Exhibitions September 2010
by Scottish artist Callum Innes, and selections of
work by Fiona Tan, Douglas Hall and Jacob Bee.
Dean Gallery,
Belford Road, EDINBURGH, 0131 624 6200
10am-5pm
National Gallery Complex,
The Mound,
EDINBURGH, 0131 624 6200
Wed & Fri-Tue 10am-5pm; Thu 10am-7pm
Permanent Collection, (1 January - 31
December), Tickets: Free
The Dean Gallery is home to a world-famous
selection of works from the Dada and Surrealist
movements and houses a large collection of works
by Edinburgh-born sculptor Sir Eduardo Paolozzi.
The Glasgow Boys - Drawing Inspiration (29
May-9 September) Tickets: Free
Around 30 works proffer an intimate insight into the
working methods and friendships of The Glasgow
Boys - a loose-knit group of avant-garde artists
who were inspired by scenes of rural life made by
continental painters at the end of the nineteenth
century.
Nathan Coley: There Will Be No Miracles Here,
(7 January - 31 December) Tickets: Free
Turner-nominated Scottish artist Nathan Coley's
illuminated text in the garden of the Dean Gallery
is taken from a 17th Century royal proclamation
made in a French town believed to have been the
frequent site of miracles.
Royal Scottish Academy,
The Mound, Edinburgh, 0131 220 6016
Mon-Sat 10:00-17:00, Sun 12:00-17:00
Another World: Dali, Magritte and the
Surrealists, (10 July-9 January 2011)
A major exhibition bringing together masterpieces
by Dali, Magritte, Picasso and others in a
fascinating exploration of the mesmerising
oddness of the artworks produced in the linking of
the unconscious mind to forms in the material
world Includes loans from major public and private
collections.
Christen Kobke: Danish Master of Light, (5
July-30 October)
The most exhaustive selection of paintings by the
pre-eminent Danish painter (1810-1848) ever to be
shown outside Denmark, with around forty of his
works on display. Kobke's characteristically
elegant composition and clean, luminous treatment
of light and colour marked him out as one of the
foremost painters of Denmark's Golden Age.
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
75 Belford Road
Edinburgh, 0131 624 6200
Daily 10am-5pm
Impressionist Gardens (13 July-17 October)
£10 (£7)
This major international exhibition of around 90
works incorporates paintings by Monet, Pissarro,
Renoir, Manet and Sisley. In addition, the
exhibition examines the continued significance of
the Impressionist garden to the generation of
artists working immediately after the period, such
as Cézanne and Pierre Bonnard.
What You See is Where You're At, (25 May-30
December) Free
The second phase of the Scottish National Gallery
of Modern Art's 50th Anniversary celebrations sees
new displays of Scottish Colourist and German
and Austrian Expressionist work, the first Scottish
showing of key Ian Hamilton Finlay work from the
ARTIST ROOMS collection, new and recent work
RSA New Works (10 September-10 October)
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The second in a series of newly commissioned
shows for 2010 detailing new works by
contemporary Scottish artists. The selection of
shows will be drawn from the RSA Residencies for
Scotland Programme.
Palace of Holyroodhouse, EDINBURGH, 0131 556
5100
Wed-Tue 9.30am-6pm; Wed-Tue 9.30am-4.30pm
Dutch Landscapes (30 April - 9 January 2011)
Tickets: £5.50 (children £3; under 5s free,
family ticket £14)
Works by Jacob van Ruisdael, Aelbert Cuyp,
Nicolaes Berchem, Meyndert Hobbema and more 42 in all - from the 17th century when Dutch
landscape painting was freed from religious
connotation by the Protestant Reformation creation
of the new Dutch Republic. Last admission one
hour before closing time.
National War Museum of Scotland
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh 0131 225 4413
Mon-Sun 09:45am-4:45pm
Land Girls and Lumber Jills (9 June - 26
February 2011), Free
A new exhibition telling the story of the Women's
Land Army (WLA) and Women's Timber Corps
(WTC) in Scotland who, from their roots in the First
World War, played a vital role in feeding the nation
and providing timber.
Fruitmarket Gallery,
45 Market Street, Edinburgh, 0131 225 2383
Mon-Sat 11:00-18:00; Sun 12:00-17:00
Martin Creed: Down Over Up, (29 July-31
October)
Major new project by Turner Prize-winning Scottish
artist Martin Creed consisting of recent and newlycommissioned works. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art
Festival 2010'.
Edinburgh Printmakers,
Union Street, EDINBURGH, 0131 557 2479
Wed-Sat & Tue 10am-6pm
Prints of Darkness, (17 July-4 September)
Exhibition of new work exploring record cover art,
including original prints by eleven Scottish artists
and a new LP of music by People Like Us, AKA
award-winning multimedia artist Vicki Bennett.
City Art Centre
2 Market Street, Edinburgh, 0131 529 3993
Mon-Sat 10:00-17:00, Sun 12:00-18:00
Inverleith House, Royal Botanic Gardens
Edinburgh, Arboretum Place, EDINBURGH, 0131
552 7171
Mon-Sun 10:00-17:30
Edward Weston: Life Work (2 September-24
October) £8 (£5)
Survey exhibition of work by this iconic American
photographer containing vintage prints, and
previously unpublished masterpieces.
Joan Mitchell (27 July-3 October)
First museum exhibition in the UK devoted to
influential American painter Joan Mitchell (1925 1992).
In Our Own Image: Representing the Human
Form (2 September-24 October) Free
Exhibition drawn from the Art Centre's collection
which includes a range of Scottish artists and
sculptors who pay homage to the artist's
preoccupation with the human figure.
E.J.H. Corner: A Pioneer in Tropical Mycology
(31 July-21 November) Free
A display of books, drawings and specimens giving
an insight into the work of mycologist E.J.H.
Corner (1906–1996) who documented the fungi of
the Malaysian Peninsula and Singapore Island.
The objects on display are only a small selection of
the Corner collection held by the RBGE.
William Wegman: Family Combinations (2
September-24 October)
Exhibition exploring the photographic partnership
between contemporary artist William Wegman and
his beloved family of Weimaraners.
From Another Kingdom - The Amazing World
of Fungi (31 July-21 November) Free
The first major multi-media exhibition in the UK to
focus on the fascinating and diverse world of fungi
and their relationship with humans and the planet.
Prepare to be shocked, surprised and smile at
hidden secrets From Another Kingdom.
The Scottish Gallery,
16 Dundas Street, Edinburgh, 0131 558 1200
Mon-Fri 10:00-18:00 Sat 10:00-16:00
Emiko Suo: After the Party (8 September-2
October)
An exhibition of contemporary jewellery from the
Japanese artist.
Collective Gallery,
Cockburn Street, EDINBURGH, 0131 220 1260
Wed-Sat & Tue 11am-5pm
Matthew Blakely & Catrin Howell (8 September2 October)
A joint exhibition of ceramics
The Queen's Gallery,
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Paradise Paradise: Derrick Guild (8 September2 October)
Paintings and mixed media work inspired in part by
a stay on Ascension Island in the South Pacific.
Mon-Fri 10:00-18:00 Thurs 10:00-19:00 Sat 10:0018:00
Iran do Espírito Santo, (29 July-25 September)
For his first ever UK solo show, this widely
acclaimed artist presents a new group of
sculptures in marble and black granite.
William Crozier (8 September-2 October)
New paintings from Crozier as he reaches his 80th
birthday.
Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh
South Bridge, Edinburgh, 0131 650 2210
Tues-Sat 10:00-17:00
Patriothall Gallery,
WASPS Patriothall Studios off 48 Hamilton Place,
Edinburgh, 0131 226 7126
Mon-Sat 12:00-17:00
Caty Lévêque: Unconscious Birds (un journal
intime) (3-15 September) Free
A response to the question of how the country you
live in affects your art from French artist Caty
Lévêque, in the form of a pictoral journal of poems,
paintings and drawings.
Stills,
23 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh, 0131 622 6200
Mon-Sun 11:00-18:00
Alexander and Susan Maris: The Pursuit of
Fidelity (a retrospective), (20 July-24 October)
Solo show of work by Glasgow-based artists
Alexander and Susan Maris. Curated by Lisa Le
Feuvre, this presentation journeys between the
mediums of photography, sound, sculpture,
painting and drawing, and examines ideas of
representation, truth and temporality.
Art's Complex,
St. Margaret's House, 151 London Road,
Edinburgh
Mon-Sun 10:00-17:00
The Henderson Gallery,
4 Thistle Street Lane NW, Edinburgh, 0131 225
7464
Tues-Sat 11;00-18:00
Macpherson's Cave - Shadow and
Enlightenment (22 August-25 September) Free
Artist Robert Powell presents an idiosyncratic
multimedia exploration of Scotland's history.
Leith Gallery,
65 The Shore Leith, Edinburgh, 0131 553 5255
Mon-Fri 11:00-17:00 Sat 11:00-16:00
Ingleby Gallery
15 Calton Road, Edinburgh, 0131 556 4441
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For further information on events, please visit www.Edinburgh.org
The information contained in this publication is as supplied to VisitScotland and to the best of the
organisation's knowledge was correct. VisitScotland can accept no responsibility for any errors or omissions.