PLANT SCENERY OF THE WORLD Inverleith House, Royal Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh, until Tue 31 Oct, rbge.org.uk A major exhibition celebrating the garden’s innovative modernist glasshouse. See review at list.co.uk AND ERIN SHIRREFF: SLOW OBJECTS The Common Guild, Glasgow, until Sun 17 Dec, thecommonguild. org.uk Video, sculpture, installation and photography from three artists examining the way we perceive objects.
VANESSA BILLY, EDITH DEKYNDT SAHEJ RAHAL: BARRICADIA
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CCA, Glasgow, Sat 16 Sep–Sun 29 Oct, cca-glasgow.com Work by mischievous Mumbai- based artist, developed at Cove Park, to create
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an imaginary land. See preview, page 90. poem Whale Nation.
JOHN AKOMFRAH: VERTIGO SEA Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh, until Sat 27 Jan, trg.ed.ac.uk Multi-screen installation by the distinguished artist, in part inspired by Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick and Heathcote Williams’ epic KELLY RICHARDSON Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee until Sun 26 Nov, dca.org.uk Kelly Richardson creates hyper- real digital films of rich and complex landscapes that have been manipulated using CGI, animation and sound. See preview, page 90.
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GLASGOW
LINES OF THOUGHT The Lighthouse, Glasgow until Sun 1 Oct, thelighthouse.co.uk An exhibition about architectural drawing and representation centring on the work of renowned architect Alexander Thomson. MARLIE MUL: THIS EXHIBITION IS CANCELLED Gallery Of Modern Art, Glasgow, until Sun 29 Oct, glasgowlife.org. uk The artist was going to have her first solo exhibition in the gallery, but after consideration she has cancelled it, and instead the gallery is empty except for large posters proclaiming that the exhibition is cancelled. See review, page 89.
STUART MIDDLETON: BEAT Tramway, Glasgow, Tue 5 Sep–Fri 20 Oct, tramway.org Installation by London-based artist.
SARA BARKER: THE FACES OF OLDER IMAGES Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Sat 16 Sep–Sat 28 Oct, gsa.ac.uk The fourth solo show by the Glasgow-based artist.
STEPHEN SUTCLIFFE: WORK FROM THE COLLECTION Gallery Of Modern Art, Glasgow, Fri 22 Sep–Sun 21 Jan, glasgowlife. org.uk The Glasgow-based artist has his first solo show at the gallery, with new works drawing from his extensive collection of broadcast material and printed ephemera. See review at list. co.uk EAST AND WEST WALK FORWARD Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Sat 23 Sep–Sun 29 Oct, gsa.ac.uk A major exhibition of work by staff at the Luxun Academy of Fine Arts (LAFA).
EDINBURGH
NEW EDITION Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh, until Sat 2 Sep, edinburghprintmakers.co.uk Curated by Sarah Lowndes, this group exhibition displays newly-commissioned printed works by Museums Press, Poster Club and Emer Tumilty. See review at list. co.uk
ART WALK PORTY Various venues, Edinburgh, until Sun 10 Sep, artwalkporty.co.uk Art project celebrating the public space and artistic activity of Portobello, featuring open artist studios, site-specific beach art, pop-up makers markets and more. PABLO BRONSTEIN: THE ROSE WALK Jupiter Artland, Wilkieston, until Wed 27 Sep, jupiterartland.org Two pavilions connected by a 25m-long rose garden, created by London-based artist of Argentine origin.
JAC LEIRNER The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, until Sun 22 Oct, fruitmarket.co.uk The first solo exhibition in Scotland for the Brazilian artist who makes work from a limited range of ordinary materials. See review at list.co.uk TRUE TO LIFE: BRITISH REALIST PAINTINGS IN THE 1920S AND 1930S Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art One, Edinburgh, until Sun 29 Oct, nationalgalleries.org A major review of British realist painting in the 20s and 30s, with works by the famous (Stanley Spencer) and the not-so-famous. See review at list.co.uk
SHADOWS OF WAR: ROGER FENTON’S PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE CRIMEA, 1855 The Queen’s Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, until Sun 26 Nov, royalcollection.org.uk The Crimean War was one of the first wars to be given extensive photographic
documentation, and Roger Fenton was in the thick of it. See review at list.co.uk DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh, until Sat 20 Jan, dovecotstudios.com A look at the work of key women weavers and artists.
HIDDEN GEMS City Art Centre, Edinburgh, Sat 7 Oct–May 2018, edinburghmuseums. org.uk, Little-seen and lesser-known treasures from the centre’s collection.
DUNDEE
LAURA MULVEY AND PETER WOLLEN: URGENCY AND POSSIBILITY: COUNTER-CINEMA IN THE 70S AND 80S Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design Cooper Gallery, Dundee, Fri 29 Sep–Sat 7 Oct, dundee.ac.uk/djcad A two-week screening programme . See preview, page 90. 1 Sep–31 Oct 2017 THE LIST 91