Local Starving Artists Put on ‘Show of the Year’ in Central Edinburgh

‘Legends in the Game’ at Whitespace
Gallery, 76 East Crosscauseway, Edinburgh EH8 9HQ

Opening Event Fri 17 November
6pm – late

Exhibition runs Sat 18 and Sun 19
November 12pm – 6pm

A contemporary art exhibition by local chums will be open for the duration of the
weekend at Whitespace Gallery, Edinburgh from 12 – 6pm, on Sat 18th
and Sun 19th November. An opening event will run from 6pm until late
on Friday 17 November. Boldly titled ‘Legends in the Game’, the two-person show
presents the work of artistic friends William Sherval and James Alexander
McKenzie. William is a figurative painter, and James is an ‘experimental poet’.

William’s interest is portraiture; he uses close friends, relatives and strangers as his
subjects. His paintings are developed from sketches and photographs; these
could be deliberately posed or snapped from the top of a bus. Found images
taken from the internet, printed material, or discarded photos provide another
rich source of material.

James is dedicated to the subversion and advancement of disciplines in the arts. He
moves between poetry, performance art, and theatre. In his ‘poetry-plays’,
McKenzie blends, and blurs the boundaries of, poetry, painting, theatre, spoken
word, performance art, installation, sculpture, and stand-up comedy.

‘Legends in the Game’ is generously sponsored by Moonwake Beer Co. and Bellfield
Brewery.

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