Visual Art
Edinburgh
■ COLLECTIVE GALLERY 22–28 Cockburn Street, 220 1260. Tue–Sun 11am–5pm. FREE New Work Scotland Programme Until Sun 31 Jan. This second exhibition in the critically- acclaimed programme presents work by Rachel Adams and Katharina Kiebacher. ■ DEAN GALLERY 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily 10am–5pm. Home to a world-famous selection of works from the Dada and Surrealist movements and a large collection of works by Edinburgh-born sculptor Sir Eduardo Paolozzi. FREE ‘Painter’ and the Studio: Paul McCarthy and the Myth of the Artist Until Sun 14 Feb. American performance artist Paul McCarthy’s famous and irreverent film Painter satirises the notion of the ‘solitary genius’. FREE BP Portrait Award 2009 ●●●●● Until Sun 21 Feb. The popular and annual exhibition of contemporary portrait painting returns with a typically compelling array of works. FREE Nathan Coley: There Will Be No Miracles Here Until Fri 31 Dec. An illuminated text by the Turner-nominated Scottish artist Nathan Coley stands in the Dean’s garden. FREE The Gallery of Modern Art: A History Until Wed 14 Apr. A display charting the development of the Scottish Gallery of Modern Art from its beginnings in 1908.
■ DOVECOT 10 Infirmary Street, 315 3054.
✽✽ FREE Taking Time: Craft and the Slow Revolution Until Wed
10 Mar. See picture caption, page 91.
■ EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART 74 Lauriston Place, 221 6000. Mon–Thu 10am–8pm; Fri 10am–4pm; Sat 10am–2pm. FREE Meat Hook Until Sun 24 Jan. Work from final year Fine Art students at Edinburgh College of Art.
■ EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 Union Street, 557 2479. Tue–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE Magne F: alpha beta Until Sat 6 Mar. Perhaps best known as the writer and keyboard player from A-Ha, Magne Furuholmen presents a portfolio of 30 prints. ■ EMBASSY The Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, Thu–Sun noon–6pm. Salon Sun 24 Jan–Sun 7 Feb. Embassy’s annual members show.
■ FRUITMARKET GALLERY 45 Market Street, 225 2383. Mon–Sat 11am–6pm; Sun noon–5pm.
✽✽ FREE Toby Paterson Sat 30 Jan–Sun 28 Mar. A solo exhibition that will reflect Paterson’s long-standing fascination for architectural spaces.
■ INGLEBY GALLERY 15 Calton Road, 556 4441. 10am–6pm; Thu 10am–7pm & Closed Sun. FREE Gary Fabian Miller: The Colours Until Sat 30 Jan, 10am–7pm. Miller investigates the possibilities of camera-less photography.
■ 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 Into the Light: Edinburgh Wed 3–Fri 26 Feb. Photography by Jérôme Lorieau documenting Edinburgh’s urban landscape. ■ INVERLEITH HOUSE Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place/Inverleith Row, 248 2971. Tue–Sun 10am–3.30pm.
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FREE Karla Black: Sculptures ●●●●● Until Tue 9 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. ■ KOMACHI 162 Fountainbridge, 07525 414626. Wed–Sun noon–6pm. FREE Angus Hood – Residue Fri 22 Jan–Fri 19 Feb. A group of paintings completed in 2009, unified by Hood’s sophisticated and radiant use of colour, and occupying a unique place between abstraction and figuration.
■ LEITH GALLERY 65 The Shore, Leith, 553 5255. Mon–Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 11am–4pm. FREE New Faces Revisited Until Sat 30 Jan. Featuring works by Frank To, David Martin, Trevor Jones, Kelly-Anne Cairns and Lindsay Turk. ■ NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND The Mound, 624 6200. Mon–Wed & Fri–Sun 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–7pm. The place to see a major part of the nation’s collection of fine art, works from the early Renaissance to the end of the 19th century are on display, including paintings by Raphael,Titian, Velázquez, Rembrandt and Rubens. 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. 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. FREE Turner in January Until Sat 30 Jan. The annual display of JMW Turner watercolours bequeathed by Henry Vaughan. FREE Wild Rovers: Parallel Lives in Crieff Until Sun 28 Feb. A collection of photos and videos from the streets of Crieff enacting the symbolic passage from the town’s past in droving into the future.
■ NATIONAL WAR MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND Edinburgh Castle, 225 4413. Daily 9.45am–4.45pm. Free with castle admission. Helmand: Faces of Conflict Until Sun 31 Jan. A showcase of the photography of Robert Wilson, war artist with Edinburgh’s 52 Infantry Brigade.
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■ PAGEANT 10 Lauriston Street, 228 5455. Mon–Sat 11am–6pm. FREE Elph and Lyken Love: Advanced Mechanics Until Sat 13 Feb. New work by Scottish graffiti artists Elph and Lyken Love. FREE William Carrick: A Scottish Photographer in 19th Century Russia Until Fri 22 Jan. A remarkable collection of photographs by an Edinburgh-born artist who established himself as a professional photographer in St Petersburg in 1859.
■ THE QUEEN’S GALLERY Palace of Holyroodhouse, 556 5100. Daily 9.30am–4.30pm. Built in the former Holyrood Free Church, this Gallery presents a programme of changing exhibitions of works of art from the Royal Collection. The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton and Antarctic Photography ●●●●● Until Sun 11 Apr. £5 (£4.50). A beautiful and daunting portrayal of the age of polar exploration.
■ ROXY ART HOUSE 2 Roxburgh Place. Hidden Door Sat 30 & Sun 31 Jan, 1pm–midnight. £9–£10. See preview in Music, page 63. ■ ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY Royal Scottish Academy Building, The Mound, 225 6671. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. An independent institution led by eminent artists and architects, the RSA often hosts international exhibitions, as well as exhibiting works by its members and other Scottish artists. FREE Beth Fisher RSA: Grisaille Legacy Until Sun 31 Jan. Large-scale drawings examine the minutiae of family life – birth, death, marriage, health and ageing. FREE Solutions: Contemporary Scottish Watercolour Until Sun 31 Jan. Featured artists include Alan Davie, Eileen Lawrence and Adrian Wiszniewski. FREE Homecoming: Past Masters, Depictions of Scottish History from the RSA Collections Until Mon 1 Feb, Mon only 10am–5pm. A selection of works that examines the ways in which Scotland’s history fascinated native artists of the late 18th and 19th centuries. FREE RSA Members at Peacock Until Fri 26 Mar, Mon Only 10am–5pm. A selection of works by RSA members in Aberdeen.
■ SCOTLAND-RUSSIA INSTITUTE 9 South College St, 668 3635. Tue–Fri 11am–4pm & Sat 1.30pm–4pm.
■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART 75 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily 10am–5pm. Home to Scotland’s greatest collection of modern and contemporary art, this gallery shows special exhibitions and works from 1900 to the present day. FREE What You See is Where You’re At ●●●●● Until Sun 28 Feb. A complete re-hang in honour of the modern art gallery’s half-century. ■ SIERRA METRO Ground Floor North, 22 West Harbour Road, 07071 501 877, Fri–Sun 1pm–5pm. FREE Darren Banks: Soothsayers & Oonagh Hegarty: Tabloid Alchemy Until Sun 28 Feb. Banks’ use of lo-fi animation and cut and paste assemblages conveys a unique perception of sculpture.
■ STILLS 23 Cockburn Street, 622 6200. Daily 11am–6pm. FREE Elín Jakobsdóttir: Hinges Between Days ●●●●● Until Sun 14 Mar. Various attempts to render the familiar strange in a neat collection of objects, films and photographs.
■ TALBOT RICE GALLERY University of Edinburgh, South Bridge, 650 2210. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm. FREE Drawing for Instruction: The Art of Explanation Tue 2 Feb–Sat 6 Mar. An exhibition of dynamic and intriguing drawings and images that have been created by researchers, teachers and students. THE SCOTTISH GALLERY 16 Dundas Street, 558 1200. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm. FREE Alexandra Knubley Until Sun 31 Jan. Painter Knubley has won awards from the Royal Scottish Academy and is represented in a growing number of significant collections. FREE Denis Peploe Until Sat 30 Jan. Landscapes, still lifes and figures. FREE Glasgow Print Studio Until Sat 30 Jan. A selection of prints from the West. FREE Saltglaze Until Sat 30 Jan. Featuring contemporary salt glaze artists such as Jane Hamlyn, Ruthanne Tudball and Daniel Boyle. ■ UNION GALLERY 45 Broughton Street, 556 7707. Mon–Sat 10.30am–6pm & Sun noon–5pm. FREE Olivia Irvine & Fiona Jappy Until Mon 1 Feb. Two award-winning contemporary Scottish painters present new works and sketches.
■ UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH 1 Bristo Square, 650 2595. Mon–Fri 9.30am–5pm. Love Letters Tue 2–Fri 5 Feb. Exhibition and sale of silhouette paper- cuts by artist Lois Cordelia. ■ WASPS STUDIOS Patriothall Studios, 48 Hamilton Place, Stockbridge, 225 1289. TEXTiles Sat 23 Jan–Tue 2 Feb. Exhibition of work by the Edinburgh textiles group Frayed Edges featuring guest artist Jeanette Sendler.
Outside the cities
New Faces Recoat kicks off 2010 with a group exhibition under the theme of Modern Character Design. The show
highlights the importance and validity of this new area of design and development, and includes contributions from Elph, Andrew Rae, FiST, Jon MacNair and Syrkus. ■ Recoat Gallery, Glasgow, Fri 22 Jan–Sun 21 Feb.
■ 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. See review, page 90.