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the course of his travels he also drew a series of stunning views of Scotland’s landscapes, which were subsequently engraved and which he published in a book called Theatrum Scotiae in 1693. Here are some of the earliest images of Scotland ever produced. Leading Lights: Portraits by KK Dundas Until Sun 3 Mar. A set of portraits commissioned by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (formerly the RSAMD) in its 60th anniversary year, featuring the school’s best known alumni. Lucknow to Lahore: Fred Bremner’s Vision of India Until Sun 7 Apr. Exhibition of the work of Fred Bremner, a Scottish commercial photographer who travelled widely in India between 1882 and 1922 and took spectacular photographs of the country and its people. Out of the Shadow: Women of Nineteenth Century Scotland Until Tue 31 Dec. Work on how women were depicted (not to mention which women were depicted) in the visual arts between the late 18th and early 20th centuries, from Newhaven fishwife Elizabeth Hall and ruler of the British Empire Queen Victoria to Mary Fairfax Somerville (1780–1872), an exceptionally intelligent science fan. Playing for Scotland: The Making of Modern Sport Until Wed 31 Dec. Examining the way sport was transformed by wider social and infrastructural changes between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Reformation to Revolution Until Sat 31 Dec. The transformation of Scotland from an independent nation ruled by Catholic monarchs in the beginning of the 16th century, to a part of the Union with Protestant England at the end of the 17th. Includes Adrian Vanson’s brilliant depiction of the then
James VI of Scotland as a hood-eyed melancholic and Marcus Gheeraerts’ touching portrait of James’ fool, Tom Derry. The Age of Improvement Until Thu 31 Dec. Portraits from the century of Scotland’s great transformation, 1750–1850, including Nasmyth’s deliberately and stylishly unfinished picture of Robert Burns, Danloux’s all-action portrait of Admiral Duncan, Raeburn’s Walter Scott as king of the hill and Richard Dadd’s unnerving, hyper-detailed picture of Sir Alexander Morison, the ‘alienist’ who was consultant to the Bethlem psychiatric hospital where Dadd was confined. ■ SUMMERHALL 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. LAST CHANCE A Hero of the True West: Jim Marshall’s Photographs of Johnny Cash Until Sat 24 Nov. Daily 11am–6pm. Jim Marshall was the late Johnny Cash’s favourite photographer. Marshall took many iconic photos of musicians but he became an especially close friend of Cash and his family, and these photos are an intimate document of a tough time in the life of a musical rebel. See review, page 116. LAST CHANCE Amalgamate 2012: Louise Gibson Until Sat 24 Nov. Daily 11am–6pm. Mixed media sculptures incorporating found objects. LAST CHANCE Don’t Follow Leaders Until Sat 24 Nov. Daily 11am–6pm. Barry Feinstein’s photographs capture Dylan at his shadiest and spikiest, as he toured the sound that changed popular music forever. See review, page 116. LAST CHANCE Lauren Sarah Hayes: Skin Music Until Sat 24 Nov. Daily 11am–6pm. Lauren Hayes creates music designed to be played partly
through the listener’s body, not just the ears. The listener sits on a chaise longue which then vibrates as the music plays.
✽ LAST CHANCE Mama Baer, Kommissar Hjuler & Violet
Storm Until Sat 24 Nov. Daily 11am–6pm. See Big Pic, page 9. LAST CHANCE Ou Ou Ou: Henri Chopin & Revue Ou Until Sat 24 Nov. Daily 11am–6pm. The late Henri Chopin (1922-2008) was a fearless experimenter, musician and visual artist but also one of the pioneers of sound poetry. He edited and published the influential arts review Ou, a complete collection of which is on display along with some of Chopin’s legendary recordings. LAST CHANCE Punk, Politics and Posters Until Sat 24 Nov. Daily 11am-6pm. Rock Against Racism and Anti-Nazi League posters from the last few decades, including one from the infamous 1978 concert at Craigmillar Park at which the Clash failed to show up, provoking a certain degree of audiential displeasure.
■ TALBOT RICE GALLERY University of Edinburgh, South Bridge, 650 2210. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm NEW Zoe Beloff Sat 17 Nov–Sat 16 Feb. Tue-Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 12–5pm. First solo show in Scotland by Scottish- born artist who moved to the USA in 1980. The Days of the Commune draws links between the Paris Commune and the Occupy Wall Street movement, Dreamland commemorates the centennial of Freud’s visit to Coney Island.
■ TORRANCE GALLERY 36 Dundas Street, 556 6366. Mon–Fri 11am–6pm; Sat 10.30am–4pm LAST CHANCE Gillian Goodheir Until Sat 24 Nov. Landscapes and still lifes.
■ UNION GALLERY 45 Broughton Street, 556 7707. Mon–Sat 10.30am–6pm; Sun noon–6pm. NEW Christmas Exhibition Fri 16 Nov–Sun 23 Dec. Work by gallery artists, including sculptures by Barbara Franc and Hannah Haworth. ■ WHITESPACE 11 Gayfield Square, 07814 514771. NEW Choice Fri 23–Wed 28 Nov. Mon & Tue, Fri 10am–6pm; Sat & Sun 10am–4pm; Wed 10am–3pm. Work by recent art school graduates.
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■ BORDERS TEXTILE TOWERHOUSE 1 Tower Knowe, Hawick LAST CHANCE Heriot Watt University School of Design Graduate Show Until Fri 30 Nov. Mon-Sat 10am–4.30pm; Sun 12–3pm. Design work from new graduates of Heriot Watt University’s school of design. ■ DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS 152 Nethergate, Dundee, 01382 909900. Tue–Sat 11am–6pm (Thu until 8pm); Sun noon–6pm. LAST CHANCE DashnDem: Imagine Being a World Leader Until Sun 18 Nov. Work from tDash Macdonald and Demitrios Kargotis, in keeping with their favour for creative public experiments and witty interventions exploring social and political issues. Imagine Being a World Leader involves a fictional political event, inspired by the 2012 American Presidential election, working with local children from Blackness Primary School.
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CHANGEMENT DE DÉCOR This year’s Edinburgh Fringe may be long gone, but one venue is keeping the memory alive with an exhibition documenting its contribution to the world’s biggest arts festival. Changement de décor features work by local photographer Albie Clark, who captured some of the scenes on stage and backstage at the Institut français d’Ecosse as the venue hosted its biggest and most vibrant Fringe programme to date, including 164 theatre performances, film screenings, talks and social events. The show, which includes this portrait of Benoit Hattet and Isabelle Bouvrain of the Compagnie du Fomenteur, who presented their theatre show Elephant Man at the venue, is accompanied by the publication of a catalogue of Albie Clark’s works, which features accompanying words from Kath Mainland, chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society and Jonathan Mills, director of the Edinburgh International Festival among others. ■ Institut français d’Ecosse, Edinburgh, Thu 15 Nov–Sat 19 Jan.
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