Visual Art
I ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN (INVERLEITH HOUSE)
Inyerleith Row. 552 7I7I. Tue Sun |()am-~-5.30pm.
Andrew Miller: Sixes and Sevens l'ntil Sun l5 Apr. Rellecting a preoccupation with modernist architecture and design. Miller's art questions the functionality of objects frotn abandoned huts. disused municipal swings and new sculptures made for Inverleith House and the adjacent ‘secret garden'.
Juergen Teller: Awailable O... t'ntiI Sun 15 Apr. The first exhibition in Scotland by the celebrated (ierman-born photographer who helped to change the face of fashion photography in the “)0s through work for magazines such as ('1). [fl/e and The l-iu't'. A slight. bttt affecting collection of portraits something of an anti-greatest hits.
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART
75 Belford Road. (>24 (i200. Daily l()am 5pm.
Off the Wall t'ntiI Mon 28 .May. Impressiye collection of floor-based modern art.
I NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
I Queen Street. (324 (i200. Mon Wed & Iiri Sun l()am 5pm; Thu l()am 7pm. Shotgun Wedding: Scots and the Union t'ntiI Sun (3 May. A six-part yideo exhibition. part—historical and part contemporary. examining the ltlotiyes and consequences of the Anglo-Scottish union on its tercentenary. Entrepreneurial Scotland t'ntil Stm 22 Apr. The Scottish National Portrait (iallery plays host to some of the most influential figures in business. Or their portraits. at least.
I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The .Mound. 225 (io7I. Mon Sat
l()am- 5pm; Sttn noon 5pm.
David Martin: The Cusp of Change: a Journey Through the Middle East t'ntil Sun I5 Apr. I’ree. Solo exhibition by the 2006 Alastair SaIyesen Painting Scholar inspired by his trayels from (‘airo. across the Leyant. Turkey and Iiastern Iiurope to Budapest.
I STILLS
23 (‘ockburn Street. 622 (i203. l)ai|y
I lam opm.
Dan Holdsworth: At the Edge of Space t'ntiI Sun 2‘) Apr. l)an Iloldsworth's large-scale photographs explore the limits of perception and the possibilities of photography. This exhibition focuses on his interest in communicating the inyisible realms of time and space.
Private Galleries
I AMBER ROOME
75/7‘) (‘umberland Street. 558 3352. Wed Sat lIam (ipm. liree.
Sophie Aston: Beneath Unfamiliar Skies I'ntil Thu I2 Apr. Aston’s latest exhibition is a response to her time spent
in Paris. LAST CHANCE TO SEE.
I ANALOGUE
I02 West Bow. 220 ()()()l. Mon«Sat l0am 5.30pm.
John Burgerman: Free Lunch l'ntil Sat I4 Apr. The illustrator. doodler and computer game designer offers up a scratchy. colourful collection of new canyases. drawings and characters interested in getting something for nothing.
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I ATTICSALT
50 Thistle Street. North Iiast Lane. 225 20‘)3. Wed Sat l lam-6pm. Construct! L'ntil Sat 7 Apr. A group show of new works inlluenced by
architecture. LAST CHANCE TO SEE.
I CORN EXCHANGE GALLERY (‘onstitution Street. 5o| 7300. Wed Sat I Iain 4.30pm. liree.
Perceptions: Kris Emmerson t'ntil Thu I‘) Apr. Meticulously-crafted large- .scale sculptures and digital animation in this first solo show from the recent Royal (‘oIIege of Art graduate. whose work explores our new relationship with digitised \'Il’[lltll reality tttopias from a Romantic perspectiye.
I DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE
3 I)oune Terrace. 225 7I8‘). Mon Fri ‘)am- 5pm.
Paint Over L'ntil liri 27 Apr. Paint (her are a Danish art group whose spacious. sculptural installations and digital works have remoyed the painting from two dimensions.
I DOGGERFISHER
l I (lay field Square. 558 7| l0. Tue— l’ri
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La femme de nulle part 0.0
l'ntil Sat 28 Apr. New work by Anita l)i Bianco. Sophie Macpherson and Rosalind Nashashibi. (‘urated by Lucy Skaer.
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I DUNDAS STREET GALLERY (ia l)undas Street. 558 9363. l()am-bpm. Moods - Ethereal Scenes of Edinburgh by Jamie Primrose l'ntil Sat 3| .Mar. Atmospheric paintings and drawings of lidinburgh’s iconic architecture and landscapes. by the JoIomo Awards nominee.
LAST CHANCE TO SEE.
I INGLEBY GALLERY
() (‘arlton 'l‘errace. 55o 4-141. Tue Sat l()am 5pm.
Dark Light 0.. l'ntil Thu 5 Apr. lingulling ‘waIk-in painting‘ that ultimately reveals the painter's artifice. LAST CHANCE TO SEE.
I LEITH GALLERY
()5 The Shore. I.eith. 553 5255. Mon I-‘ri I lam 5pm: Sat l lam 4pm.
Shades of Gray Sat 3| Mar Sal 2l Apr. I’ree. An exhibition of paintings by former students of (irays School of Art. featuring Stephen Shankland. John Smyth. ('atriona Millar and more.
I OPEN EYE GALLERY 3-1 .»\bercromby Place. 557 I020. Mon I'ri l()am (3pm; Sat l()am 4pm.
Free.
Monochrome Sat 3| Mar Mon 7 May.
Iixhibition in the liye Two space. including work by Ilenry Moore. Victor Vasarely'. Alan I)a\‘ie. Philip Recyes.
Joan Miro and Allen Jones. NEW SHOW.
The exhibition features drawings, films, animations, installations, sculptures and objects produced by
children and young people during a range of projects and workshops. The young people have been involved in all aspects of the preparation for this exhibition, from making the artwork to the installation and
marketing of the show.
I Fl't/ltlll(lf/<(~)I Gallery. Edinburgh, from Fri 20 Apr—Sun (5 May:
The Sketchbooks and Paintings of Leon Morrocco Sat 3| Matt-Wed l8 Apr. Iixhibited alongside ceramics by (‘arlos Versluys and jewellery by (‘aroline Temple. NEW SHOW.
I SCOTTISH GALLERY
l(i l)undas Street. 558 1200. Mon I-‘ri l()am (ipm: Sat l()amr—lpm.
Norman Adams Mon 2 Wed 25 Apr. Abstract Scottish landscapes by the recently deceased painter. inspired by the llebridean Islands. NEW SHOW. Table/Tableaux Mon 2 Wed 25 Apr. An assembly of paintings of food and drink by gallery artists including lili/abeth Blackadder. Robbie Bushe. Victoria (‘rowe. John Houston and David Michie. NEW SHOW.
I TORRANCE GALLERY
3o l)undas Street. 556 6366. Mon Fri IIam (ipmz Sat 10.30am 4pm. Spring Exhibition Sat 3| Mar Mon 30 Apr. ('oIIected works of oyer 70 of the gallery's artists. including jewellery by Sheana Stephen. NEW SHOW.
Artist Spaces
I PATRIOTHALL GALLERY \VASPS Patt‘iothttll Studios. off-18 Ilamilton Place. 226 7l2(i.
Border Line t'ntil Fri 4 May.
noon 6pm. The first of two shows featuring the work of ten contemporary artists. liye of whom are based and work in London. the other live in Iidinburgh. The exhibition explores discourses between the artists of the two metropolises. and examines identity and role. geographic and social geography. the political and the comic. Geometers Sun 8 Tue I7 Apr. A site responsiye installation. drawings and paintings by Sam (‘olIier and Iiilidh Mc.\'air. NEW SHOW.
I THE STRIPPED ART GALLERY
35 St Stephen Street. 226 I222.
Mon Sat l()am —(ipm: Sun noon 5pm. Free.
Peter Howson: Head Case t'ntil Mon 30 Apr. A reminiscent collection of. mainly pastel. works depicting powerful Iiguratiye subjects with elements of religious morality.
I TRAVELLING GALLERY
at (‘ity Art Centre. 2 Market Street. 52‘) 303d
Build it and they Will Come Mon ‘) Apr I‘ri 2‘) .Iun. I’ree. The new 'l'rayelling (ialIery Vehicle begins its first tour with a selection of artists inspired by architecture and the built environment. Mixed media works including some specially commissioned for the space from ('ath ('ampbell. Donna ('onlon. Will Duke and Susie Wright amongst others. See
ww w.tra\'ellinggallery.com for information on when the gallery will be in your area. NEW SHOW.
Outside the cities
I DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS
I52 Nethergate. 0I382 ‘)0‘)‘)()(). Tue. Wed. I’ri & Sat l0.30am 5.30pm: Thu l0.30am 8.30pm; Stm noon 5.30pm. Ahlam Shibli O... t'ntil Sun | Apr. I’ree. An exhibition comprising two series of photographs by Ahlam Shibli. ‘(loter' ltk‘llsses on Arabs of Bedouin descent and the places they inhabit south of Israel. while "I'rackers' documents Palestinians of Bedouin descent who seryc as yolttnteers in the Israeli Army. creating a humane and thoughtfttl meditation on place. belonging. and the bleak realities of contemporary Palestinian identity. LAST CI IANCE TO SEE.