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A Time And Place: Paintings from the City Collection
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In conjunction with 'Treasured Places' this showcases works by Scottish painters with an affinity to a vast array of Scottish places both rural and urban.
25 Oct–17 Jan 2009 Mon–Sat 10.00am–5.00; Sun 12.00–5.00 City Art Centre, Edinburgh
William Littlejohn
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Retrospective of the work of the late William Littlejohn comprising oils, watercolours and prints.
1 Nov–14 Dec Mon–Sat 10.00am–5.00; Sun 12.00–5.00 Royal Scottish Academy, 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.
24 Oct–11 Jan 2009 Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
Alex Dordoy
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This first solo show from the upcoming artist consists of a new series of sculptures and paintings drawn from a range of imagery including wildlife footage, diagrams of underwater exploration and snaps of 1980's advances in microchip technology.
6 Nov–8 Dec Collective Gallery, 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
Michelangelo and Italian Sources of Dutch Mannerism
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Art historian Michael Bury examines works by Michelangelo, Titian and Raphael to understand how they influenced the Dutch Mannerists, focusing particularly on the new ways these Italian artists developed of representing the human body.
2 Dec 12.45–1.30 Weston Link, Edinburgh
Treasured Places
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Reflecting and connecting the lives of the people of Scotland ? where they live, work and gather from prehistory to the present day ? Treasured Places celebrates the richness and variety of the heritage we all value and enjoy today.
25 Oct–18 Jan 2009 Mon–Sat 10.00am–5.00; Sun 12.00–5.00 City Art Centre, Edinburgh
Four Scottish Painters
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A display of the work of four Scottish artists of the post-war period: Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, John Bellany, Alan Davie and Anne Redpath, all of whom have had a significant influence on their own and subsequent generations. Taken from the permanent collection of the Gallery of Modern Art, the collection includes works of expressionism and abstraction with influences ranging from natural forms to Zen Buddhism to jazz music.
4 Oct–31 Jan 2009 Dean Gallery, Edinburgh
Gifted
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Now in its fourth year, this collection of innovative and beautiful ceramics, glass, jewellery and textiles returns to the National Museum to be viewed and bought. A perfect chance to get someone an original, handmade Christmas present.
7 Nov–11 Jan 2009 10.00am–5.00 National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Winter Exhibition 2008
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Large annual members’ exhibition, where the festive season is celebrated with a showcase of some of Scotland's best printmaking talent.
8 Nov–23 Dec 10.00am–6.00 Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh

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