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Visual Arts

As part of the Edinburgh International Science Festival, Summerhall presents Sylva Caledonia, an exhibition featuring the works of Tim Collins & Reiko Goto, with Sara Ocklind, Gerry Loose and Morven Gregor, and Chris Fremantle. Each was asked to consider their …

Sylva Caledonia

Visual Arts

William Latham brings Mutator 1+2 to Summerhall as part of the Edinburgh International Science Festival. His work blends organic imagery and computer animation, using software modelled upon the processes of evolution to generate three-dimensional creations that resemble fantastical ‘other-worldly’ forms …

William Latham : Mutator 1+2

Visual Arts

Artist Silas Parry presents his new exhibition Possibility of Another Place, at this year’s Science Festival, in Summerhall. His work consists of everyday materials and mechanised parts in order to create objects with some form of life and independence to …

Silas Parry : Possibility of Another Place

Visual Arts

Artist Andrew Carnie is exhibiting two works as part of this year’s visual arts programme from Summerhall, Edinburgh International Science Festival and ASCUS. Slice is a slide-dissolve work that explores the body as a theatre of action, and Magic Forest, a …

Andrew Carnie : Magic Forest and Slice

Visual Arts

Co-curated by the Science Festival, Summerhall and ASCUS Art & Science, How the Light Gets In brings together a selection of works by international artists intrigued by light in all its forms and facets with those aiming to shine a …

How the Light Gets In : Part Two

Visual Arts

Co-curated by the Edinburgh International Science Festival, Summerhall and ASCUS Art & Science, How the Light Gets In brings together a selection of works by international artists intrigued by light in all its forms and facets with those aiming to …

How the Light Gets In : Part One

Visual Arts

Artist Anna Somerville presents a retrospective of her work at Summerhall, featuring recent work created from her studio, also based at Summerhall. Somerville’s work is instinctual and draws from emotions rather than exploring any particular theme or narrative. Anna Somerville …

Anna Somerville : Summerhall Exhibition

Visual Arts

Summerhall is hosting an exhibition featuring a mixture of sculpture, prints and sketches by the late George Wyllie. Summerhall’s Technical Director, and friend of Wyllie, Pete Searle discusses the work of Wyllie, including the artist’s dedication to involving the public …

Pete Searle : George Wyllie at Summerhall

Visual Arts

Sardinian artist Michele Ciacciofera introduces his current Summerhall exhibition, I Hate The Indifferent. The site-specific exhibition features paintings, installation and sculpture, and takes its name from a speech the Italian politician Antonio Gramsci made. I Hate The Indifferent is on …

Michele Ciacciofera : I Hate The Indifferent

Visual Arts

Michele Ciacciofera, whose current exhibition ‘I Hate the Indifferent’ is currently on at Summerhall, in conversation with Robert McDowell and Richard Demarco. The exhibition runs from December 2014 to April 2015 in Summerhall’s Church Galleries.

Michele Ciacciofera : In Conversation

Visual Arts

As part of the Edinburgh Iranian Festival, Perception exhibits the work of Iranian and non-Iranian artists inspired by Iran, in a variety of media. The international open call for submissions drew in work from 250 artists, which a panel of …

Anna Montazam : Perception

Visual Arts

Paintings as Arguments: Five Decades of Cultural & Political Change in Scotland Peacock Visual Arts presents a conversation between artist Alexander Moffat and author Alan Riach, which took place on the 17th September 2014.

Paintings as Arguments

Visual Arts

A profile of portrait sculptor Deirdre Nicholls explaining the background to her bronze of Nelson Mandela, commissioned by Glasgow City Council. The bust was installed in Glasgow City Chambers to commemorate Nelson Mandela’s honorary citizenship, which was granted by the …

Deirdre Nicholls : Citizen Mandela

Visual Arts

Sergio Madrigal introduces Summerhall’s exhibition ‘Dictatorship and Democracy in the Age of Extremism’, which features photos and texts exploring spotlights in the history of Europe, in the twentieth century. The exhibition has been organised by the Institute for Contemporary History, …

Sergio Madrigal : Dictatorship and Democracy in the Age of Extremism

Visual Arts

Artist Gary Baseman has been exploring his father’s life in his mid-20s, when he escaped the Nazis during World War II, and became a partisan with a Soviet group, in the woods near his home. Mythical Creatures is the piece …

Gary Baseman : The Buckingham Warrior

Visual Arts

Mythical Homeland is enjoying an extended run at Summerhall. Artist Gary Baseman‘s exhibition delves into the real and imagined histories of generations past, interpreting the Holocaust and its lasting effects on culture and identity. Drawings, paintings, and photographs and a short …

Gary Baseman : Mythical Homeland

Visual Arts

As part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival, a collective of artists have created a series of works in various media for the large exhibition Out of Sight/Out of Mind, in Summerhall’s Meadow Suite Gallery. The exhibition …

Out of Sight/Out of Mind Exhibition

Visual Arts

Sculptor and Summerhall resident, Deirdre Nicholls unveils her Nelson Mandela bust, at a ceremony in Glasgow City Chambers, celebrating 21 years since Mandela visited Glasgow to thank them for granting him the freedom of the city. Nicholls was selected by …

Nelson Mandela Bust Unveiling

Visual Arts

Mexican artist Antonio O’Connell introduces his installation piece that can be seen on the front of the Summerhall building. Like an explosion of colours and pieces, O’Connell’s work brings an element of spontaneity and disorder to an ordered and constructed …

Antonio O’Connell : Virus

Visual Arts

Hanna Karraby introduces the work of young Palestinian photographer Mahmoud “Ezz” al Zanoon, whose exhibition ‘The People of Gaza’ is currently on in Summerhall. Ezz has exhibited in Jerusalem, Doha, London, New York and Durban, and this is his first …

Ezz : The People of Gaza

Visual Arts

One of Iceland’s best-known contemporary artists, Birgir Andrésson’s work uses conceptual strategies to explore aspects of Icelandic culture and national identity. Raised in a home for the blind as the sighted child of blind parents, Andrésson was particularly attuned to …

Birgir Andrésson : The Northernmost North

Visual Arts

Hanna Kerraby introduces Ignaz Cassar’s 444 Archives, a collection of 444 photographs of 444 publicly registered repositories in the Greater London area. Each photograph is stored in one of the 444 archival boxes that make up the work. Each image …

Ignaz Cassar : 444 Archives

Visual Arts

Iain Gale introduces the work of artist Muirhead Bone, who was Britain’s first official war artist, and was posted out to France in 1916, during the battle of the Somme. Through hundreds of exquisite drawings made on the spot and …

Muirhead Bone : Western Front

Visual Arts

Artist Tamsyn Challenger presents her exhibition Monoculture, which explores habitual performance, viral infiltration, a small farm, feminine identity and the impacts of social media; drawing parallels between historical modes of control and mass cultivation. Many pieces in the exhibition carry …

Tamsyn Challenger : Monoculture

Visual Arts

Artists Cat Phillipps and Peter Kennard take Summerhall TV through their installation Demo Talk, which is their response to current events such as the war in Iraq, the conflict in Gaza, and the actions of the British Government on home …

kennardphillipps : Demo Talk

Visual Arts

Funch is back at Summerhall! Illustrator Ryo Tamura’s charming series of drawings detailing the relationship of married couple Ninja wife Koko and polar bear husband Paw Paw will appear in a red lunch box, just outside the Summerhall Cafe.

Ryo Tamura – Return of The Legend : Funch Strikes Back

Visual Arts

One half of artistic duo, FAILE, Patrick McNeil introduces the FAILE Bast Deluxx Fluxx Arcade Edinburgh 2014, an exhibition featuring specially programmed video games and pinball machines. First seen at Art Basel Miami 2013, this is the first Scottish exhibition …

Patrick McNeil : FAILE Bast Deluxx Fluxx Arcade Edinburgh 2014

Visual Arts

Artist Susan Hiller presents new work at this year’s Visual Arts programme at Summerhall. Hiller’s new video combines sound frequencies and visual patterns translated from radio waves emitted by the Big Bang with a series of eye-witness accounts of extra- …

Susan Hiller : Re-Sounding

Visual Arts

Founding director of Deveron Arts, Claudia Zeiske, introduces the two hour performative walk, which took place at Summerhall, with artists Tim Knowles and Ania Bas, who have been undertaking both urban and rural walking in the UK and elsewhere. The tour …

Claudia Zeiske : Urbanscape + Ruralsprawl

Visual Arts

Thibaut Clamart introduces artist Claude Closky’s exhibition 10, 20, 30 & 40%, which is currently showing at Summerhall. The pieces on display are minimal in form, a series of framed prints of lines, dashes and numbers, and aim to address …

Thibaut Clamart : Claude Closky

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