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■ QUEENS PARK RAILWAY CLUB Queens Park Railway Station, 492 Victoria Road, queensparkrailwayclub. co.uk LAST CHANCE Cuth Until Sat 16 Feb. Group show curated by Gayle Meikle, featuring work by Virginia Hutchinson, Yiva Trapp and seven-piece art-rock combo Muscles of Joy, reflecting Meikle’s interest in communication, psychology and sociology.
■ STREET LEVEL PHOTOWORKS Trongate 103, 552 2151. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm
✽ LAST CHANCE Seventh Street Level Open Until Sun 3 Feb. Work
by new and established photographers who are either based in Scotland or who were living there when the work was made. See review, page 106.
■ TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. Building open: Tue–Sat 10am–8pm, Sun noon–6pm; Exhibitions open: Tue–Fri noon–5pm; Sat & Sun noon–6pm. NEW Lauren Gault: Sweet Ensilage New sculptural work by the Glasgow-based artist, drawing on Temple Grandin’s work in both autism research and livestock management. See preview, page 105. EDINBURGH
■ BOURNE FINE ART 6 Dundas Street, 557 4050. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 11am–2pm. NEW 20th Century Scottish Pictures Fri 15 Feb–Sat 16 Mar. Pictures by 20th century Scottish artists; the Bourne has paintings by some of Scotland’s most distinguished painters (including Eduardo Paolozzi, Elizabeth Blackadder, Sir Robin Philipson, Anne Redpath and John Byrne, among many others) so expect some treasures.
■ CITY ART CENTRE 2 Market Street, 529 3993. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. LAST CHANCE Scottish Art in the 20th Century Until Sun 24 Feb. Work by Scottish artists whose work is related to that of the great Scottish modernist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, including her teachers Peploe, Gillies and Maxwell as well as contemporaries William Gear and Margaret Mellis and younger artists such as Anne Redpath, Joan Eardley, Elizabeth Blackadder, Alan Davie and John Maclean. LAST CHANCE The Derek Williams Collection Until Sun 24 Feb. Derek Williams was a quiet chartered surveyor from Wales, who built up a remarkable collection of modern British art. It now belongs to a trust established in his name, and features important work by major figures such as Lucian Freud, Henry Moore, Sean Scully and Howard Hodgkin. LAST CHANCE Wilhelmina Barns-Graham: A Scottish Artist in St Ives Until Sun 17 Feb. Exhibition marking the centenary of the distinguished artist. LAST CHANCE John Clerk of Eldin (1728–1812) Until Sun 3 Feb. John Clerk of Eldin was a true product of the Scottish Enlightenment. A successful businessman, he made enough money to devote himself to art and science. He went on geological tours with James Hutton, became an expert on naval tactics (publishing the first major handbook in English on the subject) and was also an accomplished artist. This is an exhibition of his fascinating etchings. ■ DOVECOT STUDIOS 10 Infirmary Street, 550 3660. Mon–Sat 10.30am–5.30pm. NEW Wendy Ramshaw: Room of Dreams Fri 1 Feb–Sat 30 Mar. A major retrospective spanning fifty years’ of the artist’s work in jewellery and in public
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OLIVER BRAID: SNORLAX BEANBAG Glasgow School of Art graduate Oliver Braid explores the impact of art-making on human relationships and the impact of human relationships on art-making in his new show, the enigmatically titled Snorlax Beanbag. The week-long exhibition is produced in collaboration with the Glasgow-based curatorial practice It’s Our Playground and Glasgow-based artist and curator Paul Kindersley, whose YouTube channel ‘The British Are Cumming’ has received over a quarter of a million hits. ■ Intermedia Gallery, CCA, Glasgow, Sat 26 Jan–Sat 2 Feb.
sculpture, centring on the acclaimed Room of Dreams environment.
■ EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 Union Street, 557 2479. Tue–Sat 10am–6pm. NEW Slovakian Master Printers Until Sat 2 Mar. Exhibition of work by distinguished Slovakian printers Karol Felix, Igor Benca, Marián Komácek and Robert Jankovic, who studied together in Bratislava under Prof Albin Brunovsky. See review, page 106. ■ EMBASSY 10b Broughton Street Lane, embassygallery.org Thu–Sun noon–6pm during exhibitions NEW Defcon Salon 1 Sat 26 Jan–Sun 3 Feb. Members’ show, featuring work submitted by gallery artists.
■ FRUITMARKET GALLERY 45 Market Street, 225 2383. Mon–Sat 11am–6pm; Sun noon–5pm.
✽ NEW Massimo Bartolini: Studio Matters + 1 Fri 1 Feb–Sun
14 Apr. Italian artist Bartolini makes immersive and experiential work using the space itself, in this case covering the floor with a field of coloured lights of the kind used for street celebrations in Sicily. The exhibition is being held in parallel with another exhibition of Bartolini’s work in Ghent.
■ INGLEBY GALLERY 15 Calton Road, 556 4441. Mon–Sat 10am–6pm
✽ LAST CHANCE Harland Miller: Overcoming Optimism Until Sat
26 Jan. Works by artist and writer who has been painting fictitious Penguin book covers. NEW Katie Paterson Sat 2 Feb–Sat 13 Apr. New work by artist concerned with astronomical and cosmological themes.
■ INVERLEITH HOUSE Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place/ Inverleith Row, 248 2971. Tue–Sun 10am–5.30pm. LAST CHANCE Andy Hope 1930: When Dinosaurs Become Modernists Until Sun 27 Jan. Thu-Sun 10am–5.30pm. The work of German artist Andy Hope 1930 reflects his long-standing interest in comic books, fantasy and science fiction, often using and reworking paintings found in charity shops. ■ OPEN EYE GALLERY 34 Abercromby Place, 557 1020. Mon– Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm. LAST CHANCE Jennifer Watt: Shapes from France Until Wed 30 Jan. Works in wood, stone, resin and bronze, celebrating the natural forms of the landscape of the South of France.
LAST CHANCE John Bellany: Works on Paper Until Wed 30 Jan. Works on paper by the acclaimed artist. LAST CHANCE John Clerk of Eldin and Early Scottish Printmaking Until Wed 30 Jan. Prints by the artist, geologist and naval tactician, along with prints by artists such as Kay, Geikie, Geddes and Wilkie. ■ PALACE OF HOLYROODHOUSE Royal Mile, 556 5100. Apr–Oct daily 9.30am–6pm; Nov–Mar daily 9.30am– 4.30pm. Last admission one hour before closing. LAST CHANCE The Queen: 60 Photographs for 60 Years Until Sun 24 Feb. £15.10 (£8.15–£13.75; under 5s free). 60 photographs of the Queen by 60 leading press photographers are brought together for this exhibition in the Queen’s Gallery to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee.
■ THE QUEEN’S GALLERY Palace of Holyroodhouse, 556 5100. 1 Apr–31 Oct 9.30am–6pm; 1 Nov–31 Mar 9.30am–4.30pm Northern Renaissance: Dürer to Holbein Until Sun 14 Apr. Daily 9.30am–4.30pm. £6 (£5.50; under 17s £3; under 5s free; family £15.50). An impressive collection of works by Northern European artists of the turbulent 15th and 16th centuries.