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From Death to Death and Other Small Tales: Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the D.Daskalopoulos Collection
From Death to Death and Other Small Tales brings together works from the D.Daskalopoulos Collection, one of the most important private collections of modern and contemporary art, with major works from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. This innovative exhibition comprises approximately 130 works and creates a…
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, Edinburgh
Fri 24 May
Free / 0131 624 6200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 0131 624 6200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 26 May
Free / 0131 624 6200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Preview: Staple Matter
The opening of the exhibition Staple Matter, in which Kjersti Sletteland and Despina Nissiriou explore the secrets of this building, creating site-specific work that enters a playful dialogue with Patriothall's structure and history.
Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh
Sun 4 Aug
Free / 0131 226 7126
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 14:00 – 17:00
Ilana Halperin: The Library
New work by New York-born artist Halperin, who is interested in the relationship between geological time and human experience. She's the first contemporary artist to receive an Artist's Fellowship at the NMS, and this exhibition features found objects, minerals, artworks created by natural processes and a 1.3-ton…
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Fri 24 May
Free / 0300 123 6789
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 0300 123 6789
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 26 May
Free / 0300 123 6789
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Staple Matter
The Patriothall building dates back to the beginning of the 20th century and was used as a co-operative bakery that provided food for Stockbridge and the wider area. Abandoned in the 1940s it was converted by artists into studios in the 1980s and today, housing WASPS artist-run studios, retains many architectural elements…
Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh
Tue 6 Aug
Free / 0131 226 7126
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 12:00 – 18:00
Wed 7 Aug
Free / 0131 226 7126
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 12:00 – 18:00
Thu 8 Aug
Free / 0131 226 7126
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 12:00 – 18:00
A 15th Century Artist Predicts 21st Century Radiology
Peter Abrahams, Professor of Clinical Anatomy at Warwick University, explores the value of Leonardo’s anatomical drawings as a tool for understanding the human body, and how closely the artist anticipated the range of imagery used by the medical profession today.
The Queen's Gallery, Edinburgh
Mon 19 Aug
£10 (£8) / 0131 473 2000
Amazing Amber
Amber is beautiful as well as fascinating. It consists of fossilised tree resin, and since resin in liquid form is sticky, and amber is transparent, this means that insects, animals and plant material sometimes get trapped in it and are preserved intact, giving us a glimpse of life millions of years ago. The whole process…
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Fri 24 May
Free / 0300 123 6789
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 0300 123 6789
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 26 May
Free / 0300 123 6789
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Alberto Morrocco: Drawing on Life
This exhibition of works by Alberto Morrocco OBE (1917 – 1998) spans the artist’s entire career, from early student drawings and sculptures to paintings and graphics produced in his final years. Many of the works included are being shown for the first time in public and the sheer range of pieces – from classical…
Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
Mon 12 Aug
Free / 0131 557 1020
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 18:00
Tue 13 Aug
Free / 0131 557 1020
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 18:00
Wed 14 Aug
Free / 0131 557 1020
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 18:00
Ana Maria Pacheco: Memória Roubada
Translated literally, Ana Maria Pacheco's title Memória Roubada means 'stolen memories'. At the heart of this exhibition are two sculptural works characteristic of both Pacheco's practice and her personal and political concerns about the exercise of power. Displayed facing one another, each work is a wooden cupboard…
St Albert's Catholic Chaplaincy, Edinburgh
Thu 1 Aug
Free / 0131 650 0900
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 11:00 – 17:00
Fri 2 Aug
Free / 0131 650 0900
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 11:00 – 17:00
Mon 5 Aug
Free / 0131 650 0900
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 11:00 – 17:00
The Artistic Content of Leonardo's Anatomical Work
Leonardo’s early anatomical studies were intended to help his work as a painter, but his researches took on a life of their own, becoming the most important strand of his scientific work. Exhibition curator Martin Clayton examines the relationship between these two major aspects of Leonardo’s activity.
The Queen's Gallery, Edinburgh
Mon 12 Aug
£10 (£8) / 0131 473 2000
Dressed to Kill: Fashion, Costume and Dress in Scottish Art
Dressed to Kill showcases how Scottish artists have captured fashion, costume and dress over the years, from the late 17th century to the present day. The exhibition includes portrayals of a whole range of different types of costume, from mundane everyday working clothes to the most elaborate fashionable dress. There is…
City Art Centre, Edinburgh
Sat 15 Jun
Free / 0131 529 3993
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 16 Jun
Free / 0131 529 3993
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 12:00 – 17:00
Mon 17 Jun
Free / 0131 529 3993
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Elizabeth Blackadder: Works on Paper
Displaying new works on paper, this is the first exhibition of Dame Elizabeth Blackadder’s work since the retrospective at The National Galleries of Scotland in 2010, and includes delicate studies of leaves, fruit and other organic objects.
The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
Fri 2 Aug
Free / 0131 558 1200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 18:00
Sat 3 Aug
Free / 0131 558 1200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 16:00
Mon 5 Aug
Free / 0131 558 1200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 18:00
Follow the Thread – Dazzle@Dovecot
Work by jewellery designers who incorporate textiles, yarns and fabrics into their work.
Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh
Fri 2 Aug
Free / 0131 550 3660
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:30 – 18:30
Sat 3 Aug
Free / 0131 550 3660
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:30 – 18:30
Sun 4 Aug
Free / 0131 550 3660
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:30 – 18:30
Jupiter Artland
The celebrated outdoor sculpture park opens its doors for the fourth summer season with works on show by Anya Gallacio, Andy Goldsworthy, Henry Castle, Antony Gormley, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Charles Jencks, Anish Kapoor, Cornelia Parker and others.
Jupiter Artland, Wilkieston
Sat 25 May
£8.50 (ages 6–16 £4.50; Family £23.50–£31.50; Seniors £6; Students £4.50; under 6s & disabled badge holders free) / 01506 889900
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 26 May
£8.50 (ages 6–16 £4.50; Family £23.50–£31.50; Seniors £6; Students £4.50; under 6s & disabled badge holders free) / 01506 889900
- 10:00 – 17:00
Thu 30 May
£8.50 (ages 6–16 £4.50; Family £23.50–£31.50; Seniors £6; Students £4.50; under 6s & disabled badge holders free) / 01506 889900
- 10:00 – 17:00
Man Ray Portraits
Presented in collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery in London, Man Ray Portraits is the first major museum retrospective of this highly influential artist’s photographic portraits and features over 100 works from his career in America and Paris, dating from 1916 to 1968. The exhibition demonstrates Man Ray’s…
Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
Sat 22 Jun
£7 (£5) / 0131 624 6200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 23 Jun
£7 (£5) / 0131 624 6200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Mon 24 Jun
£7 (£5) / 0131 624 6200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sam Durant: Scaffold
Scaffold is an arresting, immense and powerful wooden structure by the Los Angeles-based, American artist Sam Durant. The first installation in a new programme of temporarily sited sculptures, Durant's work is placed within a new orchard amidst Jupiter’s 60 acres of landscape. Scaffold will command outstanding views of…
Jupiter Artland, Wilkieston
Sat 3 Aug
£8.50 (£4.50) / 01506 889900
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 4 Aug
£8.50 (£4.50) / 01506 889900
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Mon 5 Aug
£8.50 (£4.50) / 01506 889900
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
21 Revolutions: Two Decades of Changing Minds at Glasgow Women's Library
Glasgow Women’s Library (GWL) is the sole resource of its kind in Scotland. Launched in 1991, the library has amassed a remarkable collection that charts women’s and equalities campaigns, showcasing and conserving the diversity of women’s history and creativity. To mark the library’s 21st birthday in 2012, GWL…
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Sat 20 Jul
Free / 0131 225 6671
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 21 Jul
Free / 0131 225 6671
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 12:00 – 17:00
Mon 22 Jul
Free / 0131 225 6671
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Ângela Ferreira: Political Cameras
For her first solo exhibition in a public gallery in the UK, Ângela Ferreira presents her renowned project Political Cameras (For Mozambique series) from 2011 alongside a new commission which will reference the legacy of David Livingstone's life and work, and the relationship between Africa and Europe from colonial days…
Stills, Edinburgh
Fri 2 Aug
Free / 0131 622 6200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 11:00 – 18:00
Sat 3 Aug
Free / 0131 622 6200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 11:00 – 18:00
Sun 4 Aug
Free / 0131 622 6200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 11:00 – 18:00
Art, Science and Performance
Leonardo is celebrated as both an inspired artist and anatomist. This special event considers how contemporary artists, performers and scientists are informed by each other’s work in their exploration of the human body. Part of the Clod Ensemble’s Performing Medicine programme in collaboration with Wellcome Trust.
The Queen's Gallery, Edinburgh
Fri 23 Aug
£15 (£12) / 0131 473 2000
Artist guided walk: Lines Lost
Join artist Stuart McAdam for a guided walk along the Innocent Railway Path, the route of the capital’s first railway line which was closed in 1968, and learn about his nomadic journeys and walking as a methodology for art production. His latest project, part of a residency at Deveron Arts, is based around the infamous…
The Innocent Railway Path, Edinburgh
Thu 1 Aug
Free
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 13:15 – 17:30
Artist Talk: Ângela Ferreira
Ângela Ferreira discusses her exhibition Political Cameras with curator Filipa Oliveria.
Stills, Edinburgh
Fri 2 Aug
Free / 0131 622 6200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 11:00 – 12:00
Bang on a Can All-Stars
Ghosts of the past and present collide through video and sound technology in this evening-long project from the internationally renowned Brooklyn-based Bang on a Can All-Stars, an electric chamber ensemble that brings together some of the world’s most adventurous musical thinkers. The Field Recordings project looks back…
Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Fri 23 Aug
£12–£34 / 0131 473 2000
Beckett and Contemporary Art: Make Sense Who May
Derval Tubridy, Goldsmiths, University of London, explores the vibrant interplay between Samuel Beckett’s work and contemporary art with a particular focus on bodies and technology. Chaired by Octavian Saiu.
The Hub, Edinburgh
Wed 28 Aug
Bobby Niven: Palm of the Hand
This exhibition of new work by Bobby Niven brings together anthropomorphic sculptures with more solemn, abstract structures, finding humour in the tension between animate and inert forms. Made from mud, sprayed concrete and carved wood, Niven’s sculptures act as plinths for found objects and artifacts which they…
Old Ambulance Depot, Edinburgh
Thu 1 Aug
Free / 0131 558 5400
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 12:00 – 18:00
Fri 2 Aug
Free / 0131 558 5400
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 12:00 – 18:00
Sat 3 Aug
Free / 0131 558 5400
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 12:00 – 18:00
Collectors' Choice
This exhibition will examine the motivations, processes and benefits of collecting contemporary art through displaying works owned by a wide variety of participating collectors: from first-time buyers to corporates, and from family collections to those held by national institutions. The artists whose works are…
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Sat 20 Jul
Free / 0131 225 6671
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 21 Jul
Free / 0131 225 6671
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 12:00 – 17:00
Mon 22 Jul
Free / 0131 225 6671
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Coming into Fashion: A Century of Photography at Condé Nast
Condé Nast Publications produce some of the most famous titles in the magazine world, including Vogue, Vanity Fair and the New Yorker. It should come as no surprise that they also pioneered fashion photography, employing such legendary photographers as Cecil Beaton, Erwin Blumenfeld, David Bailey, Helmut Newton, Corinne…
City Art Centre, Edinburgh
Sat 15 Jun
£5 (£3.50) / 0131 529 3993
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 16 Jun
£5 (£3.50) / 0131 529 3993
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 12:00 – 17:00
Mon 17 Jun
£5 (£3.50) / 0131 529 3993
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00




