Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918 – 1945 at the Dean Gallery is a must for all modern art lovers and budding photographers. Following highly successful runs in the USA, this is the only European showing of a truly magnificent exhibition. www.nationalgalleries.org

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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
The Royal Mile: A Hidden History
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Photographic recollections of the way things were on the Royal Mile from Edinburgh City Library's Capital Collections project. 'Part of the Old Town Festival'.
14 Jun–19 Jul 10.00am–6.00; Sun 12.00–6.00 Scottish Storytelling Centre, 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
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
Faces and Places
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Organised in partnership with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, this collection of paintings, sculpture, drawings, photographs, architectural drawings, notebooks and sketches coincides with the centenary of the RCAHMS.
24 Apr–20 Jul 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00 National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
39
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For this exhibition Hugh Brady has transformed his studio, a former stables building, into a conduit for a variety of spaces occupied by other artists, both fictional and real., '39'comprises a series of paintings, murals, drawings and architectural interventions, 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
1 Aug–25 Aug 11.00am–6.00 16B Lennox Street Lane, Edinburgh
Alexander Heim
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Heim's first solo show in the UK draws together works on paper, film, ceramics, photographs and sculpture, as the artist explores the convergences and occasional frictions between the natural world and human urban activity. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
31 Jul–13 Sep Tue–Fri 10.00am–6.00; Sat 12.00–5.00 doggerfisher, Edinburgh
Artist's Talk: Chad McCail
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The artist discusses his current exhibition at Edinburgh Printmakers.
23 Aug 8.00 Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh
Collage City: Urban Space in Contemporary Art
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Works on paper by artists such as Toby Paterson, Langlands and Bell and Carol Rhodes looking at the way skylines, maps and city architecture have inspired creative work. This exhibition highlights the crucial position of urban space as a playground for artists over the past 60 years.
14 Apr–7 Sep Dean Gallery, Edinburgh
From Kyoto to Carbeth: Poems & plants from the hills
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Work developed from conversations by Takaya Fujii and Gerry Loose whilst walking ?together', in Kyoto and Scotland. Takaya selected a plant with had personal and cultural significance from the hills for each month of the year, Gerry responded by making poems. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
1 Aug–12 Sep Mon–Fri 11.00am–6.00; Sat 1.00–5.00 Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh
Scottish Landscapes
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An exhibition of new Scottish Landscape paintings by artists Alison Auldjo, Karen Cairns, Hazel Cashmore, Mairi Clark, Elaine Cunningham and Chris Forsey.
12 Jun–14 Jul scotlandart.com, Edinburgh
What is life: Christine Borland, Graham Fagen, Simon Starling
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Sculpture inspired by the symbolism of plants, created by three of Scotland's leading artists.
12 Jul–31 Aug 10.00am–5.00 Exhibition Hall Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Au fil d'Ecosse
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An oblique gaze at Scotland, the exhibition's images and words taking us on a journey across the country: paintings, photos, installation. 'Part of Edinburgh Art Festival'.
1 Jul–29 Aug, not Sundays Mon–Fri 9.30am–6.30; Sat 9.30am–1.30 Institut Français d'Ecosse, Edinburgh
Big Things On The Beach: Garden Gallery
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Curated by Big Things on the Beach, Garden Gallery will see local, national and international artists installing works in private gardens in Portobello. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'.
2 Aug–30 Aug High Street, Edinburgh
Gladstone Gallery
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The Gladstone Gallery will feature a selection of contemporary artists exhibiting and selling their work. There will be changing exhibitions throughout July, August and September.
1 Jul–7 Sep 11.00am–5.00 Gladstone's Land, 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
Nicky Bird: Beneath The Surface / Hidden Place
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Photographic works using materials found by collaborating with communities across Scotland whose surroundings have undergone significant change, resulting in an exploration of the physical and emotional effects of economic change and regeneration.
10 May–20 Jul 11.00am–6.00 Stills, 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
Bond Bound: Ian Fleming and the Art of Cover Design
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Charting the role of artists and designers in defining the look of the world's most popular spy.
5 Jul–14 Sep City Art Centre, Edinburgh
Bridget Jones Prints
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Prints inspired by Jones' botanical studies, the RBGE archives, the work of John Hope, Regius Keeper (1761-86), the Scottish Enlightenment and research into a new window in the City Chambers.
Mondays–Fridays 10.00am–4.30 Royal Botanic Garden (Library Foyer), Edinburgh
GV5
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Mixed media show by five artists from Garvald Edinburgh, including Julie Whitson's delicate cast glass works inspired by the architecture of the Grassmarket and Micheal Mclellan's huge canvases about his favourite rock bands.
7 Jul–11 Sep The Lot, 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
Lucy Skaer
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A solo exhibition of work by one of Scotland's most promising young artists, whose large-scale drawings, sculpture and film are beginning to bring her international attention and acclaim.
17 May–9 Jul Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
Magazine 08
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Annual show of work by over 20 artists representing the contemporary Scottish sculpture scene. 'Part of Edinburgh Art Festival'.
3 Aug–24 Aug Thu–Sun 11.00am–5.00 Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, Edinburgh
Paul Rooney: Lost High Street
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The Collective have commissioned a new, single-screen video projection piece by the Liverpudlian artist.
31 May–12 Jul Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
Return of the Soul - The Nakbah Project
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Featuring thousands of tiny figures held in limbo, this installation by Jane Frere is the outcome of an 8-month residency in East Jerusalem. The work is sombre reflection upon the consequences of a never-to-be-forgotten tragedy in Europe that cast the Palestinian people into purgatory, sowing the seeds of perpetual unrest in the Middle East. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
30 Jun–18 Aug 11.00am–6.00 Patriothall Gallery, 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
Solas (Light)
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New paintings by Scottish artist Sheila MacLean, inspired by her native Highland landscape.
3 Jul–13 Jul Flaubert Gallery, Edinburgh
SPAM, The Musical
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Having collected email spam for over 2 years, Boris Eldagsen turns spam into video art and video art into art spam. Just as spam email is uninvited so the guerrilla screenings of SPAM the Musical are viewed by chance encounters at unnamed locations throughout the city 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
31 Jul–31 Aug Various Venues, 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
Artist Books
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Collected, crafted 'books' by a selected range of international artists.
20 Jun–11 Jul 11.00am–6.00 Owl and Lion, 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
Edinburgh Art Festival
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A celebration of the capital's visual art community, involving over 35 galleries, institutions and artist-led organisations across the city.
31 Jul–31 Aug (Times vary) Various Venues, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Close Up
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An exhibition in Advocates Close that aims to rethink the use of the historical passageways in Edinburgh's city centre 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
31 Jul–3 Aug Advocate's Close, 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
Foto: Modernity in Central Europe
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A vast selection of Modernist photography from Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Austria covering such topics as photomontage, war, gender identity, the modern metropolis and Surrealism. Organised by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, and including the work of László Moholy-Nagy, Hannah Höch, Andreé Kerteész, El Lissitzky, Karel Teige, Edith Tudor Hart, Frantisek Drtikol, Martin Munkacsi and Trude Fleischmann, it is the first survey carried out on this subject.
7 Jun–31 Aug 10.00am–5.00 Dean Gallery, Edinburgh
Frank Pottinger RSA
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Solo exhibition of prints and small sculptures. Viewings also available by appointment.
Mondays 10.00am–5.00 Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
The Golden Record: Sounds of Earth
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In 1977, Dr Carl Sagan of NASA sent two records full of sounds and images designed to convey Earth life to aliens. Using the same images and sounds as stimulus, the Collective has commissioned 116 artists, musicians, comedians and theatre-makers to each create an individual piece of work, in a contemporary recreation of Sagan's Golden Record. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
1 Aug–13 Sep, not Mondays (1 Aug–31 Aug 11.00am–6.00) (1 Sep–13 Sep 12.00–5.00) Collective Gallery, 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
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
National Gallery of Modern Art Highlights Tours
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An introduction and tour of the National Gallery's permanent collection, focusing on key paintings.
12 Jul 2.30–3.15 & 3.30–4.15 National Gallery of Modern Art, 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
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
Research: RSA Residencies in Focus
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Exhibition featuring the work of RSA Residency participants who have completed RSA opportunities in 2007.
12 Jul–21 Sep Mon–Sat 10.00am–5.00; Sun 12.00–5.00 Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Ric Warren
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Recent GSA graduate Ric Warren will exhibit sculptural works responding to the theme of climate change at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
9 Aug–25 Aug Charlotte Square, 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 (from 31 Jul) 10.00am–5.30 Royal Botanic Garden (Inverleith House), Edinburgh
A Scots Helicon: Portraits of Nine Contemporary Scottish Women Writers
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Inspired by Mount Helicon, the mythical home of the nine muses, this new Writers' Museum exhibition features portraits of nine contemporary Scottish women writers: Kate Atkinson, Helen Dunwoodie, Margaret Elphinstone, AL Kennedy, Joan Lingard, Val McDermid, Denise Mina, Dilys Rose and Louise Welsh. All by Edinburgh-based artist Anna Caro.
12 Apr–12 Jul Mon–Sat 10.00am–5.00 Writers' Museum, 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
Sense and Sensibility in Two Paintings by Greuze
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Belinda Thomson, independent art historian, discusses Greuze's 'A Boy with a Lesson-book' and 'A Girl with a Dead Canary'.
11 Jul 12.45–1.15 National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
Susan Collis
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Susan Collis' first solo show is a Trompe l'oei fantasy, recreating the building site the new Ingleby Gallery has recently evolved from in precious stones. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
31 Jul–24 Sep Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh
Twittering Machine: Installation
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A sound installation designed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Olivier Messiaen's birth, commissioned by the Edinburgh International Festival.
10 Aug–31 Aug 10.00am–6.00 Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
An Aviary of Stories
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Representations of bird stories in drawings, text and 2d and 3D collage by Stephanie Black.
26 Jul–27 Sep Mon–Sat 10.00am–6.00 (3 Aug, 10 Aug, 17 Aug, 24 Aug & 31 Aug 12.00–6.00) Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
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
Billboard for Edinburgh: Mark Wallinger
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: A new Ingleby initiative, the Billboard for Edinburgh will see artists creating work for the billboard on the exterior of the gallery. The first featured artist will be Mark Wallinger 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
1 Aug–24 Sep Ingleby 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 (from 19 Jul) 10.00am–6.00 Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh
Christmas Exhibition
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Mixed exhibition by gallery artists with new work arriving daily.
29 Nov–10 Jan 2009, not Sundays Mon–Fri 11.00am–5.00; Sat 11.00am–4.00 Leith Gallery, Edinburgh
Contemporary Scottish Landscapes
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Group exhibition featuring Alison Auldjo, Karen Cairns, Hazel Cashmore, Mairi Clark, Elaine Cunningham and Chris Forsey.
16 Jun–12 Jul scotlandart.com, Edinburgh
Dame Elizabeth Blackadder
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A new exhibition of oils, watercolours and etchings.
8 Aug–6 Sep Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
Dialogues of Wind and Bamboo
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Artists Susie Bown and Ziggy Campbell (from Edinburgh band FOUND), along with composer Kimho Ip, create a soundscape from bamboo.
16 May–13 Jul 10.00am–7.00 Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
From Kyoto to Carbeth Preview
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A chance to take a sneaky peak at the next exhibition to be housed in the library, featuring poems and plants for the hills.
7 Jul 6.00–8.00 Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh
Glendinbow
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The new Edinburgh artist-run initiative echo offers an exhibition on the (sibling) rivalry between Edinburgh and Glasgow. Each of the five featured artists has chosen an artist based in Glasgow to either collaborate with or to submit work for the show. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
7 Aug–21 Aug 12.00–5.00 Art's Complex, 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) Camera Obscura, Edinburgh
James Ryan: Parallax
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Geometric shapes on acrylic from last year's Conran Foundation Award winner.
30 May–17 Jul Corn Exchange 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
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
Martha Rosler
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Stills' gallery will undergo a radical transformation into an open reference library with an eclectic array of over 7,700 books from the personal collection of the prolific artist, writer and political agitator, Martha Rosler, Curious readers can delve into the volumes. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
1 Aug–31 Aug Stills, Edinburgh
Mutatis Mutandis
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Exhibition of work by artists including Yason Banal, Mare Tralla, Dave Sherry and Hotpants Romance that moves between performance, installation, photography, video and painting. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'.
26 Jul–31 Aug Thu–Sun 12.00–6.00 The Embassy, Edinburgh
New Faces
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The Leith Gallery's annual new Faces show, featuring the best recent graduates from Scotland's art schools.
14 Feb 2009–28 Feb 2009, not Sundays Mon–Fri 11.00am–5.00; Sat 11.00am–4.00 Leith 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
Pavel Buchler
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Initiated by artist Alan Johnston and architect Neil Gillespie, sleeper brings to Edinburgh a rich diversity of national and international art from established and emerging artists. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
21 Jul–29 Aug Mon–Fri 12.00–5.00 Sleeper, 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
Protected
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A residency, exhibition and live performances by ARC Projects' resident artist Mare Tralla (Estonia/UK) 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
17 Aug–31 Aug Thu–Sun 3.00–5.00 ARC Projects (various venues, Edinburgh city centre), Edinburgh
Richard Wilson
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Once again in temporary residency in a derelict warehouse, the Grey Gallery presents an exhibition looking at the rudiments of Richard Wilson's creative process. Pieces on show include works on paper, a continuous tape loop of four films and, a free-standing piece of sculpture 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
1 Aug–31 Aug 11.00am–6.00 The Grey Gallery, 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
Serenity
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New views of Edinburgh by artist Jamie Primrose
4 Jul–12 Jul Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh
Singing Stone
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An exhibition featuring recent work by Emily Young, one of the UK's foremost carvers of stone. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
1 Aug–6 Sep Mon–Fri 10.00am–6.00; Sat 11.00am–4.00 Bourne Fine Art, Edinburgh
There Was a Little Magpie
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12 Jul–7 Sep 10.00am–5.00 Dean Gallery, Edinburgh
Tobacco House
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An installation by Ettie Spencer incorporating issues of social inclusion, education, health and economics while transforming a derelict building into a visually arresting piece. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
31 Jul–31 Aug Art's Complex, Edinburgh
Twittering Machine: Exhibition
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Various pieces created in response to the music of Messaien and the work of artist Paul Klee in an exhibition to accompany the Twittering Machine installation in the Temperate Palm House.
10 Aug–31 Aug 10.00am–6.00 Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Weaving Influences/ Raising the Bar
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Two cross-disciplinary exhibitions celebrate the opening of Dovecot, the new home for Dovecot Tapestry Studios
4 Aug–27 Sep Dovecot, 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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