Visual Art
I THE STUDIO
2| Saltmarkei. 552 7573 llam 5pm. Isabel Nolan Wed l9Apr Mon I May Solo show by up and coming lrish artist Isabel Nolan. Min of (i/ N? SHOW.
I TRANSMISSION GALLERY
2% King Street. 552 4Sl 3. Mon Sat
I lam 5pm; Sun noon 5pm.
Fiona Jardine & Will Daniels Mon l7 Thu l 3 Apr. l'smg imagery lrom TS laliot's Sweeney poems. T‘itiiill Jardme's work is inllnenccd by wall paintings. l'chcl Work and tncdteyal aesthetics. William l)ame|s creates small-scale paintings. which iclerence lamotrs artworks by artists such as ('c/anne and llascltll. I’ui'I iii (il. NE W Si 10W.
I WASPS STUDIOS
77 llanson Street. l)enmstoun. 554 S299. Mon in Want 5.30pm; Sat & Sun l0am 4pm.
Blue Star Red Wedge Wed It)
Apr Mon I May. Mixed exhibition curated by Workplace. a initiattye that supports artists working in the north-east ol l'.tig|atid such as Darren llanks. Joe llillicr. ('ecilia Stenhom and ('atlierine liertola. Part of (il. NE W St lOW.
Edinburgh
I COLLECTIVE GALLERY
22 2S ('ockhurn Street. 220 I260.
Tue Sat noon 5pm.
Blood and Feathers CO . l'ntil Sat l5 Apr. l'il'sl Scottish solo show l'or lleck‘s l‘utures nominees l.ucy Stein and Jo Robertson. lASl CHANCE TO SEE. Amy Marietta 8- Ruth Ciaxton Sat 22 Apr Sat 3 Jun. Joint exhibition incorporating drawing and sculptural
works. NEW SHOW.
I DEAN GALLERY
73 Behold Road. 624 6200. Daily
l0am 5pm.
After the War: Art from 1945-1955 l'ntil Sun 4 Jun. Work by Balthus. Leger. Bacon and l‘t'eud drawn li'Ulil the permanent collection to highlight the division between Realism and Abstraction. Artists and Camouflage l'ntil Tue l8 Apr. Archive display looking at the employment ol‘ litre artists during WWI. LAST CHANCE TO SEE.
Paolozzi of the Month livery 'l'hu. l2.45 l.30pm. l-ree. liach week Daniel llerrmann. the l’aolo/Ii curator. giy es a talk on a dil‘l‘erent work lrom the collection.
Paolozzi’s Patterns l'ntil Sun I l Jtiii. |)isplay looking at the use of pattern in the late artist's work.
Curator’s Tour: After the War Mon l7 Apr. l2.45 l.|5pm. l‘ree. Patrick lilliot gives a tour ol’ this display of work.
I EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 l'nion Street. 557 2479. Tue Sat l0am 6pm.
Jim Pattison 8. Nicola Murray l'ntil Sat 27 May. Jim l’attison's show ‘I'i'uiisluti'oiis was created in response to the artist's experience of kidney dialysis and transplantation. and includes digital prints. paintings and objects. lie/d by .\'ico|a Murray l‘eatures cyanotype prints that mitnic botanical forms. and questions the delinition ol' the word ‘natural‘.
I FRUITMARKET GALLERY
45 Market Street. 225 2383. Mon Sat
l lam~6pmz Sun noon 5pm.
Fred Sandback COO... l'ntil Sun 14 May. Free. Major retrospective ol‘ the late American artist's work. presented in collaboration with the Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein. ()l‘ten associated with minimalism. Sandback is most lamous for his pieces that tise coloured yarn to trace imaginary objects.
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND The Mound. 624 6200. Mon—Wed &
98 THE LIST 13-27 Apr 2006
The Sleep of Reason
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New paintings by Gordon Cheung. The artist's work records hallucinations of a
globalised metropolis in oil, spray paint and Chinese ink, using the Financial Times as a support for some of these large, Romantic mindscapes. I The Embassy. Edinburgh, until Sat 30 Apr.
l-‘ri Stilt |0ain 5pm: Thu l0am 7pm.
A Paper Menagerie: Animals in Art l'ntil Sttn 28 May. Prints and drawings by Rubens. Hogarth. l)urer and (ioya. Venus Rising Thu l3 Apr Sun 28 May. l-‘ree. lixhibition centred on Titian's ‘Anadyomene' examining Western artists" lascination with the female nude. Includes work by ('ranach. Degas. Magritte. Jane Bretlle and ('alum (‘olvin. NEW SHOW. ‘Mars, Venus and Cupid’ by Paolo Veronese l‘ri 2l Apr. l2.45 l.l5ptn. l‘ree. l’atrieia Allerston gives a talk on this painting.
Signed Tour: A Paper Menagerie Sun 23 Apr. l lam noon. Free. Signed tour l'or people who are deal. To hook a place. tax 624 6440 or text 078 I4 75 l087.
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART
75 Behold Road. 624 6200. Daily
l0am 5pm.
Selective Memory: Scotland and Venice l‘our stars. l'ntil Mon l7 Apr. l‘ree. Selected highlights from Scottish artists exhibiting at the 5lst Venice llicnnale. including ('athy Wilkes. Alex Pollard. Joanne Tatliam and Toni ()‘Sulliyan. LAST CHANCE TO SEE. The Smoking Room Until Sun 2 Jul. Display ol‘ sculpture and pictures looking at the history of smoking in art.
I NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
l Queen Street. 624 6200. Mon Wed & l-‘ri Sun l0am 5pm; Thu 10am 7pm. Thoroughly Modern Women
0.. . l'ntil Mon 2% Aug. Portraits of respected Scottish l’emale laces such as l)ame llelena Kennedy. Dame l‘lora McLeod ol‘ McLeod and the first female Solicitor (ieneral. lilish Angiolini. See rey iew. page 94.
Fizzers: The Alternative National Portrait Gallery l'ntil Sun 2 Jul. £2 til i. ('aricatures from the Scottish (‘artoon Art Studio. including sketches ol Annie Lennox. Lulu. Rod Stewart and
In ine Welsh.
Stranger Than Life: Four Hundred Years of Caricature l'ntil Sun 9 Jul. lixhibition looking at caricatures from across the centuries.
‘Seii Portrait’ by Joan Eardley Wed 26 Apr. l2.45—l.l5pm. l-‘ree. Talk by cttrator l-‘iona Pearson.
I THE QUEEN’S GALLERY Palace of Holyroodhouse. 556 5 l()(). Daily 9.30am—6pm.
Unfolding Pictures Until Mon 29 May. £5 (£4). lixhibition of over 80 fans from the Royal (‘ollection dating from the l600s up until the l930s.
I ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN lnverleith House. 552 7l7l. Tue Sun |0am 15.30pm.
Rungiah & Govindoo: South Indian Botanical Drawings and Rudolph Stingel: New Work Until Sun 9 Jul. l0am—5.30pm. Free. A selection of botanical paintings commissioned by Robert Wight between I796 and l872 is complemented by paintings and sculpture by artist Rudoll' Stingel.
I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound. 225 667i. Mon-Sat l0am—<5pm; Sun noon—5pm.
I 80TH RSA ANNUAL EXHIBITION Until Sat 20 May. £4 (under l2s free). Open submission exhibition. plus work by invited high- prolile artists to celebrate |X0 years of the RSA Annual lixhibition.
I STILLS
2.3 (‘ockburn Street. 622 6200. Daily
l lam -6pm.
iceBlink OOO . Until Sun l4 May. Simon l’aithl‘ull's visual diary ol‘ the time he spent with the British Antarctic Survey. including palm pilot sketches. photographs and film works.
I TALBOT RICE GALLERY liniversity ol‘ lidinburgh. South Bridge. 650 22 I0. Tue—Sat l0am—5pm.
Divided Selves Sat 22 Apr—Sat .3 Jun. A survey of sell-portraiture in Scottish art from the 18th to the 21st century and including works by Douglas (iordon. Alison Watt. Kenny Hunter and Elizabeth Blackadder. NEW SHOW.
I WESTON LINK
Hawthorndeli Lecture Theatre. National (iallery. the Mound. 624 6560. Inspired? Get Writing! Thu 13 Apr. 10.30am. 1.30 8.; 5.30pm. Free. Reading of the winning works from the National Galleries of Scotland and English Speaking Union Creative Writing Competition.
Geese, Ducks and Cows: Animals in Glasgow Boys’ Paintings Tue I8 Apr. l2.45—l.30pm. Free. Sally Kelly discusses the Glasgow Boys‘ love of animals.
Durer: Hogs, flares and horses Tue 25 Apr. l2.45—l.30pm. Free. Ailsa Turner
discusses the significance ol beasts lot (ierman anist Albrecht Duret
Private Galleries
I AMBER ROOME
75/79 (‘umlwrland Street. 558 3352
Wed Sat llatn 6pm.
Jenny Smith & Clare Waddle Thu 2o Apr Thu IS May. Jenny Smith's Japanese calligraphy -mspired pieces. w hich esoke memory and a sense ot place. are complemented by kitsch works by (‘lat'e Waddle. looking at the domestic landscape. NE W St lOW
I ANALOGUE
lll2 \Vest How. 220 ()(itll. Mon Sal l0am 5.30pm.
SuzyO and the Owls Sat l5 .-\pi Sal l3 May. Intricate illustrations. 3|) structures and photography concentrating on l.och llubo. Ni W St lOW.
I CORN EXCHANGE GALLERY ('onstitution Street. 5M 7300. Wed Sat llatn 4.30pm. lirce.
I-Ieien Baker 0.. l'ntil Thu st May. Detailed colottr paintings In oil See review. page 95.
I DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE 3 Boone Terrace. 225 7|S9. Mon I‘l'l 9am 5pm.
A Journey in Black and White l'nnl l-‘ri l9 May. (it'aphic woodcut images and organic sculptures by Danish artist Vibeke (ilarbo exploring the relationship between inner and outer space.
I DOGGERFISHER l l (iaylield Square. 558 7| l0. Wed I'll l lam 6pm; Sat noon 5pm.
Franziska Furter: Crush to H
Apr Sat 3 Jun. A large-scale sculpture
created by this Swiss artists, pltis complementary drawings. Nl W St 10W.
3 I iNGLEBY GALLERY 6 (‘arlton 'l‘errace. 556 444 l. Tue Sal
l0am 5pm.
Ellsworth Kelly - Editions:
1972-2005 C... l'ntil Sat 22 Apr Retrospective show including a selection of his editions. where coloured shapes merge together to create complex images. LAST CHANCE TO SET. See review. page 94.
Nine Films By Nine Artists Thu 20 is Fri 2l Apr. l-‘ree. Screenings ol lilm
' works by a variety ol' artists. including
Howard Hodgkin. l)a\id Alisten. lillsworth Kelly and Alison Watt. l’laces are limited so email
lilmclubm inglebygallery.com to hook a place.
Artist Spaces
I THE EMBASSY 76 liast (‘rosscausew'ay 667 2808. Thu Sun noon 6pm.
The Sleep of Reason l'ntil Sun 30
Apr. Joint show by (iordon (‘heung. whose paintings bring together oil. spray
paint and Financial Times stock listings
with (‘hinese ink. and Tam A. who w ill
create an installation entitled 'l.'()reac' especially for the show.
Outside the Cities I DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS
l52 Nethergate. 0] 382 909900. Tue. Wed. Fri 8; Sat 10.30am 5.30pm; Thu l0.30am—8.30pm; Sun noon 5.30pm. Allen Ruppersberg lintil Sun 28 May. Retrospective show l'eaturing some of the American artist's best known works. which often include snippets ol the artel‘acts he loves to collect hooks. films. newspapers. obituaries. See preview. page 95.
Rewind: The Formative Years Until Sun 7 May. Video an from the l970s and 80s as part of a research project to preserve some of the earliest examples of the medium.