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Exhibition Until Fri 4 Feb. A showing of hand-drawn works from architects across the UK. ■ SMITHY GALLERY 74 Glasgow Road, Blanefield, 01360 770551. Tue–Sun 11am–5pm. FREE The Affordable Art Show Until Sun 27 Feb. Works for sale by upcoming and established artists.
■ SORCHA DALLAS 5 St Margaret’s Place, 553 2662. Tue–Sat 11am–5pm. FREE Sophie Macpherson Until Fri 18 Feb. New sculpture, intriguing drawings and photographs by this Glasgow-based modern artist. ■ ST MUNGO MUSEUM OF RELIGIOUS LIFE AND ART 2 Castle Street, 553 2557. Tue–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. FREE Stardust: Some Thoughts on Death Until Thu 30 Jun. Glasgow- based artist Gillian Steel explores mortality using video and visual art.
■ STREET LEVEL PHOTO WORKS Trongate 103, 552 2151. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE City of Home Fri 4 Feb–Sun 3 Apr. Work from Ukrainian photographer Alina Kisina. FREE In Case it Rains in Heaven Fri 4 Feb–Sat 2 Apr. Photographs of delicate paper offertory objects from Hong Kong-born artist Kurt Tong.
■ TRONGATE 103 276 8380. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE China Between Fri 4–Sun 27 Feb. Polly Braden presents a photographic essay on the modern city culture of contemporary China. ■ 21 STOCKWELL STREET www.wearepanel.co.uk FREE The Inventors of Tradition Until Sat 26 Feb. Tue-Sat 11am–5pm. At the point where art, design and social
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history meet comes this exhibition curated by Panel exploring the history of Scottish fashion, and its tempestuous relationship with all things tartan and trad. Includes archive film footage, interviews with industry figures, vintage pieces of clothing and new designs and textile-based art works by designer Beca Lipscombe and leading artist Lucy McKenzie. See review, page 89.
EDINBURGH
■ ART’S COMPLEX St. Margaret’s House, 151 London Road, 661 1924. FREE Best Art Vinyl 2010 Until Fri 4 Feb. Daily 11am–7pm. Showcase of the 50 sleeve designs shortlisted for the title. Previous winners have included Thom Yorke’s The Eraser and Fleet Foxes’ eponymous debut album. FREE Jewellery Exhibition Sat 5–Sun 13 Feb. Sat & Sun 10am–5pm; Mon–Fri noon–7pm. Work by seven local jewellery designers, including established maker Bryony Knox plus six more up-and-coming jewellery artists. ■ BRASS AND COPPER COFFEE 18 William Street, blackmarketgallery@gmail.com. Mon–Fri 8am–5pm (Thu until 6pm); Sat & Sun 10am–6pm. FREE Liv Jamieson Until Sun 15 May. Black and white photographs.
■ CENTRAL LIBRARY George IV Bridge, 242 8000. Mon– Fri 10am–8pm; Sat 9am–1pm. FREE Hodge-Podge Until Mon 28 Feb. Recent works by the artist Brian Cheeswright. ■ CITY ART CENTRE 2 Market Street, 529 3993. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Ian Hamilton Finlay ●●●●● Until Mon 7 Mar. Including two recently acquired pieces of sculpture and prints from the city’s collection. See review, page 89.
FREE Lizzie Farey: Spirit of Air Until Sun 27 Feb. Willow sculptures and photographs influenced by the Galloway countryside. FREE Window to the West: The Rediscovery of Highland Art Until Sun 6 Mar. Work examining Highland life and culture and the role of the Gaelic language therein. ■ COLLECTIVE GALLERY 22–28 Cockburn Street, 220 1260. Tue–Sun 10am–5pm. FREE Nicolas Party/Catherine Payton ●●●●● Until Sun 6 Feb. Recent Glasgow and Edinburgh art graduates.
■ DEAN GALLERY 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily 10am–5pm. FREE Artist Rooms: August Sander Sat 12 Feb–Sat 9 Jul. A showcase of the work of one of the most significant photographers of the 20th century, whose life’s work was an attempt to document the German people and culture. ■ EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART SCULPTURE COURT 74 Lauriston Place, 221 6000. Mon–Fri 9am–5pm; Sat 10am–2pm. FREE So What? Sat 12–Fri 18 Feb. Group exhibition of new works by Edinburgh College of Art’s second- year painting students, held in the balcony of the college Sculpture Court.
■ EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 Union Street, 557 2479. Tue–Sat 10am–6pm. John Goto: Mosaic Until Sat 19 Mar. Intriguing exhibition of pictures of the Gaza conflict that have been ‘censored’ by the artist.
VisualArt ■ FILMHOUSE 88 Lothian Road, 228 2688. Daily 10am–10pm. FREE Edinburgh Iranian Festival Photography Until Sun 6 Feb. Work by Iranian photographers exploring their home country and its culture. Part of Edinburgh Iranian Festival.
■ FRUITMARKET GALLERY 45 Market Street, 225 2383. Mon–Sat 11am–6pm; Sun noon–5pm.
✽✽ FREE Jean-Marc Bustamante: Dead Calm Fri 4
Feb–Sun 3 Apr. A rare UK showing of the renowned French artist’s work, including some new paintings on plexiglass completed in 2010. See preview, page 88. ■ INGLEBY GALLERY 15 Calton Road, 556 4441. Mon–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE Craig Murray-Orr Thu 10 Feb–Sat 26 Mar. Twenty landscape watercolours alongside mahogany sculpture works.
■ INSTITUT FRANÇAIS D’ECOSSE 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. Mon–Fri 9.30am–6.30pm; Sat 10am–1pm.
✽✽ FREE Rebel(le) Sat 12 Feb–Sat 26 Mar. Exhibition of works from
the prominent French figuration libre artist Philippe Lagautrière. See picture caption, page 92.
■ INVERLEITH HOUSE Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place/Inverleith Row, 248 2971. Tue–Sun 10am–5.30pm.
✽✽ FREE Marc Camille Chaimowicz ●●●●● Until Sun
6 Feb. The first UK exhibition since 2002 of works by Chaimowicz.
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