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Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008
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Photographs of some of the weightiest names and brightest stars to have graced the pages of 'Vanity Fair', from its early period, 1913-36 (Albert Einstein, Charlie Chaplin and Jean Harlow) and since its re-launch in 1983 (Arthur Miller, Madonna), by internationally renowned photographers like Man Ray, Cecil Beaton, Mario Testino and Annie Leibovitz. Organised by the National Portrait Gallery, London.
14 Jun–21 Sep 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00 National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
China: A Photographic Portrait
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An unparalleled look at changing life in China as viewed through the lenses of 250 Chinese photographers.
5 Jul–14 Sep City Art Centre, Edinburgh
Foto: Modernity in Central Europe
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A vast selection of Modernist photography from Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Austria, brilliantly demonstrating how the new photographic vision extended into all areas of modern life and including examples of the very best in Modernist artistic practise.
7 Jun–31 Aug 10.00am–5.00 Dean Gallery, Edinburgh
John Muir Wood and the Origins of Landscape Photography in Scotland
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Arguably Scotland's first systematic landscape photographer, John Muir Wood travelled Scotland by steamer documenting the country, as shown in these photographs taken during 1840-1860. Works by Robert Adamson, David Octavius Hill, Thomas Keith, Horatio Ross and WHF Talbot are also displayed to contextualise his output.
2 Aug–26 Oct 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00 National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
Nicky Bird: Beneath The Surface / Hidden Place
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Ongoing series of work about nostalgia and the accountability of memory, documenting the changes in Scottish housing developments. Bird has worked with local communities, creating a 'then and now' by placing personal photographs from the past within her own pictures taken on the same site.
10 May–20 Jul 11.00am–6.00 Stills, Edinburgh
Close Up
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Curated by Dawn Ades and Simon Baker, who were responsible for 'Undercover Surrealism' at London's Hayward Gallery in 2006, this exhibition exploring the defamiliarising effects of the extreme close-up in early 20th Century photography and film.
11 Oct–11 Jan 2009 Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
A Holiday in Glenrothes
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A new photographic series celebrating Glenrothes as a significant point for Modernist public art delivery in Scotland, by Canadian artist Sylvia Grace Borda.
5 Jul–1 Aug RIAS Gallery, 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
Rosita McKenzie with Camilla Adams: Two Voices III / Horticulture Behind the Scenes
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Photographs by Rosita McKenzie, an Edinburgh-based blind artist, with accompanying tactile interpretations by Camilla Adams and audio commentaries.
Tuesdays–Sundays (from 31 Jul) 10.00am–5.30 Royal Botanic Garden (Inverleith House), Edinburgh
The Glenfinlas Cyanotypes
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Edinburgh-based artist Alexander Hamilton returns to his favourite medium of cameraless photography - the historic cyanotype. The exhibition features images of Glenfinlas, a place deeply associated with the Pre-Raphaelites. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
4 Aug–16 Aug Mon–Sat 10.00am–5.00 Studio 11, Edinburgh

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