson - The Pumpkin Palace .0... l'iitil Sun I2 Sep.
I lain 6pm. Free. ()ne of the most exciting Britiin artists of the moment unyeils Iiis Pumpkin l’alace. an old I‘)54 (iM(‘ btis. which has ti‘ayelled all the way from San Francisco to he here. liiiter the inulti-sensory world that takes on political issues and conflict in all its tlil'lci‘ctil spheres. See Hit List. LAST (III/\NCE- IO SIZF.
DEAN GALLERY
73 liclliot‘d Road. (L24 (i200. Mott Wed & l’ri Sun 10am 5pm: 'l‘hu lliain 7pm. Paolozzi at 80 .00.. l'niil Sun 5| ()ct. l-‘rce. .»\rrangcd in chronological order. the exhibition is a diuy'iiig array of the talent and intellect that Paolo/Ii inyested in his work. Paolo/Ii took the tenets of Surrealism and extended them to help create and dcy'elop l’op .-\rt. 'l’he collages and screen prints on display are testament to the inspiration he deriy'ed from popular culture and his determination that there is no limit to the imagination. The central motifs in l’aolox/i's work emerge as soldiers. clocks and space trayel; today they produce a potent nostalgia. Paolo/Ii was able to not only deconstruct the barrier between high and low art but also the human body to expose its frailty. Dynamic. inspiring and faultless. Signed Tour of Paolozzi at 80 Sun I‘) Sep. I lam—noon. l-‘ree. Mary ls'inatrick giyes this tour interpreted in British Sign Language by Dayid Summersgill.
EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS
23 L'nion Street. 557 2479. Tue-Sat IOam—o m.
Gavin gurk - Faces coo L'ntil Sat 18 Sep. Exciting show of seyen new screenprints by Gavin Turk. six prints by Peter Say‘ille and two new Beatles prints called Love Me Do‘ by Peter Blake. in association with the Paul Stolper Gallery. London. LAST CHANCE TO SEE. FRUITMARKET GALLERY
45 Market Street. 225 2383. Mon—Sat
l lam—6pm: Stiii noon—5pm.
Fred Tomaselli - Monsters of
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Paradise .... l'ntil Sun 3 ()ct. l‘rce. l‘iit'sl lit'iiisll solo exhibition of New York-based artist l-i'ed 'l‘omaselli. w hose meticulous. often psychedelic hybrid pictures featuring drugs. petals and plasters haye gained him a reputation as one of the international art world's most rapidly rising stars.
Growing Ideas Interactive Arts Day for Young People Sat 18 Sep. l Iain 3pm. Free. Free photography. sculpture and collage taster sessions in the gallery. Suitable for I4 2I-year-olds.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND
'l‘he Mound. 624 6200. Mon- Wed & i‘ri- Sun lt)am--5pm; 'l'hu lt)am--7pm. Festivals, Fireworks, Feasts and Funerals t'ntil Sun 12 Sep. 'i‘wenty-liye paintings spanning 300 years from I7th to I‘)th century featuring dramatic. extray'agant celebrations and requiem masses by artists such as Rubens. Robert Adam and Stefano l)eIla Bella. LAST CHANCE TO SEE. Women of Worth: The Ladies Waldergrave l-‘ri in Sep.
12.45 l.l5pm. l-‘ree. Lunchtime lecture by chief curator (‘hristopher Baker. Tuscan Drawings Mon 20 Sep Sun I4 .\'o\. l’ree. Some of the finest I6th and 17th century 'I‘uscan drawings from the National Gallery‘s collection. After Hours: Music of Scotland Thu 23 Sep. 6—6.30pm. Free. Simon Bradley and Luke Plumb proy'ide Iiy'ely fiddle and bouzouki music.
NATIONAL GALLERY: HAWTHORNDEN LECTURE THEATRE
National Gallery. Weston Link. Playfair Link.
Venice and its Northern Neighbours Sat ll Sep. 2—3pm. Free. Gabriele Neher of the L'niy'ersity of Nottingham giyes this afternoon lecture. Behind the Scenes: In the Frame Tue I4 Sep. l2.45—I.3()pm. Free. Lunchtime lecture by Keith
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Alasdair Wallace on show at the Open Eye Gallery
Morrison. frame coiisei‘yator at the National (iallci'ies.
John Brown in Italy During the 17703 Tue l4 Sep. 12.45pm. l'rec. Stephen l.loyd. senior curator of the l’ortrait (iallery giyes this lunchtime lecture.
Canaletto’s Venice t-‘ri l7 Sep. 12.45 l..‘~()pni. l‘ree. (‘hristopher Baker. chief curator at the National (iallery giy'cs this lunchtime lecture.
Venice in the Age of Titian ‘l‘ue 2I Sep. I245 l..5(lplii. l'i‘ee. Lunchtime lecture by Richard Mackenney of the l'niy'ei‘sity of lidiiiburgh.
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY l Queen Street. (L24 (120“. Mott \Vcd ck Fri Sun Iliam 5pm; 'l'liu Iliain 7pm. Modern Women coo l‘ntil Sun I3 Feb. liree. lixhibition drawn from the collections of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. charting the successes of modern women. including Robert (‘apa's image of Jenny Lee and Moira Shearer by Kai'sli. See i‘cy iew.
Women of Worth: Willa Muir Wed l5 Sep. I245 l.l5pm. l'i'ce. Aileen ('hristiaiison of lidiiiburgh l'niyersity giyes this lunchtime lecture. After Hours: Curator’s Choice, Queen Victoria Thu l6 Sep. 6—6.3(Ipm. Free. .-\ programme of after gallery hours ey'eiits featuring a talk about the marble bust of Queen Victoria by Alexander and William Brodie. Keeping Faith Fri 17 Sep—Sun 6 Feb. Free. Photography by Luke Watson foeu$ing on the leaders of the many Christian denominations across Scodand.
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND
George IV Bridge. 226 453]. Mon—Sat l()am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm.
Read All About It! L'ntil Sun 31 Oct. The story of the news in Scotland is explored in this exhibition which takes you on a journey through 400 years of
OLD ST PAUL’S CHURCH
63 Jeffrey Street. 55o iii2
0 Still oooo l'iitil Sat :5 st-p liiiiiiensc four-panel installation by .'\ll\iili \Vatt. ci'catcd lot the Mciiioiial (illttpt‘l. SL‘L‘ llil l.lsi.
THE QUEEN’S GALLERY
l’alacc ol llolyroodliouse, 556 5 Hit), Villain 4.3lipiii. L5 (L3 L4); laiiiily ilc‘kt‘i L l 5.
Enchanting the Eye: Dutch Paintings of the Golden Age .... l'ntil Sun 7 .\'o\. L5 [Li Lli. family tickct Ll}. .~\ selection of Dutch paintings from the I7tli century. with examples by Rembrandt. \ciiiieei. (‘tiyp dc lloocli and 'l'ei‘boi‘cli. featuring still life. eyeryday sceiics. portraiture and landscapes.
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN lnyerleitli House. 552 7I2l. l)aily Illaiii 5.50pm.
0 Robert Therrien 0000 Hail Sun 3| ()ct. l‘i'ee. Inyerlcitli llouse reopens after major i‘efurbislniieiit with the first l'ls' iiiusetiiii show by I.os .'\II}_'L'lt‘s based artist Robert 'I'lierricii. whose work recalls memories of the home and childhood. ('licc‘ls otti the beard call and giant‘s dining room. See Ilit List. iixhibition llall. lnyerleith Row. 552 7171. Daily 10am—5pm. Free.
Clay in Bloom L'ntil Sun 19 Sep. (Exhibition Hall: daily 10am—5pm). The Royal Botanic's mission ‘to explore and explain the world of plants' is the inspiration for this exhibition of ceramics by Its Scottish makers.
Earth from the Air L'niil Sun 26 Sep. 10am—7pm. Free. Scottish premier of photographs by French photographer Yann .-\rthus-Bertraiid. capturing the characteristics and patterns of the natural world from a unique aerial perspectiye. proy iding a breathtaking pictorial record of our planet today.