VisualArt

EWAN MUNDY FINE ART 211 West George Street, 248 9755. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm (except Mon 29 Aug). FREE The Scottish Colourists with Friends and Contemporaries Until Fri 2 Sep. Watercolours and drawings by the likes of Cadell, Fergusson and Peploe. RECOAT 323 North Woodside Road, 341 0069. Tue–Sun noon–6pm. FREE 4 4 2 Until Sun 4 Sep. Recoat celebrates its fourth birthday with an exhibition launching Team Recoat, a collective of ten gallery artists.

SCOTLANDART.COM 193 Bath Street, 221 4502. Tue–Fri 10.30am–5.30pm; Sat 11am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Alumni: Glasgow University Until Sun 25 Sep. Scenes from around Glasgow University painted by popular artists including Peter Nardini, Karen Cairns and Jack Frame. SMITHY GALLERY 74 Glasgow Road, Blanefield, 01360 770551. Tue–Sat 11am–5pm; Sun 1–5pm. FREE Gordon Wilson Until Sun 28 Aug. Paintings ranging from quirky portraiture to dynamic landscape and figurative work. FREE Sandy Murphy Sun 4 Sep–Sun 16 Oct. New work featuring textured still lifes and landscapes by the Ayrshire painter.

SORCHA DALLAS 5 St Margaret’s Place, 553 2662. Tue–Sat 11am–5pm. FREE Gary Rough: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc . . . Fri 2 Sep–Fri 7 Oct. Glasgow native and now New York resident Gary Rough presents work emerging from a five- week period of residency at the gallery. STREET LEVEL PHOTO WORKS Trongate 103, 552 2151. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Futureproof Until Sat 8 Oct. See review, page 136.

WELCOME HOME CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, welcomehomestore.co.uk Tue–Sat 11am–6pm. FREE Fabricated Until Wed 31 Aug. Textile design showcase.

EDINBURGH ACANTHUS 201–203 Bruntsfield Place. Tue–Sun 10am–5.30pm (Fri until 7pm). FREE Celebrating Chinoiserie Until Sun 4 Sep. Laquer work, silks, 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, 11am–6pm. Portraiture addressing the social aspects of representation. FREE Recrea(c)tion: Versatile Beings Until Tue 30 Aug, 11am–6pm. The result of ongoing research into cross-artform work in dance and visual art conducted by Adeline Bourret, featuring art and performance from Riccardo Attanasio, Kate E Deeming, Laura Gill, Tom Pritchard and more. 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. FREE Ways Around: East Lothian to Samburu Land Fri 9–Sun 25 Sep, 10am–5pm. Paintings of scenes in Kenya, Scotland and Italy by Jacqui Higgs and Vittoria Grant.

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FREE Chris Rutterford: Drouthy Cronies Sat 10–Sun 25 Sep, 11am–7pm. An enormous painting depicting a scene from the story of Tam O’Shanter, the next panel of which Rutterford is working on for the duration of the exhibition, plus other work. FREE Stan Duncan & Huneyb Sat 10–Sun 18 Sep, 11am–6pm. Duncan presents a collection of photos, entitled Japanory, depicting people napping in public places in Japan, while new photographer Huneyb presents a diverse collection of images. 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. Black and white photographs of people and places in the 1950s and 1960s. EAF.

AXOLOTL 35 Dundas Street, 557 1460. Tue–Thu 11am–4pm; Fri & Sat 11am–6pm. FREE Richard DeMarco & Joseph Beuys ●●●●● Until Mon 5 Sep. See review, page 60. EAF. FREE September Mixed Show Fri 9–Sat 24 Sep. Group show of photography and painting. BOURNE FINE ART 6 Dundas Street, 557 4050. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 11am–4pm. FREE Five Centuries of Scottish Portraiture Until Sat 3 Sep. Examples of the Scottish portrait by artists including Ramsay, Raeburn and Gillies. EAF.

TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. Tue–Fri noon–7.30pm; Sat & Sun noon–6pm.

✽✽ FREE Missing Tue 13 Sep–Sun 2 Oct. Video installation created

and displayed to complement the National Theatre of Scotland’s production of Andrew O’Hagan’s play The Missing, which runs at the Tramway for the same period as the exhibition.

TRANSMISSION GALLERY Trongate 103, 552 7141. Tue–Sat 11am–5pm. FREE Christian Newby: Parlour Apes Tue 6 Sep–Sat 8 Oct. Glasgow- based American artist with an interest in the idea of theatre and spatial repesentation. FREE Victor Man: Lazarus Protocol Tue 6 Sep–Sat 8 Oct. Solo show from a Romanian artist.

TRONGATE 103 276 8380. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE A Product of Geometry Until Sat 3 Sep. An exhibition created by designer David Weatherhead and design company/shop GOODD exploring the meanings imposed upon objects. THE VIRGINIA GALLERY 45 Virginia Street, 552 5699. Mon–Sat 11am–6pm; Sun 12.30–5pm. FREE John, I’m Only Dancing Until Mon 12 Sep. Abstract painting and photography by Robin Burgess and Michael James exploring Glasgow’s queer culture.

138 THE LIST 25 Aug–22 Sep 2011

If you’ve got time to squeeze one more experience into your Edinburgh Festivals calendar get yourself along to Inbetween Time Productions’ We See Fireworks. The beautiful piece, curated by Helen Cole, is part performance installation and part social commentary, exploring the moments when events and encounters transform us and featuring more than 300 voices gathered from around the world that evoke everything from lovers’ meetings to fetish clubs and spectacular dance numbers. The Lecture Room, Museum of Edinburgh, Huntly House, 142 Canongate, Royal Mile, until Sat 27 Aug, 10am–4.45pm, free.

BROUGHTON DELICATESSEN 7 Barony Street, 558 7111. Mon-Sat 8am–7.30pm; Sun 11am–5pm. FREE Edinburgh Mapped Until Sun 28 Aug. Works inspired by selected points on a fold-out map of Edinburgh. FREE The Beach House Sun 28 Aug–Sun 9 Oct. Screen prints, paper cut- outs, hand made books and cards from illustrator and publisher Lucy Roscoe.

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. CARAVAN 28 Lady Lawson Street, wearecaravan.tumblr.com FREE We Are Caravan Until Mon 5 Sep, 10am–5pm. New painting, drawing and illustration from 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 18th- and 19th-century Japan with a particular focus on dress and daily rituals. FREE This Is Not An Exhibition Until Wed 31 Aug. A deliberately inconspicuous non-exhibition from ECA students.

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 confronting the narratives of the King James Bible. Fringe & EAF.

COBURG HOUSE STUDIOS 15 Coburg Street, 554 6888. FREE Inspired Until Thu 1 Sep, 10am–6pm. An off-site exhibition of new work created by members at Edinburgh Printmakers. COLLECTIVE GALLERY 22–28 Cockburn Street, 220 1260. Daily 10am–6pm until Sun 4 Sep; Tue–Sun 11am–5pm from Tue 6 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.

CORN EXCHANGE GALLERY Constitution Street, 561 7300. Tue–Fri 11am–4.30pm. FREE Hayashi Takeshi: Haku-u ●●●●● Until Thu 22 Sep. Serene stone sculptures. EAF. FREE Martin Finnin: The Forgotten Art of Floating Until Thu 22 Sep. Richly coloured paintings in oil, acrylic and watercolour. 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. FREE Artistic Creations Until Fri 26 Aug, noon–4pm. Annual showcase. DOUBTFIRE GALLERY 3 South East Circus Place, 225 6540. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm. FREE Don Quixote’s Dance. Theo Matoff. A Choreography of Life