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German artist Isa Genzken first came to prominence in the 1970s. This exhibition, Botanical Garden at Inverleith House, focuses on Genzken’s work of the last ten years. There is a mixture of sculptures created with found objects, dressed-up mannequins and collages with mirrors, photographs and paint splatters.
One Spurtle reviewer and around 10 other punters embarked on the Alternative Edinburgh Walking Tour yesterday afternoon under the brisk and self-assured guidance of Chutney Productions’ Andrew Blair.
The following extract is from ‘Old Mortality’, Chapter 3 in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Memories and Portraits: a collection of essays first published together in 1887.
In it Stevenson recalls time spent during his student days in the 1870s in Old Calton Burying Ground.
This, we like.
Obviously, it isn’t the finest piece of draftsmanship ever. But it has a squashed childlike friendliness to it.
The cat seems to belong to the neighbourhood (Dublin Street Lane South).
He makes us smile. He cheers us up.
And this – below – we admire for its attractive Tyrolean unexpectedness.
It is an artfully arranged pile of logs and kindling in a Drummond Place cellar arch.
A second draft of the Council’s Edinburgh Local Development Plan is now available for your perusal.
Few people will find it matches Fifty Shades of Grey for thrills per page, but in the long run it is probably a lot more important, laying out as it does ‘policies and proposals to guide land use and development’.
Oooh, I don’t know, though ...
Bob Crooks’ new exhibition Alchemy at the Scottish Gallery is a sensuous feast for the eyes.
Crooks says it with curves and colour, the Devon countryside around his studio providing much of the inspiration.
‘The landscape is the anchor for his forms,’ writes Christina Jansen, ‘and the pattern and colour of the flora is the source of his vivid colour palette’.
The piece detailed below, apparently, reflects the cherry blossom in his garden.
After what’s been a lovely summer, adult education classes at Drummond CHS start again on Monday 22 September 2014, writes Birgit Harris (Community Programme Manager).
You will be spoilt for choice.
Our programme – which runs until 5 December – contains highly popular classes like Art Club, Calligraphy, Dressmaking, Introduction to Artists’ Bookbinding, Printmaking with a Press, Hatha and Iyengar Yoga plus many more.
New classes are:
When Spurtle encountered a striking figure on Broughton Street yesterday evening, we were delighted.
Throughout August we have rejoiced in unusual visitors to the capital, and immediately asked for this one’s photograph.
The passer-by agreed without fuss, and moved helpfully into a patch of sunshine and dazzling contrasts for our convenience.
‘Are you in a show?’ we enquired.
‘No,’ replied the Enigma.
‘So why are you wearing a costume?’ we blundered on.
There was a pause.
There are many wonderful things to be found in the Scottish Gallery on Dundas Street at present, of which this article describes just a few.
Andrea Geile's architecturally natural responses to people and specific places will be familiar to many New Town wanderers, and were the focus of a walking exhibition in the Festival three years ago (Breaking news, 1.8.11).
Requests for reinforced bus stops on Leith Walk seem to have been ignored.
In January 2013, Leith Central Community Councillors, who now sit on the Leith Programme Stakeholders’ Group, suggested that bus stops should be reinforced or underpinned as the road was repaired. (This suggestion was made in a consultation submission.)
At intervals over the last year, they have asked optimistically for specifications detailing the planned reinforcement, but have been unable to prise any relevant information from the City of Edinburgh Council.