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■ THE GALLERY ON THE CORNER 34 Northumberland Street, 557 8969. Tue– Sat 10.30am–6pm. FREE Journey and Postcards From . . . Until Sat 3 Nov. Two exhibitions relating to journeys.
■ INGLEBY GALLERY 15 Calton Road, 556 4441. Mon–Sat 10am–6pm
✽ FREE Ian Hamilton Finlay ●●●●● Until Sat 27 Oct. Work by the
late great poet, artist and ‘avant-gardener’. FREE Harland Miller: Overcoming Optimism Sat 3 Nov–Sat 26 Jan. Works by artist and writer who has been painting fictitious Penguin book covers.
✽ FREE Kevin Harman: When a tree falls Sat 3 Nov–Sat 22 Dec.
Confronting the barriers between creation and experience.
■ INVERLEITH HOUSE Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place/ Inverleith Row, 248 2971. Tue–Sun 10am–5.30pm. FREE Andy Hope 1930: When Dinosaurs Become Modernists Thu 1 Nov–Sun 27 Jan. The work of German artist Andy Hope. ■ LEITH GALLERY 65 The Shore, Leith, 553 5255. Mon–Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 11am–4pm FREE Louis Sinclair McNally and Jacqueline Marr Until Sat 27 Oct. A shared exhibition.
■ NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND Chambers Street, 0300 123 6789. Daily 10am–5pm. Catherine the Great: An Enlightened Empress Until Sun 21 Oct. Wed-Sun. £9 (£7.50; under 16s £6; under 12s free). EAF. FREE One Thousand Points of Light: Melvin Moti Until Sun 21 Oct. Wed- Sun. New art inspired by the museum’s mineralogy department. EAF. ■ NORTH EDINBURGH ARTS CENTRE 15a Pennywell Court, 315 2151. Mon-Sat 10:00-16:00 FREE Sonic Walk Until Fri 19 Oct. Wed 9am–8pm; Thu 2–8pm; Fri 9am–6pm. Collaboration with composer Niroshini Thambar. FREE The Journey Within Until Fri 2 Nov. Exhibition showcasing work by Living Well North Edinburgh members. FREE My Shoes Fri 19 Oct. How the shoes we wear reflect our mood.
■ OLD AMBULANCE DEPOT 77 Brunswick Street, 558 5400.
✽ FREE Solastalgia Fri 19 Oct–Mon 29 Oct. See Artbeat, page 121.
■ OPEN EYE GALLERY 34 Abercromby Place, 557 1020. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm. FREE Paul Charlton: Tree of Life Mon 22 Oct–Tue 6 Nov. Charlton combines photography, painting and construction. FREE Susie Leiper: The One Life Mon 22 Oct–Tue 6 Nov. Calligrapher and painter. ■ OUT OF THE BLUE DRILL HALL 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7101. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm. FREE KIGALI, KIGALI Wed 31 Oct–Sat 10 Nov. Art from young Rwandan Artists.
■ PATRIOTHALL GALLERY WASPS Patriothall Studios, off 48 Hamilton Place, 226 7126. Opening hours vary, see individual listings for details. FREE Jill Ashforth Sat 20 Oct–Sat 27 Oct. Daily Times tbc. Oil paintings. FREE In Focus Sat 20 Oct–Sun 28 Oct. Daily 12–6pm. Exhibition by Jill Ashforth. ■ THE QUEEN’S GALLERY Palace of Holyroodhouse, 556 5100. 1 Apr–31 Oct 9.30am–6pm; 1 Nov–31 Mar 9.30am–4.30pm
Treasures from the Queen’s Palaces ●●●●● Until Sun 4 Nov. £6 (£5.50; under 17s £3; under 5s free; family £15.50). A special Jubilee exhibition.
■ ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound, 225 6671. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. NB certain exhibitions are open Mon 10am–5pm only. FREE Of Natural & Mystical Things Until Sun 4 Nov. Work by RSA Members. FREE Scottish Painters and Limners: works from the RSA Collection Until Mon 18 Mar. An exhibition looking at the historical position of Painter and Limner. ■ THE SCOTTISH GALLERY 16 Dundas Street, 558 1200. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm. FREE Henry Kondracki: Works on Paper Until Sat 3 Nov. Images of Edinburgh and its surroundings. FREE SJ Peploe: Scotland’s First Modernist Until Sat 3 Nov. FREE The Terry Brodie-Smith Jewellery Collection Until Sat 3 Nov. Contemporary jewellery. FREE Walter Keeler Until Sat 3 Nov. Solo show by respected ceramic artist. FREE Amy Dennis – New Paintings Wed 7 Nov–Wed 28 Nov. Linear paintings. FREE James Morrison – New Paintings Wed 7 Nov–Wed 28 Nov. Landscapes. FREE Sally Fawkes and Richard Jackson – Glass Wed 7 Nov–Wed 28 Nov. Unique works FREE Stephen Bottomley – Jewellery Retrospective Wed 7 Nov–Wed 28 Nov. Jewellery, teamed with computer- controlled tools of design and manufacture.
■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY The Mound, 624 6200. Daily 10am–5pm (Thu until 7pm). Expanding Horizons: Giovanni Battista Lusieri and the Panoramic Landscape ●●●●● Until Sun 28 Oct. £7 (£5). Panoramas and cityscapes. FREE Masterpieces from Mount Stuart: the Bute Collection Until Sun 2 Dec. A selection of Old Master paintings. FREE Take Five Illustrators Until Tue 30 Oct. Exhibition of work by artists who illustrate books for children.
■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART ONE 75 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily 10am–5pm. Picasso and Modern British Art Until Sun 4 Nov. Mon-Wed, Fri-Sun 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–7pm. £10 (£7). Picasso and his legacy in British art. EAF. ■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART TWO 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily 10am–5pm. The Scottish Colourist Series: SJ Peploe Sat 3 Nov–Sun 23 Jun. £7 (£5). A retrospective of the artist’s work.
■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY 1 Queen Street, 624 6200. Daily 10am–5pm (Thu until 7pm). FREE Blazing with Crimson: Tartan Portraits Until Tue 31 Dec. Six portraits created between 1680–1780. FREE Citizens of the World: David Hume & Allan Ramsay Until Thu 31 Dec. Exhibition looking at the relationship between Hume and Ramsay. FREE Close Encounters: Thomas Annan’s Glasgow Until Mon 31 Dec. Photograph series. FREE George Jamesone: Scotland’s First Portrait Painter Until Tue 31 Dec. Portrait paintings. FREE Imagining Power: the Visual Culture of the Jacobite Cause Until Thu 31 Dec. An exhibition looking at the way the Jacobites presented themselves. FREE Jitka Hanzlová Until Sun 3 Feb. Photographs by Czech-born photographer. FREE John Slezer: A Survey of Scotland Until Mon 31 Dec. Some of the earliest images of Scotland ever produced.
FREE Lucknow to Lahore: Fred Bremner’s Vision of India Until Sun 7 Apr. Scots photographer Bremner. FREE Migration Stories: Pakistan Until Wed 31 Oct. An exhibition exploring Scotland’s links with Pakistan. FREE Out of the Shadow: Women of Nineteenth Century Scotland Until Tue 31 Dec. An exhibition looking at how women were depicted in art between the late 18th and early 20th centuries. FREE Pioneers of Science Until Wed 31 Oct. An exhibition of portraits. FREE Playing for Scotland: The Making of Modern Sport Until Wed 31 Dec. Exhibition examining the way sport was transformed by wider social changes. FREE Reformation to Revolution Until Sat 31 Dec. Major exhibition covering the transformation of Scotland. FREE Tesco Bank Art Competition Until Sun 21 Oct. Winners of the Tesco Bank Art Competition for Schools. FREE The Modern Scot Until Wed 31 Oct. Featuring work by Hugh MacDiarmid and JD Fergusson. FREE Leading Lights: Portraits by KK Dundas Mon 29 Oct–Sun 3 Mar.
■ SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. Mon–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE Kate Leiper: A Visual Treasury Until Sat 3 Nov. Illustrations by Leiper. ■ SLEEPER Reiach and Hall Architects, 6 Darnaway Street, 225 8444. Mon–Fri 2–5pm FREE Andreas Karl Schulze Until Wed 31 Oct. Minimalist paintings.
■ STILLS 23 Cockburn Street, 622 6200. Mon–Thu 11am–9pm; Fri–Sun 11am–6pm FREE James Casebere: Home and Other Fictions Until Sun 28 Oct. Exhibition spanning over 30 years of work.
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■ TALBOT RICE GALLERY University of Edinburgh, South Bridge, 650 2210. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm FREE Tim Rollins & KOS: The Black Spot ●●●●● Until Sat 20 Oct. Wed-Sat 10am–5pm. NYC art collective. FREE Working Papers: Donald Judd Drawings 1963-93 ●●●●● Until Sat 20 Oct. Wed-Sat. See review, page 124. ■ UNION GALLERY 45 Broughton Street, 556 7707. Mon–Sat 10.30am–6pm; Sun noon–6pm. FREE Derek McGuire Until Mon 12 Nov. Abstract paintings.
OUTSIDE THE CITIES ■ DUNCAN OF JORDANSTONE 13 Perth Road, Dundee, 01382 345330. Mon–Fri 9.30am–5pm; Sat 10.30am–4.30pm. FREE Edgar Schmitz: Surplus Cameo Decor Thu 18 Oct–Fri 14 Dec. Exploring the notion of escape. ■ DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS 152 Nethergate, Dundee, 01382 909900. Tue–Sat 11am–6pm (Thu until 8pm); Sun noon–6pm. FREE DashnDem: Imagine Being a World Leader Until Sun 18 Nov. Work from the artist duo Dash Macdonald and Demitrios Kargotis. FREE Nikolaj Bendix Skyum Larsen: From the Edge Until Sun 18 Nov. Three experimental films. All Divided Selves Mon 29 Oct, 6pm. Documentary about psychiatrist RD Laing.
■ MACROBERT University of Stirling, 01786 466666. FREE Greenhouse Gallery and Seasoned Exhibitions Until Fri 16 Nov. Mon-Fri 10am–7.45pm; Sat 9am–8.15pm; Sun 10am–8.15pm. Creation by elderly patients and artists.
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