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Andrew Grassie
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A survey exhibition of recent and new work by Andrew Grassie. His first major solo exhibition in Scotland, Talbot Rice Gallery has brought together a selection of the artist's output from the past ten years. Grassie responds to this particular hang with new paintings of the installation itself, with the exhibition only becoming complete once these works take their places on the gallery walls 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
1 Aug–27 Sep 10.00am–5.00; Sun 2.00–5.00 Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh
The Art of Italy in the Royal Collection: The Baroque
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Part two of the gallery's Italian art exhibition includes 'The Calling of Saints Peter and Andrew' by Caravaggio, Annibale Carracci's 'Allegory of Truth and Time', Orazio Gentileschi's 'Joseph and Potiphar's Wife', Cristofano Allori's 'Judith with the Head of Holofernes' and drawings by Guido Reni, Guercino and Bernini. Last admission is one hour before the gallery closes.
13 Nov–8 Mar 2009 9.30am–4.30 (24 Dec 9.30am–2.00) (31 Dec 9.00am–3.00) (1 Jan 2009 11.00am–4.30) (Closed 27 Oct–12 Nov, 25 Dec & 26 Dec) The Queen's Gallery, Edinburgh
The Art of Italy in the Royal Collection: The Renaissance
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32 paintings and 42 drawings from the period of the Italian Renaissance, that includes works by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael and Tintoretto, Giovanni Bellini, Lorenzo Costa and Titian. This is the first of two-part exhibition, the second of which will cover the Baroque period. Last admission 5pm.
25 Apr–24 Oct 9.30am–6.00 The Queen's Gallery, Edinburgh
Chad McCail
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Two series' of screenprints and a suite of lithographs, reflecting the history and mechanics of compulsory education and our dealings with puberty as a culture. Artist's talk, Sat 23 Aug. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
Tuesdays–Saturdays 10.00am–6.00 Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh
Dame Elizabeth Blackadder
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A new exhibition of oils, watercolours and etchings.
8 Aug–6 Sep Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
Fantasy and Function: Design for Goldsmiths
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Prints and drawings produced by artists and craftsmen in the 'Grotesque' style that was popularised during the Renaissance after the excavation of Roman grottos at that time.
3 May–3 Aug 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00 National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
Heroes
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A critical re-examination of what we mean by the term 'Victorian values', focused through portraits and information on the individuals considered role models in that society.
30 May–7 Dec National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
Impressionism and Scotland
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Scottish Impressionism from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, comprising over 100 works by artists as diverse as Whistler, Corot, McTaggart and the Glasgow Boys, as well as Monet, Manet, Degas, Van Gogh and the Scottish Colourists.
19 Jul–12 Oct 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00 National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
Kaleidoscope: Works on Paper Recently Acquired for Scotland
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Recent acquisitions on paper and photographs including a sketch of the Holy Family by the 18th century Venetian painter Tiepolo, a pastel portrait of the actress Tilda Swinton by her husband John Byrne and Picasso's etching, 'Weeping Woman'.
15 Jul–21 Sep 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00 National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
Kay Rosen: Huen
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The first Scottish showing of work by American artist Kay Rosen is the inaugural exhibition at the Ingleby Gallery's new main space. Rosen creates huge, playful text pieces often relying on clever visual puns. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
31 Jul–24 Sep Mon–Wed & Fri 10.00am–6.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00; Sat 10.00am–5.00 Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh
Leon Morrocco: From Melbourne to Morocco? Drawing on Life
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An exhibition highlighting the diverse cultures of Australia, Spain, Italy, Malta, France, Greece and Great Britain, celebrating Leon Morrocco's response to each country 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
9 Aug–3 Sep Mon–Fri 10.00am–6.00; Sat 10.00am–4.00 Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
OFFERINGS
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Exhibition examining the religious image and its paradoxes, rendered in portraits by Irish artist Ian Healy. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'.
31 Jul–30 Aug Thu & Fri 12.30–6.00; Sat 11.00am–5.00 ATTICSALT, Edinburgh
Old Edinburgh: Parliament Square and the Grassmarket
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Prints and drawings from the National Gallery's collections that focus on the older parts of Edinburgh. 'Part of the Old Town Festival'.
1 Jun–31 Jul 10.00am–5.00 National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
Perpetua Pope
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New exhibition of landscapes in oils by the 92-year old artist.
2 Jul–2 Aug Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
Playing Against Reason
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Frances Richardson returns to the gallery with a compelling body of new work including a series of drawings based on playing cards. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
25 Jul–28 Jul Tue–Sat 11.00am–4.30 Corn Exchange Gallery, Edinburgh
Recognised: Highlights from the Collection
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Highlights from the CAC's collection of Scottish art, including work by Redpath, Paolozzi, Blackadder and Bellany.
12 May–24 Dec Mon–Sat 10.00am–5.00 City Art Centre, Edinburgh
Richard Hamilton: Protest Pictures
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Paintings and sculptures from the Pop Art man's life-long interest in political figures and movements.'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
Tuesdays–Sundays 10.00am–5.30 Royal Botanic Garden (Inverleith House), Edinburgh
Sanford Wurmfeld: Cyclorama
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The E-Cyclorama is a painting unlike any previously witnessed. Painted on the inside of a huge cylinder, the viewer enters from beneath, is surrounded by the painting, their field of vision filled with a rainbow of shifting colour. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival 2008'
25 Jul–5 Sep Mon–Fri 10.00am–8.00; Sat & Sun 10.00am–5.00 Edinburgh College of Art Sculpture Court, Edinburgh
Scottish Gallery Summer Exhibition
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Annual mixed exhibition from emergent and established artists in the gallery's stable.
2 Jul–2 Aug Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
There Was a Little Magpie
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12 Jul–7 Sep 10.00am–5.00 Dean Gallery, Edinburgh
[Footlights]
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Get closer to the smell of the grease paint with a collection from the National Galleries of Scotland of artists who have chosen to record events and performances.
9 Aug–16 Nov 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00 National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh

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