Dovecot Studios
Weaving the Century: Tapestry from Dovecot Studios 1912-2012
13 July – 7 October 2012
The centrepiece of Dovecot Studios’ centenary celebrations, this is the first major exhibition of Dovecot tapestries to be presented in Scotland for over thirty years.
Dovecot’s weavers have built an international reputation through their collaborations with leading modern and contemporary artists, a tradition which continues today.
Curated by art historian Dr Elizabeth Cumming and presented across all three of Dovecot’s public gallery spaces, Weaving the Century features over 60 tapestries, rugs and rarely seen works by artists including David Hockney, Paul Gauguin, Elizabeth Blackadder, Sir Peter Blake, Edward Wadsworth, Cecil Beaton, Graham Sutherland, Eduardo Paolozzi, Jankel Adler, Louise Nevelson and Claire Barclay.
The works in the exhibition show the broad range of artistic and technical weaving styles, offering the definitive account of one of the world's most innovative centres of textile-art production.
A major new publication, The Art of Modern Tapestry: Dovecot Studios since 1912, has also been published to accompany the exhibition.
10 Infirmary Street, EH1 1LT
0131 550 3660
Mon—Sun, 10.30—6pm (during festival dates only)
Free admission