Wsual Art
I RIAS GALLERY
15 Rutland Square. 229 2545. Mon Fri 9am 5pm.
RMJM Award for Art and Architecture l‘ntil l'l'l 24 Feb. Shortlisted designs lor the second of these annual awards {AST CHANCE "2 8i i
Building Wales Adeiladu Cymru Tue 28 l-eb in 3| Mar. l:\hibition by the Royal Society ol .-\rchitccts Ill \Valcs. iii '3‘!“
I ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN Inverleith House. 552 7l7l. 'l‘ue Stilt IHam 3. 30pm i'l'ue Sun
I”. Want 5 30pm lroin Wed I Mar onwardsi
Roni Horn eeee Free. The tiist eshibition in Scotland by this widely .'icclaimed artist. based in New York and Iceland. whose practice combines studies ol natural environment with prose inspired by poet lumily Dickinson
I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY 'l'he \lound. 225 667l. .\lon Sat
liiain 5pm; Sun noon 5pm.
Visual Arts Scotland Open Exhibition 2006 l'nlil Thu 23 Feb. .\ll\t'tl show. iASl (ll iANCi l() Sit. Body Parts l‘ri l7 Still l9 Feb. Free. ‘I ltis perlorinance art festival by the Scottish Society ol' Artists returns l'or another year. Participants include Angela Bartram. /.hane Warren. .\lark Wayman and ('arlos ('ortes. See :\rtbeat.
The Craft of a Contemporary Silversmith Thu l6 Feb. 6 7pm. £6. (iraham Stewart discusses ltis recent work. Hooking t‘sst‘ltllttl.
I SCOTTISH POETRY LIBRARY 5 ('richlon's (‘lose. Vanongate. 557 2876. .\lon Fri llam 6pm: Sat
itooit 4pm.
Site Specific - Meet the Artists Fri 24 l'it‘li. 0 8pm. l‘il't‘t‘. ticketed. l)iscussion ol' the current e\hibition witlt the students involved. Hooking t‘\\L‘llll;tl.
Site Specific Mon 27 Feb Thu 23 .\lar. Ilam 6pm. Free. .-\n e\hibition of pieces by linal year Public Art degree students trom Forth Valley College. created in response to the SH. building. Ni \‘.’ SHt )W.
I STILLS
23 ('ockhurn Street, 022 0200. Daily llam 6pm.
The Tetralix Polyfaith Map Talk Thu 23 Feb. 7pm. L4. (This Dooks tells the story ot' his project centred around the spiritual landmarks of lidinburgh.
I TALBOT RICE GALLERY l'niversity ot' lidinburgh. South Bridge. 650 2210. Tue Sat Itiam 5pm.
ii: Katy Dove Sat l8 Feb Sat 8 .-\pr. Visual and audio animation work incorporating water—colour paintings.
lilm and birdsong trom this young artist.
See preview. page 92 and llitlist. NEW Si iUVv.
I WESTON LINK
llawthornden Lecture Theatre. National (ittllt‘l'). illL‘ Mound. (124 (i500. Photo-Portraitists Tue 21 Feb. l2.45 1.30pm. Free. Dr Ken Neil looks at the relationship between paittted and photographed portraits.
The Experience of Art: Maria De Corral Wed 22 Feb. 6 8pm. Free but ticketed. Maria De (‘orral talks about tlte e\hibition she curated tor the Italian Pavilion at the \‘enice Biennale. Poets, Portraits and Landscapes of Modern Scotland: Part “no Thu 23 Feb. 6 7pm. Free. This second illustrated lecture and poetry reading e\amines the work ot‘ Highland and Island writers such as Sorley Maclean. lain (‘richton Smitlt and (ieorge Mackay Brown.
Consul Smith and the Business of Art in Eighteen-Century
96 THE LIST 16 Feb-'2 Mai 2006,
i'ntil Sun 26 Mar.
Wrought, Raised'n'Forged
Venice Fri 24 Feb. l2.45 l.3()pm. Free. .-\n illustrated talk by (‘hristopher Baker.
A Portrait Award in Context Tue 28 Feb. 12.45 1.30pm. Free. Illustrated lecture by HP Travel Award judge Li/ Rideal.
Private Galleries
I AMBER ROOME
75/79 (‘umberland Street. 558 3352. Wed Sat llam 6pm.
Jo Milne l'ntil Thu 2 Mar. l’ieces e\ploring the workings of technology attd coded communication through paint. LAST CHANCE TO SEE.
I ANALOGUE
l(l2 “est Bow. 22(l ()(iill. Mon- Sat ltlam- 5.30pm.
Tom Gauld & Simone Lia l-‘ri l7 Feb Sat ll Mar. New drawings. paintings. prints and comic books. NEW SHOW.
I CORN EXCHANGE GALLERY (‘onstitution Street. 561 7300. Wed Sat 1 lame 4.30pm. Free.
Florencia Durante eee l'ntil Thu 16 Mar. Photographic works by this Argentinean-born. London-based artist. See review. page 93.
I DOGGERFISHER
l l (iaytield Square. 558 7| It). Wed Fri l lam -6pm; Sat noon-~5an
* Group Show Fri I7 Feb-Sat t Apr. li\hibition of work by Karla Black. Jonathan ()w en. Hanneline \'isnes. Duncan Marquiss and Dean Hughes. See preview and llitlist. page 9 I. NEW SHOW.
I DUNDAS STREET GALLERY 6a Dundas Street. 558 9363. Mon «Sat lt)am~8pm; Sun 10am—6pm.
New sculptural and installation work by Scott Laverie and Stephen Murray. The work shown is the product of a five week residency spent in Lumsden, Aberdeenshire, during August 2005. The artists (as pseudo-heroes) hope to ‘reactivate knowledge through the reactivation of old methods’. I The Embassy. Edinburgh. unti/ Sat 4 Mm;
Underdog Fri 24 Feb Fri 3 Mar. Innovative works by this collective of tett li(‘.»'\ graduates. ittcluding Sara Forshaw. Linda Mathieson and ('hristopher Miller. See Artbeat. NEW SHOW.
I HEART GALLERY
3rd Floor. 6 Waterloo Place. 556 2289. 2 6pm.
Turnout l'ntil Fri It) Mar. A chance to see David Bellingham‘s artwork itt progress as he makes l.9l5.594 individual crosses by hand. to represent all those who voted in the inaugural Scottish parliamentary election on I May. 2003. See Artbeat.
I INGLEBY GALLERY
6 (‘arlton Terrace. 556 444 l. Tue rSat |()am 5pm.
Jon Schueler: Five Decades l'ntil Sat l 1 Mar. lixhibition incorporating five key pictures from the late artist‘s practice between l94t) and 1990, accompanied by relevant works on paper. See review. page 93.
I INSTITUT FRANCAIS D’ECOSSE
l3 Randolph Crescent. 225 5366. Mon~\\’ed & Fri 9.3(luliF 5.30pm; Thu noon- 5.30pm; Sat 9.30am 2pm. Northern Light Thu I6 Feb Sat 2‘) Apr. Free. A selection of work trom contemporary Scottish photographers such as ('alum ('olvin. Joseph McKenzie. ()wen Logan and Ruth Stirling. NEW SHOW.
I ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE
82 Nicolson Street. (368 2232. Mon—Fri l()am—-lpm A’; 2—5pm.
The Stairs of Venice L'ntil Wed 15 Mar. Free. Photographic exhibition by Kiko Trivellato, portraying staircases.
both ancient and modern. from across this beautiful ltalian city.
I TRAVERSE THEATRE ('ambridge Street. 228 I404. .‘vlon Sat ltlam midnight; Sun 6pm tnidnight. Love Don’t Live Here Anymore l'ntil Sat I8 Feb. Work old and new from provocative pop artist Bryan (‘larke. lAST CHANCE TO SEE. Sweet Potato Sun 19 Feb Sat l Apr. Pieces by Imogen Toner. NEW SHOW.
I THE EMBASSY
76 liast (‘rosscatisewayg 667 2808. Thu -Sun noon 6pm.
Wrought, Raised ‘n’ Forged l'ntil Sat 4 Mar. Exhibition by Stephen Murray and Scott Lav erie.
I ONEZERO PROJECT SPACE it) Northumberland Street. 078 l 7 ()7764l. FrivSun noon 5pm.
My Wife is So Proud of Me Sat l8 Feb Sun 5 Mar. Work by Tectonic IndUstries. a collaborative art partnership originally formed in Edinburgh between Lars Jerlach and Helen Stringl'ellow'. NEW SHOW.
Outside the Cities
I DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS
l52 Nethergate, ()l 382 909900. Tue. Wed. Fri 6; Sat lt).30am—5.3()pm; Thu l().3()am—8.3t)pm; Sun noon-5.30pm. Kill Your Timid Notion Fri l7—«Mon 20 Feb. Times vary. £1 l~£26 (£9 —£22). Festival of the very best of experimental mUsic and moving image. with performances. an installation and film screenings.