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MOYNA FLANNIGAN The Scottish Gallery of Modern Art continues to celebrate its 50th anniversary with a series of new commissions, including new work from Moyna Flannigan, one of Scotland’s most distinguished living painters, as part of the What You See is Where You’re At strand. Flannigan’s new paintings, inspired by the Gallery’s collection, are concerned with the human figure and based on sharp observation, an awareness of the human condition, its absurdities and tragedies. ■ Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, 624 6200, until Sun 17 Oct, free. 5QUESTIONS
Natura sensus is the current exhibition by Edinburgh-based ‘Hortisculpturist’ Mairi Gillies, whose work explores the relationship between plants and people in sculptural installations created from plant material. Here she turns her inestimable talents to our Q & A 5 words to describe your show at Atticsalt In the image of nature. 4 visual artists who should be better known than they currently are Jessica Harrison, Jock Mooney, Stuart MaCaffer and Rabiya Choudhry. 3 shows in this year’s Edinburgh Art Festival programme that particularly excite you Edinburgh Printmakers Prints of Darkness (I’d love to buy some of the Lonely Piper’s work); Katie Orton’s work in Magazine 10 at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop and the temporary work by Jim Lambie that’s showing in Jupiter Artland Year Two. 2 artists who have been the most influential on your work Richard Long and Christine Borland. 1 word that sums up how you feel about making art Whole. ■ Mairi Gillies: Natura sensus, Atticsalt, 225 2093, until 4 Sep (not Sun, Mon, Wed), free.
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✽✽ Julie Roberts: Child The acclaimed Glasgow School of Art graduate unveils new paintings focusing on the subject of youth. See feature, page 76. Talbot Rice Gallery, 650 2210, until 25 Sep, free. ✽✽ Kim Coleman & Jenny Hogarth: Staged Coleman and Hogarth’s installation uses live video feeds to allow viewers to see unnoticed aspects of the city of Edinburgh. City Observatory, Calton Hill, 220 1260, until 15 Aug, free. ✽✽ Mairi Gillies: Natura sensus The relationship between plants and people is explored in a series of beautiful sculptural installations by the Edinburgh-based artist. See 5 Questions, left. Atticsalt, 225 2093, until 4 Sep (not Sun, Mon, Wed), free. ✽✽ Prints of Darkness Playful group show of new work inspired by record cover art. See review, page 78. Edinburgh Printmakers, 557 2479, until 4 Sep (not Sun/Mon), free. ✽✽ Joan Mitchell The first museum exhibition in the UK of work by the celebrated American abstract expressionist painter. See feature, page 76. Inverleith House, Royal Botanic Gardens, 248 2849, until 19 Sep (not Mon), free. ✽✽ William Wegman: Family Combinations / Edward Weston: Life Work The City Art Centre celebrates its re- opening with two photographic exhibitions by pioneering American artists. See preview, page 77. City Art Centre, 529 3993, until 24 Oct, £8 (£5). ✽✽ Martin Creed: Down Over Up Solo show of new work by the Turner Prize-winning artist. The Fruitmarket Gallery, 225 2383, until 31 Oct, free. ✽✽ Gilbert & George Retrospective of work by the pop art odd couple dubbed the ‘Morecambe and Wise of visual art’. Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, 624 6200, until 1 Nov, free. For Festival Index see page 128.
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