Artist Rooms @ Edinburgh Art Festival

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art - ARTIST ROOMS

The Modern Art Galleries, situated in idyllic parkland in the west of the city, comprise the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the Dean Gallery.

The main displays at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art are drawn from the ARTIST ROOMS collection of over 700 works, recently acquired jointly by the National Galleries of Scotland and Tate, through the very generous donation of Anthony dOffay. At the heart of the collection is the concept of individual rooms devoted to particular artists, so that their work can be seen in depth. Highlights in the opening displays include Vija Celmins delicate images of seas, deserts and the nights sky, Francesca Woodmans intimate and moving surrealist influenced photographs, and an extensive display of work by Damien Hirst, including the iconic Away from the Flock.

A further room opens on 6 August especially for the Festival dedicated to the work of the influential American abstract artist Agnes Martin.

Exhibition runs until 8th november.
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Film by Jamie Faichney (j_faichney007@yahoo.co.uk)

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Education

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• National Galleries
• Francesca Woodman