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✽ HITLIST IAN HAMILTON FINLAY: TWILIGHT REMEMBERS Outstanding exhibition that draws us into the world of the late artist and invites us to contemplate his particular genius. ■ Ingleby Gallery, 556 4441, until Sun 27 Oct, free.
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Roderick Buchanan: Legacy Buchanan’s fascinating feature-length film installation contemplates both sides of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 624 6200, until 16 Sep, free.
Carolee Schneemann: Remains to Be Seen Must-see exhibition of new and old work by the performance artist, avant-provocateur and feminist icon. See review, page 83. Summerhall, 560 1590, until 27 Sep, free. John Bellany at 70 Celebration of the life and work of the great artist who hails from Port Seton to mark his 70th year. Reviewed next issue. Open Eye Gallery, 557 1020, 13 Aug–4 Sep (not Sun), free.
Susan Philipsz: Timeline The Turner Prize Jean-Pierre Muller: 7 x 7th Street Interactive
Van Gogh to Kandinsky: Symbolist
Picasso and Modern British Art Diverse
winner creates a haunting chorale that can be hear across the city, to coincide with the One O’Clock Gun. See review, page 79. Various locations around Edinburgh, until 2 Sep, daily 1pm.
walk-through sound exhibition with music created by the likes of Nile Rodgers and Sean O’Hagan. Summerhall, 560 1590, until 27 Sep (not 17, 18 & 19 Aug), hourly 11am-9pm, £1. Landscape in Europe 1880-1910 Landscapes created during a tumultuous chapter in European history. National Galleries of Scotland, 624 6200, until 14 Oct, £10 (£7).
collection of works by artists influenced by the Spanish master, including Francis Bacon and David Hockney. Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, 624 6200, until 4 Nov, £10 (£7).
78 THE LIST 16–23 Aug 2012
ART Beat
KEVIN HARMAN What was the first exhibition you went to? It was in the National Gallery of Scotland on a school trip. I remember a painting with a woman’s boob on a plate. I distinctly remember that painting as it done a sex thing to me. What was your first paid job? Designing a flyer for an awful cleaning company.
What kind of music do you listen to while working? It varies on my mood, perhaps a bit Daniel Johnson if I’m feeling psychotic, maybe Primal Scream if one needs to take the T-shirt off and dive into graft, Golden Silvers if work nears completion.
What are the best things about opening nights? Looking at all the stunning people and what they are wearing, especially the women, they wear the most beautifully crafted garments. Getting to chat with increasingly important people as I make incremental rises in my career is fun. Do you read reviews of your work? I do. It’s good to get as much critique as possible so one can see what it’s doing.
Which living artist should be better known? Perhaps Cornelius Duprè, not only for his ever-strengthening art works but his character and beautiful brain.
What has been your career highlight to date? Being arrested for smashing a gallery window, being wined and dined by Honda and now having a show at Ingleby gallery. What is your favourite work of art? Douglas Gordon’s Taxi Driver work is one of them, but one work that has really influenced me is Gustav Metzger’s acid painting and his auto destructive art.
What advice would you give to your younger self? Failure is great at times, embrace it as warmly as success. Go about something with the aim for it to fail . . . It’s surprising how difficult it is. ■ Kevin Harman: 24/7, 169 Rose Street, until 2 Sep, free.