Visual Art
I NORTH EDINBURGH ARTS CENTRE
15a Penny-well Court. 315 2151. Moanat 10am~lpm .
Young Roots l'ntil Fri 29 Jun. Free. An exhibition of work by young people living in the (ireater Pilton area. Part of the Young Roots development project which aims to engage people in arts activities to explore their heritage. community and identity.
I THE QUEEN’S GALLERY Palace of llolyroodhouse. 556 5100. Daily 9.30am» 6pm; 9.30am~2pm . £5 (£4.50).
Amazing Rare Things: The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery Until Sun 16 Sep. 1.5 (free~ £4.50: family ticket £13). Curated by the Royal Collection in collaboration with Sir David Attenborough. this exhibition brings together the work of four artists Leonardo da Vinci. (‘assiano dal Pol/o. Alexander Marshal. Maria Sibylla Merian and Mark (‘atesby who have helped shape contemporary tmderstanding of the natural world.
I ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN (INVERLEITH HOUSE)
lnverleith Row. 552 7171. Tue—Sun 10am 5.30pm.
Lilian Snelling l'ntil Sun 1 Jul. 10am 5.30pm. First exhibition of drawings by one of the most important botanical artists of the 20th century. Merce Cunningham and John Cage: No Fixed Points oooo l'ntil Sun 8 Jul. An unusual collection of drawings by America‘s greatest living choreographer and best-known 20th century composer. Accompanied by a programme of live music. See preview, page 88.
I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound. 225 6671. Mon -Sat
l0am 5pm; Sun noon 5pm.
Victoria Crowe l'ntil Sun 4 .\'ov. New prints and drawings examining plants and their use in traditional medicine. inspired by the artist's residency at Oxford l'niversity.
RSA Annual Exhibition l'ntil Wed 20 Jun. This curated show examines the most recent developments in art practice with a particular locus on the Highlands. invited artists include The Lonely Piper. Frances Walker. ()lwen Shone. (‘alum (‘olvin ()Bli. Alexander and Susan Maris. Mel Woods and Lei Cox. Marian Leven. I’urt n/‘IIig/ilttntl 2007. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
I NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
1 Queen Street. 624 6200. Mon Wed & Fri Sun 10am» 5pm; Thu 10am 7pm. The Naked Portrait l'ntil Sun 2 Sep. £6 (£41. A major new bold and innovative exhibition exploring the many ways in which artists have drawn. painted. printed. sculpted and photographed the naked body. Bringing together around 200 examples from 1906 to the present day the collection includes works by well-known ligures like ligon Schiele. Lucian Freud. Diane Arbus and Tracy limin as well as featuring famous sitters such as Marilyn Monroe. Rudolf .\'ureyev and John Lennon.
I SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE
43 45 High Street. 556 9579. Mon» Sat 10am 4.30pm.
Michael McVeigh: Imagine Edinbugh .‘ylon ll Jun Thu 12 Jul. 10am -6pm. Free. A small collection of oil paintings of lidinburgh. NEW SHOW
I STILLS
23 ('ockhurn Street. 622 6200.
l 1am 6pm.
Jerwood Photography Awards 2007 l'ntil Stilt 15 Jul. Showcase exhibition of innovative new works by the winners of the Jerwood Photography Awards 2007.
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Peter Jaques: Babble
Jacques’ ‘performed photographs’ use corrosive chemicals to create large
abstract works on paper based on classics such as Orpheus and Eurydice and The Twelve Labours of Hercules, re-written in the darkness of a basement with only his dog and a quill for company.
I The Corn Exchange Gal/ery, Edinburgh, until Thu 74 Jun.
Private Galleries
I AMBER ROOME
75/79 Cumberland Street. 558 3352. Wed -Sat 1 1am -6pm. Free.
James Lumsden & Rosalind Lawless Until Thu 21 Jun. Lumsden makes deliberately seductive paintings. in which an interplay is formed between illusion and reality. using monochrome painting as a model. Lawless uses different kinds of material: charcoal. graphite. drawings and photographs to physically construct space within the composition of her work. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
I CORN EXCHANGE GALLERY Constitution Street. 561 7300. Wed—Sat l lam—4.30pm. Free.
Peter Jaques: Babble Until Thu 14 Jun. Four new literature-inspired works created by Jaques using his unique practice of performed photography to produce long reams of paper coated in handwriting. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
I DOGGERFISHER
1 1 (iayfteld Square. 558 71 ll). Tue—Fri
1 lam-6pm: Sat noon-5pm .
Hanneline Visnes L'ntil Sat 7 Jul. A new solo show for the Glasgow—based Norwegian artist. known for her intriguing works on paper and board.
I FLESH LTD
7 Barclay Terrace. 228 9992. Mon—Fri 9am 5pm (Closed Fri 22v—Tue 4).
I 00 PUNKS Until Sat 28 Jul. A collection of manipulated photobooth pictures of punk rockers from 1975- 1984. by punk artist Johnny Deluxe. The rough. crayoned artworking stays true to the DIY aesthetic of the punk movement.
I INGLEBY GALLERY
6 Carlton Terrace. 556 4441. Tue Sat 10am~5pm.
Peter Liversidge: For they Know Not What they Do oooo Until Sat 23 Jttn. The artist known as ‘The Lord of Misrule' returns to lidinburgh. See review. page 89.
I INSTITUT FRANCAIS D’ECOSSE
13 Randolph Crescent. 225 5366. Mon-Wed & Fri 9.3(lam—5.3()pm; Thu noon—5.30pm: Sat 9.30am—2pm. Scotland Panorama: Photography by Herve Sentucq Until Mon 18 Jun. Free. Armed with a tripod and panoramic camera. Sentucq set out into Scotland in search of perspective and spaciousness. The results see the Highland landscape appear timeless. allowing the imagination to run wild. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
I LEITH GALLERY
65 The Shore. Leith. 553 5255. Mon—Fri l lam--5pm; Sat 1 lam-«1pm.
Landmark Until Sat 9 Jun. A mixed landscape exhibition. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
Richard Wiatrek Fri l5—Sat 30 Jun. New work from Richard Wiatrek. NEW SHOW
I SCOTTISH GALLERY
l6 Dundas Street. 558 1200. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat l()am—4pm.
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham: Paintings and Drawings 1952-2003 Until Tue 26 Jun. This will be the first show of work by Wilhelmina Barns- Graham in her native Scotland since her death in 2004.
I SLEEPER
Reiach and Hall Architects. 6 Darnaway Street. 225 8444. Mon -Fri 2-5pm.
The Crisis of Confidence Until Fri 13 Jul. A bricolage of fading neon and tattooed knuckles from mixed media artist (iary Rough.
Artist Spaces
I THE EMBASSY
76 liast (‘rosscattsewayx 667 2808. Thu—‘Sun noon ~6pm.
Associates Until Sun 10 Jun. New group exhibition which deconstructs sculptural forms. featuring Scott (iarcia's furniture sculptures. Janie Nicoll‘s collected. abstracted urban wastelands and Kate Parrot’s investigations into sculptural
traditions. LAST CHANCE TO SEE IV MULTnEésWAL—K‘ '
5 St Andrew‘s Square.
Diorama Until Sat 30 Jun. Three ECA
j graduating students take over the empty 1 shop fronts around Harvey Nichols with
installations meditating on the fantasy of
luxury consumerism.
I PATRIOTHALL GALLERY WASPS Patriothall Studios. off 48 Hamilton Place. 226 7126.
Small Works Sat 9—Wed 13 Jun. A series of tiny paintings by Doug Wright and Anne Saunders. NEW SHOW
I THEATRE WORKSHOP
34 Hamilton Place. 226 5425. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm.
Home Office Values Until Fri 8 Jun. 10am—4pm. Free. Before his death in May 2006. the photographer Robin Taudevin
. spent time documenting the lives of : asylum seekers and refugees in Scotland. ' He is thought to be the only photographer
I TRAVELLinc'cALLERv ‘
in the UK who has taken pictures of at dawn raid. This exhibition is a stark reminder of the hardships asylum seekers face. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
at City Art Centre. 2 Market Street. 529
3930.
Build it and they Will Come Until Fri 29 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 (faith Campbell. Donna Conlon. Will Duke and Susie Wright amongst others. See www.travellinggallerycom for information on when the gallery will be in your area. Part of the Six ('ities Design festival.
Outside the Cities
I DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS
152 Nethergate. ()l382 909900. Tue. Wed. Fri 8; Sat 1().3()am—5.30pm; Thu l().3()am—8.3()pm; Sun noon—5.30pm. Flora and Fauna Until Tue 19 Jun. Free. An exhibition of craft work which uses print and is inspired by nature. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
Peacocks Among the Ruins
0.. Until Sun 24 Jun. Free. An exhibition of flora and fauna in interior design co-curated by Glasgow design duo Timorous Beasties. Part of the Six ( 'ities Design Festival.
Never Mind the Peacocks?: Timorous Beasties Thu 7 Jun. 7pm. Free. Paul Simmons and Alistair McAuley of Titnorous Beasties talk about Peacocks Among the Ruins. an exhibition of flora and fauna in interior design they co-curated. Part (if the Six Cities Design Festival.
I THE CHANGING ROOM 35 The Crawford Arcade. King Street. Stirling (11786 479361. Wed—Sat noon—5pm. Free.
David Galletly: Sideshow L'ntil Sun 10 Jtm. Free. Wall-based drawings and paintings by illustrator and designer David Galletly. Part of The Six Cities Design festival” LAST CHANCE TO SEE
DIY: Design it Yourself Until Sat 9 Jun. Free. Programmed to coincide with both the international Six Cities Design Festival in May-June 2007 and Stirling's Le Weekend music festival. this exhibition looks at art that has been co- opted as design work for the music industry. I’ttt'l rift/tr Six (‘ilit'x Design festival. LAST CHANCE TO SEE Group Exhibition Wed 13 Jun—Sat 14 Jul. Free. An exhibition curated by artist Alex Pollard. including artists that look to pre-modern influences such as the (ireen Man and pastoralism. NEW SHOW