National Galleries of Scotland Exhibitions Winter 2008/2009

National Galleries of Scotland Winter 2008/2009 Exhibitions

28 October 2008

BANK OF SCOTLAND total ART GERHARD RICHTER

8 November 2008 - 4 January 2009. National Gallery Complex. Admission £6/ £4. Under 22s free.

Gerhard Richter is one of the most influential artists
living today. This is the first major
retrospective to be held in Britain since 1991 and the first ever in
Scotland. Drawn from a small, select
number of private collections, the exhibition provides an unrivalled overview
of the artist's career from 1963 to the recent past. This is a rare opportunity to see in-depth
the work of one of today's great artists.

Exhibition organised in co-operation with the Frieder
Burda Museum, Baden-Baden.

Credit: Gerhard
Richter, Kerze, 1982 © Gerhard Richter

Photo: Frieder Burda Collection, Baden-Baden

THE INTIMATE PORTRAIT: DRAWINGS, MINIATURES AND
PASTELS FROM RAMSAY TO LAWRENCE

Until 1 February 2009. Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Admission
free.

This is the first ever major exhibition held in
Britain to focus on the more intimate types of Georgian and Regency
portraiture. While oil paintings and sculpture dominated the public arena for
portraiture, more private portraits were being created for domestic consumption
and display. Nearly two hundred works,
drawn from the collections of the National Galleries of Scotland and the
British Museum are on display in this stunning exhibition.

Sponsored by Artemis

Credit: Sir Thomas Lawrence, Mary Hamilton,
1789 © The British Museum

Published with the assistance of the National Heritage
Memorial Fund, The Art Fund, British Museum Friends and the Patrons of Old
Master Drawings

THE ISLANDERS: AN INTRODUCTION

BY CHARLES AVERY

29 November 2008 - 15 February 2009. Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. Admission free.

This exhibition is a remarkable introduction to the
art of the young Scottish-born artist Charles Avery, who in his ongoing
Islanders project describes in drawing, painting, sculpture and text the
topology and cosmology of an imaginary island.
Inspired by his upbringing on the island of Mull, The Islanders: An
Introduction brings together previously exhibited and new works, including
the Scottish premier of the sculptural installation The Plane of the Gods.

Exhibition supported by Friends of the National
Galleries of Scotland and Patrons of the National Galleries of Scotland

Credit: Charles Avery, Untitled (Heidless
Macgregor's Bar), 2006 (detail)

Courtesy of the artist and doggerfisher gallery,
Edinburgh. Collection of Hamilton Corporate Finance Limited

TURNER IN JANUARY: THE VAUGHAN BEQUEST

1-31 January.
National Gallery Complex.
Admission free.

Welcome the New Year with a wonderful Scottish
tradition: the annual display of Turner watercolours. These works bequeathed by Henry Vaughan, span
Turner's long career, from his early topographical wash drawings to the
atmospheric sketches of Continental Europe from the 1830s and 40's. Vaughan stipulated in his bequest that these
delicate watercolours should only be shown in January when natural daylight is
at its weakest, so they will not fade.
This limited exposure has resulted in the works retaining their natural
brilliance and luminous colours.

Next year will see the major exhibition Turner and
Italy at the National Gallery Complex which will open on the 26 March 2009.