Exhibitions Archive

On the occasion of acclaimed Polish theatre director Tadeusz Kantor’s 100th anniversary the Polish Cultural Institute in London and Polnisches Institut Berlin will bring a new perspective to... [more]

“i want to understand the concept of dionysian in a more up-to-date way, more scientifically, more psychologically. what is the dionysian phenomenon, this instinctual upsurge, this growing... [more]

Social cohesion, togetherness, individuality and trying to make work together without falling-out is the three sister collaboration Ortonandon. With the figure as a central motif, they consider... [more]

A multi-disciplinary exhibition staged across The Living Mountain record store and neighbouring unique space exploring the mysterious fictional ocean from Stanislaw Lem’s Solaris. Through a... [more]

One Million Years of Laughter is a new series of performances and paintings finding humour in the contradictions that exist within commonplace actions and experiences. Using what is known about the... [more]

Unlimited’s first exhibition at Summerhall is a series of ambitious mixed media installations by the UK’s leading disabled artists. The exhibition deals with historical and contemporary issues,... [more]

The colour photos depict people and scenes from the US West coast, where I recently lived for a couple of years. I like to think there's a bit of oddity, melancholy and humour in them.The black... [more]

Alternative Photography Scotland, in partnership with Summerhall, are proud to present LUX SHIFTER – a new exhibition as part of the ACTINIC alternative photography festival.The ACTINIC... [more]

Off the western shores of Mull, surrounded by the relentless onslaught of the Atlantic Sea, lies the remote isle of Inch Kenneth. Famous for its role in Boswell and Johnson’s Hebridean Tour travel... [more]

Cendrine Rovini, El Gato Chimney, Erika Nordqvist, Esther Pearl Watson, Fred Stonehouse, Rithika Merchant, Solange Knopf and Zeki Agacan have an intimate relationship with nature, creating on... [more]

MOTHS is a partial or pretend narrative which explores the relationship between public and private spaces, alluding to their multiple occupancy and historical functions, presented across artists’... [more]

A retrospective of paintings by award winning Edinburgh artist Anna Somerville, including recent works painted at her studio in Summerhall.Somerville’s bold style and dramatic compositions... [more]

Diana Zwibach's works are filled with semi abstract figures presented in different situations. She identifies links with artists such as Francisco Goya and Picasso, and the poet Federico Garcia... [more]

The Perception opening night commences with a music performance by Azadeh, prize giving ceremony, talks by various speakers, a drinks reception and finally a special first view of our exhibition for... [more]

David Rushton - Berlin 1989I was visiting Berlin when those on the Western side had started chipping away at the wall's concrete. By November 1989 we were relatively free to travel between east... [more]

The exhibition tells the tale of Europe’s 20th century as a dramatic story oscillating between freedom and tyranny, democracy and dictatorship.It marks the conjunction of a number of... [more]

George Wyllie (1921-2012) was a remarkable artist who reached out beyond the confines of the art gallery and connected with people all over the world through his thought-provoking art.Wyllie... [more]

One of Iceland’s best-known contemporary artists, Birgir Andrésson’s work uses conceptual strategies to explore aspects of Icelandic culture and national identity. Raised in a home for the blind... [more]

Peter Kennard and Cat Phillipps are a collaborative duo who have been working since 2002 to produce art in response to the invasion of Iraq. Their practice has evolved to confront power and war... [more]