VISUAL ART
LAST CHANCE Thomas Wilson: Recent Drawings and Portrait Studies from Van Eyck to Lucian Freud Until Tue 25 Nov. Drawings and portraits in the figurative tradition. NEW Christmas Show: Perfect Balance Mon 1–Tue 23 Dec. Abstract print show featuring work exploring balance and vibrancy. NEW On A Small Scale Mon 1–Tue 23 Dec. A5-sized artworks.
■ OUT OF THE BLUE DRILL HALL 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7101. Opening times vary; see individual exhibitions for details. LAST CHANCE Haika Maeda: Before the Diving Until Thu 11 Dec. Daily (not Sun) 10am–5pm. Images of the lost civilisation of penguins.
■ PATRIOTHALL GALLERY WASPS Patriothall Studios, off 48 Hamilton Place Opening hours vary, see individual exhibitions for details. LAST CHANCE Ian Healy: Some of its Parts Until Wed 19 Nov. Daily noon–5.30pm. Paintings exploring the idea of the family portrait.
■ THE QUEEN’S GALLERY Palace of Holyroodhouse, 556 5100. Daily 9.30am–4.30pm. NEW Castiglione: Lost Genius Fri 14 Nov–Sun 8 Feb. Included in admission. Drawings and prints by one of 17th century Italy’s greatest draughtsmen. ■ RHUBABA GALLERY & STUDIO 25 Arthur Street, rhubaba.org Fri–Sun noon–5pm; closed Mon–Thu. LAST CHANCE Ben Callaghan: Semi-Functional Works Until Sun 16 Nov. Quasi-usable furniture.
■ ROYAL OVERSEAS LEAGUE 100 Princes Street, 225 1501. Opening hours vary, see individual exhibition listings for details. Liesel Thomas and Tim Le Breuilly: The Grand Tour Until Jan 2015. Daily 10am–6pm. New work which surveys the built heritage. ■ ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound, 225 6671. Mon–Sat 10am– 5pm; Sun noon–5pm. Certain exhibitions are open Mon 10am–5pm only. Your RSA Paintings: Your Choice Until Mar 2015. Mon 10am–5pm only. Pictures from the RSA collection. NEW RSA Architecture Open 2014 Sat 29 Nov–Sun 25 Jan. The RSA takes the temperature of recent Scottish architecture and design work. NEW RSA Open 2014 Sat 29 Nov–Sun 25 Jan. Paintings, drawings, sculptures and photography by artists from across Scotland and beyond.
■ THE SCOTTISH GALLERY 16 Dundas Street, 558 1200. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm; closed Sun. LAST CHANCE Archie Forrest: Ensemble Until Wed 26 Nov. Paintings inspired by the artist’s travels in Europe. LAST CHANCE McCrory Family Until Wed 26 Nov. Jewellery by three members of the McCrory Family. LAST CHANCE Robert Colquhoun and Robert MacBryde: Golden Years Until Wed 26 Nov. The largest commercial collection since 1977 of the work of the ‘Two Roberts’, one of the great partnerships in Scottish art. LAST CHANCE Tania Clarke Hall Until Wed 26 Nov. Innovative jewellery. NEW Beth Legg: Jewellery Showcase Sat 29 Nov–Tue 23 Dec. Jewellery exploring ideas of memory and embedded objects. NEW Ed Kluz: The Architecture of the Enlightenment Sat 29 Nov–Wed 24 Dec. Collages, paintings and prints. NEW Jill Fanshawe Kato: Nature’s Garden Sat 29 Nov–Wed 24 Dec. Work by highly-regarded ceramicist.
102 THE LIST 13 Nov–11 Dec 2014
PETER STANDEN The Sutton Gallery presents an exhibition of Edinburgh artist Peter Standen’s work. Expect to explore the world of a seemingly post-apocalyptic Scotland, with elaborately detailed cityscapes featuring nature’s reclamation of barely recognisable popular landmarks. (Molly Reid) ■ The Sutton Gallery, Edinburgh, until Sat 29 Nov.
■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART ONE 75 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily 10am–5pm. Generation: 25 Years of Contemporary Art in Scotland Until Jan 2015. National Galleries Scotland mounts an epic two-part exhibition showing work by some of the country’s most vital contemporary artists. NEW The Two Roberts: Robert MacBryde and Robert Colquhoun Sat 22 Nov–Sun 24 May. £8 (£6). A first major retrospective of the work of MacBryde and Colquhoun. ■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY The Mound, 624 6200. Mon–Wed & Fri– Sun 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–7pm. Fair Faces and Dark Places: Prints and Drawings by William Strang (1859–1921) Until Feb 2015. Prints and drawings.
■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY 1 Queen Street, 624 6200. Mon–Wed & Fri–Sun 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–7pm. Blazing with Crimson: Tartan Portraits Until Dec 2015. A look at what tartan once meant. Citizens of the World: David Hume & Allan Ramsay Until Dec 2015. Images of Hume and Ramsay. George Jamesone: Scotland’s First Portrait Painter Until May 2015. Overview of the 17th century artist. Imagining Power: The Visual Culture of the Jacobite Cause Until Dec 2015. See how the Jacobites presented themselves in portraiture. Making History Until May 2015. A look at the work of neo-classical sculptor Sandy Stoddart. Minette: The Life and Letters of a Stuart Princess Until May 2015. A display looking at the short life of Charles II’s younger sister Henrietta Anne. Out of the Shadow: Women of Nineteenth Century Scotland Until Mar 2015. An exhibition looking at how women were depicted between the late 18th and early 20th centuries. Playing for Scotland: The Making of Modern Sport Until
May 2015. Examining the way sport was transformed in 19th and 20th centuries. Reformation to Revolution Until Dec 2016. A major exhibition covering the transformation of Scotland. Remembering the Great War Until Jul 2015. Portraits, images and related works marking WWI. The Age of Improvement Until Dec 2015. Portraits from the century of Scotland’s great transformation. NEW Beauty by Design: Fashioning the Renaissance Sat 15 Nov–Sun 3 May 2015. An exploration of Renaissance ideas about beauty, along with modern works created using materials associated with the period. NEW Mikhael Subotzky and Patrick Waterhouse: Ponte City Sat 6 Dec–Sun 26 Apr. Ponte City is an iconic 54-story tower block in an inner city district of Johannesburg. South African photographer Subotzky and British Waterhouse have documented the building’s tenants in this acclaimed exhibition. ■ SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. Mon–Sat 10am–6pm; closed Sun. NEW Lucy Jones: Literary Edinburgh – Works on Paper Until Sat 6 Dec. Collage portraits of buildings made using some relevant texts and images.
■ SETTLEMENT PROJECTS 34A Haddington Place, 07805 274004. Opening times vary, see individual events for details. The Line Of Best Fit Sat 29 Nov, 8–11pm. An evening of art, performance, spoken word and music.
■ ST MARGARET’S HOUSE 151 London Road, 661 1924. Centre open daily 10am–10pm but individual exhibition times may vary. LAST CHANCE Lynn Ahrens: Lifeworld Until Sun 23 Nov. Daily 10am–6pm. Figurative paintings. LAST CHANCE Medley 2 Until Sun 23 Nov. Daily 10am–6pm. Interdisciplinary show. LAST CHANCE My Mother’s Flat
Until Sun 23 Nov. Daily 10am–5pm. Work based around the idea of comfort.
■ STILLS 23 Cockburn Street, 622 6200. Daily 11am–6pm.
✽ Chloe Dewe Mathews: Shot at Dawn Until Sun 25 Jan. See feature,
page 27.
■ SUMMERHALL 1 Summerhall, 560 1581. Cafe/Bar open Mon–Thu noon–11pm, Fri–Sat noon– 1am; exhibitions open daily 11am–6pm. LAST CHANCE Gary Baseman: Mythical Homeland Until Sun 30 Nov. Mixed media drawing on the artist’s father’s experiences of the Holocaust. ■ SUTTON GALLERY 18a Dundas Street, 07854 972930. Tue– Sat 11am–5pm; closed Mon & Sun. LAST CHANCE Peter Standen Until Sat 29 Nov. See preview, above.
■ UNION GALLERY 45 Broughton Street, 556 7707. Mon–Sat 10.30am–6pm; Sun noon–6pm. Christmas Exhibition Until Sat 31 Jan. A cross-genre exhibition of pieces by a selection of contemporary artists.
■ URBANE ART GALLERY 25–27 Jeffrey Street, 556 8379. Tue–Sat 10.30am–5.30pm; Sun 11am–4pm; closed Mon. LAST CHANCE La Vague Francaise: New Art from France Until Sun 16 Nov. New work by three French artists who draw on street art.
OUTSIDE THE CITIES
■ DUNCAN OF JORDANSTONE COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN University of Dundee, 13 Perth Road, Dundee, 01382 345330. Opening times vary, see individual exhibitions for details.
✽LAST CHANCE Anna Oppermann: Cotoneaster
Horizontalis Until Sat 13 Dec. Mon– Fri 9.30am–5pm; Sat 10.30am–4.30pm. At the Cooper Gallery. See preview, page 98.