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Visual Art, Edinburgh, this weekend

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Alexander Heim: Doves
Date Location
Lyrical, sophisticated first UK show by the young German artist, which pivots on a surprisingly simple video of pigeons outside a coffee shop, expanding its themes into photography and large sculpture.
31 Jul–13 Sep Tue–Fri 10.00am–6.00; Sat 12.00–5.00 doggerfisher, Edinburgh
An Aviary of Stories
Date Location
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; 12.00–6.00 Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Andrew Grassie
Date Location
Survey exhibition of recent and new work, showcasing Grassie's deceptive photo-realist paintings of Modernist exhibitions. An exploration of the derivative nature of contemporary art which may amuse theorists but alienate the casual viewer.
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 Renaissance
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32 paintings and 42 drawings from the period of the Italian Renaissance, including 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.
1 Sep–26 Oct 9.30am–6.00 The Queen's Gallery, Edinburgh
Billboard for Edinburgh: Mark Wallinger
Date Location
The punchy sentence 'MARK WALLINGER IS INNOCENT', shouted out from the well placed Ingleby Billboard, is intriguing, but with little in-gallery material to explain it, it appears to be a meaningless pharse, disappointing from such an overtly political artist.
1 Aug–24 Sep Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh
Bob Crooks - Glass
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Bob Crooks displays his outstanding blown glasswork which uses British, Italian and Scandinavian techniques.
10 Sep–4 Oct, not Sundays Mon–Fri 10.00am–6.00; Sat 10.00am–4.00 Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
Bond Bound: Ian Fleming and the Art of Cover Design
Date Location
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
China: A Photographic Portrait
Date Location
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
Exhibiting Surrealism: The International Surrealist Exhibition, London 1936
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The dawn of British Surrealism was heralded by the International Surrealist Exhibition, which opened in London in 1936 to great public success. Organised by Roland Penrose, David Gascoyne and Herbert Read, with the help of French surrealists, it featured works by Dali, Miro and Ernst, as well as a number of British artists. The National Galleries will draw on material from the Roland Penrose archive to document the exhibition's progress.
13 Sep–1 Dec Dean Gallery, Edinburgh
Frances Richardson
Date Location
In heavily-detailed drawings and the sculptures she calls 'walk-in drawings', Richardson examines the mindset of the compulsive gambler and the notion that the world's financial markets are built on anything more secure than just an extravagant, mathematically-abetted gamble. Such symbolism might be heavy-handed, but the work is articulate and impressively-made. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
1 Aug–24 Oct Tue–Sat 11.00am–4.00 Corn Exchange Gallery, Edinburgh
The Golden Record: Sounds of Earth
Date Location
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 respond. There are some good gags here, but it's a one-joke premise.
1 Aug–13 Sep, not Sundays, Mondays 11.00am–6.00 (1 Sep–13 Sep 12.00–5.00) Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
Heroes
Date Location
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
Immersive/Reality: Samuel Douglas
Date Location
Sam Douglas' exhibits his oil paintings which feature the landscape of his home town in Somerset, including local and contemporary landmarks and rural scenery. Viewings can also be booked by appointment.
5 Sep–16 Oct, not Sundays, Mondays 11.00am–4.30 Corn Exchange 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
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. Six different, immersive installation works which combine image, video, sound and music, as well as architectural and sculptural installation, draw audiences into a highly credible fictional world and evoke a sense of childlike wonder. Go early, and allow yourself at least an hour. Sheer delight.
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. Playful, but ultimately underwhelming, text pictures.
31 Jul–24 Sep Mon–Wed & Fri 10.00am–6.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00; Sat 10.00am–5.00 Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh
New Acquisition
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Inverness-born Alexander Munro was one of Scotland's most innovative and talented sculptors, with close ties to the early pre-Raphaelites as a friend of both Rossetti and Millais. The Gallery purchased some extraordinary examples of his work in 2007, which are now on display.
1 Sep–30 Nov National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
Picasso and the School of Paris
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Featuring works by artists including Laurencin, Severini, Bonnard, Chagall, Miro, Braque and Matisse.
1 Sep–22 Sep Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
Recognised: Highlights from the Collection
Date Location
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
Date Location
Exhibition featuring the work of RSA Residency participants who have completed RSA opportunities in 2007. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'.
12 Jul–21 Sep Mon–Sat 10.00am–5.00; Sun 12.00–5.00 Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Stella Auchinleck, Lynne Roberts: New Paintings
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An exhibition by two Edinburgh based artists. Auchinleck is influenced by the Middle East, whereas Roberts is more concerned with more domestic landscapes.
13 Sep–24 Sep, not Mondays, Tuesdays Wed–Fri 1.30–6.00; Sat & Sun 12.00–5.00 Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh
Stephanie Dees, RSW - New Paintings
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A collection of Stephanie Dees' most recent work which captures Edinburgh, Venice and fishing villages in East Lothian and Fife.
10 Sep–4 Oct, not Sundays Mon–Fri 10.00am–6.00; Sat 10.00am–4.00 Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
Susan Collis
Date Location
Cheeky installation by the upcoming Scottish artist playing on the building site from which the Ingleby Gallery has recently emerged. What appear to be rawl plugs and paint spatters are revealed to be precious stones.
31 Jul–24 Sep Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh
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
Weaving Influences/ Raising the Bar
Date Location
Two cross-disciplinary exhibitions celebrate the opening of Dovecot, the new home for Dovecot Tapestry Studios
4 Aug–27 Sep Dovecot, Edinburgh
[Footlights]
Date Location
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

Found 28 events.
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