Visual Art
FREE Contemporary Silver Making from Bishopland Until Sat 27 Feb. Work by Rod Kelly, Jane Short and Jacqueline Mina. FREE Tapestry Revealed: Patrick Caulfield Until Sat 13 Mar. Exhibition exploring the complex process of translating a painting into a tapestry.
■ EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART SCULPTURE COURT 74 Lauriston Place, 221 6000. Mon–Thu 10am–8pm; Fri 10am–4pm; Sat 10am–2pm. FREE Capturing the Concept: The Sketchbooks of Sir Nicholas Grimshaw CBE PRA from 1982–2007 Mon 1–Fri 12 Mar. Sketches and preparatory works. ■ EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 Union Street, 557 2479. Tue–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE Magne F: alpha beta ●●●●● Until Sat 6 Mar. Furuholmen works up layers of ink, image and text, deconstructing each character of the alphabet and allowing the viewer to invest it with new meaning.
■ THE ELEPHANT HOUSE 21 George IV Bridge, 220 5355. FREE Streets of Cebu Photographic Exhibition Until Sun 28 Feb. Snapshots of life in the Philippines.
■ EMBASSY The Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, Thu–Sun noon–6pm. FREE You Turn Me On and On and On Sat 27 Feb–Sun 14 Mar. Exhibition that examines the consequences of handing the reins of art practice over to automated processes.
■ FRUITMARKET GALLERY 45 Market Street, 225 2383. Mon–Sat 11am–6pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Toby Paterson ●●●●● Until Sun 28 Mar. Delineating the planes, forms and brightly-coloured politics of postwar modernist architecture, Paterson’s accomplished works reference a montage of structures. ■ THE HENDERSON GALLERY 4 Thistle Street Lane NW, 225 7464. Tue–Sat 11am–6pm. FREE Charlie Anderson – Bliss Until Sat 20 Mar. Anderson explores the ever-changing importance of painting.
■ INGLEBY GALLERY 15 Calton Road, 556 4441. 10am–5pm. ✽✽ FREE Peter Liversidge: The Thrill of it All Tue 23 Feb–Sat
10 Apr. See preview, page 88.
■ 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 Until Fri 26 Feb. Photography by Jérôme Lorieau documenting Edinburgh’s urban landscape.
■ KOMACHI 162 Fountainbridge, 07525 414 626. Wed–Sun noon–6pm. FREE Angus Hood – Residue Until Fri 19 Feb. This group of paintings exhibits a sophisticated use of colour.
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■ 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. FREE Wild Rovers: Parallel Lives in Crieff Until Sun 28 Feb. A collection of photos and videos from the streets of Crieff. FREE The Printmaker’s Art Sat 20 Feb–Sun 23 May. Highlights from the collection – including iconic images by Durer, Rembrandt and Goya. ■ NORTH EDINBURGH ARTS CENTRE 15a Pennywell Court, 315 2151. Mon–Sat 10am–4pm. FREE Local Shops Wed 24 Feb–Tue 23 Mar. Dutch artist Witte Wartena presents eight watercolour paintings of shops in Drylaw, Muirhouse and Pilton.
■ PATRIOTHALL GALLERY WASPS Patriothall Studios, off 48 Hamilton Place, 226 7126. Tue–Sun 11am–6pm. FREE Storylines Sat 20 Feb–Tue 2 Mar. New and recent work by Daniela Justiniano (Chile), Gerry Smith (Scotland) and Thomas Tripet (Switzerland).
■ THE QUEEN’S GALLERY Palace of Holyroodhouse, 556 5100. Daily 9.30am–4.30pm. £5 (£4.50). 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. A beautiful and daunting portrayal of the age of polar exploration.
■ THE ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH The Pelican Gallery, 51 Little France Crescent, Old Dalkeith Road, 536 1000. Daily 9am–8pm. FREE Telling Tales Until Wed 31 Mar. Exhibition featuring highlights from recent Artlink workshops. ■ ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY LIBRARY Royal Scottish Academy Building, The Mound, 225 6671. An independent institution led by eminent artists and architects. FREE Alan Davie HRSA: Scottish Prints Sat 6 Feb–Sun 21 Mar. Print works by revered Scottish artist. FREE RSA Members at Peacock Until Fri 26 Mar, Mon only 10am–5pm. A selection of works by RSA members in Aberdeen.
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■ 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. Highlights include works by Douglas Gordon, Max Beckmann and Kitty Kraus. ■ SIERRA METRO Ground Floor North, 22 West Harbour Road, 07971 510 877. Fri–Sun 1pm–5pm. FREE Soothsayers: Darren Banks/Oonagh Hegarty ●●●●● Until Sun 28 Feb. Banks’ scarifying junkyard constructions comprise visual and aural loops, from Italian goresploitation flicks to bug-eyed retro- future sci-fi.
■ SLEEPER Reiach and Hall Architects, 6 Darnaway Street, 225 8444. Mon–Fri 2pm–5pm. FREE Charlie Stiven: The High Ground Until Fri 26 Feb. A 60-piece wall-based installation investigating both dogma and nuance. ■ STILLS 23 Cockburn Street, 622 6200. Daily 11am–6pm. FREE Elín Jakobsdóttir: Hinges Between Days ●●●●● Until Sun 14 Mar. A sequence of objects, photographs and films that toy with notions of work and play.
■ TALBOT RICE GALLERY University of Edinburgh, South Bridge, 650 2210. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm.
✽✽ FREE Drawing for Instruction: The Art of
Explanation ●●●●● Until Sat 6 Mar. See review, page 89. FREE Smugglerius Unveiled Until Sat 6 Mar. Exhibition revealing the man behind the cast used in the teaching of anatomical drawing at Edinburgh College of Art. ■ THE SCOTTISH GALLERY 16 Dundas Street, 558 1200. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm. FREE Alexandra Knubley Until Sat 27 Feb. Painter Knubley has won awards from the Royal Scottish Academy and is represented in a growing number of significant collections. FREE Ann Oram RSW Until Sat 27 Feb. Sumptuous still lifes and flower pieces in oils and watercolours. FREE Ex Armarium Until Sat 27 Feb. Prints, illustrations and objects from Steven Appleby, Jonny Hannah, Craig Mitchell, Derrick Guild and Janice Tchalenko. FREE William McTaggart RSA RSW (1835–1910) Until Sat 27 Feb. Paintings and watercolours.
■ TOTAL KUNST @ FOREST 3 Bristo Place, 220 4538. Daily 10am–midnight. FREE The Unholy Trilogy Until Sun 28 Feb. Painting, sculpture, taxidermy and live art from recent graduates Rich DD Cormack, Omar Zingaro Bhatia and Jamie Fitzpatrick.
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■ GENERATOR PROJECTS 25–26 Mid Wynd, Mid Wynd Industrial Estate, 01382 225982. Thu–Sun noon–5pm. FREE DROMOS Fri 19 Feb–Sun 21 Mar. Artists Bedwyr Williams and Derek Sutherland, and architect James Alexander Craig ponder the concepts of real time, spontaneous thought and the aura of the artist.
The Printmaker’s Art An exciting showcase reflecting the breadth and variety of the National
Galleries’ world-class collection of prints by some of the most renowned European artists of the past 500 years. Highlights include an impression of Dürer’s woodcut ‘The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse’ and Rembrandt’s etching ‘The Three Crosses’ as well as works by Hogarth, Manet and Whistler. ■ National Gallery Complex, Edinburgh, Sat 20 Feb–Sun 23 May.