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Edinburgh
I COLLECTIVE GALLERY
22 28 ('ockburn Street. 220 I260.
Tue Sat noon 5pm; Mon Sat
‘).30am 5pm.
FREE Now to be Hospitable l'ntil Sat l7 May. l'sing slogans. performances. billboards attd publications. artist collective l-teee ltave created a new work whiclt aittts to use tlte Polislt ittttttigrattt experience itt lidinburgh to trigger a ntttclt wider debate about tlte underlying issues ol‘ global capitalism.
I CORN EXCHANGE GALLERY ('onstitution Street. 561 7300. Wed Sat I lattt 4.30pm.
FREE Dislocation l'ntil Thu 2‘) May. Artist Attna (‘onstantinou and sculptor Thomas Winstanley present two complex bodies of work w lticlt interact tltrouglt the emotional responses they provoke from the viewer.
I DEAN GALLERY
7.3 Bellitt‘d Road. (>24 6200.
l()am 5pm.
FREE Ben Nicholson l'ntil Mon 5 May. l()am 5pm. Paintings attd prints by the British artist l l8‘)4-l‘)82t. FREE Focus on Demarco Sat 26 Apr Sat 2| Jun. l()am 5pm. A display itt the Keiller Library celebrating the completion ol~ the l)emarco Digital Arcltive Project. which will ntake accessible l0.000 items from artist Ricltard l)entarco.
I DOGGERFISHER
l l (‘naylield Square. 558 7] l0. Tue l-‘ri I lattt 6pm: Sat ttoott 5pm.
FREE Group Show l'ntil Sat 26 Apr. The six artists takittg part itt doggertislters annual group show tltis year are ('laire Barclay. Sara Barker. Neil ('lements. Sally ()sborn. Jonatltatt Owen and Albrecltt Scltal'er. All the artists tltis year are concertted w itlt the divide attd shared territory between sculpture attd wall-based work. and their works span from lloor to ceiling.
I EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 l'nion Street. 557 247‘). Tue Sat l()am 6pm.
FREE Alastair Clark l'tttil Sat It) May. l()am 6pm. Solo exltihition by the ntixed tttedia artist.
FREE Gill Tyson l'ntil Sat 10 May. l()am 6pm. Solo exhibition by the File prittttttaker.
I THE EMBASSY
76 liast (‘rosscauseway. 667 2808. Thu Sun noon ~6pm.
Luke Collins: Streak of Fat, Streak of Lean l'ntil Sun J I May. The lirst solo show by the (ilasgow - based artist. including ttew video work involving narrative attd theatre sets.
I FRUITMARKET GALLERY 45 Market Street. 225 2383. Mon Sat l lam- 6pm; Sun noon 5pm.
FREE Print the Legend: the
Myth of the West L'ntil Sttit 4 May. (it'ottp exltihition curated by Ari .llmtI/t/y' editor Patricia Bickers. exploring the influence the legends and myths of the llollywood-constructed Wild West have had on contemporary art. Includes work by Mike Nelson. Douglas (iot'dott. Simon Patterson. Salla Tykka attd (iillian Wearing.
I THE GRV
37 (iuthrie Street. 220 2‘)87.
Ian Reddie l'ntil Sun 1 I May. noon 7pm. New works from the lidinburgh-based abstract paittter attd lormer graphic designer. who works itt geological t'orms attd textures.
Le Fresnoy in Edinburgh Thu
I Sat 3| May. Programmes of lilms attd videos produced by artists at Studio l.e l-‘resnoy itt l‘rance.
FREE human/nature Stilt 4 Sun I I May. l lattt 6pm. liclectic group show examining our relationship with nature. including kinetic and living sculpture. video. sound. and print. Artists featured include 'l'im Chamberlain. Andrea (ieile and l.ara (ireene.
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND
The Mound. Princes Street. 624 6200. Mon Wed & liri Sun l()am 5pm; Thu l()am 7pm.
FREE Warder’s Choice l'ntil Sun 27 Apr. A collection of prints and drawings from the (iallery’s collection chosen by the w ardittg and front of house slalT.
FREE Fantasy and Function: Design for Goldsmiths Sat 3
May Stnt 3 Aug. Prints attd drawings produced by artists and craftsmen in the ‘(irotesque‘ style that was popularised during the Renaissance alter the excavation ot‘ Rontan grottos at that time.
I OPEN EYE GALLERY
34 Abercrontby Place. 557 I020. Mon l~’ri l()am 6pm; Sat l()am 4pm. FREE Kirsty Wither l'ntil Wed 7 May. New paintings by the renowned. highly collectable Scottish artist.
I PATRIOTHALL GALLERY WASPS Patriotltall Stttdios. olT 48 Hamilton Place. 226 7l26.
One for Sorrow, Two for Joy, Three for a Girl l'ntil Wed 30 Apr. Julie Annis. Judith llastie and Alberta Wltittle combine paittting. embroidery attd installation into a magpie look at mystical and spiritual refuges.
I ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN (INVERLEITH HOUSE)
lnverleitlt Row. 248 2‘)83. Tue Sun l()am 5.30pm.
FREE Louise Bourgeois: Nature Study Sat 3 May Stttt 6 Jul.
l()am 5.30pm. New works on paper attd assemblages by the l’rench-born American artist.
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART
75 Bell'ot'd Road. 624 6200.
l()am 5pm.
FREE Miroslav Balka: Entering Paradise Inn] Sttn 2‘) Jun. Print portl’olio from the Polish artist.
FREE From Sickert to Gertler: Modern British Art from Boxted House 0.. l'ntil Sun 22 Jtnt. l()am -5pm. A collection ot‘ 20th century British art that lttutg itt Boxted House. home ol' Bobbie and Natalie Bevan from 1046 74. Artists represented include Natalie Denny. Mark (iertler. Walter Sickert. Harold (iilman. (‘ltarles (iinner. (‘hristopher Nevinson. John Armstrong attd I-‘rederick (lore.
FREE Maternity: Images of Motherhood .00 [hit] Sun 22 Jtnt. 10am 5pm. A selection of works from the Natiottal (ialleries of Scotland show ittg representations of motherhood from the early Renaissance to the present. in partnership with Higltland 2007 arid the lligltlattd ('ouncil.
I NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
l Queen Street. 624 6200. Mon Wed & l-‘ri Sun l()am 5pm: Thu l()am 7pm. FREE BP Portrait Award 2007 l'ntil Sun 27 Apr. The leading l'K showcase for artists working in portraiture.
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FREE Faces and Places Thu 24 Apr -Sun 20 Jul. ()rganised in partnership with the Royal (‘ommission on the Ancient attd Historical Monuments of Scotland. this collection ol‘ paintings. sculpture. drawings. photographs. architectural drawings. notebooks attd sketches coincides with the centenary of the RCAHMS.
I STILLS
23 (‘ockburn Street. 622 6200.
l lattt 6pm.
FREE Peter Hujar l'ntil Sun 27 Apr. 1 lam 6pm. Work by the late American photographer of New York life. who is credited as an influence on Natt (iolditt attd Robert Mapplethorpe.
I TALBOT RICE GALLERY l'niversity ol lidinhurgh. South Bridge. 650 22l0. Tue Sat 10am 5pm.
Enrico David O. l'ntil Sat 10 May. (iouacltes. photography and large canvases sit alongside sculpture of varying scale by the Italian artist. reitttaginittg teenage sexual awakening. l'nl‘ortunately. the w ltole is rather llimsily -realised'. closer to the lintperor's new. semen-stained clothes than any kind of ecstasy.
I WRITERS’ MUSEUM
Lady St;tit"s (‘lose. Lawnmarket. 52‘) 4‘)0l. Mon Sat l()am 5pm.
FREE A Scots Helicon: Portraits of Nine Contemporary Scottish Women Writers l'ntil Sat 12 Jul. l()am 5pm. Inspired by Mount Helicon. the ntytltical ltonte oi the nine muses. tltis new Writers‘ Museum exltihition lt‘itltlt‘c‘s portraits of nine contemporary Scottish wontett writers: Kate Atkinson. Helen l)unwoodie. Margaret lilpltinstone. Al. Kennedy. Joan I.ingard. Val Mcl)ermid. Denise Mina. I)ilys Rose attd Louise Welsh. All by lidinburglt- based artist Anna (’aro.
Dundee
I DCA PRINT GALLERY
I52 Netltergate. 0l382 ‘)()‘)‘)00. Tue. Wed. Fri & Sat l0.30am 5.30pm; Thu 10.30am 8.30pm1Sun noon 5.30pm. Swans, Lovers, Myths and Stars: Carol Robertson l'ntil Tue l0 Jtttt. Arrested by the ligure ol the swan. (‘arol Robertson explores her subject.
I DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS
l52 Netltergate. 0| 382 ‘)()‘)‘)0(). Tue. Wed. liri & Sat l0.30ant 5.30pm: Thu l0.30am 8.30pm: Sun noon 5.30pm. FREE Bethan Lloyd Worthington lfntil Sun 27 Apr. l0.30am 5.30pm. lixplore this diverse and alternate ceramic world which satirises cynical corporate images. presents dubious looking rabbits itt neckerchiel's. dips into the vagaries of accountancy attd explores Iiastern liuropean witchcraft.
FREE Ellipsis l‘ntil Sun 22 Jtnt. 10.30am 5.30pm. Works ntade by tltree artists who were pioneering the use of self portraiture in pltotograplty. lilm and video in the l‘)70s and I‘)80s. Please note: some works contain l‘rank images of the lttttttatt body.
Falkirk
I CALLENDAR PARK
lialkirk. 552 6027.
Big in Falkirk Sat 3 & Sun 4 May. Times vary. Prices vary. Scotland’s
aw ard-winning ttational street arts l‘estiyal celebrates its ttitttlt year of extraordinary talent itt international outdoor theatre. live music. contedy and visual art. drawing togetlter an excitittg ntix of botlt ltottseltold names attd emerging acts on the cusp of greatness. See feature. page 26.
CORN EXCHANGE GALLERY
Constitution Street Edinburgh EH6 788 t +44 (0)131 561 7300 f +44 (0)131 555 0707
www.cornexchangegallery.com
A new home for emerging artists
Anna Constantinou Thomas Winstanley
Dislocation
18 Apr- 29 May 2008 Tue - Sat 11am - 4.30pm
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