Visual Art
Keith Farquhar: Nudes in Colour Brand new venue Hyperground showcases new work by Edinburgh-based artist Farquhar over a single weekend. For each piece in the exhibition, a naked body has been painted, digitally photographed, then sent to a specialist workshop where the torso has been precisely machined-out and assembled as a free-standing cardboard cut-out. ■ Hyperground, Edinburgh, Sat 5 & Sun 6 Dec.
FREE Scottish Ballet: 40th Anniversary Exhibition Until Sat 19 Dec. Photographic exhibition celebrating Scottish Ballet’s 40 years in existence. ■ HYPERGROUND 3/1 Bruntsfield Crescent, 07841 843698. Daily noon–6pm. FREE Nudes in Colour Sat 5 & Sun 6 Dec. See picture caption.
■ INGLEBY GALLERY 15 Calton Road, 556 4441. 10am–6pm; Thu 10am–7pm & Closed Sun. FREE Gary Fabian Miller: The Colours Until Sat 30 Jan. Miller investigates the possibilities of camera- less photography – the interactions of light and light-sensitive paper. ■ 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 Ortszeit / Local Time Until Wed 16 Dec. Photography by Stefan Koppelkamm of East Germany in 1990 and the same locations 10–12 years later.
■ INVERLEITH HOUSE Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place/Inverleith Row, 248 2971. Tue–Sun 10am–3.30pm.
✽✽ FREE Karla Black: Sculptures ●●●●● Until Tue 9
■ EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 Union Street, 557 2479. Tue–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE Winter Exhibition 2009 Until Wed 23 Dec. The festive season is celebrated with a showcase of some of Scotland’s best printmaking talent.
■ FRUITMARKET GALLERY 45 Market Street, 225 2383. Mon–Sat 11am–6pm; Sun noon–5pm.
✽✽ FREE The End of the Line: Attitudes in Drawing ●●●●●
Until Sun 10 Jan. Celebrating a contemporary resurgence in drawing, an exhibition of new and recent work by 11 highly acclaimed young international artists. Care and attention to detail preclude any difficulties involved in melding the works of such diverse practitioners into a cohesive show. ■ GLADSTONE GALLERY 477b Lawnmarket, 0844 493 2120. Daily 11am–6.30pm. FREE The Alchemy Thu 17 Dec–Sun 3 Jan. Exhibition featuring oils from David Mathieson, the photography of Gareth Timms and work by silversmith Christina Rose Leon.
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■ NATIONAL GALLERY COMPLEX The Mound, 624 6200. Mon–Wed & Fri–Sun 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–7pm. FREE Picturing Britain: Paul Sandby (1731–1809) Until Sun 7 Feb. The influential British map-maker turned painter is best known for his magnificent watercolours. This exhibition celebrates his bicentenary, presenting all aspects of his output and including loans from some major collections. FREE Sir Peter Lely: Artist and Collector Until Sun 14 Feb. A display of rarely seen works on paper by one of the most fashionable portraitists in 17th century Britain. ■ NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND Chambers Street, 225 7534. Daily 10am–5pm. FREE Salt of the Earth ●●●●● Until Sun 10 Jan. Craig Mackay approaches his Scottish subjects with humour and humililty, illuminating the person, rather that the facades that we are used to seeing in the Press. FREE Gifted Until Sun 10 Jan. A selection of beautiful handmade treats on display and available for purchase.
Feb. Physical, pre-linguistic communication remains central to Black’s practice; a conceit made to feel all the more present with these incredible new sculptures. ■ NATIONAL WAR MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND Edinburgh Castle, 225 7534. Daily 9.45am–5.45pm. Free with castle admission.
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Helmand: Faces of Conflict Until Sun 31 Jan. Robert Wilson, war artist with Edinburgh’s 52 Infantry Brigade, gives an unflinching and intimate account of the lives of civilians and soldiers fighting in Afghanistan. ■ THE QUEEN’S GALLERY Palace of Holyroodhouse, 556 5100. Daily 9.30am–4.30pm. £5 (£4.50). The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton and Antarctic Photography Until Sun 11 Apr. See review, page 90.
■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART 75 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily 10am–5pm. FREE What you See is Where You’re At Until Sun 28 Feb. Exhibition launching a complete re-hang of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and a year of celebrations to mark its 50th anniversary.
■ SIERRA METRO Ground Floor North, 22 West Harbour Road, 07971 510 877. Daily noon–6pm. FREE Cross-cutting Sat 12–Sun 20 Dec. Group exhibition featuring a site- specific installation from Inefficient Solutions and new film and video work from The Sheffield Pavilion, Ewan Sinclair and Corinne Mynatt & Angus Braithwaite. ■ STILLS 23 Cockburn Street, 622 6200. Daily 11am–6pm. FREE Elín Jakobsdóttir: Hinges Between Days Until Sun 14 Mar. For her first UK solo exhibition Jakobsdóttir presents a sequence of objects, photographs and films that toy with notions of work and play, contemplation and fantasy.
■ TALBOT RICE GALLERY University of Edinburgh, South Bridge, 650 2210. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm. FREE An Entangled Bank Until Sat 12 Dec. Artists Christine Borland, Ilana Halperin, Brian Hewitt, Kenny Hunter and Ben Rivers interpret the legacy and continuing relevance of Darwinian ideas. FREE Darwin’s Edinburgh Until Sat 12 Dec. A historic exhibition in The Georgian Gallery exploring Darwin’s time as an undergraduate at the University. ■ THE SCOTTISH GALLERY 16 Dundas Street, 558 1200. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm. FREE Christmas Exhibition 2009 Until Thu 24 Dec. Seasonal works by selected Gallery artists. FREE Jane Adam Until Thu 24 Dec. A selection of contemporary jewellery will be on display. FREE Su Blackwell: All the things I love are going to disintegrate Until Thu 24 Dec. Blackwell’s installations and sculptures toy with the fragility of paper.
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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 No Reflections Sat 12 Dec–Sun 14 Feb. Martin Boyce’s exhibition returns to Scotland following its run at the 53rd International Venice Biennale. ■ GENERATOR PROJECTS 25–26 Mid Wynd, Mid Wynd Industrial Estate, 01382 225982. Thu–Sun noon–5pm. FREE Good Golem/Bad Golem Until Sun 6 Dec. New work by artists Alexander Hope and Iain Sturrock.