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I BUDDHA’S BACKYARD
38 Albion Street.
Exhibition by Artists in Exile Glasgow Thu 23--Sun 26 Jttn. Exhibition of the visual art made by this group with international. displaced and exiled artists living and working in Glasgow. Part of Refugee lli't'k. NEW SHOW.
I INTERMEDIA GALLERY
18 King Street. 552 2540. Daily noon-6pm.
OLD MONEY L'ntil Mon 20 Jun. .\'ew work by Mark Pearson. Sam Basu. Patricia Ellis. John Russell and Fabienne Audeoud. ()lof Bjornsdottir and Cedar Lewisohn. Artists in Exile Tue 14—Mon 20 Jun. .\'ew exhibition by this grottp as part of Refugee Week.
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I CITY ART CENTRE
2 Market Street. 529 3993. Mon-Sat 10am 5pm; Sun noon -5pm. Showstoppers L'ntil Sat 10 Sep. The City Art Centre celebrates its 25th anniversary with a selection of its best works from the permanent collection. Looking Both Ways: Art of the Contemporary African Diaspora Sat 18 Jun-Sun l 1 Sep. The work of 12 .-\frican-born contemporary artists now living in Western countries. Identity. nationalism attd tnetnory are explored by Ghada Atner. Kendell Geers. Wanhcchi Mutu. Yinka Shonibare among others. NEW SHOW.
I COLLECTIVE GALLERY
22 - 28 (‘ockburn Street. 220 I260. Tue—Sat noon -5pm.
Victoria Skogsberg so L'ntil Sat 18 Jun. first solo show in Scotland for this Glasgow -based artist. exploring her experimentations with the parapsychology department at the L'niversity of Edinburgh. See review. page 102.
Germs of a New and Unimagined Bliss 1'ntil Sat 18 Jun. Scott Laverie's installation in the Project Room is a transformation of the space into somewhere
Squirrel Nutkins is up to his old .. tricks again. Icelandic artist Hjélmarsdéttir plays with the experience of uncertainty through the medium of stuffed animals. She is one of 19 international students graduating from the Glasgow School of Art’s Master of Fine Art degree — the show is curated by Sam Ainsley and Francis McKee.
H/SCOX MFA Degree Show. Tramway, Glasgow, Thu 76 Jun—Sun 26 Jun
between the ‘L'nabomber‘s sinister country retreat and a chaotic garden shed'.
I DEAN GALLERY
73 Belford Road. 624 6200. Daily
1 (lam—5 pm.
Out of Place: Works from the Pier Arts Centre Collection, Orkney L'ntil Sun 26 Jun. Free. A touring show of over 30 works of British 20th century art from the Pier Arts Centre in Orkney while the island gallery undergoes a major refurbishment.
Christian Art L'ntil Sun 26 Jun. Exploration of Christianity in art including works by Eric Gill. David Jones. Jacob Epstein. Stanley Spencer. Ian Fleming and Eduardo Paolozzi.
I EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART
74 Lauriston Place. 221 6000. Mott—Thu 10am—8pm; Fri—Sat 10am—2pm.
I Edinburgh College of Art Degree Show 2005 Sat l8—Tue 28 Jun. Free. Annual degree show featuring work by over 400 graduating students across all disciplines. Check vvww.eca.ac.uk for details. See profiles. page 104—105 and Hitlist.
I EDINBU—R—GN PRINTMAKERSW
23 Union Street. 557 2479. Tue—Sat l0am—6pm.
Another Time Another Place L'ntil Sat 16 Jul. Prints by Martin Aitchison. one of the principal artists for the children's Ladybird series of learn-to- read books in the 60s and 70s. The prints are accompanied by some of the original gouache and watercolour paintings. Edward Summerton - The Rural L'ntil Sat 16 Jul. New screenprints. commissioned and published by Edinburgh Printtnakers. inspired by 60s and 70s editions of Ladybird books. Member’s Selection: Through a Child’s Eye Until Sat 16 Jul. 10am—6pm. Prints of paintings seen iii the children‘s Ladybird series books are shown alongside work by members on the theme of ‘through a child's eye'. I FRUITMARKET GALLERY 45 Market Street. 225 2383. Mon—Sat 1 lam—6pm; Sun noon—5pm.
An Aside L'ntil Sun 17 Jul. Free. A group exhibition selected by the highly respected Berlin-based artist Tacita Dean according to the principles which govern the making of her own work. including pieces by Joseph Beuys and Gerhard Richter. See Hitlist.
I MANSFIELD TRAOUAIR CENTRE
15 Mansfield Place. Broughton Street Napier University Degree Show Thu l6—Sun 19 Jun. I’inal year show of work by graduating students from Napier L'niversity's Media Arts section. incorporating photography and liltn.
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART
75 Belford Road. 624 6200. Daily 10am—5pm.
Francis Bacon: Portraits and Heads Until Sun 4 Sep. The first museum exhibition to explore in depth Bacon's portraits of friends. lovers and other artists. comprising over 50 works. His life was notoriously volatile and complex love affairs with Peter Lacy and George Dyer — the latter who killed himself on the night of Bacon‘s big opening in Paris - provided intense sources of inspiration. See Hitlist Jon Schueler: The Sound of Sleat L'ntil Sun 5 Mar. A display of work celebrating the American Abstract Expressionist painter who set up a studio in Mallaig. on the Sound of Sleat.
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND
The Mound. 624 6200. Mon—Wed & Fri—Sun 10am—5pm; Thu l0am—7pm. Monarch of the Glen: Landseer in the Highlands coo L'ntil Sun 10 Jul. A show of works by the greatest British painter of animals. This exhibition will explore a number of themes. with an entire section devoted to Landseer‘s deer paintings. among them the world-famoUs ‘Monarch of the Glen‘.
The Prince’s People L'ntil Sun 12 Jun. Photographic exhibition by Rankin and emerging new talent documenting 21 stories of young people w ho have overcome barriers to start up in business with the Prince‘s Trust and the Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust. Entrance via Weston Link.
Masterworks of Impressionism L'ntil Sun 26 Jun. Paintings by Monet. Pissarro. (Texanne and sculpture by Rodin frotn the Naitonal Museum and Gallery. Cardiff are on loan in an exchange with a small group of 1mpressionist paintings and sculpture from the Maitland collection at the National Gallery of Scodand.
I NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
I Queen Street. 624 6200. Mon—Wed & Fri—Sun 10am—5pm; Thu 10am—7pm. New Acquisitions of Photography L'ntil Sun 1 1 Sep. Includes photographs by Stewart Lockhart frotn imperial China.
Visual Art
pictures of Skye by mountaineer and photographer GP Abraham and abstract prints by Pattl Kenny. who uses materials such as seaweed and saltwater to develop his photographs.
I QUEEN MARGARET COLLEGE l.eith Campus. Duke Street. 317 3800. Mon—Eri 9am—4pm.
Inside Out l'ntil Wed 15 Jun. Exhibition of artwork by Art Therapy graduates and course lecturers.
I THE QUEEN’S GALLERY Palace of Holyt'oodhouse. 556 5100. Daily 9.30am—5pm. £5 (£34.11); family ticket £13.
Watercolours and Drawings from the Collection of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother L’ntil Sun 25 Sep. First exhibition of 73 watercolours and drawings from the Queen Mum's collection. And we thought she just drank gin and bet on the horsies all day.
I RIAS GALLERY
15 Rutland Square. 229 7545. Mon—Fri 9am—5pm.
Long Moments in Eternity 1'nti1 Hi 1 Jul. Showcase of work by Barbara Berkowitz.
Talk Tue 21 Jttn. 7pm. £5. Barbara Berkowitz presents an open talk on her work.
I ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN lnverleith House. 248 2983. Tue Sun 10am—-5.30pm.
Evergreen 0000 l'ntil Sun 3 Jul. l0am~5.30pm. Free. A survey exhibition featuring major new works by some of the artists who have taken part in the lttverleith llouse programme spanning arts and sciences. including botanical drawings from their archive. Artists include Grahatn l-‘agen. Douglas Gordon. Callum Innes. Cy Twombly. Agnes Martin and Richard Wright. See Hitlist.
I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound. 0131 225 6671. Mon Sat l0am—5pm; Sun noon-5pm.
Euan Gray: 2004 Alastair Salvesen Scholarship Exhibition l.'nti1 Thu 16 Jun. liree. Euan travelled to the South Sea Islands iii the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson. His work deals with themes such as globalisation and its effect upon traditional culture and this exhibition is a record of this set against Stevenson's experience. See picture caption. page 108.
Body in the Library t'ntil Sat 30 Jul. George Donald RSA continues the tradition of the study of anatomy and the human figure. displaying work from his book Autumn/"u. display ed alongside work by his heroes. Vesalius and Albintts.
I SLEEPER
Reiach and Hall Architects. 6 Darnaway Street. 225 8444. Mon~~1~ii 2 5pm. Andreas Bee l'ntil Fri 10 Jun. New work.
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Alastair Salvesen Scholarship Exhibition
Royal Scottish Academy Building The Mound Edinburgh Admission Free tel: 0131 225 6671 www.myalscpttishacademymrg
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