eca's Ten Decades Retrospective at City Arts Centre


By edg - Posted on 19 October 2007

A new exhibition at the City Arts Centre is to feature the work of Edinburgh College of Art artists from the last 100 years. The free exhibition, which runs from 27th October to 19th January 2008, will feature more than 80 works spanning three gallery floors. Works will be drawn from the City's Collection, The Fleming Collection, the College's own holdings, and individual artists, and the exhibition will transfer to London in January to the Fleming Gallery.

Famous names to be featured include Dame Elizabeth Blackadder OBE, RA; John Bellany CBE, RA; Sir William Gillies, Sir Robin Philipson, Moyna Flannigan, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Callum Innes, Anne Redpath, and Alan Davie, as well as a number of more recent graduates including Graham Flack, Janice McNab and Paul Chiappe.

"Ten Decades is one of the main highlights of the College's Centenary year celebrations, which has included a platform of events for our students to display their creative skills, including the Centenary Fashion Show, Degree Show and Masters of Design Exhibition," said Professor Ian Howard, Principal of Edinburgh College of Art.

Ten Decades will also include a major collaboration between eca and RMJM architects to construct City Palace, Moscow, a state-of-the-art business centre and registry office. The 47-floor structure with a unique intertwining design is the work of the College's Head of School of Drawing and Painting, Karen Forbes and Tony Kettle, alumni and architect of the Falkirk Wheel. Visitors can view details of the design, and similar projects by other senior academics at the exhibition.

There will also be digital media tasters from the school of Visual Communication, footage of the Centenary Fashion Show which took place at the College in May 2007, and a trailer for the forthcoming Rockumentary - The Art School Dance - which celebrates eca student union's musical connections and opens at the Cameo Cinema on 15 November.

Ten Decades runs at the City Art Centre from 27th October 2007 to 19th January 2008. Admission is free.

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