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Hole In My Pocket: The Universe Is Very Large, You Are Very Small, Act Accordingly
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An exhibition/installation of large-scale prints, attempting to understand the concept of the present moment when viewed in relation to the entire universe. Performances with a themed meal from 5.30pm on Sat 21 & Thu 26 Apr. Part of Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art & Behaviour.
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17 May31 May Mon–Sat 10am–11pm The Arches Café Bar & Restaurant, Glasgow
It's Not Your Birthday Anymore
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Recent work by eight young artists working across different disciplines in Edinburgh.
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31 May 7pm
Opening night.
Old Ambulance Depot, Edinburgh
1 Jun6 Jun Mon–Wed, Fri & Sat 11am–5pm; Sun 11am–4pm Old Ambulance Depot, Edinburgh
Anya Gallaccio: Billboard for Edinburgh
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Artist Anya Gallaccio's contribution to the Billboard for Edinburgh project is a microscopic photograph of a tiny speck of dirt taken from Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh's very own extinct volcano.
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23 May21 Jul Mon–Sat 10am–6pm
Billboard is viewable at any time.
Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh
One Thousand Points of Light: Melvin Moti
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Installation by Dutch artist Melvin Moti, incorporating a film exploring rocks from the Museum's collection that emit ultraviolet light, as well as other objects such as scent bottles made with uranium glass. Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
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20 Jun31 Oct Mon–Sun 10am–5pm National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Antonia Hirsch: Komma
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The Vancouver-based artist presents a 16mm film based on Dalton Trumbo’s seminal anti-war novel Johnny Got His Gun – a book written entirely without commas.
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25 May1 Jul Tue–Fri noon–5pm; Sat & Sun noon–6pm Tramway, Glasgow
Callum Innes: The Regent Bridge
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Best known as an abstract painter, Callum Innes works for the first time with light in an installation which floods the dark and dirt-encrusted Regent Bridge with coloured light. Created with architect and lighting artist Gavin Fraser and co-commissioned by the EAF and the Ingleby Gallery. Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
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2 Aug2 Sep Times vary Regent Bridge, Edinburgh
Gill Russell: Reach
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Intriguing installation work from local artist Gill Russell.
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26 May17 Jun Mon–Sun 10am–4pm An Talla Solais, Ullapool
Hidden Stories
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Graduate exhibition from students, exploring the Heriot-Watt School of Textiles & Design's local and global presence.
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2 Jun7 Jun Mon–Thu, Sat & Sun 10.30am–5.30pm Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh
The Joy of Sex
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Interactive exhibition exploring the lighter, funnier side of sex. Leave that po-face at home, and get well and truly stuck into a naked tea party (socks must be left on), performance exhibits themed around tickling and fetish, and plenty of exhibitions of fruity objects and people. God only knows what's in the petting zoo. Part of the Festival of Erotic Arts.
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18 Jun24 Jun Mon–Sun noon–7pm Sapphire Rooms, Edinburgh
Jupiter Artland
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The celebrated outdoor sculpture park opens its doors for the third summer season with new works on show by Anya Gallacio, Andy Goldsworthy and Henry Castle, plus existing sculptures by the likes of Antony Gormley, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Charles Jencks, Anish Kapoor, Cornelia Parker and others.
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31 May16 Sep Thu–Sun 10am–5pm
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
Jupiter Artland, Wilkieston
Miro: Sculptor
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The first major display in the UK of sculpture by the 20th-century, French artist Joan Miro, made in the second half of his life.
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6 Apr 20126 Jan 2013 grounds Mon–Sun 10am–6pm, gallery Mon–Sun 10am–5pm, grounds Oct 29–Jan 6, Mon–Sun 10am–5pm, gallery Oct 29–Jan 6, Mon–Sun 10am–4pm, closed Dec 24 & 25, ends Jan 6 Underground Gallery & Grounds at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield
Royal Babylon: The Criminal Record of the British Monarchy
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A one-night installation inspired by Heathcote Williams' poem 'Royal Babylon: The Criminal Record of the British Monarchy', with readings and live music imbued with a punk spirit.
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2 Jun 7pm Fleet Collective, Dundee
Ana Maria Pacheco: The Longest Journey
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Sculptural installations inspired by South American and European cultural traditions, classical mythology, magic and catholic ritual.
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25 May9 Jun From May 25, Mon–Sat 9am–5pm, Sun 12noon–4pm, ends Jun 9 Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury
Andrew Gifford: London Landscapes
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Paintings and installations exploring the effects of natural and artificial light on the city.
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18 Jul8 Aug From Jul 18, Mon–Fri 10am–6pm, Sat 11am–4pm, or by appointment, ends Aug 8 John Martin Gallery, London W1S
Kurt Hentschlager: CORE
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A digital art installation made up of windows containing computer-generated humanoid figures, created from lights, sound and movement by the Chicago-based artist.
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23 Mar30 Sep From Mar 23, Mon–Sun 10am–5pm, ends Sep 30 Enginuity, Telford
A Parliament of Lines
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Work by fifteen important Scottish artists – or at any rate, artists who've been through the Scottish education system – who use drawing as a central component in their practice. Featured artists are Charles Avery, Paul Chiappe, Layla Curtis, Nathalie De Briey, Moyna Flannigan, Luca Frei, Euan Gray, Sam Griffin, Marie Harnett, Callum Innes, Alan Johnston, Andrew MacKenzie, David Shrigley, Graeme Todd and Ainslie Yule and the exhibition is organised around five themes: The Body…
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5 May8 Jul Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm City Art Centre, Edinburgh
Polly Morgan: Endless Plains
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An installation exploring the cycle of life and the relationship between predator, prey and parasite, inspired by a trip to the Serengeti.
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8 Jun31 Jul From Jun 8, Tue–Sat 10am–6pm, ends Jul 31 All Visual Arts, London N1
Robert Therrien: No Title (Table And Four Chairs)
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Sculptural installations by the American artist, using scale to challenge perceptions of everyday domestic objects.
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5 May22 Jul From Apr 20, Mon–Sun 10am–7pm, ends Jul 22 The MAC, Belfast
Roofless
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An ambitious outdoor arts programme working in partnership with five regions in Scotland, ensuring you'll see Transformers-style musical robots in Shetland, huge toppling sculpture in Ayrshire, an outdoor theatre takeover in Falkirk, a dance cycle in Dumfries and Galloway and a fire festival in Fraserburgh. Community groups work together for each project before a grand finale.
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31 May 201231 May 2013 Times vary Various venues
Sun Rings at Riverside
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Kronos Quartet headlines the climax of an evening of music and art installations inspired by the architecture and exhibitions of the Riverside Museum, with contemporary space-themed strings.
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15 Jul 7.30pm Riverside Museum, Glasgow
Yayoi Kusama
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Large-scale immersive installations that feature the artist's trademark repetitive dot paintings that convey a sense of obsessive tendencies that relate the artist's time spent living in a mental institution.
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9 Feb5 Jun From Feb 9, Mon–Thu, Sun 10am–6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am–10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ends Jun 5 Tate Modern, London SE1
Adam Dix & Tim Phillips: Programming Myth
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Watercolour paintings and sculptural installations exploring the fetishisation of technology and the notion of worship.
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30 May30 Jun From May 17, Tue–Fri 11am–6pm, Sat 12noon–5pm, ends Jun 22 Sumarria Lunn Gallery, London W1K
Alicia Tsigarides
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21 May14 Jul From May 21, Mon–Sun 10am–5pm, ends Jul 14 Exeter Phoenix, Exeter
Andrew Heath & Peter Maynard: The Sonority Of Objects
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A site-specific audio installation inspired by objects from the museum's archive and elements of the building.
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6 May31 May From May 1, Tue–Fri 10am–5pm, Sat & Sun 11am–4pm, Bank Hol Mons 11am–5pm, ends May 31 Museum In The Park, Stroud
Andrew Lim & Lee Machell: Variable
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Mixed-media, sculptural installations and interventions embracing playfulness.
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16 May2 Jun Wed–Sat 12noon–6pm, ends Jun 2 Untitled Gallery, Manchester

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