City Art Centre

David Mach: Precious Light, King James Bible 1611–2011

30 July – 16 October 2011

The City Art Centre has joined forces with Scottish born artist and sculptor David Mach to create a major exhibition for the summer of 2011. David Mach is one of the UK’s most successful and respected artists, known for his dynamic and imaginative large-scale collages, sculptures and installations using diverse media, including coat hangers, matchstick heads and magazines. Having exhibited worldwide, he became a Royal Academician in 1998 and in 2000 was appointed Professor of Sculpture at the Royal Academy Schools. He is a Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery.

For this exhibition, Mach returns to Scotland to tackle his biggest subject yet – the Bible. Timed to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible, the exhibition combines a series of monumental David Allan, The Origin of Painting, c.1775, oil on canvas David Mach, Die Harder (detail), 2010, coat hanger sculpture coat hanger sculptures, matchstick heads, and an array of Mach’s large-scale collages. Cinematic in size, the collages will bring a contemporary dimension to Biblical stories such as The Flood, the Plagues of Egypt, Jesus’ miracles and the epic visions of St John. The majestic language of the King James will permeate the exhibition, culminating in a gallery devoted to the text itself.

A key component of the exhibition will be the chance to see Mach’s studio in action. His studio team will be taking over one gallery floor for the duration of the show, with the aim to create one final massive collage to be unveiled part way through.

David Mach: Precious Light is complemented by an exciting events programme.

2 Market Street, EH1 1DE

0131 529 3993

www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk

Mon–Sat, 10–5pm; Sun, 12–5pm

£5 (£3.50 concessions)

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