The REALIST
So much culture, so little time. We boil it down to ten of the best events
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AROUND TOWN Hallowe’en by Night
The National Gallery continue their By Night series with a spooky performance from eldritch sound recordists Eccentronic Research Council, accompanied by readings from actress Maxine Peake. We imagine their macabre inclinations will fit well with the gallery’s Witches and Wicked Bodies exhibition. See preview, page 18. Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh, Thu 31 Oct.
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MUSIC Nick Cave
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VISUAL ART Louise Bourgeois
The lurching king of underworld murder ballads drags his looming, Jack Skellington-esque carcass around Scotland, holding court in the forsaken Barrow Land on All Hallows’ Eve and venturing unto the sepulchral Hall of Usher come All Saints’ Day. Ok, so maybe we’re laying on the gothic imagery a bit thick, but you can’t blame us for trying to get into the spirit of things . . . Spirit? Get it? Too much? See preview, page 82. Barrowland, Glasgow, Thu 31 Oct; Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Fri 1 Nov. The artist is the subject of both a sculpture and a works-on-paper exhibition. See preview, page 111. Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, Sat 26 Oct–Sun 23 Feb 2014; Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, Sat 26 Oct–Sun 18 May 2014.
6 THE LIST 17 Oct–14 Nov 2013