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Collective Gallery’s “Cold Town” view..

Here’s a piece I’ve put together on the Collective Gallery’s imminent move to Edinburgh’s City Observatory.. “From the southeast corner of Gayfield Square one can see Leith Walk’s curved avenues wending up to the bunched, silhouetted figures backlit on Calton Hill. During daylight they snake … Read More

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Day of the Dead

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Freemantle / Bolhuis – ‘Collective Dreaming’

A sign of Summerhall’s potential in contemporary art programing is currently on show in a sleepy – but well worth hunting down – elbow of the vast arts and science complex. Resident visual artist Jonathan Freemantle (GR5) alongside long term friend and sculptor, Frode Bolhuis, exhibit … Read More

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Art Spotter

We don’t do too much tech on the go reborn blog but this caught my eye. Looks like an interesting app for those who don’t keep on top of what’s going on exhibition wise local or further a field. Could be another of those ‘social … Read More

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The Middle Place

It’s been a while since venturing down to the Old Ambulance Depot but here’s good reason right here. Go Reborn’ers David Lemm (#GR5) and Jamie Johnson (#GR4), plus Al White, have produced work (across multiple forms) examining indigenous histories and cultures. The anthropological collaboration sees the team … Read More

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The Machine Room ‘Camino de Soda’

Go Reborn exhibitor Jonathan Freemantle has filmed and directed this video for the Machine Room. Indeed lead singer John Bryden and Jonathan exhibited together at #GR5 and so it’s great to see yet more cross-pollination in artistic mediums. The Machine Room play Limbo on Saturday … Read More

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Such & Such – ‘Full Stop’ launch night

Popped down to the opening of Full Stop early on Friday and was greeted with a small overspill on to the street. Great to see the space busy and the street having a hub of activity early on. Lots of different pieces from many of … Read More

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Such & Such – ‘Full Stop’

Three jewellers and an illustrator have made a fine stab at Edinburgh’s continued DIY gallery renaissance over the last 18 months. Such and Such provided a calming, white-walled bastion for emerging artistic talent amongst the throngs and punches that Leith Walk’s boulevard could throw (you). Predominantly a … Read More

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#GR6 teaser

There’ll be a full post (on the front page) with regards our latest edition next week. In the mean time here’s a quick peak at Stuart McMorris’ exploration of shape, colour and pattern via his interest in Google maps, that so intensified after his #GR5 … Read More

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Repositioned – ‘One Hundred Pound Shop’

Four photographers have joined forces in creating Repositioned: an inclusive platform that will see the skills and experience of founders Michael Thomas Jones, Brian Sweeney, Christina Kernohan and Dominic Coccozza shared with emerging/established talent (of all mediums) through workshops, exhibitions plus the former’s promotional nuance. Christina’s talents have long been … Read More

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Rachel Barron ‘Sequence’

go reborn’s first foray into exhibiting featured the intricate, left-field output of Rachel Barron. Gridded paper, geometrical patterns, pastel colours plus a box of personally over-heard quotes – that could have been produced from a recently liberated fortune-cookie factory – gave us a fascinating introduction … Read More

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Noir! #10 ‘A Christmas Fair’

We’re most excited that go reborn will be alongside so many allies at this amazing event. Summerhall promises to be such an important addition to the arts and creative spectrum in Edinburgh, so what better way to give the venue the profile (post festival) it … Read More