Visual Art
■ CENTRAL LIBRARY George IV Bridge, 242 8040. Mon–Thu 10am–8pm; Fri 10am–5pm & Sat 9am–1pm. FREE The Henry Dyer Collection Until 10 Oct. This exhibition features reproduced pages from the 1857 woodblock printed album ‘Murasaki Shikibu Genji Cards’.
■ COLLECTIVE GALLERY 22–28 Cockburn Street, 220 1260. Tue–Sun 11am–6pm. FREE The How Not To Cookbook – Lessons Learned the Hard Way Until Sat 26 Sep. A limited edition book and art project based on the artist’s personal history of cooking disasters. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival. FREE The Enlightenments: Susan Norrie ●●●●● Until Sat 26 Sep. Norrie’s films Enola and SHOT exhibit concerns for the future of civilisation. Part of the Edinburgh International 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 tracing Davie’s artistic trajectory from art student to sponge-like spiritual seeker. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival. FREE Jerwood Contemporary Makers 2009 Until Sat 26 Sep. Part of a series of exhibitions celebrating emerging creative talent. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
■ DOGGERFISHER 11 Gayfield Square, 558 7110. Tue–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat noon–5pm. FREE Nashashibi/Skaer: Our Magnolia ●●●●● Until Sat 26 Sep. A concise and suggestive 16mm film that explores a nostalgia for Maggie Thatcher. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
■ DEAN GALLERY 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. 10am–5pm. FREE Alive with Innovations: Paolozzi’s Beginnings Until Sun 27 Sep. Aggressive, machine-like sculptures and kaleidoscopic mosaics. FREE Paul & Nusch Eluard and Surrealism ●●●●● Until Sun 27 Sep. Display of works from a key figure in the Parisian surrealist group. FREE The Enlightenments ●●●●●Until Sun 27 Sep. Nine exhibitors, three galleries and a Bluetooth- led walking tour comprise a curious exhibition. Part of the Edinburgh International Festival. FREE Concrete Poetry Sun 4 Oct–Thu 31 Dec. Exhibition of works that bridge the gap between the literary and the visual.
■ EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 Union Street, 557 2479. Tue–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE Gillian Murray: Scotland’s Islands & Edges Until Sat 24 Oct. Exhibition of screenprints and collagraphs. FREE Lesley Logue: Beautiful Trophies Until Sat 24 Oct. Works exploring the relationship between the primitive instinct of the hunter and the hunted.
■ EMBASSY The Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, Daily noon–6pm. FREE Cut/Paste Until Sat 10 Oct. Featuring work by Katherine Gallacher, Johnathon Long and Travis Souza. ■ FRUITMARKET GALLERY FREE EVA HESSE STUDIOWORK ●●●●●Until Sun 25 Oct. The work of the late German-born sculptor is placed in its historical context in this delectable feast for contemporary eyes. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
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■ THE HENDERSON GALLERY 4 Thistle Street Lane NW, 225 7464. Tue–Sat 11am–6pm. FREE Paul Martin: Through a Glass Darkly Until Sat 3 Oct. New work proffering painterly metaphors of rhythm, matter and colour.
■ INGLEBY GALLERY 15 Calton Road, 556 4441. 10am–6pm; Thu 10am–7pm; Closed Sun. FREE Callum Innes ●●●●● Until Sat 3 Oct. New paintings and works on paper by the leading Scottish abstract painter. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival. FREE Billboard for Edinburgh: Tacita Dean Until Sat 31 Oct. The fifth artist to participate in the Ingleby’s bold public art project. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
■ INSTITUT FRANÇAIS D’ECOSSE 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. Mon–Wed & Fri 9.30am–5.30pm; Thu noon–5.30pm; Sat 9.30am–2pm. FREE Paul Nouge, Subversion of the Images Until Sat 26 Sep. Exhibition from influential Belgian poet and philosopher Paul Nouge. ■ LEITH GALLERY 65 The Shore, Leith, 553 5255. Mon–Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 11am–4pm. FREE Jack Morrocco Until Sat 26 Sep. Edinburgh-born artist presents depictions of the South of France. FREE Trevor Jones: Expedition Sat 3–Sat 24 Oct. Jones’ new works explore effects of one’s immediate environment on the creative process itself.
■ NATIONAL GALLERY COMPLEX The Mound, 624 6200. Mon–Wed & Fri–Sun 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–7pm. The Discovery of Spain: British Artists and Collectors: Goya to Picasso ●●●●● Until Sun 11 Oct. £8 (£6). Major exhibition exploring the relationship between Spanish innovators and the British artists they influenced. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival. FREE As Others See Us Until Sun 8 Nov. Photographers Ross Gillespie and Tricia Malley have created a series of portraits of prominent and adopted Scots.
■ NATIONAL WAR MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND Edinburgh Castle, 225 7534. 9.45am–5.30pm. £7 (£2–£5). Helmand: Faces of Conflict Until Sun 31 Jan. A showcase of the photography of war artist Robert Wilson. ■ THE QUEEN’S GALLERY Palace of Holyroodhouse, 556 5100. Daily 10am–5pm. £5 (£4.50). The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton and Antarctic Photography Fri 2 Oct–Sun 11 Apr, 9.30am–6pm. £5.50 (£5; Children £3; Under 5s Free). Photographs taken by Herbert George Ponting and Frank Hurley.
■ ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN (INVERLEITH HOUSE) Inverleith Row, 248 2971. Daily 10am–4pm. FREE John McCracken ●●●●● Until Sun 11 Oct. McCracken’s cuboid forms hold the visitor magnetically. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival. ■ ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN 20a Inverleith Row, 552 7171. Daily 10am–4pm. FREE RBGE Diploma Show Sat 26 Sep–Sun 4 Oct. Graduating students of the RBGE’s Botanical Illustration and Garden Design diploma exhibit.
■ ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound, 225 6671. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Research: RSA Awards in Focus Sat 26 Sep–Sun 18 Oct. Exhibition of the work of seven of the artists who were awarded RSA Residencies in 2008/09.
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■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART 75 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily 10am–5pm. FREE Artist Rooms Until Sun 8 Nov. An outstanding collection of contemporary art featuring works by Andy Warhol, Vija Celmins and Ellen Gallagher. FREE Agnes Martin ●●●●● Until Sun 8 Nov. The abstract expressionism of Martin’s work easily creates a sense of beauty and freedom. ■ SIERRA METRO 22 West Harbour Road, 07731 302960. Thu–Sun 1pm–5pm. FREE Ashley Nieuwenhuizen: In the Absence of Wolves Until Sun 11 Oct. Nieuwenhuizen uses sculpture, film and photography to investigate the discomforting realms of shamanistic and arcane ritual.
■ STILLS 23 Cockburn Street, 622 6200. Daily 11am–6pm. 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.
■ TALBOT RICE GALLERY University of Edinburgh, South Bridge, 650 2210. Tue–Sat 10am–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 to pursue his revolutionary theory. Part of the Edinburgh International Festival. ■ ST JOHN’S CHURCH Princes Street, 221 2273. Mon–Sat 11am–6pm. FREE Arts in Hearts and Minds Mon 5–Sun 11 Oct. Celebratory exhibition bringing together work by a talented and diverse group of agencies. Part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival.
■ THE SCOTTISH GALLERY 16 Dundas Street, 558 1200. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm. FREE Colour Vision – Contemporary Glass Until Sat 3 Oct. Featured artists include Karen Browning, Fiaz Elson and Sally Fawkes. FREE David Cook: New Paintings Until Sat 3 Oct. Scottish landscapes. ■ UNION GALLERY 45 Broughton Street, 556 7707. Mon–Sat 10.30am–6pm & Sun noon–5pm. FREE David Hosie Solo Exhibition Until Thu 1 Oct. Figurative paintings by Scottish artist.
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■ DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS 152 Nethergate, 01382 909900. Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat 10.30am–5.30pm; Thu 10.30am–8.30pm; Sun noon–5.30pm. FREE Thomas Hirschhorn: It’s Burning Everywhere Until Sun 29 Nov. DCA scores a major coup with the first ever solo show in the UK by the renowned Swiss artist. ■ GENERATOR PROJECTS 25/26 Mid Wynd Industrial Estate, 01382 225982. Thu–Sun noon–5pm. FREE Fears That I May Cease To Be Sat 26 Sep–Sun 25 Oct. Group exhibition featuring work by Pio Abad, Alex Dordoy, Chris Kohler, John Louden and Jason Rosenburg.