The List: 8 Oct 2009 (94/100)

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Visual Art

■ 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. Embassy’s graduate show featuring work by Katherine Gallacher, Jonathan Long, Mikhak Mirmahmoudi amongst others.

■ FRUITMARKET GALLERY

✽✽ FREE Eva Hesse Studiowork ●●●●● Until Sun 25 Oct. See

Hitlist. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.

William Sinclair: Aspects of the Clyde This exhibition of paintings and drawings by William Sinclair (1930–1997) captures the once bustling, now

dormant harbours and docks of Greenock and Port Glasgow where the artist lived. Educated at Glasgow School of Art in the 50s, and a respected principal art teacher in Greenock, Sinclair approached his metier with an integrity that is unheard of in this commercially-driven age: he painted purely to express his emotions and even bought back his own paintings whenever the opportunity arose. Aspects of the Clyde features work that has remained unseen since Sinclair died 12 years ago, including ‘Buildings and Cranes’ (pictured, above). ■ Cyril Gerber Fine Art, Glasgow, until Fri 23 Oct.

■ INGLEBY GALLERY 15 Calton Road, 556 4441. 10am–6pm; Thu 10am–7pm; Closed Sun.

✽✽ FREE David Austen Sat 10 Oct–Sat 14 Nov. Exhibition of new

prints and other pieces by this eclectic artist. FREE Bilboard 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. ■ KOMACHI 162 Fountainbridge, Daily 2pm–7pm. FREE Carnation Until Fri 6 Nov. Group exhibition of work by Aimee Van Breugel, Dr Neupop, Doris & Lubin, Charlotte Palmer and Mary Trodden.

■ LEITH GALLERY 65 The Shore, Leith, 553 5255. Mon–Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 11am–4pm. FREE Trevor Jones: Expedition Until Sat 24 Oct. Jones’ new works explore the effect of one’s immediate environment on the creative process itself. ■ MARCHMONT GALLERY 56 Warrender Park Rd, 228 8228. Tue–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE Art on Show: Regina Fernandes Until Fri 30 Oct. An opportunity to look at work from a range of Scottish artists.

■ 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). See Hitlist. 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 MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND Chambers Street, 2257534. Daily 10am–5pm. FREE Salt of the Earth Fri 16 Oct–Sun 10 Jan. Craig Mackay explores aspects of emigration and internationalism through photographs of well-known Scots.

■ NATIONAL WAR MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND Edinburgh Castle, 225 7534. Daily 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.

■ PAGEANT 10 Lauriston Street, 228 5455. Mon–Sat 11am–6pm. FREE The Limitations of Logic and Absence of Absolute Clarity Until Sat 24 Oct. London-based sculptor Alistair McClymont presents an indoor tornado of water vapour. ■ THE QUEEN’S GALLERY Palace of Holyroodhouse, 556 5100. Daily 9.30am–6pm. £5 (£4.50). The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton and Antarctic Photography Until Sun 11 Apr. Photographs taken during Captain Scott’s ill-fated journey and on Ernest Shackleton’s subsequent polar voyage.

■ 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 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BLIND PEOPLE SCOTLAND 12/14 Hillside Crescent, 652 3164. Mon–Fri 9am–5pm. FREE Revealed Until Tue 20 Oct. Exhibition of photographs of Edinburgh by blind photographers.

■ ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound, 225 6671. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Research: RSA Awards in Focus Until Sun 18 Oct. This exhibition presents the work of seven of the artists awarded RSA Residencies in 2008/09.

■ THE SAINT 44 St Stephen Street, Stockbridge, 225 9009. Daily noon–midnight. FREE Gammel Butikken Until Fri 9 Oct. Christina Kernohan’s work explores a remote and abandoned store in rural Sakrisoy, deep in the Arctic Circle. ■ SCOTLAND-RUSSIA INSTITUTE 9 South College St, Tue–Fri 11am–4pm & Sat 1.30pm–4pm. FREE Shamil Khairov: Quiet Russia Until Sat 17 Oct. An exhibition of photographs of provincial Russia taken over the last 20 years.

■ SCOTLANDART.COM 2 St Stephen Place, 225 6257. Mon–Fri 10.30am–5.30pm; Sat 10am–5.30pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Figurative Paintings Until Mon 26 Oct. Featured artists include Patricia Rorie, Patsy McArthur, Ian Stopforth and Alan King. ■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART 75 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily 10am–5pm. FREE Artist Rooms Until Sun 8 Nov. Works by Andy Warhol, Vija Celmins, Ellen Gallagher, Damien Hirst, Alex Katz and Francesca Woodman. FREE Agnes Martin ●●●●● Until Sun 8 Nov. The abstract expressionism of

Martin’s work creates an easy sense of beauty and freedom. ■ SIERRA METRO Ground Floor North, 22 West Harbour Road, Fri–Sun noon–6pm. FREE Ashley Nieuwenhuizen: In the Absence of Wolves Until Sun 18 Oct. Nieuwenhuizen uses sculpture, film and photography to investigate shamanistic and arcane ritual.

■ ST JOHN’S CHURCH Princes Street, 221 2273. Mon–Sat 11am–6pm. FREE Arts in Hearts and Minds Until Sun 11 Oct. Work by a talented and diverse group of agencies. SMHAFF.

■ THE SCOTTISH GALLERY 16 Dundas Street, 558 1200. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm. FREE Edward Teasdale: Making Time Until Sat 31 Oct. Modest yet memorable collection of furniture, including some experimental pieces. FREE Kate Downie: The Coast Road Diaries Until Sat 31 Oct. Large- scale drawings, paintings and prints by Edinburgh-based artist Kate Downie. ■ VICTORIA 265 Leith Walk, 2pm–11pm; Sat & Sun noon–11pm. FREE Bank Holiday Britain: Please Give Generously Until Mon 30 Nov. Second photographic exhibition from Edinburgh-based website www.bankholidaybritain.co.uk.

Dundeehe Cities

■ 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. See Hitlist. ■ GENERATOR PROJECTS 25/26 Mid Wynd Industrial Estate, 01382 225982. Thu–Sun noon–5pm. FREE Fears That I May Cease to Be Until Sun 25 Oct. Work by Pio Abad, Alex Dordoy, Chris Kohler, John Louden and Jason Rosenburg.

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The List: 8 Oct 2009 (Issue 641)