1 August 2013

Franz West Exhibition Talk by Lisa Le Feuvre

2–3pm

Free admission, booking essential: [email protected] or 0131 248 2971

Lisa Le Feuvre - curator, writer and Head of Sculpture Studies at The Henry Moore Institute, Leeds - will give a talk on the exhibition Mostly West: Franz West and Artist Collaborations.

1 August 2013

Artist talk: Rachel Maclean

6–7pm

Free admission

Discussing everything from ‘Oor Wullie’ to Scottish landscape painting, Rachel Maclean will guide guests around I HEART SCOTLAND, her current solo exhibition. She will provide an insight into the ideas and process behind each piece and explore broader themes relating to Scottish national identity and it’s founding mythologies. There will be a short Q & A session following the talk, where guests will be invited to contribute to the discussion.

1 August 2013

magic_hour_001

6:30–8:30pm

Free to attend

This inaugural Magic Hour will explore the process of selecting and tailoring certain historical narratives for the production of space. 

Historian Mark Jardine will present a portfolio of events occurring in the second half of 15^th Century in the region of Edinburgh. This will be followed by a brainstorming session focused on extracting elements of these events for deployment in the construction of a multifunctional public meeting place. A Graphic Recorder will visualise this process.

Dr Mark Jardine is a Scottish historian, television scriptwriter and prolific blogger. He has worked on the BAFTA-award-winning ‘A history of Scotland’ with Neil Oliver for BBC Scotland, ‘The Last Explorers’ and ‘Addicted to Pleasure’ with Brian Cox. His blog, Jardine’s Book of Martyrs, explores the world of the Scottish Covenanters. He also quite likes Serge Gainsbourg and French Sixties music.

2 August 2013

'Round about the Cauldron': The Witchcraft Scenes of Salvator Rosa

12:45–13:30pm

Free admission

Salvator Rosa's witchcraft scenes are among the strangest and most bizarre of 17th-century paintings. Dr Helen Langdon, curator of the exhibition Salvator Rosa; Bandits, Wilderness and Magic at Dulwich Picture Gallery, 2010, explores how they may be read; as parody or satire; as part of a Florentine literary taste for the macabre and astonishing; or as dark works that suggest the social realities and obsessive fears of baroque Italy. 

This event will take place in Hawthornden Lecture Theatre.

3 August 2013

Geological Home Movies

3–4:30 pm

Free admission

Offering further context to her exhibition at the museum and insights into her artistic concerns, Ilana Halperin selects and introduces a special screening of films in which artists interact with geological processes, play with the laws of physics and embrace nature’s capacity to create and destroy. Includes films by Joan Jonas, Seth Kelly, Allan McCollum, Takehito Shiina and a new work by Ilana Halperin.

3 August 2013

Peter Doig in Conversation with Keith Hartley

5–6pm

£5 (£4 concessions)

Edinburgh-born Peter Doig is one of the most internationally renowned painters working today. To celebrate the first major exhibition of Doig’s work in Scotland, the artist will be in conversation with Keith Hartley, Chief Curator at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. They will discuss his paintings and works on paper created over the last 10 years, in particular, exploring Doig’s approach to serial motifs and recurring imagery.

This event will take place at Hawthornden Lecture Theatre.

Tickets can be bought and collected in advance from the Information Desk near the Gardens Entrance of the Scottish National Gallery, or call 0131 624 6560.

6 August 2013

Man Ray's Women

12.45–13.30pm

Free admission

Man Ray’s photographic portraits of his fellow artists, models, friends and patrons are among the most defining images of the European and American avant-garde from the 1920s onwards. Dr Dorothy Rowe, University of Bristol, will focus specifically on a selection of his portraits of women in relation to the wider networks of the avant-garde in which the photographer and his female sitters circulated.

This event will take place in the Hawthornden Lecture Theatre.

7 August 2013

EAF Film Club: The Royal Standard, Liverpool

7.30–10pm

Free admission. Book tickets. 

Every Wednesday evening during the festival we’ll be presenting emerging artists’ film, video and performance. Each EAF Film Club evening is curated by an artist-run organisation from outside of Edinburgh whom we’ve invited to select work around the theme of Interval As Integration.

This week’s EAF Film Club evening is curated by Elizabeth Murphy and Emily Speed from The Royal Standard, Liverpool.

The Royal Standard is an artist-led gallery, studios and social workspace. It was established in 2006 by four Liverpool-based artists as a space for emerging contemporary artists that would operate somewhere in between the city’s grass-roots DIY initiatives and the more established arts institutions. This multi-purpose project space offers a testing ground for artists to push their ideas in new directions, and a setting for more spontaneous events and activity.

This film night looks at notions of melodrama, dance, hysteria and glamour. Special entertainment and services will be available during intermissions. Selected artists include Catherine Payton, Andrew Gannon, Serena Korda, Karin Kihlberg and Reuben Henry, Romany Dear, NOW NOW Collective and Ursula Mayer.

EAF Film Club is supported by New Media Scotland and The National Lottery through Creative Scotland.

10 August 2013

Guided tour: Staple Matter

3–3.30pm

Free admission

Artists Kjersti Sletteland and Despina Nissiriou will give an exclusive guided tour of their exhibition at Patriothall Gallery, providing insights into the works on show and the history of the building which the works respond to. All are welcome. 

10 August 2013

Parley Discussion: Is all this hot air worth it?

1.30–4pm

Free admission. Book tickets.

Artistic activity produces tonnes of CO₂ – particularly the international movement of artists, artworks and audiences. What responsibility do artists and arts organisations have to use the form, content and framing of their work to address climate change? With a provocation from the artists Collins & Goto, Creative Carbon Scotland’s discussion invites contributions from across the arts.

12 August 2013

Talk: Colin Wiggins on the works of Ana Maria Pacheco

7–9pm

Tickets: £5. Book tickets.

Colin Wiggins, Special Projects Curator at The National Gallery in London, will give an introduction to the work, themes and concerns of Ana Maria Pacheco. 

13 August 2013

Man Ray the Magic Man

12:45–13:45pm

Free admission, booking essential. 

Lee Miller was one of Man Ray’s artistic collaborators and together in Paris in the heyday of Surrealism, they discovered the technique of solarisation which became the hallmark of their artistic association. In their youth, they were lovers and this evolved into an enduring friendship in later life. Antony Penrose, son of Roland Penrose and Lee Miller, shares his unique perspective of growing up surrounded by his parents' Surrealist friends. He adored Man Ray who in turn encouraged Antony to make his own objects and puns. As the Director of the Lee Miller Archives and the Penrose Collection, he has been working on the conservation and dissemination of his parents work for over 30 years. 

This event will take place in the Hawthornden Lecture Theatre.

Tickets can be bought and collected in advance from the Information Desk near the Gardens Entrance of the Scottish National Gallery, or call 0131 624 6560.

13 August 2013

Andrew Graham-Dixon: Castration on a tennis court: The life and art of Michelangelo Merisi, alias Caravaggio

11:30am–12:30pm

£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.

14 August 2013

EAF Film Club: GENERATOR projects, Dundee

7.30–10pm

Free admission. Book tickets.

Every Wednesday evening during the festival we’ll be presenting emerging artists’ film, video and performance. Each EAF Film Club evening is curated by an artist-run organisation from outside of Edinburgh whom we’ve invited to select work around the theme of Interval As Integration.

This week’s EAF Film Club evening is curated by GENERATOR Projects, Dundee.

GENERATOR Projects is a non-profit artist-run gallery and exhibition space, currently the only dedicated one of its kind in Dundee. Established in 1996, it is devoted to bringing the best possible artists to work within, and occasionally out with, the gallery space to enhance the cultural vibrancy of the city and its people. GENERATOR Projects also kindly sat on the selection panel for the open submissions to this year’s Edinburgh Art Festival.

Selected artists include Reluca Iancu, Jack Paton and Dorian Braun, Angel Zorn, Jack and Dorian, Sarah Lundy, Pawel Grzyb, Sam Spreckley, Bryan M. Ferguson, Maeve Brennan, Christopher McGinnis, Ben Skea, Adam Knight and Aaron McCarthy.

EAF Film Club is supported by New Media Scotland and The National Lottery through Creative Scotland.

14 August 2013

Andrew Graham-Dixon: Castration on a tennis court: The life and art of Michelangelo Merisi, alias Caravaggio

11:30am–12:30pm

£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.

14 August 2013

Discussion: Environmental monitoring

3–5pm

Free admission, booking not required

Environmental monitoring: Tracking nature in pursuit of aesthetic inter-relationship?

Attendees will be joined by Prof Andrew Patrizio (art historian and head of research at Edinburgh College of Art) and Jan Hogarth, (Director of Wide Open and one of the key people behind the imminent Environmental Art Festival Scotland).

15 August 2013

Andrew Graham-Dixon: Castration on a tennis court: The life and art of Michelangelo Merisi, alias Caravaggio

11:30am–12:30pm

£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.

16 August 2013

Andrew Graham-Dixon: Castration on a tennis court: The life and art of Michelangelo Merisi, alias Caravaggio

11:30am–12:30pm

£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.

16 August 2013

Artist's Talk: Paul Reid

1pm

Free to attend, booking essential. 

Our principal Festival artist, Paul Reid will be giving a talk on Friday 16th August at 1pm, with a short introduction by Managing Director Guy Peploe. Please contact the Gallery to reserve a place, as spaces are limited. [email protected] or 0131 558 1200.

17 August 2013

Franz West Exhibition Talk by Dominic Paterson

2–3pm

Free admission, booking essential: [email protected] or 0131 248 2971

Dr Dominic Paterson, Lecturer in Art History at the University of Glasgow, will give a talk on the exhibition Mostly West: Franz West and Artist Collaborations. 

17 August 2013

Andrew Graham-Dixon: Castration on a tennis court: The life and art of Michelangelo Merisi, alias Caravaggio

11:30am–12:30pm

£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.

18 August 2013

The Art of Afternoon Tea

2–5pm

£25, booking essential

Tickets include a guided tour of two exhibitions, afternoon tea and a cocktail.

This is an exclusive guided tour of two Edinburgh Art Festival exhibitions, followed by afternoon tea at the Forth Floor Restaurant with an art-inspired menu. This event is run in conjunction with Harvey Nichols Edinburgh.

Starting at the City Art Centre with an introduction to Coming into Fashion, A Century of Photography at Condé Nast, you can view works by iconic photographers including Cecil Beaton, Helmut Newton, Corinne Day and Mario Testino.

This is followed by a tour of Man Ray Portraits, at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. The first major museum retrospective of this highly influential artist’s photographic portraits, the exhibition includes his iconic images of Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, Elsa Schiaparelli and of his muses Lee Miller and Kiki de Montparnasse.

After feasting your eyes, The Art of Afternoon Tea at the Forth Floor Restaurant offers a delicious menu that celebrates these iconic photographs in a unique interpretation by our talented chefs.

Tickets include entry and a guided tour to two exhibitions, afternoon tea and a cocktail. To read more about the menu visit the Harvey Nichols Edinburgh website. 

For more information or to make a reservation please call 0131 524 8350 or email [email protected]

19 August 2013

The Potency of the Performed Act

12:45–13:30pm

Free admission

Sally O'Reilly, writer and author of The Body in Contemporary Art considers the impact of performance, how this differs from that of the art object, and the aesthetic invention achieved when artists use the body in the world as a means to articulate political positions.

This event will be in The Studio in the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One.

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.

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.

21 August 2013

EAF Film Club: The Telfer Gallery, Glasgow

7.30–10pm

Free admission. Book tickets.

Every Wednesday evening during the festival we’ll be presenting emerging artists’ film, video and performance. Each EAF Film Club evening is curated by an artist-run organisation from outside of Edinburgh whom we’ve invited to select work around the theme of Interval As Integration.

The Telfer Gallery from Glasgow is presenting this week’s programme of film screenings which will include a live networking event during the interval.

The Telfer Gallery provides a space of production and presentation for creative practitioners. It is a platform for focused experimentation within a studio environment allowing time for a productive and critical dialogue to occur organically. Telfer’s programme provides wide-ranging opportunities including residencies and an events space used for hosting a variety of public and private gatherings.

For this Film Club evening The Telfer Gallery have invited a Nottingham based artist, Bruce Asbestos, to show another episode of his Social Media Takeaway, Special Episode: Networked. The Social Media Takeaway is Bruce Asbestos’ series of short, whirling and buoyant videos made for YouTube. Bruce will be producing a special episode for the Film Club.

EAF Film Club is supported by New Media Scotland and The National Lottery through Creative Scotland.

21 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.

21 August 2013

In Conversation: Andrew Graham-Dixon and Cornelia Parker

7:30–9pm

£11. Book tickets.

“I resurrect things that have been killed off... My work is all about the potential of materials - even when it looks like they've lost all possibilities.” - Cornelia Parker

Cornelia Parker OBE talks to Andrew Graham-Dixon about her practice, her influences and objects in her work and everyday life.

Complimentary drinks reception to follow.

21 August 2013

Christine Borland and Brody Condon Tour: Daughters of Decayed Tradesmen

6pm

Free admission. Book tickets.

Join the artists Christine Borland and Brody Condon at New Calton Burial Ground for a discussion of their new work Daughters of Decayed Tradesmen, commissioned for this year's Edinburgh Art Festival.

The location, New Calton Burial Ground, originally belonged to the Society of Incorporated Trades of Calton, and so became the final resting place for the many artisan craftsmen who were its members. Each headstone proudly declares a lifetime dedicated to honing a particular trade including 'upholsterer', 'jeweller' and 'tanner', as well as the changes in professions across generations. The watchtower within which Borland and Condon's work is installed is one of the towers in Edinburgh cemeteries built in an attempt to address a growing problem of body snatchers, who sold the recently dead to the anatomy schools. 

Invited speakers include Susan Buckham from Edinburgh World Heritage & Ian Robertson from The Convenery of The Trades of Edinburgh.

This tour will meet at the watchtower in New Calton Burial Ground.

21 August 2013

Discussion: Going beyond the material

3–5pm

Free admission, booking not required

Going beyond the material: Environment and Invisible Forces in the literary, performing and visual arts.

Speakers include Samantha Clark, artist, and Lucy Mui, student, activist and Theatre Manager for Bedlam.

22 August 2013

Book Launch: Craig Coulthard's Forest Pitch

4:30–5:30pm

Free to attend.

Forest Pitch saw the creation of a full size football pitch deep within a commercial forest in the Scottish Borders as a major part of the London 2012 Festival and Cultural Olympiad. A book celebrating the project is being published by Edinburgh College of Art.

The book launch will be held in the Sculpture Court. 

22 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.

23 August 2013

Andrew Graham-Dixon: Who killed Caravaggio?

3:05–3:50pm

£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 “Who killed Caravaggio?” Andrew will explore the mysterious death of this criminal and artistic genius.

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.

This is the second in a series of lectures.

23 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.

24 August 2013

Andrew Graham-Dixon: Who killed Caravaggio?

3:05–3:50pm

£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 “Who killed Caravaggio?” Andrew will explore the mysterious death of this criminal and artistic genius.

Cursed by his genius, Caravaggio was 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.

This is the second in a series of lectures. 

24 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.

25 August 2013

The Art of Afternoon Tea

2–5pm

£25, booking essential

Tickets include a guided tour of two exhibitions, afternoon tea and a cocktail.

This is an exclusive guided tour of two Edinburgh Art Festival exhibitions, followed by afternoon tea at the Forth Floor Restaurant with an art-inspired menu. This event is run in conjunction with Harvey Nichols Edinburgh.

Starting at the City Art Centre with an introduction to Coming into Fashion, A Century of Photography at Condé Nast, you can view works by iconic photographers including Cecil Beaton, Helmut Newton, Corinne Day and Mario Testino.

This is followed by a tour of Man Ray Portraits, at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. The first major museum retrospective of this highly influential artist’s photographic portraits, the exhibition includes his iconic images of Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, Elsa Schiaparelli and of his muses Lee Miller and Kiki de Montparnasse.

After feasting your eyes, The Art of Afternoon Tea at the Forth Floor Restaurant offers a delicious menu that celebrates these iconic photographs in a unique interpretation by our talented chefs.

Tickets include entry and a guided tour to two exhibitions, afternoon tea and a cocktail. To read more about the menu visit the Harvey Nichols Edinburgh website. 

For more information or to make a reservation please call 0131 524 8350 or email [email protected]

27 August 2013

Man Ray's Portraits of Duchamp: Questions of Identity

12.45–13.30pm

Free admission

To what extent can 'identity' be conveyed in conventional portrait photography? In Man Ray's early career this issue was central to his dialogue with his friend and collaborator Marcel Duchamp, and was addressed directly in several of Man Ray's portraits of Duchamp, especially those of Duchamp  dressed up as his female alter-ego, Rrose Selavy. Professor David Hopkins, University of Glasgow, will examine themes of identity, gender and portraiture as they are dramatised in these photographs, contextualising them in relation to Dada and Surrealism.

This event will take place in the Hawthornden Lecture Theatre.

28 August 2013

EAF Film Club: CIRCA Projects, Newcastle

7.30–10pm

Free admission. Book tickets. 

Every Wednesday evening during the festival we’ll be presenting emerging artists’ film, video and performance. Each EAF Film Club evening is curated by an artist-run organisation from outside of Edinburgh whom we’ve invited to select work around the theme of Interval As Integration.

This week’s EAF Film Club evening is curated by CIRCA Projects, Newcastle.

CIRCA Projects is a Newcastle based non-profit organisation with a curatorial position. CIRCA Projects’ work is mainly based in the presentation and production of new art works and projects. Run by three curators, it uses various sites and partnerships to realise its exhibition programme, in doing so it can address different audiences. Outputs take the form of exhibitions, events, commissioned artworks and publications.

Circa's film and video screening, titled Diamond Dust, looks at the augmented realities of the internet, computer games, image modelling. Including works by Steina and Woody Vasulka, Jerome LOL, John Rafman, Adham Faramawy, Zoe Williams, Craig Mulholland, Olivia Dunbar, Richard Whitby, Jaakko Pallasvuo. 

EAF Film Club is supported by New Media Scotland and The National Lottery through Creative Scotland.

30 August 2013

Haunted and Fairy-Taken Witches: The Place of the Restless Dead in Scottish Witch Trials

12:45–13:30pm

Free admission

Many witch trials in Scotland offer priceless and terrifying accounts of Scottish folk belief in the place of the ‘restless dead’ in the supernatural landscape. This category of dead, those who could not rest, were sometimes taken up into a fairy ride chiefly composed of them, and from there they could also co-opt the living as their votaries and servants.  Many of those men and women accused of witchcraft believed themselves to be part of this frightening, alluring nocturnal society, in which ancient beliefs mixed with medieval Christian calendrical customs to make a heady brew of story which ultimately proved fatal to those unwise enough to pour it out before the uncomprehending Presbyterian kirk.  Diane Purkiss, Fellow in English, Keble College, University of Oxford, will describe three sets of stories; those told by Andrew Man of his sexual liaison with the Queen of the Fairies, those told about Trowbound Katherine and her daughters, and those told by mid-seventeenth-century accused witch, Isobel Gowdie.

This event will take place in the Hawthornden Lecture Theatre.

30 August 2013

Lecture: I’ve Bagged it!

2pm

Free with the price of an exhibition ticket (Adult £5, concessions £3.50)

The handbag has been one of the most useful accessories. Like costume it has evolved over the years according to fashion and its use. Bertha Walker will discuss her personal handbag collection, from the Georgian period to the present day. People are welcome to bring along their own vintage bags to the City Art Centre.

31 August 2013

Fashion Show: Jane Gowans Vs Hayley Scanlan

2pm

Free with the price of an exhibition ticket (Adult £5, concessions £3.50)

Jane Gowans is a Scottish contemporary jewellery designer who has recently been named as a finalist in the UK Jewellery Awards and Draper's Awards. Scottish Young Designer of the Year 2012/13 Hayley Scanlan has impressive celebrity fashion fans including Rihanna and Jessie J. Both designers will discuss their collaboration alongside their individual current collections, which will be for sale at the City Art Centre.

1 September 2013

Artist talk by Rachel Maclean

12:30pm

Free. Book tickets.

Back by popular demand! After a booked out opening for Rachel Maclean's 'I HEART SCOTLAND' exhibition, we are inviting anyone who missed out on her initial talk with another chance to hear Rachel's insight into her work.

Presenting a body of film and print, the exhibition examines the nation’s romantic histories through the lens of contemporary political debate, creating a complex and surreal vision of modern Scotland.

With the chance to ask Rachel your own questions, join in the comically dark and multi-layered discussion of contemporary Scottish identity at Edinburgh Printmakers.