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Visual Art, Edinburgh, this weekend

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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 (3 Aug, 10 Aug, 17 Aug, 24 Aug & 31 Aug 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
Au fil d'Ecosse
Date Location
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
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
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
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
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
Chad McCail
Date Location
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 10.00am–6.00 Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh
Impressionism and Scotland
Date Location
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
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
There Was a Little Magpie
Date Location
12 Jul–7 Sep 10.00am–5.00 Dean Gallery, 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
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
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
What is life: Christine Borland, Graham Fagen, Simon Starling
Date Location
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
Fantasy and Function: Design for Goldsmiths
Date Location
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
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
Kaleidoscope: Works on Paper Recently Acquired for Scotland
Date Location
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
Out of the Blue
Date Location
18th Century Scottish porcelain from the several potteries that were active in the village of West Pans on the southern shore of the Forth.
27 Jun–23 Aug, not Sundays Mon–Sat 10.00am–5.00 (3 Aug, 10 Aug & 17 Aug 12.00–5.00) Museum of Edinburgh, 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
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
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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
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
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
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
Scottish Gallery Summer Exhibition
Date Location
Annual mixed exhibition from emergent and established artists in the gallery's stable.
2 Jul–2 Aug Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh

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