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by sound artist Lee Riley, with paintings and digital animations created in response to them by John Brown and Colin Lawson. Apr. Large, figurative oil works form the mainstay of this solo exhibition centred on themes of observation and ambiguity.
■ AXOLOTL 35 Dundas Street, 557 1460. Wed–Sat 11am–4pm. FREE Frank McGonigal Until Mon 4 Apr. Oil paintings of Edinburgh scenes by the prolific Scottish/Italian artist. FREE Simon Pontin: Karmaralised Until Mon 4 Apr. New works by the South Africa-born artist who seeks to transcend the physical and the obvious in his work. ■ EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 Union Street, 557 2479. Tue–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE An Informed Energy: Lithography and Tamarind Until Sat 21 May. Lithographs by Jim Dine, Kiki Smith and Lesley Dill, in an exhibition celebrating the diversity of the medium of lithography and the accomplishments of the renowned Tamarind Institute of New Mexico.
■ BOURNE FINE ART 6 Dundas Street, 557 4050. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 11am–4pm. FREE Scottish Pictures: Works on Paper Until Sat 2 Apr. Mixed landscape exhibition, featuring work by Sir David Wilkie, Charles Hodge Mackie, Anne Redpath and Alberto Morrocco. ■ EDINBURGH SCULPTURE WORKSHOP 25 Hawthornvale, 551 4490. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm. FREE Gary McGuiness: Oh-Em- Gee Until Fri 1 Apr. Sculptures inspired by fairytales, computer games, Disney films and comics.
■ COLLECTIVE GALLERY 22–28 Cockburn Street, 220 1260. Tue–Sun 11am–5pm. FREE White Knight Until Sun 3 Apr. Group show examining architectural perspectives and the way in which buildings can frame a landscape, featuring collaborating artists Anna Mields and Alex Gross alongside work by Emily Wardill.
■ CORN EXCHANGE GALLERY Constitution Street, 561 7300. Tue–Fri 11am–4.30pm.
✽✽ FREE Katsutoshi Yuasa: The Imaginary Fri 1 Apr–Fri 27 May.
Meticulously handcrafted woodcuts based on the artist’s own photographs. See picture caption, left. ■ DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE 3 Doune Terrace, 225 7189. Mon–Thu 10am–4pm. FREE Textile, Silver, Wood Until Fri 15 Apr. Mixed media works from Joanna Kinnersly-Taylor, Alisdair McKay, Bente Astrup Moe and Sidsel Dorph-Jensen.
■ DEAN GALLERY 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily 10am–5pm.
✽✽ FREE Artist Rooms: August Sander Until Sun 10 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. See review, page 120. ■ THE DI ROLLO GALLERY 18a Dundas Street, 557 5227. Tue–Sat 11am–5pm. FREE Stardust Pin-Ups Mon 4 Apr–Sat 14 May. Paintings and prints by Michael Ward, inspired by science. Part of Edinburgh International Science Festival.
■ DOVECOT STUDIOS 10 Infirmary Street, 550 3660. Tue–Sat 10.30am–5.30pm. FREE Virginia Ryan: Intransitu Fri 1–Sat 16 Apr. Women from a poor area in Apulia, Italy have embroidered words and phrases, which artist Ryan has combined with a sound installation, to illustrate themes of memory, identity and place, with special reference to transition. FREE Perception Tue 5–Sat 16 Apr. An exhibition of painting, film, textiles and sculpture influenced by the landscape and culture of Scotland’s far north, presented by eight artists working with RhueArt in Ullapool: Helen Denerley, James Hawkins, Katy Spong, Mhairi Killin, James Lumsden, Peter White, Mary Bourne and Tobias Hodson. ■ EDINBURGH GALLERY 20a Dundas Street, 557 5002. Mon–Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 10am–1pm. FREE Muriel Barclay Until Tue 5
■ EMBASSY 10b Broughton Street Lane, www.embassygallery.co.uk Thu–Sun noon–6pm. FREE Going Public Until 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.
■ THE ENGLISH SPEAKING UNION 23 Atholl Crescent, 229 1528. Mon, Thu & Fri 9am–5pm; Tue noon–5pm; Wed 9am–12.30pm. FREE Fox Gospel Until Fri 29 Apr. Poetry and stories from author Rafael Torrubia and etchings from artist Tessa Asquith-Lamb exploring the role of the fox in folklore and myth. ■ FRUITMARKET GALLERY 45 Market Street, 225 2383. Mon–Sat 11am–6pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Jean-Marc Bustamante: Dead Calm ●●●●● Until Sun 3 Apr. A rare UK showing of the renowned French artist’s work, including some new paintings on plexiglass completed in 2010.
■ GLADSTONE’S LAND 477b Lawnmarket, 226 5856. Tue–Sun 10am–5pm. FREE Catherine Street and Kate Temple Tue 19–Sun 24 Apr. Sound and installation art in an exhibition curated by Coup Red.
■ INGLEBY GALLERY 15 Calton Road, 556 4441. Mon–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE Winston Roeth/Jonathan Owen Fri 1 Apr–Sat 14 May. Colour paintings from highly-regarded New York artist Roeth and new sculptures from Edinburgh-based artist Owen.
■ INSTITUT FRANÇAIS D’ECOSSE 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. Mon–Fri 9.30am–6.30pm; Sat 10am–1pm.
✽✽ FREE Vive la Tapisserie! Fri 1–Sat 30 Apr. Scottish Tapestry
Artists Regrouped (STAR), all graduates from the Edinburgh College of Art, have exhibited all over the world and now display 72 miniature pieces at the Institut Français. See picture caption, above.
■ 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. The first solo UK exhibition of photographs by French philosopher/snapper Claude Cahun (1894–1954) alongside works from Glaswegian visual and sound artist Tompkins. See review, page 120.
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