Five shows by painters at 2013 Edinburgh Art Festival
Edinburgh Festival Guide
9 July 2013
This article is from 2013
Work by Gabriel Orozco, Peter Doig, Alberto Morrocco, John Bellany and Moyna Flannigan
Gabriel Orozco Taking The Eye of Go as a starting point, this show focuses on the circular motif right across Orozco’s work. Fruitmarket Gallery, 1 Aug–18 Oct.
Dressed to Kill A showcase of fashion, costume and dress including work by John Bellany and Moyna Flannigan. City Art Centre, until 29 Sep.
Peter Doig A major exhibition places the emphasis on recurring motifs and imagery. Scottish National Gallery, 3 Aug–3 Nov.
Follow the Thread This collection of three exhibitions celebrates the work of artists and designers who work with yarn and textiles. Dovecot Studios, 2 Aug–14 Sep.
Alberto Morrocco Works spanning Morrocco’s career from early drawings to paintings created shortly before he died in 1998. Open Eye Gallery, 12 Aug–4 Sep.
Major exhibition of work by the Mexican artist, taking his painting The Eye of Go as a starting point, and featuring a series of large works on acetate which have never before been exhibited. Orozco is concerned not so much with what art should be but why it exists at all, and his practice never stands still – he'll cite…
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…
A major retrospective of the work of the Scottish-born painter, featuring work from the past ten years. Doig's work is figurative without being traditionalist; he paints from photographs and often reworks a painting for years before arriving at a result that he's happy with. The result are paintings that, at their best…
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