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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
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
If you'll believe in me, I'll believe in you
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Curated by MA Contemporary Art Theory students in the Centre for Visual & Cultural Studies at Edinburgh College of Art, this brings together the work of Erica Eyres, Sigga Björg Sigurardóttir, Katinka Simonse and Lorraine Sue-Fern Yeung. Using different mediums, each artist explores the human tendency to anthropomorphise.
21 Jun–20 Jul Thu–Sun 12.00–7.00 The GRV, 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
Infinity and Perspective I-V
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Work by Marion Preez, Keith Winter, Dongfang Gao and Daniel Smernicki will be shown in c a m e r a - the 'small chamber' - a new exhibition space at the entrance to the Museum of Edinburgh. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'.
31 Jul–31 Aug (Closed 7 Aug, 15 Aug & 23 Aug) National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Intimate Portrait
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Exploring the fascination for intimate portraiture in Georgian and Regency Britain, from the origins of polite society and the rise of the fashionable art world until the onset of the Victorian era and the invention of photography.
25 Oct–1 Feb 2009 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00 National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller
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A first chance for Scottish audiences to experience the work of one of the most internationally-respected artist partnerships, whose Paradise Institute, a mini movie theatre, was the highlight of the 2001 Venice Biennale. Cardiff and Bures Miller make immersive works of art which combine image, video, sound and music, as well as architectural and sculptural installation, to draw an audience into a highly credible fictional world. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
31 Jul–28 Sep Fruitmarket 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
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

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