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An Edinburgh View

Work by gallery artists inspired by Edinburgh and its environs.

Gallery Ten, Edinburgh

Thu 23 May

Free

  • 10:30 – 19:00

Garry Fabian Miller: The Middle Place

Early and recent work by renowned fine art photographer.

Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh

Thu 23 May

Free / 0131 556 4441

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Ulvi Pepinova: An Evening Of Art

Contemporary glass paintings and decorative objects inspired by natural minerals and photographs of Earth taken from space.

The Blanchard Room At The Hollywood Arms, London SW10

Thu 23 May

Free / 020 7349 7840

  • 18:30 – 23:00

The Atlantic Cable

A cross-disciplinary evening, featuring a network of scholars, artists and musicians who come together to exchange ideas and culture beyond national borders (and that wide, wide expanse known as the Atlantic Ocean).

The Glad Café, Glasgow

Thu 23 May

Free / 0141 636 6119

The first ever Atlantic Cable, featuring talks by Dr Michael Morris (Glasgow University), Dr Michael Brown (University of Aberdeen); music from Joe Black, Siobhan Wilson, and Jill O'Sullivan (Sparrow and the Workshop); and video work from artist Annie Crabtree (Picture Window).

  • 19:00 – 22:30

Helene Kazan: A Domestic Image Of Preemption

Multimedia installation which creates a domestic space from a sequence of interacting, moving photographic images.

Lubomirov-Easton, London SE8

Thu 23 May

Free

  • 12:00 – 18:00
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Trevor Kiernander: Fallen

Paintings by the Canadian artist which take visual cues from actual and virtual environments, presented in the gallery's window space.

Vitrine Gallery, London SE1

Wed 22 May

Free

  • 00:00 – 23:59 (Thursday morning)

Thu 23 May

Free

  • 00:00 – 23:59 (Friday morning)

Archie Forrest

Contemporary paintings created by the Glasgow-born painter depicting landscapes and still life.

Portland Gallery, London SW1A

Thu 23 May

Free / 020 7493 1888

  • 10:00 – 18:00

David Batchelor: Flatlands

Exhibition that provides an in-depth survey of the artist's colourful paintings, drawings and three-dimensional installation work.

Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh

Thu 23 May

Free / 0131 225 2383

  • 11:00 – 18:00

A Decade Of The Mark Tanner Sculpture Award

Contemporary sculptures by prize-winning artists Rosie Leventon, Giles Kent, Victoria Rance, Paul Jones, Kevin Osmond, John Summers, Clara Clark, Paul Carter, John Wallbank and Jemima Brown.

Standpoint Gallery, London N1

Thu 23 May

Free / 020 7739 4921

  • 12:00 – 18:00

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design Degree Show

Showcase for graduates of DJCAD, working in a variety of media; a chance to see the work of future art stars of Dundee.

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee

Thu 23 May

Free / 01382 345330

The 2013 show celebrates DJCAD's 125 years of full-time art teaching in Dundee.

  • 10:00 – 20:00
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Artists Film International

Three contemporary film pieces exploring the different approaches to performance and bodily presence. Featuring work from the artists Neha Choksi, Kaia Hugin and Alix Pearlstein.

Whitechapel Gallery, London E1

Thu 23 May

Free / 020 7522 7888

  • 11:00 – 21:00

Cairo to Constantinople: Early Photographs of the Middle East

Photographs of the Middle East taken by royal photographer Francis Bedford, who accompanied the then-Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) on an educational tour of the region in 1862. The royal party travelled through Egypt and the Biblical lands, then known as the Levant, later as Palestine and now as Israel, and almost as…

The Queen's Gallery, Edinburgh

Thu 23 May

Included in admission / 0131 556 5100

  • 09:30 – 18:00

Fenton Bailey & Mairi-Luise Tabbakh: Human Relations

Photographs of the female form, providing an insight into the relationship between photographer and muse.

Imitate Modern, London W1G

Thu 23 May

Free / 020 7486 9927

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Jon Rafman

Contemporary works by the artist.

Seventeen, London E2

Thu 23 May

Free / 020 7729 5777

  • 11:00 – 18:00

Alexander James: Intersection

A solo exhibition featuring a selection of images taken with subjects being submerged in specially-created giant water tanks. Recent subjects have included tropical butterflies and cut flowers.

The Gallery @ The Studio Building, London W11

Thu 23 May

Free / 07866 566040

  • 10:00 – 20:00
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Betty Black: Sex, Death, Magic And Cheeseburgers

Contemporary works created by the artist and illustrator. The work is darkly comic and strongly influenced by vintage erotica, commercial imagery and toys with traditional expectations of narrative.

Here Gallery, Bristol

Thu 23 May

Free / 0117 942 2222

  • 10:30 – 18:30

The Fringe at the Foundry

A contemporary art exhibition including works by Roger Dean, Peter Messer, Harold Mockford and other exciting artists in the Foundry Gallery once the Phoenix Ironworks which supplied all the ironwork for Brighton sea front. Featuring Mo Foster's presentation The Story of Rock Thursday 23rd May 7.30 Tickets from the Box…

The Foundry Gallery, Lewes

Thu 23 May

£8 (£6) / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

Rodin: The Kiss

One of the most famous sculptures in the world, notoriously animated by Terry Gilliam as a perverse musical instrument, Rodin's The Kiss is coming to the National Gallery. This is the second version Rodin made of the piece, in response to a commission by American collector Edwin Perry Warren. Trivia fact: Warren, who was…

Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

Thu 23 May

Free / 0131 624 6200

  • 10:00 – 19:00

1000 Years Of The Art Of Japanese Books

An exhibition of treasures from Tenri Central Library in Japan, which holds an extraordinary collection of rare books, including manuscripts and documents, about 1,830,000, roughly two-thirds of which are Japanese, Korean and Chinese books, and one-third Western, including Arabic and African books.

Brunei Gallery, SOAS, London WC1H

Thu 23 May

Free / 020 7898 4046/4915

  • 10:30 – 20:00

Anne Middleton: Gates Of Paradise

Photo-realistic botanical paintings exploring the notion of the sublime.

Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery, London W1T

Thu 23 May

Free / 020 7436 4899

  • 10:00 – 18:00
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ArtYaTart

Work by abstract autobiographical artist Lainey Waddell.

The 13th Note Café/Bar, Glasgow

Thu 23 May

Free / 0141 553 1638

  • 12:00 – 00:00

The Bay Area School: Californian Artists From The 1950s-1960s

Tracing the development of abstract expressionism and the counter-blast of figurative art on the West Coast of America during a decisive period, this exhibition marks a milestone in the on-going understanding of the post-war art scene in the United States.

Thomas Williams Fine Art, London W1S

Thu 23 May

Free / 020 7491 1485

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Bryan Dooley: Rabbit Is Rich

Photographs and large-scale graphic images produced by the London-based artist and first winner of the AzkoNobel Photography Award at the Royal College Of Art. His works rupture photographic conventions through manipulation.

Rod Barton Gallery, London EC1V

Thu 23 May

Free / 07989 437214

  • 12:00 – 18:00

Catlin Art Prize 2013

Contemporary works in various media by graduating artists including Fatma Bucak, Juno Calypso, Robert Crosse, Nicky Deeley, Bee Griffith and Terry Ryu Kim.

Londonewcastle Project Space, E2

Thu 23 May

Free / 020 7534 1888

  • 11:00 – 18:00

David Jablonowski: Tools And Orientations

An installation of mixed-media sculpture and films exploring the aesthetics of culture and systems for the displaying and transferring of information, inspired by calligraphic manuscripts, television commercials and online visual content.

BALTIC, Gateshead

Thu 23 May

Free / 0191 478 1810

  • 10:00 – 18:00
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