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Return to Nature by Jo Spence, 1991-1992

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Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder, so prepare your eyes to be bedazzled by the vision of artefacts currently on display at the Talbot Rice Gallery. Inspired by the ideas on aesthetics of Edinburgh University’s very own David Hume, Pat F...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Delphine Tomes | Read more »

Ragamala: Indian Miniature Paintings »

Vasunt rag (Vasanta ragini)

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Within the Talbot Rice Gallery, under what appears to be the unjustified shadow of Anton Henning's exhibition Interieur No. 493, lies a modest realm of vivid beauty. Within touching distance of Henning’s work and drawing in an endless stream of ...

Mon 17 Oct 2011 by Harry Dougall | Read more »

Alasdair Gray: Gray Stuff - Designs for Books and Posters, 1952-2010 »

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Coinciding with the release of his new visual biography, ‘A Life in Pictures’, this exhibition offers an extensive insight into the original graphic works of Alasdair Gray. Known for his critically acclaimed dystopian, surrealist novels, su...

Wed 10 Nov 2010 by Kathryn Lloyd | Read more »

The £40 Art Collection »

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When one walks into the £40 Art Collection a feeling of intimacy is evident. It is almost as if you’re viewing this private collection in the room of the owner’s house rather than a gallery in the centre of Edinburgh, making for an en...

Sun 07 Nov 2010 by Beth Crowe | Read more »

Julie Roberts: Child »

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Julie Roberts paints stylised, historicised portraits of children. The blurb attests that "familiar objects are made strange and nothing can be taken for granted... representations of childhood are subtly overshadowed by the uncanny effects." Yes, Robe...

Wed 15 Sep 2010 by Joao Abbott-Gribben | Read more »

Smugglerius Unveiled »

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To accompany Drawing for Instruction, the smaller sister show presented in the Georgian Gallery is an in-depth portrait of the providence of a singular cast: Smugglerius. As anatomical drawings adorn the walls only a room away, we are introduced to thi...

Mon 22 Feb 2010 by Hannah Knights | Read more »

An Entangled Bank »

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The Talbot Rice Gallery’s An Entangled Bank presents a united front of art and science, as Charles Darwin is re-considered in the name of contemporary art. Celebrating 150 years since the publication of Darwin’s seminal On the Origins of S...

Wed 11 Nov 2009 by Hannah Knights | Read more »

A cure for the summertime blues »

A cure for the summertime blues

There are certain lessons quickly learned when beginning life as a student: tupperware is indispensable, second-hand clothing is ‘vintage’ and abandoned furniture is invariably worthy of the laborious journey back to the flat. Students have...

Wed 07 Oct 2009 by Rachael Cloughton | Read more »

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