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Miriam Sturdee

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Taking Time: Craft and the Slow Revolution

Taking Time: Craft and the Slow Revolution

(3 stars)3 Feb 2010

Warmly welcomed into the exhibition space by Shane Waltener and Cheryl McChesney Jones’ colourful ‘Stepping and Stitching’ you might feel comfortable enough to take a seat and knit or knot a contributory piece to this collaboration between an artist and…

Magne F: Alpha Beta

Magne F: Alpha Beta

(3 stars)1 Feb 2010

While many people will remember Magne Furuholmen as the keyboardist in 1980s Norwegian band A-ha, few will realise that he has had a concurrent career as an artist, having first exhibited in 1989. This dual vocation has been a large part of his life…

What You See is Where You’re At

What You See is Where You’re At

(4 stars)6 Jan 2010

‘Everything is going to be alright,’ announces the neon installation by former Turner Prize winner Martin Creed as you approach the grand entrance to the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. It’s a fitting curtain raiser to the re-hang of the…

BP Portrait Award 2009

BP Portrait Award 2009

(4 stars)6 Jan 2010

The popular annual exhibition arrives at the Dean Gallery following its first outing in London, featuring a host of familiar names as well as some new international entrants since the competition expanded its reach beyond the British Isles. Of the 56…

The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton and Antarctic Photography

The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton and Antarctic Photography

(4 stars)4 Dec 2009

Bringing together photography from both Scott’s South Pole expedition (1910–1913) and Shackleton’s later attempt to cross Antarctica on foot (1914–16), The Heart of the Great Alone is more than a collection of images – it is a narrative journey and an…

The End of the Line: Attitudes in Drawing

The End of the Line: Attitudes in Drawing

(5 stars)19 Nov 2009

The End of the Line may just be the beginning of a resurgence in interest to the humbled medium of drawing. The 11 international artists take ownership of the space with skill and innovation – especially in the case of Monika Gryzmala who has created a…

Salt of the Earth

Salt of the Earth

(4 stars)19 Nov 2009

There are a few surprises at what might have been a straightforward showcase of some of Scotland’s famous faces by Craig Mackay. The first revelation is that not all the usual suspects are present, and the second is the inclusion of a few famous faces…

Salt of the Earth

Salt of the Earth

National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, until Sun 10 Jan

(4 stars)4 Nov 2009

There are a few surprises at what might have been a straightforward showcase of some of Scotland’s famous faces by Craig Mackay. The first revelation is that not all the usual suspects are present, and the second is the inclusion of a few famous faces…

Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Picture House, Edinburgh, Sun 15 December

Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Picture House, Edinburgh, Sun 15 December

(4 stars)16 Dec 2008

The buzz of the near-capacity crowd hushed abruptly as the opening number began, with Campbell's breathy vocals casting the intended spell over the audience. The first half conjured up a Mississippi voodoo-dream sequence with Lanegan cast as darkness in…

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