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■ 3/3 ANTIGUA STREET 01968 670 224. Tue–Sun noon–6pm. FREE If I Jump Off A Bridge, Will You Follow Me? Until Sun 5 Sep. New work by Scottish-based artists addressing notions of threat and vulnerability. Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
■ THE ADAM POTTERY 76 Henderson Row, 0131 557 3978. Mon–Sat 11am–6pm. FREE Clay 2010: Studio Ceramics Until Sat 4 Sep. Exhibition of ceramics housed in a working pottery. Fringe.
■ AMBER ARTS 78 Montrose Terrace, Abbeyhill, 0131 661 1167. Tue–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat 10am–2.30pm FREE The Space Between ●●●●● Until Fri 15 Oct. A mixed printmaking show bringing together 13 contemporary artists. See review, page 55. EAF.
■ ART’S COMPLEX 1 St. Margaret’s House, 151 London Road, 07542 017947. Daily 11am–7pm. FREE Braw presents: Floored Until Sun 5 Sep. Eight newly graduated artists exhibit in a range of media. EAF.
■ ART’S COMPLEX 2 St. Margaret’s House, 151 London Road, 07770 800482. Wed–Sun noon–6pm. FREE Perennial Art – A Drawback ●●●●● Until Sun 5 Sep. A selection of international contemporary artists who share a passion for the oft-ignored medium of drawing. See review, page 56. EAF. ■ ART’S COMPLEX 3 St. Margaret’s House, 151 London Road, 661 1924. Daily 11am–7pm. FREE Ian Reddie – Dirt, Grit, Gluedust Until Sun 5 Sep. See picture caption, right. EAF.
■ ARTSPACE2LET 28 Spottiswoode Street, www.artspace2let.org. Sun from 3pm; Mon from 6pm. FREE Artspace2let Salon Exhibition Sun 29 Aug-Mon 30 Aug. Festival salon show from the not-for- profit arts organisation. EAF. ■ ASIMI JEWELLERY 40 George Street, 0131 220 5070. Daily 10am–6pm. FREE Asimi – New Designers Jewellery Show Until Mon 30 Aug. Wearable works of art from recent jewellery graduates. Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
■ ASSEMBLY ROOMS 54 George Street, 623 3030. Daily 11am–11pm. FREE Ulf Mark Pederson Until Mon 30 Aug. Pederson uses an old process called lenticular imaging to animate his photography. Fringe. FREE Zimbabwe Sculpture Until Mon 30 Aug. A haunting range of work, all with a tactile quality. Fringe. ■ ATELIER 29 29 Howe Street, 0131 558 1200. Tue–Sat 11.30am–4pm. FREE Deirdre Edwards: New Paintings Until Sat 28 Aug. New paintings in acrylic and aquacryl on canvas. EAF.
■ ATTICSALT 50 Thistle Street, North East Lane, 0131 225 2093. Tue–Thu & Sat 1–5pm; Fri 2–5pm.
Festival Visual Art
Ian Reddie: Dirt, Grit, Gluedust and rock. ■ Art’s Complex, 661 1924, until 5 Sep (not Mon/Tue), free. The Edinburgh-based artist presents mixed media paintings, screen prints and digital art evoking a primordial world of desert
FREE Mairi Gillies – Natura Sensus ●●●●● Until 4 Sep. Edinburgh-born ‘hortisculpturist’ Mairi Gillies explores the relationship between plants and people. EAF. ■ AXO GALLERY 59 Queen Charlotte Street, 0131 557 1460. Thu–Sat 11am–7pm. FREE Festival Exhibition Until Sat 28 Aug. New installations featuring work from Scottish and international artists. Fringe.
■ AXOLOTL 35 Dundas Street, 07812 170279. Mon–Sat 10am–6pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Young Northern British Artists Until Mon 30 Aug. Galley owner Derek Butter’s selections of the best graduate artists from the four major Scottish Art Schools.
■ THE BONGO CLUB Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. Daily noon–8pm. FREE Sean Lee Until Tue 31 Aug. Caricatures of famous TV faces as commissioned by Radio Times.
■ BOURNE FINE ART 6 Dundas Street, 0131 557 4050. Daily 10am–6pm. FREE Alexander Stoddart: Cabinet Works and Studies Until Tue 31 Aug. Domestic-scale work from the Paisley-born sculptor. EAF. ■ C Chambers Street, 0845 260 1234. Daily 9am–5pm. FREE Into the Fringe Until Mon 30 Aug. Photographs taken around the Adelaide Fringe. Fringe.
■ C SOCO URBAN GARDEN Cowgate and Chambers St, 0845 260 1234. Daily 10am–3am.
✽✽ FREE Amnesty International Urban Art
Exhibition Until Mon 30 Aug. See Big Pic, page 54.
■ CAMEO CINEMA BAR 38 Home Street, 228 4141. Mon–Thu & Sat 11am–midnight; Fri–Sat 11–1am. FREE An Indefinitely Remote Place Until Tue 5 Oct. Richard Aston shows works based on concepts of place.
■ CASTLE TERRACE FREE Su Grierson: Aerial Roots 28 Aug. 9am–2pm. A market stall at Edinburgh Farmers’ Market is transformed into a showcase for contemporary art with an agricultural theme. EAF. ■ CENTRAL LIBRARY George IV Bridge, 0131 242 8000. Mon–Thu 10am–8pm; Fri 10am–5pm; Sat 9am–1pm. FREE Rosita McKenzie – Edinburgh People Until Sat 4 Sep. Diverse images of Edinburgh residents from the blind photographer. EAF.
■ CITY ART CENTRE 2 Market Street, 529 3993. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. £8 (£5) joint entry to Wegman and Weston exhibitions. Edward Weston: Life Work ●●●●● Until Sun 24 Oct. Survey exhibition of work by this iconic American photographer containing vintage prints, and previously unpublished masterpieces. EAF. FREE In our Own Image: Representing the Human Form Until Sun 24 Oct. Exhibition drawn from the Art Centre’s collection. EAF. William Wegman: Family Combinations ●●●●● Until Sun 24 Oct. A witty exhibition exploring the extraordinary photographic partnership between Wegman and his beloved family of Weimaraners. EAF. For everything you need to know about all the Festivals visit www.list.co.uk/festival
■ COLLECTIVE GALLERY 22-28 Cockburn Street, 0131 220 1260. 11am–6pm.
✽✽ FREE Hito Steyerl: In Free Fall ●●●●● Until Sun 5 Sep. A trio of works which tell the story of the current global economic crisis. EAF.
■ THE COLOUR ROOM 68 Henderson Row, 557 3210. Familiar – The Contemporary Figure Until Fri 27 Aug, 10am–5pm. Free. Figurative paintings from Alan Lennon. ■ CORN EXCHANGE GALLERY Constitution Street, 0131 561 7300. Mon–Fri 11am–4.30pm. FREE Faraway Mountain: Atsuo Okamoto ●●●●● Until Thu 30 Sep. Prolific Japanese stone sculptor Atsuo Okamoto’s first UK solo exhibition featuring large sculptural works in granite. See review, page 55.
■ CRAFT HOUSE CONCEPT 31e Minto Street, 07900 901481. Wed–Sat & Mon 10am–6pm; Sun noon–6pm. FREE Craft House Concept Until Sun 5 Sep. Scottish and UK craftspeople have created a hand-crafted home from home. Fringe. ■ DANCE BASE 14-16 Grassmarket, 0131 225 5525. Daily 10am–6pm. FREE Catherine Sargeant: May I Have The Pleasure Until Sat 28 Aug. Sargeant exhibits scrolls of handmade Japanese paper, screenprinted with text and symbols relating to different dance styles. EAF.
■ DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE 3 Doune Terrace, 225 7189. Mon–Thu 10am–4pm. FREE DK: KNIT Until Wed 15 Sep. New and experimental knitting design from the Kolding School of Design in Denmark.
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