Visual Art
■ INVERLEITH HOUSE Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place/Inverleith Row, 248 2971. Tue–Sun 10am–3.30pm.
✽✽ Karla Black: Sculptures ●●●●● Until Tue 9 Feb (Closed
25 Dec & 1 Jan). 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 GALLERY COMPLEX The Mound, 624 6200. Mon–Wed & Fri–Sun 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–7pm (24 Dec 10am–5pm & 1 Jan noon–5pm) Closed 25 Dec & 26 Dec. 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. (26 Dec & 1 Jan noon–5pm) Closed 25 Dec. FREE Salt of the Earth ●●●●● Until Sun 10 Jan. Craig Mackay approaches his Scottish subjects with humour and humility, illuminating the person, rather that the façades 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.
100 THE LIST 17 Dec 2009–7 Jan 2010
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Carla Scott Fullerton: Breadthless Lines Fullerton’s exhibition of new work in the Glasgow Sculpture Studios’ project gallery and her ambitious
new outdoor sculpture marks the end of her Graduate Fellowship with GSS. Her work is shaped by her sensitivity to materials and often references architectonic forms. ■ Glasgow Sculpture Studios, until Sat 30 Jan.
■ NATIONAL WAR MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND Edinburgh Castle, 225 7534. Daily 9.45am–5.45pm. Free with castle admission. Helmand: Faces of Conflict Until Sun 31 Jan (Closed 25 Dec & 26 Dec). 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. (24 Dec 9.30am–2pm, 31 Dec 9.30am–3pm & 1 Jan 11am–4.30pm). £5 (£4.50). The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton and Antarctic Photography ●●●●● Until Sun 11 Apr (Closed 25 Dec & 26 Dec). A beautiful and daunting portrayal of the age of polar exploration, combining art, science, geography and travelogue, this is more than a collection of images – it is a narrative journey and an education to boot.
■ ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BLIND PEOPLE SCOTLAND 12/14 Hillside Crescent, 652 3164. Mon–Fri 9.30am–4.30pm. FREE Norman Taylor Until Fri 15 Jan (Closed 24 Dec–6 Jan). Belfast- born Taylor, a photographer with sight loss, presents a collection of over 1000 works depicting his garden shed.
■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART 75 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily 10am–5pm (1 Jan noon–5pm).
✽✽ What You See is Where You’re At Until Sun 28 Feb
(Closed 25 Dec & 26 Dec). 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, Daily 1pm–5pm. FREE Cross-cutting Until 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 (Closed 19 Dec–3 Jan). See review, page 96. ■ 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.
Dundee
■ 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 Until Sun 14 Feb (Closed 25 Dec, 26 Dec, 1 Jan & 2 Jan). Part of DCA’s 10th Anniversary programme, this exhibition features works by Glasgow- based artist Martin Boyce, who recently represented Scotland at the Venice Biennale.