Ian Hamilton Finlay

Edinburgh Art Festival 2012

Includes Susan Philipsz, Kevin Harman, Andrew Miller and Anthony Schrag

16 Apr 2012

From repurposed warehouses to historic masterpieces, the Edinburgh Art Festival’s 2012 programme, to be unveiled this August, showcases international stars, world-renowned artists and local heroes. The all-new ‘Promenade Programme’ of publicly sited…

Seeing Ian Hamilton Finlay's work indoors proves claustrophobic

Exhibition of work by polymath behind Little Sparta garden is hymn to nature

26 Jan 2011

There’s something slightly claustrophobic about seeing Ian Hamilton Finlay’s work indoors. As anyone who’s basked in the glories of the radical polymath’s Little Sparta garden in Dunsyre near Edinburgh will be aware, Hamilton Finlay was so at one with…

Dennis Hopper - 1936-2010

10 Jun 2010

Actor, director, writer, photographer and artist Dennis Hopper died on 29 May at the age of 74. Here, fans and old friends pay tribute

How to holiday in Scotland: Scottish Travel A-Z

9 Jun 2010

We’re here to persuade you that you don’t need foreign beaches or backpacking tours to make the most of the summer. There’s a world of wonder right on your doorstep, with plenty of Scottish excursions to keep you entertained until autumn. Anna Millar…

Jupiter Artland - outdoor work by high-profile contemporary artists

23 Jul 2009

‘This isn’t a sculpture park,’ says Robert Wilson, co-director, along with his wife Nicky, of the recently-opened Jupiter Artland. ‘We think of it as something different. That’s why we used the word “artland”, because we want to focus equally on the…

Ian Hamilton Finlay

9 Jul 2009

SCULPTURE & PRINTS Off in a side gallery at this quasi-retrospective show of Ian Hamilton Finlay’s work sits a neat pile of brown bricks arranged on a pallet. On the top of each of the bricks, their look and colour reminiscent of a loaf of bread…

Two Horizons: Works from the Collections of Charles Asprey and Alexander Schrôder (Group Show)

16 Apr 2009

While the National Gallery of Modern Art’s Artist Rooms generates the hype, a smaller exhibition quietly sits upstairs awaiting discovery. Two Horizons consists of works from two private collections, those of Charles Asprey and Alexander Schröder. The…

Eskimo

New exhibition space warmed up by a fine group show

14 Aug 2008

Having made their debut last Festival with a show at West Barns Studios, Polarcap return to East Lothian for this debut exhibition at Eskmills’ new gallery. Although the exposed roof beams give the impression that the gallery itself hasn’t actually been…