Festival Visual Art
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III Picasso on Paper An exhibition of drawings, prints and illustrated books spanning the career of one of the 20th century's most important artists. ‘ Picasso's early work gave those , ,- , .. [’ artists who followed him a route ' 5 into pure abstraction, with his later surrealist-inspired works demonstrating a mastery of the human form and his inexhaustible artistic vision. See review, right. Dean Gallery, 624 6200, until 23 Sep, daily, 70am-5pm, £6 (£4). =1: Richard Long: Walking and Marking As one of this country's most important land artists, Long takes over the SNGMA with works that record and relate to his treks around the world. Paintings, photographs and sculptures spill out into the surrounding landscape, with mud and rocks from the surrounding countryside used as ‘ ' \~ N raw materials for his installations. SNGMA, 624 6200, until 21 Oct. daily 7 Cam—5pm, £6 (£4). =I~= Warhol: A Celebration of Life . . . And Death The first major exhibition of the American pop artist ‘3 work in Scotland for a decade. Many of the works on show come from the recently purchased Anthony d'Ottay collection, and act as testament to Warhol's genius. Expect Lizas. 5 Marilyns. and dollar signs aplenty in this celebration of materialism and mortality.
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Paul Nesbitt, curator of the five star William National Gallery of Scotland, 624 Eggleston exhibition, uses our Festival questionnaire 6200, until 7 Oct, Mon—Wed 8 to vent his dislike of green hair and wannabes Fri-Sun 10am—7pm, £8 (£6).
=53 David Batchelor 5 words to describe Eggleston’s show this year’.’ Multicoloured, glowing plastic Even William Eggleston loves it. constructions fill the galleries at 4 exhibitions you really want to see at the Art the Talbot Rice. Batchelor Festival? creates neo-pop installations Richard Wright. the Andy Warhol films. Jock McFadyen and that challenge our Amazing Rare Things. ‘chromophobia'. Concerned 3 things that you love about the Art Festival? with ideas of urbanism and What it is, what it does and the fact that it wull get even consumption, the artist and better With its first director and a sponsor. author has scoured the pound 2 things you hate about Edinburgh in August? shops of East London to create Purple (Or green) hair and missmg Calvm Harris at the a gaudy grotto. Talbot Rice LIQUId Room because I had to work. Gallery, University Of Edinburgh, 1 thing that you would change about the art 650 2210, until 29 Sep, Tue—Sat scene? 10am-5pm, free. \i’Vannabes. I Mill/Sill Egg/85mm; Perth's/ts 797-1. Fioml B()l72t7/.. For venue addresses see Gardens. lnverleifh House. 3.163983. tint/r ‘-1 OJ. index page 112
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104 THE LIST FESTIVAL MAGAZINE .‘3 Aug—i5 Sep 2007