VISUAL ART SUPPORTED BY
■ SLEEPER Reiach and Hall Architects, 6 Darnaway Street, 225 8444. Mon–Fri 2–5pm LAST CHANCE Douglas Allsop Until Thu 24 Apr. Geometric abstract paintings. ■ ST MARGARET’S HOUSE 151 London Road, 661 1924. Centre open daily 10am–10pm but individual exhibition times may vary. LAST CHANCE Steven Hood: Seen and Unseen Until Sun 27 Apr. Daily 10am–5.30pm. Landscape and abstract paintings. NEW Yvonne Buskie and Christine Devaney: The Line Sat 19–Sun 27 Apr. Daily 10am–5pm. Drawings and graphic works made in collaboration with dance and theatre artists. Live performance 7pm Fri 18 Apr.
■ STILLS 23 Cockburn Street, 622 6200. Daily 11am–6pm. NEW A Thousand of Him, Scattered: Relative Newcomers to Diaspora Sat 19 Apr–Sun 20 Jul. International perspectives on emigration and how individuals respond to it. ■ SUMMERHALL 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. Daily 11am–6pm. Bigert & Bergström: The Weather War Until Sat 24 May. Documentary/art film tracking the duo’s attempt to stop tornadoes using a homemade device called a Tornado Diverter. See review, page 96. EISF. David Burrows: In outer space there is no painting or sculpture Until Sat 24 May. British multimedia artist. EISF. Helen Storey: Dress of Glass and Flame Until Sat 24 May. Sculptural dress made of glass and flame. EISF. Jessica Lloyd-Jones: Hidden Energies Until Sat 24 May. Sculptural works reflecting the artist’s interest in particle physics and biological electricity. EISF. Michel Paysant: Onlab Until Sat 24 May. French artist who uses biomedical techniques. EISF. Norrie Harman, Rebecca Appleby, Dean Kemp and Greg Townend: 26/04/86 Until Sat 24 May. Paint, ceramics and sculpture exploring the lingering legacy of the Chernobyl disaster. EISF. Silas Parry: Possibility of Life Until Sat 24 May. Works by Scottish artist concerned with re-imagining artefacts and their place in our lives. EISF. The Bone Library Until Sat 24 May. A collaboration between students and staff from Edinburgh College of Art and the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, who are working on a project that development of 3D models in veterinary education. EISF.
■ SUTTON GALLERY 18a Dundas Street, 07854 972930. Tue– Sat 11am–5pm. LAST CHANCE Julia McNairn White Until Sun 4 May. Pastels and oil paintings of the Meadows.
■ TALBOT RICE GALLERY University of Edinburgh, South Bridge, 650 2210. Tue–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat noon–5pm. LAST CHANCE A Wide New Kingdom: The Celtic Revival in Scotland Until Sat 19 Apr. An overview of the impact of the Celtic Revival on Scotland, with paintings, books, photographs, manuscripts and other ephemera. LAST CHANCE AR Hopwood: The False Memory Archive Until Sat 19 Apr. Films, photography and documents investigating the role of photographic images in the creation of fake childhood memories. 102 THE LIST 17 Apr–15 May 2014
PRINTMAKING REBECCA GOULDSON: INDUSTRIAL SHIFT Edinburgh Printmakers, until Sat 24 May ●●●●●
Rebecca Gouldson’s first solo show concentrates on the images and objects of historic industry, and on the beauty and intrigue found in its redundant tools and relics. Scratches, scribbles and signs of wear and tear guide Gouldson’s mark-making on rich metallic plates. Altogether there are 100 works on show: Edinburgh Printmakers’ two modest gallery rooms are almost overwhelmed with ideas, stories and intimate glimpses into the past.
Templates used by a family of North Yorkshire tinsmiths inspire the overlapping metal plates that open the show, heavily bolted on to the wall as relief sculptures. These layered compositions scroll across the gallery like an ancient script. Originally on cardboard, the tinsmith’s scribbled notes and scraps of packaging now decorate hardened material, giving them the permanence that was absent in their previous form. Ephemeral scrawls appear again in the metallic tondos of the series Lloyd’s Rules, accompanied by fading fragments of images from old shipbuilding manuals, charts and maps. The exhibition touches briefly on Edinburgh’s own industrial skylines, with familiar images of Leith’s waterfront transferred on to etching plates. Most of the works in the exhibition have been made this year, and while that timeframe is not necessarily a
feat in printmaking, Gouldson’s case is a little different. Works on paper are in a minority in Industrial Shift; the artist’s interests are best served when she presents the plate as an original work. Printmakers usually destroy the printing plate to preserve the integrity of the later edition, but in this exhibition Gouldson reverses the process. Visions of scarred architectural facades, outdated machinery and tools are presented on oxidised metal plates as blemished as the visual material they carry – and as worthy of preserving. (Rachael Cloughton)
LAST CHANCE David Rushton: Art as Conceit Until Sat 19 Apr. David Rushton was a member of Art & Language between 1972 and 1975, and produces scale models of art and social incidents. ■ TENT GALLERY Evolution House, 78 West Port, 221 6091. Opening times vary, see individual exhibitions for details. NEW Javier Vidal Aguilera: Dwelling in the Moor Tue 22–Sat 26 Apr. 5–8pm. Research into nature- inspired design.
■ UNION GALLERY 45 Broughton Street, 556 7707. Mon– Sat 10.30am–6pm; Sun noon–6pm. LAST CHANCE Group 13: TS Eliot – Personal Perspectives Until Wed 30 Apr. Different takes on the modernist poet. ■ VOXBOX MUSIC 21 St Stephen Street, 629 6775. Wed–Fri noon–5pm; Sat 10.30am–5.30pm; Sun noon–4pm. Jannica Honey: Born to Be Honey Until Tue 20 May. Images of Scottish bands.
■ TORRANCE GALLERY 36 Dundas Street, 556 6366. Mon–Fri 11am–6pm; Sat 10.30am–4pm LAST CHANCE Spring Exhibition Until Sat 10 May. Works by 65 of the gallery’s artists, including jewellery by Sheana Stephen. ■ WHITESPACE 25 Howe Street, whitespace11.com Opening times vary, see individual exhibitions for details. LAST CHANCE Hatti Pattisson Thu 17 Apr. 10.30am–5pm. Prints, fabrics and paintings inspired by the
landscape of East Neuk where the artist grew up. OUTSIDE THE CITIES
■ DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS 152 Nethergate, Dundee, 01382 909900. Mon–Wed & Fri–Sun 11am–6pm; Thu 11am–8pm. Navid Nuur: Renderender Until Sun 15 Jun. New mixed-media installation by Iranian-born, Netherlands-based artist. ■ THE PARK GALLERY Callendar House, Callendar Park, Falkirk, 01324 503789. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm, Sun 2–5pm. LAST CHANCE SPAIN: Still Cause Until Sun 20 Apr. Work inspired by photojournalist Gerda Taro and her work during the Spanish Civil War.