Visual Art
Mark Handforth Hong Kong-born, Florida-based artists Handforth is known for his sculptural explorations of the urban environment, which often display a surreal quality. His latest exhibition features a number of large-scale sculptural works in the austere surrounds of the Modern Institute. ■ The Modern Institute, Glasgow, until Sat 24 Jul.
■ EDINBURGH (VARIOUS VENUES) FREE ANNUALE Until Sun 4 Jul. Festival showcasing Edinburgh’s emergent artists and artist-run initiatives. See www.annuale.org for full listings. FREE 6 Times Until Thu 30 Dec. Multi-part sculptural project by celebrated British sculptor Anthony Gormley.
■ EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 Union Street, 557 2479. Tue–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE Alfons Bytautas: Lost Time Until Sat 3 Jul. Prints provide a record of the artist’s thoughts in relation to the passing of time. ■ EDINBURGH SCULPTURE WORKSHOP 25 Hawthornvale, 551 4490. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm. FREE Bristol Diving School Wed 30 Jun–Sun 4 Jul. Selection of new work by this Southern collective. Part of Annuale.
■ EDINBURGH ZOO: GALLERY Corstorphine Road, 334 9171. Daily 9am–6pm. FREE Bestiary Until Sun 1 Aug. Exhibiting artists include Ronald Binnie, Kit Leffler and Calum McClure. ■ EMBASSY The Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place. Daily noon–6pm. FREE Jake Rusby: Joyriding Until Sun 4 Jul. Outdoor, site-specific work. Part of Annuale. FREE Avalon Until Sun 11 Jul. Featuring Plastique Fantastique, Torsten Lauschmann, Alex Pollard and Ewan Sinclair. Part of Annuale.
■ FRUITMARKET GALLERY 45 Market Street, 225 2383. Mon–Sat 11am–6pm; Sun noon–5pm.
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✽✽ FREE Johan Grimonprez ●●●●● Until Sun 11 Jul. Timely
and finely tailored exhibition which includes the first gallery showing of Double Take.
■ THE GLASITE MEETING HOUSE 33 Barony Street. Daily 1pm–6pm. FREE In This Wondrous World Until Fri 2 Jul. An exhibition encompassing installation, painting, performance and video by five artists. Part of Annuale.
■ INVERLEITH HOUSE Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place/Inverleith Row, 248 2971. Tue–Sun 10am–5.30pm. FREE Vincent Fecteau / Hugh Cleghorn: Forests and Gardens of South India Until Sun 4 Jul. Drawings made for the forest conservator Cleghorn and a selection of abstract sculptures by Californian artist Fecteau.
■ KOMACHI 162 Fountainbridge, 07525 414626. Daily noon–6pm. FREE Little Sister Until Fri 2 Jul. Works by Daniel P Irwin and Natalie McGowan. Part of Annuale. ■ LEITH GALLERY 65 The Shore, Leith, 553 5255. Mon–Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 11am–4pm. FREE Sea Shanties Sat 26 Jun–Sat 24 Jul. Paintings, ceramics and jewellery.
■ NATIONAL GALLERY COMPLEX 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 Confrontation Until Sun 18 Jul. Lucas Cranach’s 16th century painting ‘Venus and Cupid’ is paired with Otto Dix’s 1932 ‘Nude Girl on a Fur’.
FREE The Glasgow Boys – Drawing Inspiration Until Thu 9 Sep. An intimate insight into the working methods and friendships of this loose-knit group. FREE Christen Købke: Danish Master of Light Sun 4 Jul–Sun 3 Oct. Selection of works by one of the foremost talents of Denmark’s Golden Age. ■ OLD AMBULANCE DEPOT 77 Brunswick Street, Daily 1pm–5pm. FREE Decadi Thu 1–Sat 3 Jul. Featuring work by Alice Ladenberg, Emily Fogarty and Joanne Smithers. Part of Annuale
■ OLD TOWN BOOKSHOP 8 Victoria Street, 225 9237. Daily 10.30am–5.30pm. FREE John Kay Until Sun 27 Jun. Exhibition of etchings by this self-taught artist (1785–1820). Part of the West Port Book Festival. ■ OUT OF THE BLUE DRILL HALL 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7100. Daily 10am–5pm. FREE Exposed 10 Until Thu 1 Jul. Photography by students at Stevenson College.
■ PATRIOTHALL GALLERY WASPS Patriothall Studios, off 48 Hamilton Place, 226 7126. Daily noon–6pm. FREE I Pretend to Like Harold Pinter Until Sun 4 Jul. Site-specific installation by Edie Mackay and Victor Boullet. Part of Annuale. ■ THE QUEEN’S GALLERY Palace of Holyroodhouse, 556 5100. (Thu 1–Sun 31 9.30am–6pm); 9.30am–4.30pm. Dutch Landscapes Until Sun 9 Jan, 9.30am–6pm. £5.50 (£5; children £3; under 5s free, family ticket £14). 42 classic works from the Netherlands.
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■ ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN 20a Inverleith Row, 552 7171. Daily 10.30am–4.30pm. FREE Botanical Images Scotia Thu 24 Jun. Contemporary botanical art from Scotland and abroad. ■ ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound, 225 6671. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm & Sun noon–5pm. An independent institution led by eminent artists and architects. FREE Frances Walker: Works on Paper Until Wed 30 Jun. Works by one of the country’s foremost landscape painters. Open Mon or by Appointment only. FREE ESSA: Silent Auction of Fine and Applied Art Sat 26–Wed 30 Jun, Times vary. Opportunity to buy contemporary Scottish art. FREE Geoff Uglow: Coda Fri 2 Jul–Sun 1 Aug. Uglow was awarded the Alastair Salvesen Travel Scholarship.
■ SCOTLANDART.COM 2 St Stephen Place, 225 6257. Mon–Fri 10.30am–5.30pm; Sat 10am–5.30pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Modern Landscapes Until Wed 28 Jul. Group exhibition featuring nine landscape artists, including Lesley-Anne Derks.
■ 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 Thu 30 Dec. New displays of Scottish Colourist and German and Austrian Expressionist work.
■ SIERRA METRO Ground Floor North, 22 West Harbour Road, Sat & Sun noon–6pm. FREE Johannes Sailer: Deleted Scene Until Sun 11 Jul. New site- specific installation and film work.
■ STILLS 23 Cockburn Street, 622 6200. Daily 11am–6pm. FREE The City and the Stars ●●●●● Until Sun 18 Jul. Successful combination of photography, moving image and sculptural installation, accompanied by a programme of artists films. ■ THE SCOTTISH GALLERY 16 Dundas Street, 558 1200. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm. FREE Becky Collins, Campbell Sandilands, Italian Jewellery, Joseph Harrington & Stephen Bird Until Wed 30 Jun. New paintings, modern studio glass and works in the English figure and slipware tradition. FREE A Portrait of a Gallery & Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Mon 5–Fri 30 Jul. Thematic group show of mixed media and a selection of Barns- Graham’s relief collages.
■ TOTAL KUNST @ FOREST 3 Bristo Place, 220 4538. Daily 10am–midnight. FREE Betamaps Until Sun 11 Jul. Exhibiting artists include Ericka Duffy, Sam Stead and David Berridge. Part of Annuale.
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 Chicks on Speed: Don’t Art, Fashion, Music
●●●●● Until Sun 8 Aug. See review, page 89.