VISUAL ART
The Ingleby’s 25th artist to take part in their art-for-all public installation is Charles Avery. Katie Paterson: Ideas Until Sat 27 Sep. Works based on astronomical events and cosmological processes. Generation. ■ INTERVIEWROOM 11 Forest Centre +, 38 Castle Terrace, interviewroom11.tumblr.com Wed–Fri 2–7pm; Sat 11am–2pm; closed Sun–Tue, but individual exhibitions may vary. LAST CHANCE Alessandro Di Massimo: I’ll Be Your Mirror Until Sat 6 Sep. Wed–Fri 4–7pm; Sat 11am–2pm. Works by the Edinburgh- based Italian artist.
■ INVERLEITH HOUSE Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place/ Inverleith Row, 248 2971. Tue–Sun 10am–5.30pm; closed Mon. Isa Genzken: Botanical Garden Until Sun 28 Sep. German sculptor described as ‘brash, improvisational, full of searing color and attitude’.
■ LEITH SCHOOL OF ART 25 North Junction Street, 554 5761. Opening times vary, see individual exhibition listings for details. Kenneth Le Riche and Matthew Storstein: Recent Work Until Fri 10 Oct. Daily 10am–4pm. Work by two tutors from the school. ■ NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND Chambers Street, 0300 123 6789. Daily 10am–5pm. Danie Mellor: Primordial – SuperNaturalBayiMinyjirral Until Sun 23 Nov. Acclaimed contemporary Australian artist.
■ OPEN EYE GALLERY 34 Abercromby Place, 557 1020. Mon– Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm; closed Sun. LAST CHANCE Keith McCarter: Art in Architecture Until Sat 6 Sep. Limited edition casts of abstract bronze and steel forms. LAST CHANCE Leon Morrocco: Recollection Until Sat 6 Sep. Images by the late artist. LAST CHANCE Scottish Masters: Painting and Printmaking Until Sat 6 Sep. Paintings and prints from major Scottish artists.
■ OUT OF THE BLUE DRILL HALL 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7101. Opening times vary; see individual exhibitions for details. NEW Elaine Wilson Mon 25–Thu 28 Aug. Tue–Thu 10am–5pm. Work exploring the relationship between abstract painting and applied arts.
■ PALACE OF HOLYROODHOUSE Royal Mile, 556 5100. Daily 9.30am– 6pm. Last admission 1h before closing. The Commonwealth: Gifts to the Queen Until Sun 2 Nov. Included in admission. Gifts presented to the Queen during her voyages around the world. ■ ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN Arboretum Place, 248 2909. Daily 10am– 6pm but individual events may vary. no strangers | ancient wisdom in a modern world Until Sun 21 Sep. Daily 10am–5.45pm. A look at the plight of indigenous people around the world and celebrating the 7000 different languages used on the planet.
■ 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 Open Dialogues Until Sun 31 Aug. Group show plus one additional artist from the RSA 2014 New Contemporaries show. Generation. Your RSA Paintings: Your Choice Until Mar 2015. Mon 10am–5pm only.
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Pictures from the RSA collection, some of which have been chosen by the public. NEW Resident 14 Sat 6 Sep–Sun 9 Nov. Group show by artists selected from the RSA Residencies programme. ■ THE SCOTTISH GALLERY 16 Dundas Street, 558 1200. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm; closed Sun. NEW Embrace Wed 3 Sep–Wed 1 Oct. Wearable textiles from Jane Keith, James Donald, Wallace & Sewell, Etka Kaul, Sheila Oakeshott and Masako Ban. NEW FCB Cadell and SJ Peploe on Iona Wed 3 Sep–Wed 1 Oct. Iona images by two of the Scottish Colourists. NEW Geoff Uglow: Next Year’s Buds the Last Year’s Seeds Wed 3 Sep–Wed 1 Oct. Paintings inspired by the artist’s relationship with nature. NEW To the Letter Wed 3 Sep–Wed 1 Oct. Works celebrating lettercutting.
■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART ONE 75 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily 10am–6pm until Sun 31 Aug; from Mon 1 Sep, daily 10am–5pm. Generation: 25 Years of Contemporary Art in Scotland Until Sun 2 Nov. Work by some of the country’s most vital contemporary artists. Generation.
■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART TWO 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily 10am–6pm until Sun 31 Aug; from Mon 1 Sep, daily 10am–5pm. American Impressionism – A New Vision Until Sun 19 Oct. £8 (£6). The response of American artists to French Impressionism. LAST CHANCE Generation: 25 Years of Contemporary Art in Scotland Until Sun 31 Aug. See Modern One.
■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY The Mound, 624 6200. Mon–Wed & Fri– Sun 10am–6pm; Thu 10am–7pm until Sun 31 Aug; from Mon 1 Sep, Mon–Wed & Fri–Sun 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–7pm. NEW First Sight: Recent Acquisitions of Prints and Drawings Until Tue 14 Oct. Recent additions to the Gallery’s collection. Generation: 25 Years of Contemporary Art in Scotland Until Jan 2015. Highlights from contemporary Scottish art. Generation. Tesco Bank Art Competition Until Wed 29 Oct. The winning entries from the schools’ competition. The Art of Golf: The Story of Scotland’s National Sport Until Sun 26 Oct. £8 (£6). An overview of the role of golf in Scotland’s national life. LAST CHANCE Titian and the Golden Age of Venetian Painting Until Sun 14 Sep. Two major paintings by Titian in their historical context: Diana and Actaeon and Diana and Callisto. ■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY 1 Queen Street, 624 6200. Mon–Wed & Fri–Sun 10am–6pm; Thu 10am–7pm until Sun 31 Aug; from Mon 1 Sep, Mon–Wed & Fri–Sun 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–7pm. Citizens of the World: David Hume & Allan Ramsay Until Dec 2015. Portraits of luminaries from the Scottish Enlightenment. Imagining Power: The Visual Culture of the Jacobite Cause Until Dec 2015. The Jacobites in portraiture. John Byrne: Sitting Ducks Until Sun 19 Oct. An overview of the work of one of Scotland’s best-loved artists. John Ruskin: Artist and Observer Until Sun 28 Sep. £8 (£6). Work by the Victorian art critic and writer. Making History Until March 2015. A look at the work of neo-classical sculptor Sandy Stoddart.
Minette: The Life and Letters of a Stuart Princess Until May 2015. Images and materials related to Charles II’s younger sister Henrietta Anne. Playing for Scotland: The Making of Modern Sport Until May 2015. Examining how sport was transformed by social and infrastructural changes between the 19th and 20th centuries. Reformation to Revolution Until Dec 2016. Images from 16th and 17th century Scotland. Remembering the Great War Until Jul 2015. Portraits and related works to mark the centenary of WWI outbreak. The Age of Improvement Until Dec 2015. Portraits from Scotland’s great transformation, 1750–1850. ■ SPACE CLUB 38 Castle Terrace, spaceclub.org.uk LAST CHANCE Out of Left Field Sat 23 Aug, 3–5pm. £3 (£2). Blurring the line between art and sport.
■ ST JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Princes Street, 229 7565. Opening times vary, see individual events for details. LAST CHANCE Edinburgh Playing Card Exhibition Until Mon 25 Aug. Daily 9am–10pm. Photographs by people living with HIV or Hepatitis C, turned into playing cards. Part of just Festival. LAST CHANCE Humans of Edinburgh Until Mon 25 Aug. Daily 10am–10pm. Images from the visual census of Edinburgh. just Festival. LAST CHANCE Picture Japan: Painting Competition for Primary Schools Until Mon 25 Aug. Daily 10am–10pm. Images of Japan by schoolchildren. just Festival. LAST CHANCE The Table of Submissions Until Sun 24 Aug. 10am–6pm. Work by selected visual artists. just Festival. ■ ST MARGARET’S HOUSE 151 London Road, 661 1924. Centre open daily 10am–10pm but individual exhibition times may vary. LAST CHANCE St Margaret’s House Summer Residents Until Sun 7 Sep. Daily 10am–6pm. Work by summer residents of St Margaret’s House.
■ STILLS 23 Cockburn Street, 622 6200. Daily 11am–6pm. The King’s Peace: Realism and War Until Sun 26 Oct. Work by photographers and filmmakers illuminate the ties between conflict and peace. Generation. ■ SUMMERHALL 1 Summerhall, 560 1581. Exhibitions open 11am–9pm until Sun 24 Aug; from Mon 25 Aug daily 11am–6pm. Antonio O’Connell: Virus Until Fri 26 Sep. The artist/architect uses recycled and found items to create extensions of buildings. Augustin Rebetez: Heart (Meteorite) Until Fri 26 Sep. The artist’s first exhibition in the UK. Birgir Andrésson: The Northernmost North Until Fri 26 Sep. Andrésson’s work looks at Icelandic national identity and culture. Caroline McNairn: Dreaming of Heroic Days Until Fri 26 Sep. The result of the late artist’s year spent painting in Russian and the Ukraine. Claude Closky: 10, 20, 30 & 40% Until Fri 26 Sep. Interactive installation by the French conceptualist. Gary Baseman: Mythical Homeland Until Fri 26 Sep. Work drawing on the artist’s father’s experiences of the Holocaust. Hanne Darboven: Making Time Until Fri 26 Sep. Prints, drawings, audio works, artists books and ephemera. Ignaz Cassar: 444 Archives Until Fri 26 Sep. 444 photographs of 444 publicly registered repositories in the Greater London area, displayed in 444 archival boxes.
Large Things of Different Shapes and Colours Until Fri 26 Sep. Large neon sculptural works by Kevin Harman, Tim Sandys, Louise Gibson, Kenny Watson, Steve Earl Weber and Shane Jezowski. Life as a Cheap Suitcase (Pandrogeny & A Search for a Unified Identity) Until Fri 26 Sep. Genesis and Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge’s first British show in 11 years is avant-garde and shocking. Lindsay Todd: The Living Mountain Until Fri 26 Sep. In a specially designed record shop, Todd spins his own work and that of other artists. Records also available to buy. Paul Robertson: Exhibition in a Pocket Until Fri 26 Sep. The distinguished artist/curator’s exhibition of tiny avant-garde artworks kept in his jacket pockets. Richard Demarco Archive Until Fri 26 Sep. Sculptural and other works from the archive of Richard Demarco. Susan Hiller: Re-Sounding Until Fri 26 Sep. A new installation combining sound frequencies and visual patterns translated from cosmic microwave background radiation. Tamsyn Challenger: Monoculture Until Fri 26 Sep. Installation that links themes of digital culture with large scale cultural homogenisation. The Faile Bast Deluxx Fluxx Arcade Until Fri 26 Sep. Interactive installation by Brooklyn-based artists. Wim Delvoye: Sybille II Until Fri 26 Sep. Video art focusing on abstract concept which attracts and repels. kennardphillips: Demo Talk Until Fri 26 Sep. Peter Kennard and Cat Phillipps have been making art together since 2002, to protest the invasion of Iraq. ■ SUTTON GALLERY 18a Dundas Street, 07854 972930. Tue–Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 11am–4pm; closed Sun. LAST CHANCE Festival Exhibition Until Fri 29 Aug. Work by the late Russian artist Kirill Sokolov, and work from recent art school graduates.
■ TALBOT RICE GALLERY University of Edinburgh, South Bridge, 650 2210. Opening times vary, see individual events for details.
✽ Counterpoint Until Sat 18 Oct. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat & Sun
noon–5pm until Sun 31 Aug; from Mon 1 Sep, Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat noon–5pm; closed Sun. Non-thematic group show featuring work by eight artists. Generation.
■ TORRANCE GALLERY 36 Dundas Street, 556 6366. Mon–Fri 11am–6pm; Sat 10.30am–4pm; closed Sun. Edinburgh Festival Exhibition Thu 21 Aug. Paintings by Ronnie Ford, Tom Watt, Dugald Findlay, Jolomo, John Wetten Brown, Janet McCrorie and jewellery by Sheana Stephen. ■ URBANE ART GALLERY 25–27 Jeffrey Street, 556 8379. Tue–Sat 10.30am–5.30pm; Sun 11am–4pm; closed Mon. Louise Giblin MRBS: Olympians Go to Commonwealth Games Until Sun 21 Sep. Body cast sculptor showing the torso of Dame Kelly Holmes and new bronze torso Manhattan Skyline. LAST CHANCE Rosie Playfair: Artisan Exploration Until Sat 30 Aug. Edinburgh-based artists eclectic and abstract paintings.
■ VELVET EASEL GALLERY 298 Portobello High Street, Portobello, 629 1121. Thu–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm; closed Mon–Wed. LAST CHANCE Celebration of Summer Until Sun 31 Aug. Group show on a seasonal theme.