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■ THE ADAM POTTERY 76 Henderson Row, 557 3978. Mon–Sat 11am–6pm. FREE Clay 2009: Studio Ceramics Until Sat 5 Sep. Contemporary and traditional ceramics. Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. ■ ART AMATORIA 10 Bellevue Crescent, 07768 960578. Daily 2pm–6pm. FREE Contemporary Scottish Artists Until Fri 28 Aug. Paintings by Lizzie McCorquodale, Lettie Blackett and Peter Harford-Cross.
■ ART’S COMPLEX 151 London Road, 661 1924. Thu–Sun 1200–1800. FREE Self-made Cavalcade ●●●●● Until Sat 5 Sep. Artists from Munich, Edinburgh and Glasgow go head to head in this playful exhibition of multimedia, multi-discipline work. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival. ■ ATTICSALT 50 Thistle Street, North East Lane, 225 2093. Mon–Sat 2pm–6pm. FREE Passing ●●●●● Until Sat 29 Aug. Strongly composed set of prints by American photographer Pollard, created in the aftermath of the artist’s father’s death. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
■ THE BIG SCREEN Festival Square, Lothian Road. 07500 461332.
Festival Visual Art
FREE Television Interruptions Until Sat 5 Sep. Artist David Hall’s 1971 TV Interruptions. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival. ■ THE BONGO CLUB Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. Mon–Fri 1pm–7pm. FREE All About Eve Until Sun 30 Aug. Solo exhibition of works on paper by artist Catriona Ruth Paterson aka burlesque starlet Wild Card Kitty.
■ BOURNE FINE ART 6 Dundas Street, 557 4050. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 11am–4pm. FREE Scottish Paintings: Old Master to Contemporary Until Sat 5 Sep. See review, page 104. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
■ C Chambers Street, 555 3940. FREE LGBT Youth Scotland Charity Art Exhibition and Sale Until Mon 31 Aug. In aid of LGBT Youth Scotland. FREE Not From Round Here Until 31 Aug. An eclectic mix of prints and cartoons by Miriam Sturdee. Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
■ CLARENCE STREET 1 Clarence Street, Stockbridge, 07766 351696. Noon–8pm; Mon, Wed & Fri 4pm–9pm. FREE Crossings: Land and Sea Until Mon 31 Aug. Paintings by Scottish and South African artists. Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. ■ COLLECTIVE GALLERY 22–28 Cockburn Street, 220 1260. Tue–Sun 11am–6pm. FREE The How Not To Cookbook – Lessons Learned the Hard Way Until Sun 27 Sep. A limited edition book and art project based on artist Aleksandra Mir’s personal history of cooking
disasters. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival. FREE The Enlightenments: Susan Norrie Until Sat 26 Sep. Australian artist Susan Norrie’s Enola pictures a world that has become mummified as a result of nuclear trauma, while film project SHOT explores aspects of outer space. See review, page 104. Part of the Edinburgh International Festival. ■ CORN EXCHANGE GALLERY Constitution Street, 561 7300. Tue–Sat 11am–4.30pm. FREE Andrew Ranville ●●●●● Until Thu 10 Sep. For this two-location exhibition Ranville presents eco-friendly large scale installations which bring to mind adventure playgrounds. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
■ DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE 3 Doune Terrace, 225 7189. Mon–Fri 9am–5pm. FREE Steen Brogaard – Tales from the Top of Europe Until Fri 4 Sep. Captivating photographic exhibition depicting the daily life of Denmark in the prelude to the United Nations Climate Change Conference. ■ DEAN GALLERY 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily 10am–6pm. FREE Alive with Innovations: Paolozzi’s Beginnings Until Sun 27 Sep. Aggressive, machine-like sculptures and kaleidoscopic mosaics and paintings. FREE Paul & Nusch Eluard and Surrealism ●●●●● Until Sun 27 Sep. Exhibition charting the affair between surrealist Paul Eluard and his wife and muse Nusch.
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FREE The Enlightenments Until Sun 27 Sep. See review, page 104. Part of the Edinburgh International Festival. ■ DIGITAL DESIGN SERVICES 61 Bread Street, 477 4524. Mon–Fri 10am–4pm; Sat noon–4pm. FREE Caricatures and Florals – The Odd Couple Until Fri 28 Aug. Caricaturists Mick Hollinworth and Craig Rogalski exhibit artwork alongside Scottish designer Kate Knight. Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
■ DOGGERFISHER 11 Gayfield Square, 558 7110. Tue–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat noon–5pm. FREE Nashashibi/Skaer: Our Magnolia ●●●●● Until Sat 26 Sep. Collaborators since 2005, Rosalind Nashashibi and Lucy Skaer present a concise and suggestive 16mm film that explores a nostalgia for Maggie Thatcher. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
■ DOVECOT 10 Infirmary Street, 550 3660. 11am–5pm; Wed 11am–7pm, closed Sun.
✽✽ The Creative World of Alan Davie ●●●●● Until Sat 26 Sep.
£3 (£2). Exhibition traceing Davie’s artistic trajectory from gauche art student to grifting musician and artist to sponge-like spiritual seeker. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival. FREE Mr Gumpy and Other Outings: Celebrating 50 Years of John Burningham’s Work Tue 7 Jul–Sat 5 Sep. Celebration of the much-loved illustrator and author. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival. FREE Jerwood Contemporary Makers 2009 Until Sat 26 Sep. Part of a series of exhibitions and prizes celebrating emerging creative talent. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
■ EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART 74 Lauriston Place, 221 6000.
✽✽ FREE Milestone ●●●●● Until Sun 30 Aug. Tue–Sun
10am–4pm. Unconventional exhibition presenting ten stone sculptors at work in tented booths in front of the main entrance to the ECA. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival. FREE Remembering Little Sparta 1993–2009 Until Sun 30 Aug. Artist Janet Boulton celebrates Ian Hamilton Finlay’s Little Sparta. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival. FREE Postgraduate Degree Show Until Sun 30 Aug. Exhibition featuring the work of 32 graduating MA students.
■ EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 Union Street, 557 2479. Tue–Sat 10am–6pm (20 & 27 Aug 10am–8pm).
✽✽ FREE Peter Blake – Venice ●●●●● Until Sat 29 Aug.
POPtabulous display of 20 new screen prints inspired by recent travels to Venice. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival. ■ EDINBURGH SCULPTURE WORKSHOP 25 Hawthornvale, 551 4490. Daily 11am–5pm (27 Aug 11am–8pm). FREE MAGAZINE 09: Creative Spaces Until Sun 30 Aug. Artists David McAllister and Alex Hetherington respond to the public spaces within the building. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
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Nigel Peake: Making Ends Meet Schop, the new gallery initiative from Oliver Chapman architects, which exhibits artists steeped in architecture and the
built environment, showcases the work of Irish-born artist Nigel Peake for its first EAF exhibition. Peake’s drawings and prints depict imagined sheds, forgotten homes and maps for small-time adventures. ■ Schop, 477 4513, until 29 Aug (not Sun), free.
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