VisualArt
■ EMBASSY 10b Broughton Street Lane, www.embassygallery.org Thu–Sun noon–6pm. FREE A finite hole is greater than any of its parts (laboratory) Sat 5–Sun 20 Mar. New work from artist-in- residence Karin Suter, the first in Embassy’s new space. FREE Going Public Sat 26 Mar–Sun 10 Apr. New work from artists who have not previously exhibited in the UK: BAVO, Erwin Van Doorn and Inge Nabuurs and The Lee Joss Project.
■ FRUITMARKET GALLERY 45 Market Street, 225 2383. Mon–Sat 11am–6pm; Sun noon–5pm. ✽✽ FREE Jean-Marc Bustamante: Dead Calm ●●●●● Until Sun 3
Apr. See review, page 120.
■ INGLEBY GALLERY 15 Calton Road, 556 4441. Mon–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE Craig Murray-Orr ●●●●● Until Sat 26 Mar. See review, page 120. ■ INSPACE 1 Crichton Street, 650 2750. Daily noon–8pm. FREE Material Rites Fri 18–Thu 31 Mar. New, diverse mixed media work from a group including Edinburgh-based band/art collective FOUND, Gordon Munro and Ewan Robertson.
■ INSTITUT FRANÇAIS D’ECOSSE 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. Mon–Fri 9.30am–6.30pm; Sat 10am–1pm. FREE Rebel(le) Until Sat 26 Mar. Exhibition of works from the prominent French figuration libre artist Philippe Lagautrière.
■ INVERLEITH HOUSE Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place/Inverleith Row, 248 2971. Tue–Sun 10am–5.30pm. ✽✽ FREE Claude Cahun and Sue Tompkins Until Sun 17 Apr. See
Q & A, page 118.
■ LEITH GALLERY 65 The Shore Leith, 553 5255. Mon–Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 11am–4pm. FREE James Somerville & Jonathan Shearer Sat 5–Sat 26 Mar. New landscapes of Spain and Scotland.
■ NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND The Mound, 624 6200. Daily 10am–5pm (Thu until 7pm). FREE French Drawings Until Sun 1 May. Work by Poussin, Boucher, Ingres, Corot, Pissarro and Seurat as well as many lesser-known artists. FREE Mirrors: Prison Portraits Until Sun 27 Mar. Artwork from five Scottish prisons inspired by examples from the National Collection. FREE Portrait of the Nation ●●●●● Until Sun 4 Sep. A taster of the new Scottish National Portrait Gallery. FREE The Artist Up Close Until Tue 7 Jun. Selected pieces from the Gallery’s graphics collection. FREE Young Vermeer Until Sun 13 Mar. Three paintings from Johannes Vermeer’s early career. ■ NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND George IV Bridge, 623 3918. Mon–Fri 10am–8pm; Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 2–5pm. FREE Elizabeth Soutar Bookbinding Award Until Wed 16 Mar. Entries to the NLS’ annual bookbinding competition.
■ NEWINGTON LIBRARY 17–21 Fountainhall Road, 529 5536. Mon–Thu 10am–8pm; Fri 10am–5pm; Sat 9am–5pm; Sun 1–5pm. FREE Aromatic Jewellery Exhibition Until Fri 25 Mar. An exhibition of aromatic jewellery. 124 THE LIST 3–31 March 2011
■ OPEN EYE GALLERY 34 Abercromby Place, 557 1020. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm. FREE Anthony Theakston Fri 11–Tue 29 Mar. New work in ceramics, inspired by the forms and movements of birds. FREE Caroline Temple Fri 11–Tue 29 Mar. New jewellery in silver and enamel. FREE Donald Provan: All At Sea Fri 11–Tue 29 Mar. New paintings inspired by the sea. FREE Susie Leiper: The Word on Wood Fri 11–Tue 29 Mar. New work from one of Britain’s leading calligraphers. ■ PATRIOTHALL GALLERY WASPS Patriothall Studios, off 48 Hamilton Place, 226 7126. FREE Scratching the Surface Until Sun 6 Mar. Daily noon–5pm. Recent paintings by Scott McCracken, Andrew Smith and Allan Robertson.
■ THE QUEEN’S GALLERY Palace of Holyroodhouse, 556 5100. Daily 9.30am–4.30pm. Marcus Adams: Royal Photographer Until Sun 5 Jun. £6 (£5.50; under 17s £3; under 5s free; family ticket £15.50). A large collection of photographs by Adams (1875-1959), who is credited with revolutionising the forms of royal portraiture.
■ RHUBABA STUDIO 25 Arthur Street, rhubaba.wordpress.com Fri & Sat noon–5pm. FREE ICML Group Show: Duck Hunt Sat 12–Sun 20 Mar. New work by Jamie Bracken Lobb, Rob Chavasse, Rhys Coren, Myles Donaldson and Tom Hobson. ■ ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN Inverleith Row/Arboretum Place, 552 7171. FREE Venerable Trees: Ian Westacott Until Sun 6 Mar. Daily 9.30am–4pm. Detailed etchings of fascinating trees. FREE Taking a Closer View Sat 12 Mar–Mon 30 May. Daily 10am–6pm. Paintings, prints and micrographs by Pauline Aitken inspired by the fragile and intricate snake’s head fritillary plant.
■ ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE Grindlay Street, 248 4848. Tue–Sat 6.30–11pm. FREE David McGregor: The Colourless Collection Mon 14 Mar–Sat 2 Apr. Monochrome photography.
■ ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound, 225 6671. Mon-Sat 10am- 5pm; Sun noon-5pm. FREE Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour: 131st Annual Exhibition Until Thu 3 Mar. A
Steven Appleby: Islands
showcase of paintings by over 130 established and emerging artists from all over Scotland. FREE Richard Demarco at 80: A Life in Pictures Until Sun 6 Mar. Paintings, drawings and sketchbooks by Demarco from throughout his career. FREE William Littlejohn RSA Until Sun 6 Mar. Retrospective of Littlejohn’s abstract work comprising oils, watercolours and prints. FREE Folk, Yarn and Fancy Until Thu 16 Jun. Open Mon only, 10am–5pm. Historical paintings depicting Scotland’s storytelling heritage. RSA New Contemporaries Sat 19 Mar–Wed 13 Apr. £2 (£1). Showcase of graduate work selected from the 2010 Art and Architecture Degree Shows all over Scotland.
■ SCHOP 36 St Mary’s Street, www.schop.org.uk Mon–Fri 9am–5.30pm. FREE Lilliputian Museum Matrix Until Fri 18 Mar. Proposals for mini- museums to be housed within Edinburgh’s iconic police boxes. ■ SCOTLAND-RUSSIA INSTITUTE 9 South College St, 668 3635. Tue–Fri 11am–4pm; Sat 1.30–4pm. FREE Armenia: The Literary and Visual Tradition Until Sat 26 Mar. Exhibition showing Armenia both as an ancient civilisation and as it is today.
■ SCOTLANDART.COM 2 St Stephen Place, 225 6257. Tue–Fri 10.30am–5pm; Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Caledonia Fri 4 Mar–Wed 20 Apr. New pieces celebrating the beauty of Scotland’s dramatic landscapes.
■ THE SCOTTISH GALLERY 16 Dundas Street, 558 1200. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm. FREE Geoff Uglow: Letters from Barra Until Sat 2 Apr. Monumental and atmospheric new paintings inspired by a stay on the island of Barra. FREE Steven Appleby Until Sat 2 Apr. See picture caption, below. ■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART 75 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily 10am- 5pm. FREE Jeff Koons Sat 19 Mar–Sun 3 Jul. Daily 10am–5pm. An extended display uniting some of Koons’ most significant pieces, including New Hoover Convertibles and 1988’s Winter Bears.
■ SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. Mon–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE Mary Kenny: About-Face Until Sat 26 Mar. Artist and storyteller Mary Kenny explores the relationship between her two crafts.
■ SIERRA METRO Ground Floor North, 22 West Harbour Road, www.sierrametro.com Sat & Sun noon–6pm. FREE Jesper Carlsen: The Copenhagen Interpretation Sun 6 Mar–Sun 3 Apr. Video and animation in the first solo UK show by this Danish artist.
■ STILLS 23 Cockburn Street, 622 6200. Daily 11am–6pm. FREE The Ethics of Encounter ●●●●● Until Sun 6 Mar. Social documentary series of portraits. ■ TALBOT RICE GALLERY University of Edinburgh, South Bridge, 650 2210. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm. FREE Rosemarie Trockel: Drawings, Collages and Book Drafts ●●●●● Until Sat 30 Apr. A selection from the large body of paper graphic works produced by the artist over her 30-year career to date.
■ TRAVERSE BAR CAFÉ 10 Cambridge Street, 228 5383. Mon–Wed 11am–midnight; Thu–Sat 11am–1am. FREE Rock Trust Postcard Exhibition Mon 28 Mar–Sat 7 May. Scotland’s biggest collection of postcard- sized art, featuring work by David Shrigley, Sally Pring, and Stuart Duffin.
■ UNION GALLERY 45 Broughton Street, 556 7707. Mon–Sat 10.30am–6pm; Sun noon–6pm.
✽✽ FREE Being Human Until Mon 14 Mar. See picture caption, page
122. Making Waves Thu 17 Mar–Mon 11 Apr. Paintings and an installation inspired by the coast. ■ WHITESPACE 11 Gayfield Square, 0781 451 4771. FREE The Unfamiliar: Anthropological Fictions Sun 6–Sat 12 Mar, 11am–5pm. The Launch of a new publication exploring the links between art, fiction, and anthropology.
OUTSIDE THE CITIES ■ THE CHANGING ROOM Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling, 01786 274005. Tue–Sat 10am–6pm.
✽✽ FREE Smith/Stewart Sat 5 Mar–Sat 30 Apr. The duo present an exhibition examining boundaries of power and intimacy, acting and reality.
■ DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS 152 Nethergate, Dundee, 01382 909900. Tue–Sat 10.30am–5.30pm (Thu until 8.30pm); Sun noon–5.30pm. FREE Manfred Pernice: Déjà vu Sat 5 Mar–Sun 8 May. Solo exhibition of large-scale installations from the German artist.
‘Exhibition of illustrations, publications, cartoons and animation by the award-winning cartoonist who currently draws the cartoon strip ‘Loomus’ for the Guardian and has also contributed work to The Times, Die Zeit and The Observer and created the animated television series Captain Star. ■ Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, until Sat 2 Apr.