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Giants in the Forest. Grow with us . . .

Giants in the Forest: The natural art project putting sculpture into Scotland's woods

Massive project undertaken as part of the Year of Creative Scotland

9 May 2012

In a country where much of our creativity is inspired by the incredible natural environment around us, what better year to launch our unique project, Giants in the Forest? Looking down on us from tree tops will be massive wicker heads, seeded and…

Anonymous sculptor leaves literary artworks around Edinburgh

Anonymous sculptor leaves literary artworks around Edinburgh

11 sculptures made from the pages of books have been discovered

10 Feb 2012

On a quiet day last March, the Scottish Poetry Library received an unexpected gift; a tree, fashioned from words and paper, blossoming from the yellowing book it rested upon. Throughout 2011, ten intricate sculptures appeared at creative organisations…

The Sculpture Show

The Sculpture Show

Well-managed and educational group sculpture show also contains big impressions

(4 stars)1 Feb 2012

Those who find their attention can escape the orbit of this show’s central spectacle – Ron Mueck’s striking ‘A Girl’, a life-like model of a quite grumpy-looking newborn baby girl rendered as a vast monolith many dozens of times the size of nature…

Anna Barriball

Anna Barriball

Sculpture show from the Plymouth-born artist contains a relaxed humour

(4 stars)1 Feb 2012

There’s a certain fascination in concealment within the work of Plymouth-born Anna Barriball, a tension between what the works appear to be and what they actually are. Is a framed, full-sized pencil rubbing of a door a drawing of said door, or are its…

Urs Fischer and Georg Herold

Urs Fischer and Georg Herold

Sculpture exhibiition examining the art-making process

(3 stars)3 Aug 2011

On a red divan a reclining nude has settled into a classical pose. She appears completely still, her milk white skin wraps serenely around her hyper-real body, her glassy blue eyes complete the life like sculpture. Upon closer inspection the rise and…

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Orlando Campbell: The Space Between
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Paintings and sculpture exploring notions of isolation, nostalgia and decay, inspired by 19th and early-20th-century medical manuals.
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24 May–7 Jun From May 24, Mon–Sun 10am–8pm, ends Jun 7 33 Tite Street, London SW3
Tour of the Buddha's Relics to Scotland
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These Buddhist relics, currently on a world tour, offer visitors the chance to gain inspiration and develop inner wisdom. Part of The Edinburgh International Middle Eastern Spirituality and Peace Festival 2012.
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14 Sep–16 Sep Fri 7–9pm; Sat 10am–6pm; Sun 10am–5pm Chaplaincy Centre University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
The Sculpture Show
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(4 stars) A major new exhibition of sculptural works from the collection, alongside important works on loan. Featured artists include Rodin, Degas, Hepworth, Moore, Giacometti, Duchamp, Hirst, Lucas and others, along with photographic and film documentation. Ron Mueck's enormous A Girl returns to the Gallery from its world tour.
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4 May–24 Jun Mon–Sun 10am–5pm Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, Edinburgh
Scott Myles: This Production
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(4 stars) The first major solo show from Dundee's Myles consisting of prints, new sculptures and a large-scale installation, Displaced Façade, inspired by memories of skateboarding and made from bricks.
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15 May–10 Jun Tue & Wed 11am–6pm; Thu 11am–8pm; Fri 11am–6pm; Sun noon–6pm Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee
Forth Valley Open Studios: Showcase Exhibition
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A selection of work from artists based in the Forth Valley, coinciding with the region's annual Open Studios event (9–17 Jun).
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13 Jun–5 Aug Tue–Sat 10.30am–5pm; Sun 2–5pm Smith Art Gallery & Museum, Stirling
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