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Level 1 – new book display
The current book display on Level 1 is WORLD – from Stieglitz to Gursky: a selection of fine, contemplative images of the natural world, drawn from the library photography book collection. Most of the...
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Exhibition review: John McLean
When I went to London as a student in 1979, one of the first things I did was look up John McLean, a London-based Scottish painter. (I’d seen his work already at the Fruitmarket Gallery, in a show...
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Artists + Writers
“And as soon as I had recognized the taste of the piece of madeleine soaked in her decoction of lime-blossom which my aunt used to give me…the whole of Combray and its surroundings, taking shape and...
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Stone Project Archive comes to eca library
ECA library has become the home for the AHRC funded ECA Stone Project Archive. The Stone Project explored related and interconnected facets of stone carving. The archive will be available by...
View ArticleArtists’ books display at Central Library, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh
The Edinburgh City Libraries Central Library on George IV Bridge has a new display of artists’ books curated by Riona Campbell, a postgraduate student at the University of Edinburgh. Riona has selected...
View ArticleComing Into Fashion: A Century Of Photography at Conde Nast: exhibition
Enthusiasts of our Vogue Archive online will be interested to hear that a major Conde Nast archive exhibition has opened in Edinburgh this summer....
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This mess is a place: a collapsible anthology of collections and clutter,...
New display opening at ECA Library level 1, on 9th January 2014: Compulsive hoarding at ECA Library: This mess is a place: a collapsible anthology of collections and clutter, edited, compiled and...
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Josef Albers: interaction of color
The new display on level 0 of ECA Library at Evolution House explores the work of Josef Albers. Josef Albers: Homage to the Square: Soft Spoken, 1969 Josef Albers (March 19, 1888 – March 25, 1976) was...
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Anime DVDs at ECA Library
Our newest display in ECA Library has been curated by George Roy, Library Assistant, and features anime DVDs that can be borrowed from ECA Library. This colourful display ties in with the Filmhouse’s...
View ArticleArtists’ Books Market at Fruitmarket Gallery, Saturday 1st March
The Fruitmarket Gallery’s artists’ books market returns this Saturday, 1st March, from 11.00am – 6.00pm, and is a great chance to buy artists’ books, talk to the makers, and attend talks and workshops....
View ArticleDelicate Origami cranes alight at ECA library: Sorrows Design Research project
If you come to ECA Library over the next few days you will find a box of beautiful delicate paper cranes. Artist and designer Lisa Naas would like you to take a paper crane and in exchange complete a...
View ArticleNew pop up photography display at ECA Library: From Lens to Life
A new display at ECA Library has just opened, curated by Flora Woodruff, who has been on placement at the CRC from the University of St Andrews Museums course. This ‘pop up’ exhibition shows...
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Book artist Julie Johnstone begins ECA Library artist’s residency
May 1st: Today ECA Library welcomes book artist Julie Johnstone to a one month research residency at ECA Library. Julie will explore the ECA Library Artists’ Books collection, curate a display of...
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Display by Julie Johnstone book artist in residence, opens at ECA Library
May 15th: A display of artists’ books from the ECA Library collection has opened today at Evolution House, and has been curated by our book artist in residence, Julie Johnstone. Julie has chosen...
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Stories from the land, stories from the sea…
Our newest display in ECA Library features fantastic illustrations and book works by First Year Illustration students from the School of Design, who have responded with delightful imagination and...
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Artist in residence installs new book display at ECA Library
Monday 7th July: Book Artist in Residence Julie Johnstone has installed her newly made artist’s books, in her new display, “Formations”, at ECA Library. Julie created the bookworks in response to her...
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A Field Guide to Hans Waanders: new artist’s books display in ECA Library
Opening Monday 8th September 2014: A display of books by Hans Waanders, and on the theme of the kingfisher. Books by Hans Waanders from the Johan Deumans Gallery, Amsterdam: A Field Guide to the books...
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Pop Up Library season begins!
The University Library is holding a series of Pop Up Library events at the Main Library, George Square, for the next 8 weeks. All sorts of info sessions will be taking place to promote different...
View ArticleBookmarks XII: Infiltrating the Library System 2014-2015
ECA Library is happy to be supporting this year’s Bookmarks project, the twelfth one to be organised by the UWE Centre for Fine Print Research. 423 artists have contributed 42,300 bookmarks to the...
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Anime at ECA Library
Our new DVD display in ECA Library has been curated by George Roy, library assistant, and features the latest anime offerings, timed to coincide with the annual anime festival: Scotland Loves Anime...
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