Visual Art
I NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
l Queen Street. 624 6200. Mon—Wed & Fri-Sun |0am~5pm; Thu 10am—7pm (Closed ); noon—5pm.
Shotgun Wedding: Scots and the Union L'ntil Sun 6 May. A six-part video exhibition. part-historical and part contemporary. examining the motives and consequences of the Anglo-Scottish union on its tercentenary. Entrepreneurial Scotland L'ntil Sun 22 Apr. The Scottish National Portrait Gallery plays host to some of the most influential figures in business. Or their portraits. at least. lAST CHANCE TO SEE
I STILLS
23 Cockburn Street. 622 6203.
l lam—6pm.
Dan Holdsworth: At the Edge of Space L'ntil Sun 2‘) Apr. Dan Holdsworth‘s large—scale photographs explore the limits of perception and the possibilities of photography. This exhibition focuses on his interest in communicating the invisible realms of time and space.
I TALBOT RICE GALLERY L'niversity of lidinburgh. South Bridge. 650 2210. Tue-Sat l0am--5pm.
Alex Pollard: Black Marks Sat 2| Apr—Sat 2 Jun. Wrighty. mischievous bronze sculptures from last year‘s Venice Biennale artist. NEW SHOW
I TRAVELLING GALLERY Various locations. lidinburgh.
Build it and they Will Come Until Fri 2‘) Jun. Free. The new Travelling Gallery 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 Cath Campbell. Donna Conlon. Will Duke and Susie Wright amongst others. See www.travellinggallery.com for information on when the gallery will be in your area.
Private Galleries ’
I AMBER ARTS
78 Montrose Terrace. Abbeyhill. 661
1 I67. Tue—Fri l0am— 5pm; Sat l()am~-2.30pm.
Jannica Honey: Manniskor Fri l3 Apr—Sat 12 May. l'nblinking. realistic. ‘anti-fashion' pictures from the Swedish-born. Edinburgh-based photographer with an interest in nudity. See Big Picture. page 9. NEW SHOW
I AMBER ROOME
75/7‘) Cumberland Street. 558 3352. Wed-Sat l lam—6pm. l‘ree.
Susanne Ramsenthaler and Iain Stewart Wed 18 Apr—Thu 17 May. Work from two acclaimed Scottish photographers. Ramsenthaler's photograms ofjellylish depict a visceral state rather than an easily recognisable subject. while Stewart fills huge spaces with his lush. oversiled land. sea and skyscapes. NEW SHOW
I ANALOGUE
102 West Bow. 220 060i. Mon-Sat 10am-5.30pm.
John Burgerman: Free Lunch L'ntil Sat 14 Apr. The illustrator. doodler and computer game designer offers up a scratchy. colourful collection of new canvases. drawings and characters interested in getting something for nothing. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
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I CORN EXCHANGE GALLERY Constitution Street. 561 7300. Wed—Sat l lam—4.30pm. Free.
Perceptions: Kris Emmerson Until Thu 1‘) Apr. Meticulously-crafted large-scale sculptures and digital animation in this first solo show from the recent Royal College ofArt graduate. whose work explores our new relationship with digitised virtual reality utopias from a Romantic perspective. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
I DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE
3 Doune Terrace. 225 718‘). Mott-Fri 9am—5pm.
Paint Over Until Fri 27 Apr. Paint ()ver are a Danish art group whose spacious. sculptural installations and digital works have removed the painting from two dimensions. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
I DOGGERFISHER
l l (iayfield Square. 558 7] l0. Tue~-l‘ri l lam—6pm; Sat noon—5pm
La iemme de nulle part 00. Until Sat 28 Apr. Mixed media group show examining ideas of the deviant
I INSTITUT FRANCAIS D'ECOSSE
l3 Randolph Crescent. 225 5366. Mon—Wed & Fri 9.30am——5.30pm; Thu noon—5.30pm; Sat 9.30am—2pm. Scotland Panorama: Photography by Herve Sentucq Tue 17 Apr—Mon 18 Jun. l’ree. Armed with a tripod and panoramic camera. Sentucq set out into Scotland in search of perspective and spaciousness. The results make the Highland landscape appear timeless. allowing the imagination to run wild. NEW SHOW
I ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE
82 Nicolson Street. 668 2232. Mon Fri l0am— lpm 8.: 2» 5pm.
Alex Pollard: Black Marks
The 2005 Venice Biennale participant will be exhibiting new works based on images of the clown, early 805 New Romanticism, and the idea of the artist ‘clowning around’ in the studio. Think sad Pierrots blinded with too much eyeliner rather than cream pies and buckets of confetti.
I Talbot Rice Gallery, The University of Edinburgh, Sat 27 Apr-Sat 2 Jun.
Fusti tu mat a Vinegia? l'ntil Mon 30 Apr. A selection of photographs of Venice by Maria ()rioli.
I LEITI'I GALLERY
65 The Shore. l.eith. 553 5255.
Mon- Fri l larn-—5pm; Sat 1 lam—4pm. Shades of Gray tintil Sat 21 Apr. l’ree. An exhibition of paintings by former students of (iray‘s School of Art. featuring Stephen Shankland. John Smyth. Catriona Millar and more. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
I OPEN EYE GALLERY
34 Abercromby Place. 557 I020.
Mon l-‘ri 10am 6pm; Sat 10am 4pm. l‘ree.
Monochrome t'ntil Mon 7 May. lixhibition in the liye Two space. including work by Henry Moore. Victor Vasarely. Alan Davie. Philip Reeves. Joan Miro and Allen Jones.
The Sketchbooks and Paintings of Leon Morrocco t'ntil Wed l8 Apr. lixhibited alongside ceramics by Carlos Versluys and jewellery by Caroline
Temple. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
I SCOTTISH GALLERY
l6 Dundas Street. 558 I200. .‘ylon l'i'i l0am 6pm; Sat l0am 4pm.
Norman Adams t'ntil Wed 25 Apr. Abstract Scottish landscapes by the recently deceased painter inspired by the Hebridean lslands. Also exhibiting ceramics by Sarah Jane Selwood and silverware by (irant McCaig. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
Table/Tableaux t'ntil Wed 25 Apr. An assembly of paintings of food and drink by gallery artists including lili/abeth Blackadder. Robbie Bushe. Victoria Crowe. John Houston and David Michie. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
I SLEEPER
Reiach and Hall Architects. 6 Darnaway Street. 225 8-1-14. Mon Hi 2 5pm. Aiko Miyanaga l7ntil Hi 27 Apr. Sculptures made of naphthalene (more
commonly found in mothballs). which decay slowly. morphing into strange crystalline formations. Part of the .\'o/omi project. which aims to establish links between Scottish and Japanese artistic communities.
I TORRANCE GALLERY
36 Duntlas Street. 556 6366. Mon l'i’i llam 6pm; Sat l0.30am 4pm. Spring Exhibition l'ntil Mon 30 Apr. Collected Works of (Her 70 of the gallery's artists. including jewellery by Sheana Stephen.
I PATRIOTI'IALL GALLERY \VAST’S l’tltt‘iothttll Studios. off-TS llamilton Place. 226 7|26. Geometers l'ntil Tue 17 Apr. A site responsive installation. drawings and paintings by Sam ('olliet‘ and liilidh Mc.\'air. LAST CHANCE TO SEE Border Line t'ntil Hi 4 May.
noon 76pm. The first of two shows featuring the work of ten contemporary artists. live of whom are based and work in London. the other live in lidinburgh. 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.
Outside the Cites
I DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS
I52 Nethergate. (H 382 900000. Tue. Wed. l-ri & Sat l0.30am 5.30pm: Thu l0.30am 8.30pm: Sun noon 5.30pm. Kill Your Timid Notion Thu I2 Sun 15 Apr. Times vary. £26; single day Li I (£22; single day UN. l't‘sllHll of the very best of experimental music and moving image. with perhirmances. an installation and film screenings.