20 August 2013
Andrew Graham-Dixon: Castration on a tennis court: The life and art of Michelangelo Merisi, alias Caravaggio
10–11am
£8 (£6 concessions). Book tickets.
Castration on a tennis court, and other stories: The life and art of Michelangelo Merisi, alias Caravaggio:
Tuesday 13th to Saturday 17th August – 11:30 to 12:30
Tuesday 20th to Saturday 24th August – 10:10 to 11:10
Who killed Caravaggio?
Friday 23rd & Saturday 24th August – 15:05 to 15:50
Art historian, critic and BBC Arts Presenter Andrew Graham-Dixon animates the tragic life of probably the darkest and most dangerous of any of the great painters, Caravaggio.
In “Castration on a tennis court: The life and art of Michelangelo Merisi, alias Caravaggio’', Andrew retells the scandalous, sensational life of Italian painter, Caravaggio. And for those who just can’t get enough, for two days only, on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th August, Andrew will explore the mysterious death of the criminal and artistic genius in his second show, “Who killed Caravaggio?”.
Cursed by his genius, Caravaggio with a notorious hellraiser with a long list of thuggish assaults attached to his name. In this historical-swashbuckler-cum-detective story its all pimps, priests, prostitutes and painting as his desperate, mysterious life is retold.
20 August 2013
Talk: Fatal Magic: The Attractions of Witchcraft
6–7pm
Free admission, booking essential.
The power of spells and charms can bring about metamorphosis - of the witch herself or of her victims. Bodies change into other forms, are disfigured or transfigured. Once approached with fear and loathing by mostly male artists, the witch now exercises fascination for women interpreters. Writer Marina Warner will look at the way seductive sorceresses in myth and fairy tale have been portrayed including Circe, Vivien and Peri Banou from The Arabian Nights.
This event will take place in the Hawthornden Lecture Theatre.
Tickets can be bought and collected in advance from the Information Desk in the Gardens Entrance of the Scottish National Gallery, or call 0131 624 6560, between 9.30am-4.30pm with debit/credit card details.
Providing fresh perspectives on visual art, Festival Detours is a series of intimate live performances in Edinburgh's leading galleries by stars from the worlds of music, poetry and theatre.
Lead singer with Idlewild, Woomble is highly acclaimed for his solo releases of contemporary folk, and will perform an acoustic set in response to the exhibition From Fleece to Fibre at Dovecot Studios.
Festival Detours is presented in association with The List.
20 August 2013
Parley: Daniel Padden and Peter Nicholson in conversation with Katie Overy
7-8 pm
Free admission. Book here.
For Edinburgh Art Festival, the composers Daniel Padden and Peter Nicholson are working with residents of the capital to develop The Complaints Choir of Edinburgh - an amateur choir that will sing their complaints and gripes to the city in a series of public performances. Padden and Nicholson have collaborated together in the past through the work in The One Ensemble, and together and independently have both developed a keen following for their experimental compositions and performances.
In this event, Daniel Padden and Peter Nicholson will be in conversation with Katie Overy. Katie Overy is a Senior Lecturer in Music Psychology at the University of Edinburgh. She is also the director of the Institute for Music in Human and Social Development (IMHSD) and the Programme Director for MSc in Music in the Community.
This event takes place within a major architectural artwork by Krijn de Koning in Edinburgh College of Art’s iconic Sculpture Court.
Edinburgh College of Art
74 Lauriston Place, EH3 9DF
0131 651 5800
www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/edinburgh-college-art
1 August – 1 September 2013
EAF Explorers
Designed for children and families, EAF Explorers is a special activity trail through the art festival. Pick up your free EAF Explorers passport and map from participating galleries and learn about some of the art on show by completing a series of fun, creative activities. Complete each activity and get your passport stamped at each gallery, then show us your stamped passport at Sarah Kenchington's Windpipes for Edinburgh at Trinity Apse to receive a special prize.
EAF Explorers participating galleries:
City Art Centre: Mon–Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, 12–5pm
Dovecot Studios: Mon–Sun, 10.30am–6pm
The Fruitmarket Gallery: Mon–Sun, 10am–7pm (from 27 Aug: Mon–Sat, 11am–6pm; Sun, 12–5pm)
Windpipes for Edinburgh, Trinity Apse: Mon–Sun, 10am–6pm
The EAF Explorers passport and map and entry to the exhibitions related to the activities are free.
EAF Explorers has been developed by Alchemy Arts.
2 August – 1 September 2013
EAF Guided tours
1–1.45pm
Free to join
We'll be running a series of free guided tours throughout the festival - join us for a great way to sample a variety of different works on show and discover new artists. Tours will focus on different aspects of the exhibitions and on different parts of the city.
Tours will depart from 169 Rose Street.
This is the site of Kenny Watson's The Days & Fascia and an installation of the first UK showing of Kalleinen and Kalleinen’s The Complaints Choir, a four channel video installation documenting the nine Complaints Choirs created and led by the artists themselves.
1 August – 1 September 2013
Tourists in Residence 2013: The Self-Guided Tour
The Selected Monuments of Edinburgh map can be downloaded.
This year's Tourists in Residence, artists Tom Nolan and Catherine Payton, have created Selected Monuments of Edinburgh, an Edinburgh map, from the unique perspective of artists based in the city. This is a self-directed tour so that you can make your way around the city of Edinburgh in your own time.
This year's Tourists in Residence have also created the following guided tours: The Debtor's Day Off (11 August & 1 September), A dissociative walk and A symposium (with free tea and coffee).