Assemblage: Found Objects and Boxed Reliefs

As part of Edinburgh Art Festival (26 July – 26 August 2018), Assemblage focused on Scottish artists’ contribution to the medium pioneered by Cubism and Surrealism, exploring the significance of found objects and constructed narratives in conveying history and cultural identity.

With works by a variety of artists and covering more than fifty years, the exhibition highlighted experimentation in media and the new significance that objects can take on when incorporated into artworks.

With work by Margaret Mellis, Alberto Morrocco, Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, Fred Stiven, John McLean,  Will Maclean, John Kirkwood, Jock McFadyen, Alastair Dickson, David Mach, Matthew Inglis, Gary Anderson, Silvy Weatherall, Fiona Dean, Mairi Timoney