Visual art, Issue 660

Richard Wright at Edinburgh Art Festival

Richard Wright has always been a man to think outside the box. A Turner prize-winner, commended for ‘rejecting the canvas’, he’s done just that with his latest masterpiece. Commissioned by the Edinburgh Art Festival, Wright’s latest creation has been…

Billy Connolly statue set for Glasgow's former shipyards

The Big Yin is to be immortalised as part of a new sculpture in one of Glasgow’s new housing developments, in Anderston. Billy Connolly will be recreated as a steel structure following a commission by housing charity, Sanctuary Scotland. Artist Andy…

Edinburgh Art Festival work from Richard Wright

Things are getting inventive at the Edinburgh Art Festival courtesy of 2009 Turner prize-winner Richard Wright, who has unveiled his specially commissioned painting for the EAF. Showcased in the west stairwell of the Dean Gallery, the black-on-white…

Mark Handforth

The Modern Institute, Glasgow, until Sat 24 Jul

A neon work hangs on the exterior of the gallery like a signpost to an underground poker venue. The piece, entitled ‘Weeping Moon’, sketches the outline of a half moon in pink and blue neon lights with tears rolling down its brick-faced cheek. This…

Dutch Landscapes

Queen’s Gallery, Edinburgh, until Sun 9 Jan

The cool, spacious interior of the Queen’s Gallery is an apt accompaniment to the moody tones and airy landscapes of these Dutch masters of the art of landscape painting. The exhibition brings together 42 works from painters including Jacob van Ruisdael…

People Like Us celebrate record cover art in Prints of Darkness

The first time sound collagist Vicki Bennett played Edinburgh under her People Like Us alter ego, it was on the empty dance-floor of a cellar club in the city centre a decade ago, in front of a thin smattering of quietly curious punters and a pair of…

Must I Paint You a Picture?

Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, until Fri 16 Jul

A members group show is typically a disparate affair. The annual Transmission exhibition, where members are given the opportunity to include a work of any size or medium, is a true Salon-style exposé, covering the walls from top to bottom and spilling…

Sitting and Looking showcases furniture design from Jim Partridge, Liz Walmsley and El Ultimo Grito

One of the more eclectic exhibitions in this year’s Edinburgh Art Festival is this group show at Dovecot, curated by internationally acclaimed furniture designers Jim Partridge and Liz Walmsley. Alongside work by the pair, who have worked together for…