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Events are listed by city, day, type then alphabetically by name. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to clubs@list.co.uk. Edinburgh listings are compiled by Laura Ennor. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry ■ BRASS & COPPER COFFEE 18 William Street, brassandcoppercoffee.co.uk Mon–Fri 8am–4pm. FREE David Smith Until Wed 31 Aug. Solo exhibition of contemporary work.
EDINBURGH ■ 9/1 LEARMONTH PARK Stockbridge. FREE Spring Has Sprung But The Stance Still Stand Thu 18–Sun 21 Aug, noon–5pm. Hilary Donald and Joe Sloan explore the idea of the removal of a façade through an exhibition doubling as an interactive experiment. ■ ACANTHUS 201–203 Bruntsfield Place. Tue–Sun 10am–5.30pm (Fri until 7pm). FREE Celebrating Chinoiserie Until Sun 4 Sep. Laquer work, embroidered silks, lighting, ceramics and more in the chinoiserie style. Fringe.
■ THE ADAM POTTERY 76 Henderson Row, 557 3978. Mon–Sat 11am–6pm. FREE Clay 2011 Until Sat 3 Sep. Selling exhibition by six resident potters. Fringe. ■ ART’S COMPLEX St Margaret’s House, 151 London Road, 661 1924. Opening times vary, see individual exhibition listings for details. FREE Haleh Jamali: Pose Until Sun 4 Sep, daily 11am–6pm. Portraiture aiming to address the social aspects of representation. FREE Recrea(c)tion: Versatile Beings Until Tue 30 Aug, daily 11am–6pm. Ongoing research into cross- artform work in dance and visual art conducted by Adeline Bourret. FREE Ragged Arts Until Sun 28 Aug, Mon-Thu 5–10pm; Fri 2–10pm; Sat & Sun 10am–10pm. Works from resident artists. Leith on the Fringe.
■ ASIMI JEWELLERY 40 George Street, 220 5070. Mon–Sat 10am–6pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Asimi – New Designers Jewellery Show Until Mon 29 Aug. Handmade crafts and jewellery. Fringe.
■ ASSEMBLY GEORGE SQUARE George Square, 623 3030. Sun–Thu 10am–10pm; Fri & Sat 10am–midnight. FREE Dazzle Jewellery Exhibition Until Mon 29 Aug. Jewellery by 50 contemporary designers. Fringe. ■ ATTICSALT 50 Thistle Street, North East Lane, 225 2093. Wed & Fri 2.30–4.30pm; Thu & Sat 10.30am–4.30pm. FREE Boris Bittker: Passing Through Zero Until Sat 27 Aug. Photographs offering a personal take on the history of the late 20th century. EAF.
■ AXOLOTL 35 Dundas Street, 557 1460. Tue–Thu 11am–4pm; Fri & Sat 11am–6pm. FREE Richard DeMarco & Joseph Beuys Until Mon 5 Sep. Works by the two collaborating artists, including those inspired by Beuys’ many visits to Scotland. EAF.
■ BLACKWELLS 53–59 South Bridge, 622 8222. Mon–Fri 9am–8pm (Tue from 9.30am); Sat 9am–6pm; Sun noon–6pm. FREE Jennifer Thomson Until Sun 4 Sep. Original paintings and prints by the Edinburgh-based artist. ■ BOURNE FINE ART 6 Dundas Street, 557 4050. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 11am–4pm FREE Five Centuries of Scottish Portraiture Until Mon 5 Sep. Examples of the Scottish portrait by artists including Ramsay, Raeburn and Gillies. EAF.
■ BROUGHTON DELICATESSEN 7 Barony Street, 558 7111. Mon–Sat 8am–7.30pm; Sun 11am–5pm. FREE Edinburgh Mapped Until Sun 28 Aug. Works by over 20 local artists inspired by selected points on a fold-out map of Edinburgh. ■ C Chambers Street, 0845 260 1234. Daily 10am–2am. FREE Roads by Night, Lanes by Light Until Mon 29 Aug. Photography by Gary Cockburn shot in inner-city Australian and the Lake District. Fringe.
■ CANONGATE VENTURE 5 New Street, 226 0000. Tue–Sun 11am–7pm. FREE 400 Women Until Sun 4 Sep. A conceptual installation by Tamsyn Challenger created as a response to gender violence around the world. EAF & Fringe.
■ CARAVAN 28 Lady Lawson Street, wearecaravan.tumblr.com FREE We Are Caravan Until Mon 5 Sep, daily 10am–5pm. New painting, drawing and illustration from recent Scottish graduates. ■ CENTRAL LIBRARY George IV Bridge, 242 8000. Mon–Thu 10am–8pm; Fri 10am–5pm; Sat 9am–1pm FREE Costume and Custom in Japanese Art Until Wed 31 Aug. Art from the 18th- and 19th-century Japan with a particular focus on dress and daily rituals. EAF. FREE This Is Not An Exhibition Until Wed 31 Aug. A non-exhibition by ECA students, designed to be deliberately inconspicuous.
■ CITY ART CENTRE 2 Market Street, 529 3993. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm David Mach: Precious Light ●●●●● Until Sun 16 Oct. £5 (£3.50). Daring exhibition of large-scale collage and sculpture works confronting the narratives of the King James Bible. See review, page 87. Fringe & EAF. ■ COBURG HOUSE STUDIOS 15 Coburg Street, 554 6888. FREE Inspired Thu 18 Aug–Thu 1 Sep, 10am–6pm. An off-site exhibition of new work created by members at Edinburgh Printmakers. EAF.
■ COLLECTIVE GALLERY 22–28 Cockburn Street, 220 1260. Daily 10am–6pm (festival opening hours, until Sun 4 Sep). FREE Hans Schabus: Remains of the Day Until Sun 2 Oct. An installation commissioned by Collective, consisting of the rubbish accumulated by the artist and his family during one calendar year. EAF.
■ CORN EXCHANGE GALLERY Constitution Street, 561 7300. Tue–Fri 11am–4.30pm FREE Hayashi Takeshi: Haku-u ●●●●● Until Thu 22 Sep. Serene stone sculptures from the Japanese artist. EAF. FREE Martin Finnin: The Forgotten Art of Floating Until Thu 22 Sep. Richly coloured paintings in oil, acrylic and watercolour by one of Ireland’s most interesting artists. ■ COWGATE Old Town, edinburghartfestival.com FREE Body of Evidence Until Sun 4 Sep. Site-specific installation by Chris Moore: a polished trace line designed to
evoke the press of cattle bodies through the bottleneck created by the archway that supports South Bridge over the Cowgate. EAF. ■ CRAIGMILLAR COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRE 58 Newcraighall Road, 669 8432. Mon–Fri noon–4pm. FREE Artistic Creations Until Fri 26 Aug. Craigmillar Community Arts’ annual show.
■ DESIGNSHOP UK 116 Causewayside, 667 7078. Mon–Sat 10am–6pm; Sun noon–4pm. FREE . . . And the World Went Crazy for the Beatles! Until Sun 4 Sep. Vast range of Beatles memorabilia, in honour of the 50th anniversary of the Fab Four’s first concert. Fringe.
■ DOVECOT STUDIOS 10 Infirmary Street, 550 3660. Daily 10.30am–5.30pm. FREE Chris Drury: Land, Water and Language Until Sun 4 Sep. Mixed media exhibition based on a canoe trip across North Uist. EAF. FREE Heirlooms Until Sun 4 Sep. Historical display of brightly coloured Indian and Javanese cloths, silks and batiks, juxtaposed with three contemporary pieces chosen to represent the influence of Indian textile traditions on contemporary Scottish textile artists. EIF.
■ EDINBURGH CENTRAL MOSQUE 50 Potterrow, 667 1777. Mon–Thu, Sat & Sun noon–5pm; Fri 2–5pm. FREE Discover Islam Exhibition Until Tue 16 Aug. Dynamic introduction to Islamic art and culture. Fringe.
■ EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART 74 Lauriston Place, 221 6000. Daily 10am–5pm. FREE Body Bags / Simonides Until Fri 9 Sep. Epitaphs by Greek poet Simonides appear in translations by Robert Crawford alongside evocative, square format, black and white photographs by Norman McBeath. EAF. FREE Somewhere in Time: Postliminal Until Fri 26 Aug. See picture caption, page 90. EAF. FREE Anish Kapoor: Flashback Until Sun 9 Oct. Two major works – ‘White Sand, Red Millet, Many Flowers’ (1982) and ‘Untitled’ (2010) – by the celebrated sculptor, on show in the sculpture court. EAF. ■ THE EDINBURGH GALLERY 20a Dundas Street, 557 5002. Mon–Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 10am–3pm. FREE Joan Renton Until Sat 13 Aug. Much-garlanded watercolourist. FREE A Variety of Paintings from our Gallery Artists Tue 16 Aug–Sun 18 Sep. Group show.
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■ EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 Union Street, 557 2479. Tue–Sat 10am–6pm FREE Lineage Until Sat 3 Sep. Prints by Michael Craig-Martin, Ian Davenport and Julian Opie. See review, page 88. EAF & Fringe. ■ ERIC LIDDELL CENTRE 15 Morningside Road, 447 4520. Mon–Fri 9am–9.30pm; Sat 9am–4.30pm (please call to check). FREE One Until Tue 23 Aug. New paintings and prints from Edinburgh College of Art students Rhona Taylor and Morag Donkin.
■ FETTES COLLEGE East Fettes Avenue, 332 2281. FREE The Indirect Exchange of Uncertain Value Until Sun 28 Aug, daily 11am–5pm. Installation by Joanne Tatham and Tom O’Sullivan, commissioned by the Collective Gallery. Fringe & EAF.
■ FILMHOUSE 88 Lothian Road, 228 2688. Mon–Sat 10am–midnight; Sun noon–midnight. FREE Benghazi Speaks: Revolutionary Images from the Libyan Uprising Sun 14 Aug–Sun 4 Sep. Photographs of revolutionary graffiti and cartoons. ■ FRAMED GALLERY 11b Gayfield Square, 07809 758670. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 10am–4pm. FREE Mark Tough Until Fri 19 Aug. Lacquered paintings, industrially inspired steel sculpture and furniture.
■ FRUITMARKET GALLERY 45 Market Street, 225 2383. Daily 10am–7pm (festival opening hours, until Tue 30 Aug). FREE Ingrid Calame Until Sun 9 Oct. Real-world marks and tracings (such as tyremarks and stains on buildings) transformed into intricate and colourful paintings. See review, page 88. EAF.
■ GALERIE MIRAGES 46a Raeburn Place, 315 2603. Daily 10am–6pm. FREE Jewellery of the World Until Sun 4 Sep. Original in-house designs, antique beads and tribal jewellery. Fringe. ■ GARAGE 51a Northumberland Street, 07917 668044. FREE Garage: Micro-residencies Sat 13–Sun 28 Aug, Sat & Sun noon–4pm. Site-specific work developed during a series of ‘micro-residencies’ by UK-based artists. EAF.
■ GEORGIAN ANTIQUES 10 Pattison Street, Leith, 553 7286. Mon–Fri 8.30am–5.30pm; Sat 10am–2pm. FREE Leith Rules Golf Until Mon 29 Aug. Over 300 golfing items from between 1790 and 1930. Fringe.
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