Scotland’s largest annual festival of visual art announces an ambitious programme for its tenth anniversary edition, with exhibitions by artists of all career stages at galleries and venues across the city.
Headline artists include Gabriel Orozco, whose exhibition at Fruitmarket Gallery looks to propose an alternative view of the Mexican artist’s contribution to the 1990s art scene; and Lawrence Weiner, who will be showing a survey exhibition of multiples at the city’s arts hub Summerhall.
A series of new publicly-sited commissions by Christine Borland and Brody Condon; Peter Liversidge; Robert Montgomery; Sarah Kenchington and Katri Walker take the theme of ‘parley’ as their starting point. Inviting artists and audiences to consider art as an agent of discussion and debate, the works will each be created through processes of conversation and collaboration.
Early and mid-career artists in this year’s programme include Glasgow-based Rachel Maclean, who will be showing new film and print works at Edinburgh Printmakers; and Lucy Pawlak who will be producing a narrative feature film at artist-led Rhubaba Gallery and Studios.
Sorcha Carey is Director of EAF: “For our tenth year we’re delighted to introduce our strongest programme yet, featuring the best in contemporary, modern and historic art in galleries across the capital. Our ambitious commissions programme will continue to bring significant new works by leading visual artists to the heart of the festival city.”
Edinburgh Art Festival, 1 August – 1 September 2013. Full list of artists and further details on all Festival commissions will be announced in May. edinburghartfestival.com
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