Visual Art
Evans
‘Vogue Bingo’ catches the late summer sun in a stillness reminiscent of Edward Hopper.
I Open Eye Gallery Edinburgh. t/nl/l Jim 9 Aug;
The Healing Touch l'ntil Sun 27 Nov. Exhibition charting key periods in learning. training and teaching in medicine and portraits of the pioneers by Ramsay. Reynolds and '/.offany to coincide with the Royal (‘ollege of Surgeons quincentettary celebrations. End to End Sat 30 Jul Stilt l I Sep. Daniel Reeves explores themes of resurreetion and metamorphosis
inspired by sources such as Hierony mous Bosch. Stanley Spencer and I.ithuanian poet. (‘Ieslaw Milosl. NEW SHOW.
I NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND
(ieorge lV Bridge. 226 453]. Mon Sat 10am -5ptn'. Sun 2 5pm.
Scotland’s Secret War t'util Sun to Oct. The hidden stories of WWII through secret governtnent documents. private papers. maps. photographs and artefacts.
I THE QUEEN’S GALLERY
Palace of Holy‘roodhouse. 5.56 5 Hill. Daily ‘).30am 5pm. £5 (Li—£4): fatiiily ticket £13.
Watercolours and Drawings from the Collection of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother l'ntil Sttn 25 Sep. First exhibition of 73 w atercolours 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. 22‘) 7545. Mon Fri ‘)am 5pm.
It Doesn’t Have to Be Beautiful to Be Exciting l'ntil l‘ri 2‘) Jill. An exhibition of artists' books by Jacqueline Moon.
I ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN lnverleith House. 552 7l7l. The Sun l0am—5.30pm.
its Sentences Fri 2‘) Jul Sun 23 ()ct. Sentences cotnposed by l-‘inlay while working in his garden at little Sparta. chosen by the artist and painted by his collaborator l.es lidge in shades of blue. green. red and grey. See preview. page ‘)0
and llitlist. NEW SHOW.
I ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN (EXHIBITION HALL)
Exhibition Hall. lnserleith Row. 552 7171. Daily Illam 5pm. liree.
With the Grain: The Life and Work of Tim Stead t’ntil Sun 4 Sep. l0am-5pm. liree. An exhibition celebrating the life and work of post war Scotland's most influential furniture tnaker
I ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS (WEST GATE)
Royal Botanic (iardens. Arboretum Place.
248 2983. Little Sparta Visits Sat 30 Jill Sat It)
98 THE LIST 71 Jul 4 Aug; 9(a)?)
Sep. 12.45 6pm. {l2 1L8). To celebrate the 80th birthday of Ian llatnilton l’inlay. special buses are running to his garden. little Sparta. in the Pentland Hills.
Departure is from outside the west gate of
the Royal Botanic (iardcn. returning via the Scottish Poetry library and lngleby (iallery. See Artbeat. age ‘)5.
I ROYAL MUSEUM
2 (’hatnbers Street. 247 4219/4422. Mon iv \\'ed Sat I0am 5pm: Tue l0am 8pm; Stilt noon 5pm. Free.
Nicholas and Alexandra, the Tsar and Tsarina t'util Sun 30 ()cl. [5 it'4i. The story of'l‘sar Nicholas l l and his wife. the limprcss Alexandra the last royal family of Rtissia told through court costumes. icons from the collections of the state Hermitage museum. St Petersburg and ohiets d'art by l-‘aberge. Jerwood Applied Arts Prize 2004 Hi 22 Jttl Sttn IS Sep. See .\ltiseum of Scotland. page ‘)5.
I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY ‘l'lie Mound. ()l3l 225 667]. Mon Sat 10am 5pm; Sun noon 5pm.
Body in the Library l'ntil Sat 30 Jul. (ieorge Donald RSA continues tlte tradition of the study of anatomy atid the human figure. displaying work front his book .-lnulomiu. alongside work by his heroes. \esalitIs and Albintis. Wunderkammer (Cabinet of Wonders) .\lon l .-\ug Stm ll Sep. (ilen ()nwin and a group of invited artists create their own (‘abinet of Wonders within the RSA library. selecting an object from the collection at the National .\lttseum of Scotland.
I STILLS
23 ('ockburn Street. 622 6200. Daily llatn 6pm.
Paul Gray - All for One '.".".’ STARS l'ntil Stm 24 Jul. A life long Hearts fan. Patil (iray exhibits photographs atid video works ntade during a year as artist in residence at Ty iiecastle. See res iew. page
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I WESTON LINK
Hawthornden lecture 'l'heatre. National Gallery. the Mound.
Getting Up by Balthus Mon 25 ltil. l2.45pm. Artist and critic. .\ler|in James. discusses lialthtis's suggestive nude. Memorial Lecture: Mark Boyles 1934-2005 Inc 26 Jttl. l2.45ptn. l-iee. A talk by Patrick lilliott. curator of the Gallery of Modern Arts 2003 Boyle liamtly exhibition. to cotntnetnorate the life and work of the late .\lark lioy le. From Brittany to Edinburgh: Who Owned Gauguin’s Vision of the Sermon Hi 2‘) Jill. l2.45pm. l-‘ree. l’rances l-'owle. l.e\ei'liulme curator at the National (iallct'y. discusses how this painting came into the collection.
I WRITERS’ MUSEUM
Lady Stair"s llottse. Lady Stair's ('lose. 52‘) 4‘)0l. .‘slon Sat 10am -5pm. Free.
A Painter’s Dozen l'ntil Sat 30 Jul. l0am 5pm. Free. An exhibition of portrait drawings of contemporary writers including Alexander McCall Smith and Tessa Ransford. by artist Joyce (iunn (‘airns .‘yllili.
Private Galleries
I AMBER ROOME
75/7‘) ('umberlatid Street. 558 3352. Wed Sat llam 6pm.
Mixed Exhibition l'ntil Thu 4 Atig. New work from Scotland and (iermany by Sophie .‘schay Knight. Regina Koch. Nicholas Newton atid Jade Stout.
I BOURNE FINE ART
6 Dundas Street. 557 4050. Mon—liri 10am 6pm; Sat llatn 2pm. Alexander Nasmyth: His Circle and Times Thu 4 Aug Sat 3 Sep. Landscapes by this great Victorian painter. NEW SHOW.
I DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE
3 Dotinc Terrace. 225 7l8‘). Mon liri ‘)am 5pm.
The Hans Christian Andersen Travelling Exhibition Thu 4 Aug l-‘ri ‘) Sep. An exhibition from Andersen's city of birth. ()dense. telling the story of his life in words and pictures. NEW SHOW.
I EDINBURGH GALLERY
20a Dundas Street. 557 5002. Mon Fri llam 5pm; Sat 10am 1pm.
Geoff Uglow Sat 30 Jul Sat 13 Aug. New work.
I HANOVER FINE ARTS
22a [)tmdas Street. 556 2l8l. Mon Fri llam 6pm; Sat 10.30am 4pm.
A Brush with Wilderness t7ntil Sat 23 Jul. Paintings of the Scottish Highlands by live artists.
I INGLEBY GALLERY
6 ('arlton 'l‘errace. 556 444 1. Tue Sat 10am 5pm.
Sean Scully l'ntil Sat 23 Jul.
I0am 5pm. l-‘ree. The lirst exhibition in Scotland by New York-based Sean Scully. Jr L’ldylle Des Cerises Fri 2‘) Jul Sat '.7 Sep. The lngleby Gallery has commissioned Ian llatnilton l‘inlay‘ to make a proposal for its garden. This is shown alongside two exhibitions of his work one devoted to the French resolution and another of his garden proposals on Revolutionary thetnes. See preview. page ‘)0 and llitlist. NEW
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I INSTITUT FRANCAIS D’ECOSSE
l3 Randolph ('rescent. 225 5366.
Mon \Ved a l-"ri ‘).30am 5.30pm: Thu noon 5.30pm; Sat ‘).30ani 2pm. Fashion Moves l'util Wed 3] Aug. Photographer l.uke Watson exhibits a varied range of fashion shots taken from the collections of up-and-coming designers over a period of four years.
I JUST SCOTTISH
4 6 North Bank Street. The Mound. 226 4807. Mon Sat 10am 6pm; Sun
noon 4pm.
Maggie’s - Where it’s All Art! Until The 26 Jul. lixhibition sale of 150 artists to raise money for Maggie's ('entres.
I LEITH GALLERY
65 The Shore. l.eith. 553 5255. Mon Fri llam 5pm; Sat llam 4pm.
Bon Anniversaire t'ntil Fri 22 Jul.
1 lam 5pm. l‘ree. To celebrate its tenth birthday. the l.eith (iallet'y has invited painters. cet'amicists. jewellers and glass makers from the past decade to exhibit. A Foreign Affair Sat 30 Jttl Sat 3 Sep. l-‘ree. An exhibition of paintings. sculpture. ceramics. glass and jewellery inspired by travels abroad.
I LEVEL 7 GALLERY
7 Newhaven Main Street. 552 l3l3. Thu-l’ri 10am-6pm.
Artists’ Multiples Until Sun 3| Jul. Work by established and emerging artists in ceramics. metal. textiles. paper and other media. (‘all for an appointment outside opening hours.
I OPEN EYE GALLERY
34 Abercromby Place. 557 1020. Mon—Fri 10am 6pm; Sat l0am~4pm.
Graffiti and All through the Day Until Sat 6 Aug. Work by Robyn Denny. David Evans Until Tue ‘) Aug. (‘abinet paintings of bingo halls and shop fronts. New Figurative Painting Until Wed l0 Aug. (iroup show including work by Paul Barnes. Stuart Duftin. Henry Kondracki and Jeremy James.
William Bimie Until Wed 10 Aug. New work: Waterways and Cafe Days.
I SCOTLANDART.COM 2 St Stephen Place. 225 6257. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm: Sat 10am—6pm; Sun noon—5.30pm.
Figure it Out Until Wed 10 Aug. Group exhibition featuring Angela Reilly. Patsy McArthur and (iraeme Sharp.
I SCOTTISH GALLERY
16 Dundas Street. 558 l200. Mon—Fri 10am 6pm; Sat 10am—4pm.
Flower Power Until Sat 30 Jul. Applied arts and painting summer show. I SLEEPER
Reiach and Hall Architects. 6 Darnaway Street. 225 8444. Mon-Fri 2—5pm. Franz Graf Until Fri 22 Jul. New work. Birgir Andrésson Mon 1 Aug—Fri 2 Sep. NEW SHOW.
I ST LEONARDS ART GALLERY 7] St Leonards Hill. Tue—Sun noon—5pm. Dreams l’ntil Sat 23 Jul. Prints by Anna Johnson. sculptures by Victoria Berg and oil paintings by limma Bibby.
I STUDIO ONE GALLERY 10 Stafford Street. 226 58l2. Mon-Fri 9.30am ~6pm; Sat ‘).30am~5.30pm; Sun noon— 5pm.
Piano Piano Until Sun 31 Jul. lixhibition of contemporary stoneware by Korean ceramicist Hyejeong Kim.
I TORRANCE GALLERY 36 Dundas Street. 556 6366. Mon--Fri 1 Iain 46pm; Sat l0.30am—4pm. George Birrell and Elizabeth McCrindle Until Sat 23 Jul. New paintings.
‘ Artist Spaces
I THE EMBASSY
76 liast (‘rosscauseway. 667 2808.
Thu Sun noon- 6pm.
Keith Maclsaac Until Sun 3| Jul. Solo exhibition by this Edinburgh-based Vancouverite. LAST CHANCE TO SEE.
I TOTAL KUNST @ FOREST
3 Bristo Place. 220 4538. noon—10pm. Polish Posters Fri 2‘) Jul~Sun 7 Aug. lixhibition by two contemporary Polish artists. Lukas]. Lenda and Marcin Potepski. NEW SHOW
Outside the Cities.
I DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS
152 Nethergate. 0l382 ‘)0‘)‘)(X). Tue. Wed. Fri & Sat 10.30am~5.30pm; Thu l0.30am 8.30pm; Sun titXiti-5.30pm. Grand Tour - Matts Leiderstam Sat 30 Jul Sun 25 Sep. Swedish artist presents his own paintings. photographs and objects. plus images from the history of art. He explores the phenomenon of the (irand Tour. popular in the 17m. I8th and l‘)th centuries. which involved persons of a certain class travelling through France and Italy to study culture. NEW SHOW.