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■ OPEN EYE GALLERY 34 Abercromby Place, 557 1020. Mon– Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm. Caroline Temple Until Sat 13 Jul. New jewellery in silver and enamel. LAST CHANCE John Maltby: New Ceramic Sculpture Until Wed 26 Jun. New work from the distinguished potter. LAST CHANCE Rachel Ross: Reflections Until Wed 26 Jun. Meticulous paintings of seemingly mundane objects. LAST CHANCE Robert Maclaurin: Small Paintings Until Wed 26 Jun. Small landscape paintings. NEW Clare Curtis Sat 29 Jun–Mon 15 Jul. Colourful prints and illustrations. NEW Tom Mabon Sat 29 Jun–Wed 17 Jul. Accomplished landscape works.
■ OUT OF THE BLUE DRILL HALL 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7101. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm. LAST CHANCE Exposed13 Until Sat 15 Jun. Showcase for final year photography students from Stevenson College. Part of Leith Festival. ■ THE QUEEN’S GALLERY Palace of Holyroodhouse, 556 5100. Daily 9.30am–6pm. Cairo to Constantinople: Early Photographs of the Middle East Until Sun 21 Jul. Included in admission. Images by royal photographer Francis Bedford.
■ RED DOOR GALLERY 42 Victoria Street, 477 3255. Mon–Fri 10.30am–5.30pm; Sat 10am–6pm; Sun 11am–5pm. LAST CHANCE Lovely Pigeon: Pigeon Copper Until Sat 29 Jun. Art, crafts and jewellery from the Cellardyke- based one-woman design studio. NEW Freya Cumming Wed 19 Jun– Thu 11 Jul. Silkscreen prints, homeware and handmade wallpaper.
■ RHUBABA GALLERY & STUDIO 25 Arthur Street, rhubaba.org Fri–Sun noon–5pm. NEW Modern Edinburgh Film School: Six Thousand Posters for Giants and Dwarfs Fri 14–Sun 16 Jun. New video, photography and film work. Annuale. ■ ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN Arboretum Place, 248 2909. 10am–6pm. Individual exhibition times may vary. LAST CHANCE Botanical Images Scotia Until Thu 20 Jun. Daily 10.30am–5.30pm. Works by major botanical artists from around the world.
■ ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound, 225 6671. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. NB certain exhibitions are open Mon 10am–5pm only. LAST CHANCE RSA 187th Annual Exhibition Until Tue 2 Jul. Entry by donation. Works on the theme ‘Between the Late and Early’, by artists including John McLean, Ashley Nieuwenhuizen and Gabriela Fridriksdottir. Ego Until Mon 30 Sep. Mon 10am–5pm only. Self-portraits by RSA members through the ages. ■ THE SCOTTISH GALLERY 16 Dundas Street, 558 1200. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm. LAST CHANCE David Cass: Years of Dust and Dry Until Sat 29 Jun. Paintings incorporating found objects. LAST CHANCE Heather Woof: Windswept Until Sat 29 Jun. Jewellery inspired by natural forces. LAST CHANCE Merete Rasmussen Until Sat 29 Jun. Abstract sculptural forms from Danish artist. NEW Anna Lambert: Ceramics Showcase Wed 3–Sat 27 Jul. Ceramic work tinged with Romanticism. NEW Modern Masters Wed 3–Sat 27 Jul. Paintings by leading Scottish artists, from FCB Cadell and SJ Peploe to Geoff
110 THE LIST 13 Jun–11 Jul 2013
Dec 2016. Portraits from the turbulent 16th century. The Age of Improvement Until Dec 2015. Portraits from Scotland’s great transformation, 1750–1850. Tickling Jock: Comedy Greats from Sir Harry Lauder to Billy Connolly Until 25 May 2014. Portraits of Scotland’s funny men and women. Valentina Bonizzi: Migration Stories Until Sun 22 Sep. Still and video images of the migrant experience in Scotland from 1850 to today. Edinburgh Art Festival.
✽NEW Man Ray Portraits Sat 22 Jun–Sun 22 Sep. £7 (£5). Part of
■ STILLS 23 Cockburn Street, 622 6200. 11am–6pm. Second Sight Until Sun 21 Jul. Photography exhibition examining the legacy of the emigration of people from rural Italy.
■ SUMMERHALL 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. Daily 11am–6pm. 1759 Until Fri 12 Jul. Work by Philadelphia-based artists Shane Jezowski, Ryan Wilson Kelly, David Kessler, Jedediah Morfit, Daisy Quezada and Steven Earl Weber. Alex Tobin: Floating Market Until Fri 19 Jul. Intermedia works examining online anonymous horror fiction. Part of Prologue 2013. Alexander Storey Gordon: Headless Until Fri 19 Jul. Film exploring images of death, prophesy, ritual and capital. Prologue 2013. Andrew Cranston: Who Is This Who Is Coming? Until Fri 12 Jul. Paintings by Glasgow-based artist. Dane Sutherland: R-U-Dead- Yet? Until Fri 19 Jul. Work by Beagles & Ramsay, Ash Reid, Head Gallery, Benedict Drew, Michelle Hannah, Robin Mackay and Plastique Fantastique. Denis Buckley: The Irishman (Nostos: End of Exile) Until Fri 12 Jul. Video and still images of performance by Irish artist. Martin Kippenberger Published A Lot Of Books Until Fri 12 Jul. Selection of books by the maverick German art star. Tim Sandys: Hardtack Until Fri 19 Jul. New work on the theme of the ‘nuclear experience’. Part of Prologue 2013. ■ SUPERCLUB GALLERY AND STUDIOS 11a Gayfield Square, superclubstudios. com Thu–Sun 1–6pm during exhibitions. NEW JR McNeill & Leon Sadler: Bogles Hole Fri 14 Jun–Sun 14 Jul. New graphic work. Part of Annuale.
■ TALBOT RICE GALLERY University of Edinburgh, South Bridge, 650 2210. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm LAST CHANCE Make Shift Until Sat 22 Jun. Risk-free platform for emerging artists. Check the project blog to find out what’s going on; events may be programmed at short notice. Part of Annuale.
■ UNION GALLERY 45 Broughton Street, 556 7707. Mon–Sat 10.30am–6pm; Sun noon–6pm. LAST CHANCE Up the Garden Path Until Mon 1 Jul. Work by Jenny Matthews, Janet Melrose RSW, Sally Ann Johns, Ruth Addinnal, Mark Nicholas Edward, Cathy Campbell and Joyce Gunn Cairns MBE. NEW Funpark Thu 4–Wed 31 Jul. Deceptively cheery title for new work by Norrie Harman, Robin Goodall and Natalie Liddle. ■ WHITESPACE 11 Gayfield Square, 07814 514771. PRE:view Until Sat 15 Jun. Thu–Sat, times tbc. Illustrative work by Ben Lobos, Chris Bayley, Ian O’Shea, Michalis Intzieyianni and more.
DRESSED TO KILL: FASHION, COSTUME AND DRESS IN SCOTTISH ART More than 300 years of fashion, costume and dress are showcased in this exhibition of paintings, drawings, prints, photographs and sculpture, complementing the centre’s Coming into Fashion exhibition (see Big Picture, page 11). The show includes paintings by JD Fergusson, John Bellany, Adrian Wiszniewski and Moyna Flannigan, while work by graduates from Edinburgh College of Art’s fashion, performance costume and textiles departments will also be exhibited. ■ City Art Centre, Edinburgh, until Sun 29 Sep.
Uglow and Alison Watt. NEW Ten Printmakers: St Jude’s at the Scottish Gallery Wed 3– Sat 27 Jul. Works by ten printmakers associated with St Jude’s Prints.
■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY The Mound, 624 6200. Fri–Wed 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–7pm. Rodin: The Kiss Until Sun 2 Feb 2014. The second version Rodin made of the sexiest sculpture ever. Through American Eyes: Frederic Church and the Landscape Oil Sketch Until Sun 8 Sep. Sketches by 19th century American landscapist. ■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART ONE 75 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily 10am–5pm. From Death to Death and Other Small Tales Until Sun 8 Sep. Works from the collection of Dimitri Daskalopolous.
■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART TWO 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily 10am–5pm.
LAST CHANCE The Scottish Colourist Series: SJ Peploe Until Sun 23 Jun. £7 (£5). Work by Samuel John Peploe. ■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY 1 Queen Street, 624 6200. Fri–Wed 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–7pm. Blazing with Crimson: Tartan Portraits Until Tue 31 Dec. Visual history of tartan. Citizens of the World: David Hume & Allan Ramsay Until Thu 31 Dec. Images of the Scottish Enlightenment. George Jamesone: Scotland’s First Portrait Painter Until Tue 31 Dec. Scotland’s first great portrait painter. Imagining Power: the Visual Culture of the Jacobite Cause Until Thu 31 Dec. How the Jacobites presented themselves. Out of the Shadow: Women of Nineteenth Century Scotland Until Tue 31 Dec. Depictions of women between the late 18th and early 20th century. Playing for Scotland: The Making of Modern Sport Until Dec 2014. Images of sport. Reformation to Revolution Until