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Developed from a project started in 2008, artist Sasha Huber’s exhibition looks at the darker side of a man whose name was made in science. Glaciologist Louis Agassiz was best known for his scientific work, with a Swiss mountain named …

Artist John Patrick Bissett discusses his exhibition, Train. Featuring colourful abstract works on paper and wood, his work is inspired by greats such as Poliakoff, Hofman and John Hoyland. The exhibition is in Upper Church Gallery, Summerhall, until the 22nd …

Inspired by her love of landscape, Cecilia Vissers work is minimalist in style and focuses on the essence of the landscape. The work is created using steel and aluminium, but often has the illusion of a painting. This exhibition is …

Curators Patrycja Godula and Iga Bożyk talk about their exhibition, Quality of Everyday Life. Featuring works of art and interactive writing from a range of artists and authors, new and old, the subject matter centres around the more ordinary things …

Artist John Lee Bird brings a collection of colourful portraits of his friends to Summerhall. From musicians to actors, drag queens to fashionistas, Bird’s vivid exhibition comes from photographs that were taken of the performers before they returned to the …

George Joseph Miller IV’s film of Peter Dibdin, photographing for the exhibition ‘Southsiders: Portrait of a Community’. For further information, photographs and audio recordings: edinburghsouthsiders.co.uk

Sculptor Dennis J Reinmueller gives us a little preview of his exhibition, Subject – Room #1. Exhibiting at Summerhall, in the Courtyard Gallery, from the 11th October until the 22nd November, 2013

Chelsea Stinson from the unique Children’s Parliament introduces an exhibition of children’s self portraits at Summerhall. These demonstrate the central role children play in developing ideas that are free of discrimination, full of self-confidence and that make a vital contribution …

Conceived by poet Yang Lian and Dr Janet McKenzie, this exhibition shows 6 Chinese artists work and aims to move on from the Western perception of contemporary Chinese Art. Showing in The Long Corridor, Summerhall, until the 27th September.

Ryan the Wheelbarrow is a Miami based artist who will be producing live art here at Summerhall. Visitors will even have the opportunity to have their clothes customised by the artist himself. His exhibition will run after the festival, until …

Stuart McCaffer tells Summerhall TV about his barbershop which is appearing as part of “Pop-up Art” in Summerhall’s courtyard.

Robbie’s work has been getting a lot of attention at Summerhall so we decided to go for a second interview.

Artist Jane Frere talks about her experience of living behind the Apartheid Wall in a suburb that was part of Jerusalem, and the impact this has had on her work. Return of the Soul – The Wall – The Void is …

Artist Martin Green talks us through the pieces featured in his first solo exhibition, Scuffed Underside.  Martin takes found objects and uses them as materials in order to create something completely new. From car aerials, to pink emery boards, Martin’s …

Robbie Thomson talks to Summerhall TV about his show Ecstatic Arc, which combines mechanical installations and electronic music. Showing at Summerhall from the 3rd – 25th August, in the Library Gallery at Summerhall.    

Curator Piet De Jong talks to Summerhall TV about Lawrence Weiner’s exhibition that will be on show throughout the festival at Summerhall. One Hundred Multiples by Lawrence Weiner will be on in the Courtyard Gallery and Dissection Room Gallery, from …

Sculptor Tim Sandys talks about the chemical processes and experimental nature behind his work, and his selection for the Prologue exhibition currently held at Summerhall. The Prologue project selects three emerging visual artists and one emerging curator, and gives them …

Six artists working in and around Philadelphia are represented in this exhibit put together by EIXchange and Summerhall as the first of several cultural exchange exhibits between American and Scottish artists. We will hear more about the EIXchange programme in …

Summerhall Curator Paul Robertson introduces the art exhibitions running up to and included in the Edinburgh International Art Festival, at Summerhall in August.

Jack Smith was an American filmmaker, photographer and actor. His work influenced that of Andy Warhol and John Waters. Paul Robertson introduces the exhibition in which a first edition of ‘The Beautiful Book’, a very rare photography book created by …

Photographer Graham Miller captures rare and intimate moments in this series of photographs of families with a person with Down’s Syndrome. Each photograph is accompanied with quotes and audio recordings of the interviews with the families. Miller also produced a …

Curator Paul Roberston talks to Summerhall TV about Alexander Johnston and Agnes Gryczkowska’s exhibition Black Sound White Sound. The exhibition runs from the 8th March until 22nd May, in Basement Gallery II.

As part of the Manipulate Festival at Summerhall, Glasgow art group, Buzzcut showcases a range of performances including ‘Death Jump’ written and performed by Harry Wilson. Here Harry talks to us about the piece, the inspiration behind it and how …

Karen and Patrick Lauke introduce their sound scape, Re/Sonant. Inspired by the darker and more eerie parts of Summerhall’s past, this sound is created using metallic structures, creating a sound that is passed through 4 speakers placed in each corner …

Polish curator and artist Agnes Gryczkowska is co-curating an exhibition of Agnieszka Polska. Here she speaks to Summerhall TV about Polska’s exhibition, Nonsense Syllables, showing at Summerhall from the 8th March to the 18th May 2013. As a part of Waiting …

Charlie Anderson painting 135 feet of concrete wall in Holywood. Since graduating from Edinburgh in 2009 Anderson’s edgy work has explored contemporary culture through the sampling of imagery from advertising, political campaigns and the music industry. His work reflects the …

Gwen Dupré introduces the work of Ashley Shairp’s design for ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore’ at the V&A exhibition Transformation and Revelation at Summerhall.

Paul Robertson introduces Agnieska Polska’s exhibition, Nonsense Syllables. Running from the 8th March until the 18th May 2013.

Summerhall Curator Paul Robertson, talks to Summerhall TV about the upcoming art exhibitions that will run from 8th March until 18th May 2013.

Paul Robertson introduces Roland Baladi’s ‘Paik’s First Tape’, a piece that investigates Nam June Paik’s own video work. This exhibition will run from 8th March until 18th May 2013.