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✽✽ FREE Joan Mitchell Until Sun 3 Oct. The first museum exhibition in
the UK devoted to influential American painter Joan Mitchell. EAF.
■ JAALICEKLARR AT ECA LIBRARY Evolution House, 78 West Port. Mon–Thu 9.15–4.30pm; Fri 10am–4.30pm. FREE ShelfLife: A Biblio-sideshow Until Fri 3 Sep. Exhibition questioning the boundaries between the written and the visual. EAF. ■ KOMACHI 162 Fountainbridge, 07525 414626. Daily noon–6pm. FREE Change X Until Fri 3 Sep. An exchange of art and ideas between Berlin- based collective Basso and artists living in Edinburgh. EAF.
■ LEITH LIBRARY 28-30 Ferry Road, 0131 529 5517. Mon & Wed 1–8pm; Thu 10am–8pm; Fri 10am–5pm. FREE Around the World in 80 Views – The Pictures of Malcolm and Philibert Until Mon 30 Aug. Photographs and watercolours of interesting and remote places. Fringe.
■ LYON AND TURNBULL 33 Broughton Place, 557 8844. Mon–Fri 11am–6pm; Sat & Sun noon–5pm. FREE Adrian Wiszniewski: A Retrospective Auction Sat 14–Tue 24 Aug, 10am–5pm. An exhibition and auction of work by the Glasgow artist. ■ MATTHEW ARCHITECTURE GALLERY Department of Architecture, University of Edinburgh, 20 Chambers Street, 0131 650 2342. Mon–Fri 11am–4pm. FREE Curating The City: Representation and Seriality Until Fri 3 Sep. Work exploring the parallels between the curatorial process in museums and in the wider urban context. EAF.
■ MURIESTONE STUDIOS 11d Muriestone Lane, Gorgie, 07791 350139. FREE Open Studios – Muriestone Fri 13 Aug–Sun 16 Aug, 10am–4pm. An open studio event. EAF.
■ NATIONAL GALLERY COMPLEX The Mound, 624 6200. Fri–Wed 10am–6pm; Thu 10am–7pm. FREE The Glasgow Boys – Drawing Inspiration Until Thu 9 Sep. An intimate insight into the working methods and friendships of The Glasgow Boys. Christen Kobke: Danish Master of Light Until Sun 3 Oct. £7 (£5). The most exhaustive selection of paintings by the pre-eminent Danish painter.
■ NEW MEDIA SCOTLAND InSpace, Crichton Street, 650 2750. Wed–Sun noon–8pm. FREE life.turns. Until Sun 5 Sep. Collaborative and interactive photo/video project combining online photo journal Blipfoto with the technology of the Victorian zoetrope. EAF.
■ NEWHAILES Newhailes Road, Musselburgh, 0844 493 2125. Access by guided tour only; contact venue to book. Subjects for Melancholy Retrospection Until 5 Sep, £10.50 (£7.50). Mixed-media work from Scotland-based artist Anna Chapman. EAF. ■ OLD AMBULANCE DEPOT 77 Brunswick Street, contemporaryartexchange.org. Daily 2–4pm. FREE Neither Here Nor There Until Sat 14 Aug. The first exhibition from Contemporary Arts Exchange features work by eight young Edinburgh-based artists.
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■ OPEN EYE GALLERY 34 Abercromby Place, 0131 557 1020. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm. FREE Barbara Rae and Matthew Draper: Contrasting Landscapes, Painterly Abstractions Until 31 Aug. Two distinct and individual responses to contemporary landscape painting. EAF.
■ OUT OF THE BLUE DRILL HALL 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7100. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm. FREE The Land and the Sea: Alastair Cook Until Sat 14 Aug. A set of black and white photographs of Britain’s coastline. ■ PATRIOTHALL GALLERY WASPS Patriothall Studios, off 48 Hamilton Place, 0131 226 7126. Tue–Sat noon–4pm. FREE Decay Until Sat 28 Aug. Four international artists explore the idea of decay and man’s destruction of the planet with more than a touch of humour. EAF. FREE Park/Platz, Mels Dees Until Fri 28 Aug. Video work about the decay of a perishable model car park. EAF.
■ PORTOBELLO PUBLIC ART HOUSE 56 Kings Road, Portobello, www.bigthingsonthebeach.org.uk. Thu 10am–6pm; Fri 10am–8pm; Sat 1–8pm; Sun 1–6pm. FREE Big Things on The Beach – City Beach Until Sun 29 Aug. Public art commissions for Portobello Beach. EAF.
■ THE QUEEN’S GALLERY Palace of Holyroodhouse, 556 5100. Daily 9.30am–6pm. Dutch Landscapes ●●●●● Until Sun 9 Jan. £5.50 (£5; children £3; under 5s free, family ticket £14). Finely detailed landscapes in oils. ■ ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS 9 Queen Street, 226 0000. 11am–7pm. FREE Sandbach School Artists Mon 16 Aug– Fri 20 Aug. Student projects exploring the contrasts inherent in Blackpool. Fringe.
■ ROYAL OVER-SEAS LEAGUE 100 Princes Street, 225 1501. Daily 10am–6pm. FREE Edinburgh Printmakers Until Thu 30 Sep. Limited edition landscape- based prints by Scottish contemporary artists. Fringe.
■ ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound, 225 6671. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm.
✽✽ Impressionist Gardens ●●●●● Until Sun 17 Oct. £10
(£7). See review, page 84. EAF. FREE Philip Braham: Falling Shadows in Arcadia Until Fri 3 Sep. Winner of the 2009 Morton Award for lens-based work. EAF. FREE RSA New Works Programme 1 Until Fri 3 Sep. Newly commissioned shows for 2010.
■ SCHOP 36 St Mary’s Street, 477 4513. Mon–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE Tram Spotting / Train Stopping Until Sat 4 Sep. Exploring how people might use newly revived tram and train lines. EAF.
■ SCOTLANDART.COM 2 St Stephen Place, 0131 225 6257. Tue–Fri 10.30am–5.30pm; Sat 10am–5.30pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Best of Scottish Until Sat 29 Aug. Original painting, drawing and sculpture. Fringe. ■ SCOTLAND-RUSSIA INSTITUTE 9 South College St, 668 3635. Tue–Fri 11am–4pm; Sat 1.30–4pm.
FREE Alison Milner-Gulland: Russian Memories Until Sat 4 Sep. A personal snapshot of Russia.
■ SCOTT MONUMENT Princes Street Gardens East, 226 0000. Mon–Sat 9am–7pm; Sun 10am–6pm. The Scott Monument – Edinburgh 283 Until 30 Aug. £3. The first ever photography exhibition on the monument. Fringe.
■ THE SCOTTISH GALLERY 16 Dundas Street, 0131 558 1200. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm. FREE Victoria Crowe – New Works Until Sat 4 Sep. Venice, the artist’s own garden and the landscape of the Scottish Borders form the main inspirations for this show of new work. EAF. FREE Grace Girvan Until Sat 4 Sep. First solo show from this jeweller and artist. FREE Julian Stair Until Sat 4 Sep. Provocative and surprising ceramics from Julian Stair. ■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART 75 Belford Road, 624 6200. 10am–5pm. FREE What you See is Where You’re At Until Thu 30 Dec. The second phase of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art’s 50th Anniversary celebrations. EAF.
■ SCOTTISH POETRY LIBRARY 5 Crichton’s Close, Canongate, 0131 557 2876. Mon–Fri 11am–6pm. Sat 1–5pm. FREE Plan B Until Sat 4 Sep. Collaboration between the Pulitzer prize- winning Irish poet Paul Muldoon and the highly acclaimed Scottish photographer Norman McBeath. EAF. ■ SIERRA METRO Ground Floor North, 22 West Harbour Road, 07971 510877. Thu–Sun noon–5pm. FREE Shapes and Things: Richard Healy & Gemma Holt Until Sat 5 Sep. See 5 Questions, page 83. EAF.
■ STILLS 23 Cockburn Street, 0131 622 6200. Daily 11am–6pm. FREE Alexander and Susan Maris: The Pursuit of Fidelity (A Retrospective) ●●●●● Until Mon 4 Oct. See review, page 85. EAF. ■ ST JOHN’S CHURCH Princes Street, 0131 221 2277. Mon–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE Cartooning in Conflict Until Sun 15 Aug. Cartoons with a reflection on conflict. Part of the Festival of Spirituality and Peace. FREE Golden Rule Light Sculpture Until Mon 30 Aug. Sculpture by Andrea Easton highlighting the common values of world religions. FoSP.
3D/2D PRESENTS EDINBURGH Wes End FAIR 10 Scotland’s largest contemporary, open air ART, CRAFT & DESIGN FAIR 07 - 29 AUGUST 10 Open Every Day 11am - 6pm
FREE His Holiness the Dalai Lama – The Visit Mon 16–Mon 30 Aug. Photographic exhibition about His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama and his visits to Edinburgh. FoSP.
■ TALBOT RICE GALLERY University of Edinburgh, South Bridge, 0131 650 2210. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm. Sun noon–5pm. FREE A Celebration: Craigie Aitchison Until 25 Sep. Iconic still life, portrait and landscape paintings. EAF.
✽✽ FREE Child: Julie Roberts Until 25 Sep. Roberts explores the
subject of the ‘child’. EAF.
■ TENT GALLERY Evolution House, 78 West Port, 0131 221 6091. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat 11am–5pm. FREE The Spacemakers Until Tue 24 Aug. Exhibition looking at the making of homes in a modern urban environment. EAF. ■ TOTAL KUNST @ FOREST 3 Bristo Place, 0131 220 4538. Mon–Sun 10am–10pm. FREE TKX – Szajner Until Sat 21 Aug. An installation and sound piece. EAF.
■ UNION GALLERY 45 Broughton Street, 0131 556 7707. Mon–Sat 10.30am–6pm; Sun noon–6pm. FREE 7 Artists: Edinburgh Soul Until Sat 4 Sep. Some of Edinburgh’s finest contemporary talents collaborate. EAF.
■ USHER HALL Lothian Road, 0131 228 1155. 10am–6pm (not Sun 8 Aug). FREE Lara Green: Colony Until Sat 4 Sep. Sculptures giving the illusion of being alive. EAF. ■ VARIOUS OUTDOOR LOCATIONS IN EDINBURGH FREE Six Times Six life-sized figures created by Antony Gormley and positioned between the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the sea. FREE Heather Tweed: Lost Not Found: Abscission Until Mon 30 Aug. Works contributed by selected artists are hidden around Edinburgh city centre within walking distance of The Heart Of Midlothian. EAF.
Wilkieston ■ JUPITER ARTLAND Bonnington House Steadings, 01506 889900. Thu–Sun 10am–4.30pm. £8.25 (children £4; family ticket £21.25–£30.50). Jupiter Artland Year Two Until Sun 12 Sep. The contemporary sculpture garden opens its gates for a second season.
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