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Victoria. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
■ ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound, 225 6671. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE I Would Like You To Know That I Am Not Her or Zdarzaja sie przeciez wypadki oblakania na takich izolowanych placowkach (quote from “Solaris” by Stanislaw) Until Sun 13 Sep. Contemporary Polish film works. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
■ ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN (INVERLEITH HOUSE) Inverleith Row, 248 2971. Daily 10am–5.30pm. FREE John McCracken Until Sun 11 Oct. The influential American artist’s sculptures are characterised by bold block colours and clean lines. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival. ■ ROYAL OVER-SEAS LEAGUE 100 Princes Street, 225 1501. Daily 10am–6pm. FREE Waters of Scotland Until Mon 31 Aug. Coastline inspired paintings by Leo du Feu. Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
■ SCHOP 36 St Mary’s Street, 477 4513. Mon–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE Nigel Peake: Making Ends Meet Until Sat 29 Aug. Peake’s drawings and prints depict imagined sheds, forgotten homes and maps for small-time adventures. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
■ THE SAINT 44 St Stephen Street, Stockbridge, 225 9009. Daily noon–midnight. FREE Gammel Butikken Until Fri 9 Oct. Photographer Christina Kernohan explores an abandoned store deep in The Arctic Circle. ■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART 75 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily 10am–6pm. FREE Artist Rooms Until Sun 8 Nov. An outstanding collection of contemporary art featuring works by Agnes Martin, Andy Warhol and Vija Celmins. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY 1 Queen Street, 624 6200. Tue, Wed & Sun noon–5pm; Thu, Fri & Sat noon–8pm.
✽✽ FREE Rough Cut Nation ●●●●● Until Sun 30 Aug. Scottish
history presented through street art and graffiti. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
■ SCOTLAND-RUSSIA INSTITUTE 9 South College St, 668 3635. Tue–Fri 11am–4pm; Sat 1.30pm–4pm. FREE Gennadii Gogoliuk: Recent Work Until Sat 5 Sep. Oil paintings by remarkable Russian painter Gennadii Gogoliuk. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival. ■ THE SCOTTISH GALLERY 16 Dundas Street, 558 1200. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–5pm. FREE James Morrison – New Paintings Until Sat 5 Sep. Exhibition of new work by highly regarded landscape painter James Morrison. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
■ SIERRA METRO 22 West Harbour Road, 07731 302960. Thu–Sun 1pm–5pm. FREE Aileen M Stackhouse: How Long Is Now? Until Sun 30 Aug. This artist incorporates a performative element into her drawing-dominated practice. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
PALACE OF HOLYROODHOUSE official residence of the queen
■ SLEEPER 6 Darnaway Street, 225 8444. Mon–Fri 2pm–5pm. FREE Roger Ackling Mon 10 Aug–Tue 25 Sep. Artist Ackling focuses sunlight through a hand-held magnifying glass to draw onto pieces of discarded wood or scraps of card. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
■ STILLS 23 Cockburn Street, 622 6200. 11am–6pm. FREE REWIND at Stills ●●●●● Until Sat 5 Sep. A poorly presented exhibition of seminal works from the formative years of British video art. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival. FREE Joachim Koester: Poison Protocols and Other Histories Until Sun 25 Oct. Koester plays with the constructs of myth and history. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival. ■ STUDIO 11 17 William Street, 07779 223580. 11am–4pm. FREE Alexander Hamilton: Blue Flora Celtica Until Sat 22 Aug. Cyanotypes inspired by Alexander Hamilton’s reflections on his relationship to artist Joseph Beuys. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
■ TALBOT RICE GALLERY University of Edinburgh, South Bridge, 650 2210. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm.
✽✽ FREE Jane and Louise Wilson ●●●●●Until Sat 26 Sep.
Intriguing video installation based on research of the Stanley Kubrick Archive. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival. FREE Joseph Kosuth: (An Interpretation of this title: Nietzsche, Darwin and the Paradox of Content) Until Sat 26 Sep. Kosuth creates work in the library where Darwin was inspired. Part of the Edinburgh International Festival. ■ TOTAL KUNST The Forest, 3 Bristo Place, 220 4538. Daily 10.30am–midnight. FREE Total Kunst 09 Until Sat 5 Sep. Showcase of work in a wide variety of media and formats. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
■ TRAVERSE THEATRE Cambridge Street, 228 1404. Mon–Sat 10am–midnight; Sun 6pm–midnight. FREE Handprints: Paul Rodger Until Sat 12 Sep. Prints, hand rolled prints and spray-painted stencil images. ■ TRANSREAL FICTION 7 Cowgatehead, 226 2822. 11am–6pm; Sat 10am–6pm & Sun noon–5pm. FREE Alba Ad Astra Until Mon 31 Aug. Madeleine Shepherd explores the forgotten history of Scots in space.
■ WESTON LINK Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, National Gallery, the Mound, 624 6560. FREE National Galleries of Scotland Art Competition for Schools 2009 Until Mon 31 Aug. Fifty-three winning works are on display.
■ ZOO SOUTHSIDE 117 Nicolson Street, 07971 354943. Daily 10am–10pm. FREE Edinburgh 283 Until Mon 31 Aug. Eight Edinburgh-based photographers exhibit images that present their own unique take on Scotland’s capital during the 283 festival-free days of the year.
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King George IV in Royal Stewart tartan, 1829 Explore Scotland’s rich history with a visit to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, an essential part of Homecoming Scotland 2009.
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