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556 1264. Tue–Sun 10am–4pm; closed Mon. Note: gallery is closed from Sat 22 Dec–Mon 6 Jan inclusively. Collette Rayner: Access as idiot distraction Until Sun 25 Jan. A film based on the artist’s research into the Principality of Sealand, a former WWII sea fort in international waters off the coast of Suffolk, claimed by its occupiers the Bates family as an independent nation. See preview, page 126. Vanessa Billy: Sustain, Sustain Until Sun 21 Dec. Recent sculptural work from Swiss artist.
■ DOVECOT STUDIOS 10 Infirmary Street, 550 3660. Building: Mon–Sat 10.30am–5.30pm, closed Sun; Viewing Balcony: Mon–Fri noon–3pm, Sat 10.30am–5.30pm, closed Sun; but individual exhibitions may vary. Selected Until Sun 21 Dec. A Christmas selling exhibition of work by 27 Scotland-based makers, the perfect opportunity to pick up some unique gifts. ■ EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART 74 Lauriston Place, 221 6000. Opening times vary, see individual exhibition listings for details. ART4X Exhibition Tue 20 Jan–Sat 24 Jan. Tue–Sat Times tbc. Work by European architect-artists from Italy, France, Germany, Poland and Scotland, on sale in an exhibition in aid of the Patrick Wild Centre.
■ EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 Union Street, 557 2479. Tue–Sat 10am–6pm; closed Mon & Sun. No Fixed Abode Until Tue 23 Dec. Work by member artists on the issue of homelessness, in an exhibition created in collaboration with The Big Issue. David Lemm: Debris and Phenomena Sat 17 Jan–Sat 7 Mar. Semi-abstract printed works produced in the venue and also during a residency on the isle of Eigg.
■ THE FINE ART SOCIETY 6 Dundas Street, 557 4050. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 11am–2pm; closed Sun. Derek Clarke: Portraits of Rocks – Eighty Years of Landscape Painting Until Wed 24 Dec. A retrospective of the landscape painting by the veteran artist who died in May 2014. William Wilson 1905–1972: Etchings Until Wed 24 Dec. Etchings by the distinguished stained glass artist, printmaker and watercolourist. ■ FLAUBERT GALLERY 74 St Stephen Street, 225 5007. Tue–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat & Sun 11am–5pm; closed Mon. Christmas Exhibition Until Wed 31 Dec. Work by gallery artists.
■ FRUITMARKET GALLERY 45 Market Street, 225 2383. Mon–Sat 11am–6pm; Sun noon–5pm. Note: gallery is closed from Wed 24–Fri 26 Dec inclusively. Stan Douglas Until Sun 15 Feb. An overview of the work of major Canadian artist Stan Douglas, featuring videos and image works such as ‘Der Sandmann’, ‘Hogan’s Alley’ and ‘Hotel Vancouver’. ■ GAYFIELD CREATIVE SPACES 11 Gayfield Square, gayfield.co.uk Opening times vary, see individual events for details. POP Maskulinity Exhibition Thu 11 Dec, 10am–6pm. Art about masculinity, from Polish contemporary art organisation POP Maskulinity.
■ INGLEBY GALLERY 15 Calton Road, 556 4441. Mon–Sat 10am–6pm; closed Sun. Note: gallery is closed from Sun 21 Dec–Sun 4 Jan inclusively. Billboard for Edinburgh: Richard Long Until Fri 30 Jan. All day. The latest billboard on the exterior wall of the gallery is by Richard Long,
commemorating a walk he made in the central Sahara in 1988. Billboard for Edinburgh Exhibition Until Sat 10 Jan. A look back at the gallery’s last six years of its public billboard project, together with prints from the publishing program.
■ 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. Alberto Condotta and Colin Lindsay: Building Echoes Fri 16–Sat 31 Jan. Work by artists interested in the idea of architecture, and playing with concepts of body and sculpture. ■ INVERLEITH HOUSE Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place/ Inverleith Row, 248 2971. Tue–Sun 10am– 3.30pm; closed Mon. Note: gardens closed Thu 25 Dec 2014 and Thu 1 Jan 2015. Tony Conrad: Invented Acoustical Tools 1966–2012 Until Sun 18 Jan. A showing of some of the elegant and enigmatic instruments designed by avant- garde US musician Tony Conrad, one of the most inventive and seminal musicians of the mid-20th century.
■ NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND Chambers Street, 0300 123 6789. Daily 10am–5pm. Note: museum is closed on
Thu 25 Dec. Open Fri 26 Dec 2014 and Thu 1 Jan 2015 noon–5pm. Game Masters Until Mon 20 Apr. £10 (£8; children £6.30; under 5s free; family £23–£28; students £5 on Tue). Massive touring exhibition celebrating the varied history of computer gaming. With more than 125 playable games to work your way through, get stuck into arcade games, physical games (think Dance Central et al), consoles, PCs and many more. On top of this, there are also displays of concept art, interactive exhibits and in-depth interviews with game designers. ■ OPEN EYE GALLERY 34 Abercromby Place, 557 1020. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm; closed Sun. Christmas Show: Perfect Balance Until Tue 23 Dec. Abstract print show featuring work exploring balance and vibrancy, from artists including Charlotte Cornish and Sir Terry Frost. On A Small Scale Until Tue 23 Dec. A5-sized artworks by all of the Open Eye artists. Alberto Morrocco: Works on Paper Tue 13 Jan–Wed 11 Feb. Drawings and sketches by the late Scottish artist. Coastline Tue 13 Jan–Wed 11 Feb. Works showing the coastline of Britain by such artists as Chris Bushe, Glen Scouller and Sarah Carrington. Ruth Brownlee: Shetland Tue 13 Jan–Mon 9 Feb. Landscapes exploring the environment of Shetland.
INSTALLATION JIM CAMPBELL: INDIRECT IMAGING Dundee Contemporary Arts, until Sun 25 Jan ●●●●
The light and a whole lot more besides pours out of the seven pieces in Chicago-born LED auteur Jim Campbell’s first ever UK solo show. The moment you set foot into the DCA’s foyer, a digital clock behind the reception desk displays the night and day of things rather than time itself. If this is a precision-perfect image of a retro-future relic, it’s soporific fusion of low-lit high-tech isn’t trying to be cute, but comes fused with an intelligent and quietly personal poetry.
Outside Gallery 1, ‘Motion and Rest 5’ (2002) may at first glance resemble a traffic sign, but is actually footage of a person walking on crutches. Inside, similar optical effects are writ ever larger. ‘Explode View (Commuters)’ (2011), the self-explanatory ‘Home Movies 1040-3’ (2011) and ‘A Fire, A Freeway and A Walk’ (1999-2000) capture bodies in rest and motion, en route to work, rest or play. ‘Tilted Plane’ (2011) does something similar with birds in flight, albeit on a grand scale as the viewer walks among a series of bulbs in sensory-destabilising formations.
For all its meditative, multi-hued expanse, much of it feels like a curtain-raising primer for the piece that takes up the whole of the venue’s Gallery 2 space. ‘Last Day in the Beginning of March’ (2003) reflects on the final hours of Campbell’s brother’s life by tapping into a series of imagined memories through 26 synchronised bulbs beamed down from the ceiling. As each one pulses its circle of light at different speeds, they reflect a moment, a feeling or an anxiety immortalised on a series of name-plates lined around the dimmed walls. Out of the gloom comes a carefully choreographed set of sense memories that become both homage and elegy to the piece’s subject. (Neil Cooper)
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■ OUT OF THE BLUE DRILL HALL 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7101. Opening times vary; see individual exhibitions for details. Haika Maeda: Before the Diving Thu 11 Dec, 10am–5pm. Images by Chinese/Japanese artist of the lost civilisation of penguins. They’re not just all about the fish, you know. Christmas Arts & Craft Fair Sat 13 Dec, 11am–5pm. £1. A Christmas art market with a chance to pick up some unique Christmasabilia. The event on 13 Dec also features a bruncheon with live performances from local musicians. ■ THE QUEEN’S GALLERY Palace of Holyroodhouse, 556 5100. Daily 9.30am–4.30pm. Note: Wed 24 Dec 9.30am–3.30pm; closed Thu 25 & Fri 26 Dec; Wed 31 Dec 9.30am–4pm; Thu 1 Jan 2015 11am–4.30pm. Castiglione: Lost Genius Until Sun 8 Feb. Included in admission. When he wasn’t trying to throw his sister off a roof, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione was one of 17th century Italy’s greatest draughtsmen. This exhibition features 90 of his drawings and prints taken from the Royal Collection, and aims to restore the artist to his rightful place as one of the major artists of the Italian Baroque.
■ 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 Sun 25 Jan. Daily 10am–6pm. New work which surveys the built heritage. ■ ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound, 225 6671. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. NB certain exhibitions are open Mon 10am–5pm only. RSA Architecture Open 2014 Until Sun 25 Jan. The RSA takes the temperature of recent Scottish architecture and design work, in this show with exhibits submitted by practices all over the country. RSA Open 2014 Until Sun 25 Jan. Paintings, drawings, sculptures and photography by artists from across Scotland and beyond, chosen by the RSA from an open submission. The Society of Scottish Artists Until Sat 20 Dec. Daily 10am–5pm. The Society of Scottish Artists presents a mixed show of controversial and adventurous works. Your RSA Paintings: Your Choice Until Mon 23 Mar. Mon 10am–5pm. Pictures from the RSA collection, some of which have been chosen by the public. Vote by contacting gallery staff, registering your preference on the RSA Facebook page, or picking your favourite on the Academy’s website.
■ THE SCOTTISH GALLERY 16 Dundas Street, 558 1200. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm; closed Sun. Beth Legg: Jewellery Showcase Until Tue 23 Dec. Jewellery exploring ideas of memory and embedded objects. Ed Kluz: The Architecture of the Enlightenment Until Wed 24 Dec. Collages, paintings and prints inspired by the classical architecture of Scotland. Jill Fanshawe Kato: Nature’s Garden Until Wed 24 Dec. Work by highly-regarded ceramicist.
■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART ONE 75 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily 10am–5pm. Note: closed Thu 25 & Fri 26 Dec; open Thu 1 Jan 2015 noon–5pm. GENERATION: 25 Years of Contemporary Art in Scotland Until Sun 25 Jan. As part of the nationwide Generation programme, National Galleries Scotland mounts an epic two- part exhibition showing work by some of the country’s most vital contemporary artists. Modern One features work by Ross Sinclair, Graham Fagen, Victoria Morton, Alison Watt, Julie Roberts, Lucy McKenzie and others, as well as Douglas 11 Dec 2014–5 Feb 2015 THE LIST 125