Visual Art
At the Same Time Somewhere Else . . . Fri 9 Dec—Tue 28 Feb. Free. Photography. video. installation and drawings by Melik ()hanian. Pia Ronicke and Sean Snyder whose work combines documentary and personal approaches. NEW SHOW.
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND
The Mound. 624 6200. Mon—Wed &
Fri Sun 10am—5pm; Thu 10am—7pm. Choice: 21 Years of Collecting for Scotland .0... Until Sun 15 Jan. Free. Royal Scottish Academy Building. lixhibition of diverse works from Scotland's national collection. acquired under the watchful eye of departing director general Sir Timothy Clifford.
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART
75 Belford Road. 624 6200. Daily l0am 5pm.
Jon Schueler: The Sound of Sleat l'ntil Sun 5 Mar. A display of work celebrating the American Abstract lixpressionist painter.
Jannis Kounellis: Works 1959-2005 0.... Until Sun 8 Jan. First retrospective in Scotland of work by this key figure of post-war Italian art who was closely involved with the arte povera movement.
Strategy: Get Arts Revisited Until Sun 8 Jan. Photographs and archive material from the groundbreaking exhibition Strategy.“ Gr! Arts in 1970. Selective Memory: Scotland and Venice Wed 7 Dec—Sun 5 Mar. Free. Selected highlights from Scottish artists exhibiting at the 51st Venice Biennale. including Cathy Wilkes. Alex Pollard. Joanne 'l’atham and Tom ()‘Sullivan. NEW SHOW.
I NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
1 Queen Street. 624 6200. Mon-Wed & Fri Sun 10am 5me Thu 10am-7pm. Portrait Miniatures from the Merchiston Collection Until Sun ll l)ec. Free. The fifth in an annual series of miniature exhibitions. LAST CHANCE TO SEE.
The Battle of Trafalgar and the Death of Nelson 1805-2005 Until Sun 29 Jan. [Exhibition of work from the collection to mark the bicentenary of the Battle of 'I‘rafalgar.
Cut and Dried Fri 2 Dcc---Sun 26 Mar. Free. Two complementary displays featuring the silhouettes of Augustin lidouart and watercolours from Harry More (iordon. NEW SHOW.
I THE QUEEN’S GALLERY Palace ()f llolyroodhouse. 556 5100. Unfolding Pictures Fri 9 Dec—Mon 29 May. 9.30am 6pm. £5 l£3~£4). The first exhibition of fans from the Royal Collection. NEW SHOW.
I ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN lnverleith House. 552 7171. Tue—Sun 10am 5.30pm.
* Keith Farquhar 0000 Until Sun 8 Jan. 10am »3.30pm. Free. The first major exhibition of new work by highly regarded lidinburgh-based artist Keith Farquhar.
* Mark Leckey 0.... Until Sun 8 Jan. Leckey's first solo exhibition in Scotland revolves around a succession of clever video installations. See Hitlist.
I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound. 225 6671. Mon Sat 10am-5pm; Sun noon—5pm.
RSA Open Exhibition Sat 3--Wed 2| Dec. Free. Mixed show of new paintings. prints. sculpture and architecture. NEW SHOW.
I SCOTTISH POETRY LIBRARY 5 ('richton's Close. ('anongate. 557 2876. Mon Fri 1 lam—6pm; Sat noon-~4pm.
Through the Letterbox Until Sat 4 Feb. Free. An exhibition illuminating the
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making of a book containing haikus
written by late Scottish Renaissance ; poet. George Bruce. and illustrated by
Elizabeth Blackadder.
23 Cockburn Street. 622 6200. Daily
1 1am—6pm.
Until Sun 18 Dec. Exhibition to mark the end of a Stills education project. which invited people from a wide range of cultural backgrounds to try out various artistic techniques.
I TALBOT RICE GALLERY University of Edinburgh. South Bridge. 650 2210. Tue—Sat 10am—5pm.
Lucy McKenzie «so Until Sat 3 Dec. Collaborative exhibition with Birgit Megerie and Lucille Desamory. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
Palermo Restore: The Bonn Archive Until Sat 3 Dec. An exhibition
of Palermo's paintings. drawings and
photographs from the collection of Kunstmuseum. Bonn. LAST CHANCE TO
SEE.
I “stoning " ‘ ' Hawthornden Lecture Theatre. National
‘ Gallery. the Mound. 624 6560.
Art Competition for Schools Until Sat 31 Dec. Exhibition of winning entries from this National Galleries of
. Scotland competition.
Arthur Herman: Civilisation and
the Scots Thu 1 Dec. 6.30pm. Free but ticketed. Arthur Herman gives this year‘s RSA Sir William Gilles Bequest Lecture.
Private Galleries
I AMBER ROOME 75/79 Cumberland Street. 558 3352. Wed—Sat l lam—6pm.
Works on Paper Exhibition Until
Thu 22 Dec. Free. A group exhibition
'_ featuring work by Jackie Anderson. ; Delia Baillie. Paul Chiappe. Michael 3 Craik and more.
102 West Bow. 220 0601. Mon—Sat l()am—5.30pm.
: Before the Birds Stop Singing
Until Sat 3 Dec. Paintings. murals and
sculptures depicting birds in many guises
by Birmingham-based artist Lucy McLauchlan. LAST CHANCE TO SEE.
IDA-Misti bottom
INSTITUTE 3 Doune Terrace. 225 7189. Mon—Fri
9am-5pm.
Danish-Scottish Contemporary Prints L'ntil Thu 15 Dec. Work by Scottish and Scandinavian print artists.
; Philip Reeves. Adrian Wiszniewski.
John Olsen. Mette Stausland and Roy Friberg.
I DOGGERFISHER
1 1 Gaytield Square. 558 7| I0. Wed—Fri l lam—6pm; Sat noon—5pm.
Charles Avery Until Thu 22 Dec. Exhibition of new work by London- based artist Charles Avery.
I FLESH LTD 7 Barclay Terrace. 228 9992. Protest Against the Rising Tide
; of Conformity Until Sat 7 Jan. Artworks exploring contemporary high
speed culture. including drawings produced in 15 minutes.
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6 Carlton Terrace. 556 4441. Tue-«Sat 10am—5pm.
Edition Until Wed 21 Dec. Limited ' edition prints by artists such as Louise
Bourgeois. lan Hamilton Finlay. lloward
' Hodgkin. Callum lanes and more.
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D’ECOSS
13 Randolph Crescent. 225 5366. Mon—Wed & Fri 9.3()am-—5.30pm: Thu noon—5.30pm; Sat 9.30am»—2pm. Bubbles Fri 2 Dec—Sat 14 Jan. Free. Paris-based Canadian artist Fergus ()‘Conor explores Parisian architecture reflected in soap bubbles. NEW SHOW. I MERZ
87 Broughton Street. 558 8778. Mon. Tue & Thu—Sat 10.30am—2.30pm & 4.30—6.30pm.
Stella Steyn: 1907—1987 Until Sat 10 Dec. Retrospective of Steyn‘s self-
3 portraiture. LAST CHANCE TO SEE.
From Passmore to Paolozzi Thu 15 Dec—Sat 28 Jan. Print sale. NEW SHOW.
I ROXY ART HOUSE
2 Roxburgh Place. 0871 750 0077. Daily 1 lam—5pm.
We Want a Future (Mi Zelimo
5 Buducnost) Until Sat 10 Dec.
Workdeackin'Word
Exhibition of photographs by Linda
Graham. celebrating the end of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. which was sealed by the Dayton peace agreement ten years ago. LAST CHANCE TO SEE.
I SLEEPER
Reiach and Hall Architects. 6 Darnaway Street. 225 8444. Mon—Fri 2—5pm. Craig Richardson: Derelict Land Art Until Thu 22 Dec. Lens—based documentary work exploring the environmental. social and historic condition of derelict shale bings between Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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50 Marine Drive. Silverknowes. 312
Keith Farquhar and Mark Leckey show new work including sculptures, installation and sound pieces examining consumerism
8752. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm: Sat & Sun 10am—3pm.
Sugarcube Until Sun 4 Dec. Exhibition of sculpture by third-year students at lidinburgh College of Art.
A I wArensroue's
128 Princes Street. 226 2666. Tracey Emin Fri 2 Dec. 12.30pm. Free. The controversial confessional artist signs copies of her intimate
memoirs .S'Irungeluml. See Artbeat.
I Artist Spaces
I THE EMBASSY
76 Fast Crosscauseway. 667 2808. Thu—Sun noon—6pm.
Psittaciformes Trying to Change the World 0. t'ntil Fri 2 Dec. [Exhibition of new work by London- based artist Ruth liwan. centred around research into the possibility of teaching Psittaciformes (birds such as parrots. macaws and parakeets) to sing political chants. See review. page 100. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
Tobias Sternberg: The Gallery is Temporarily Open for Unnecessary Refurbishment Until Sun 1 1 Dec. Tobias Sternberg undertakes an alternative refurbishment of the Embassy. adding extras such as secret doors and magical mirror
cabinets. LAST CHANCE TO SEE.
I PATRIOTHALL GALLERY \‘VASPS Patriothall Studios. off-18 Hamilton Place. 225 1289.
Morar'y Hillary Until Wed 7 Dec. Painting installation using tattoo imagery and other decorative patterns.
LAST CHANCE TO SEE.
I TOTAL KUNST @ FOREST
3 Bristo Place. 220 4538. noon~10pm. Indus[trial] Until Thu 8 Dec. Art. photography and music installation by Jonathan lidery. looking at the symbiosis of the organic and the
industrial. LAST CHANCE TO SEE.
Outside the cities
I DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY
ARTS
152 Nethergate. 01382 909900. Tue. Wed. Fri 8; Sat l0.30am—-5.30pm; Thu 10.30am~8.30pm; Sun main—5.30pm. David Claerbout 0”” Until Sat 3 Dec. David Claerbout's work fuses the categories of photography and film. seeking to question the durability and meaning of photographic images in our digital world.
filtered through fetishism for male clothes, hooliganism and homosociality - desire for women between men. I Inver/e/th house, Royal Botanic Gardens, until Sun 8 Jan.