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KATRI WALKER What was the first exhibition you went to see? Sprinting through the Hermitage in St Petersburg as a teenager in a valiant yet futile attempt to see as many of the three million plus artworks as we could in three hours was a memorable experience.
What was your first paid job as an artist? Does a £12 book token for 1st prize in the National Museum’s annual children’s drawing competition in 1990 count?
What music do you listen to while you’re working? It’s normally just on shuffle (unless I’m writing a funding application when only absolute silence will get me through) but at the moment I’m enjoying a Bon Iver appreciation phase. What are the best things about opening nights? Not feeling guilty about not attending.
Do you read your reviews? I do. I always find it amusing to be referred to as ‘Walker’. Which living artist should be better known than they currently are? Salla Tykkä is very smart, I love her Lasso/Thriller/Cave trilogy. Anu Pennanen is another talented Finn.
What has been your career highlight to date? Getting to meet Francis Alÿs, Jimmie Durham and Teresa Margolles and being star struck and delighted that art heroes can also be super-nice people.
What is your favorite work of art? I think it’s got to be ‘When Faith Moves Mountains’ by Francis Alÿs. It’s magical. Also, I saw Kerry Tribe’s HM a wee while ago and thought that was genius. What advice would you give to your younger self? Don’t stress about the wee things and don’t be afraid of the big things. ■ Katri Walker artist’s talk, the Waiting Place, Edinburgh Art Festival pavilion, St Andrew Square, 25 Aug, 11am, free.
✽ HITLIST SUSAN PHILIPSZ: TIMELINE Hypnotic series of sound sculptures by the Turner Prize winner, playing around the city at the sound of the one o’clock gun. ■ Various venues around Edinburgh, until 2 Sep, daily 1pm, free.
Jock McFadyen: The Ability to Cling This small retrospective suggests McFadyen’s work is crying out for a larger-scale show. See review, page 141. Bourne Fine Art, 557 4050, until 15 Sep (not Sun), free. Carolee Schneemann New, old and hitherto unseen photographs and installation works from the performance artist, avant-provocateur and feminist icon. Summerhall, 560 1590, until 27 Sep, free.
Phenotype Genotype Exhibition of work by art-stars of the 20th century, including John and Yoko, Gilbert and George and Jake and Dinos Chapman. See review, page 141. Summerhall, 560 1590, until 27 Sep, free.
GARAGE Wonderful exhibition of grass- roots works that Van Gogh to Kandinsky Paintings cre-
Ian Hamilton Finlay Excellent retrospective of work Picasso and Modern British Art The work of the
takes place in . . . you guessed it! See review, page 141. Garage, North West Northumberland Street Lane, 07917 668 044, 25 & 26 Aug, or by appointment. ated during one of the most extraordinary periods of social change in European history. Scottish National Gallery, 624 6200, until 14 Oct, £10 (£7).
exploring the genius of the late artist and poet who also created the Little Sparta art garden in Midlothian. Ingleby Gallery, 556 4441, until 27 Oct, free. Spanish master is paired with a series of British artists from the same era in this feast of a show. Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, 624 6200, until 4 Nov, £10 (£7).
140 THE LIST 23 Aug–20 Sep 2012