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Richard Demarco co-founded the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh in
1963 and ran the vibrant Richard Demarco Gallery in Edinburgh for
almost 30 years. He promotes crosscultural dialogues and was the
first person to introduce Joseph Beuys in the UK. Joseph Beuys was
a German sculptor and creator of action performances, political
activist and teacher. This book explores the works, lectures and
'Actions' which resulted from the mutual hopes, inspirations and
shared values of Richard Demarco and Joseph Beuys, the innovative
and inspirational German postwar artist, from 1970 until Beuys'
death in 1986. Demarco, an avant-garde gallerist in Edinburgh, was
an early proponent of Scotland taking its place within the European
art world; Demarco recognised the visionary quality of Beuys' work
and visited him in Oberkassel in January 1970. In the hope of
focusing Beuys' attention on Scotland, he presented him with a set
of postcards depicting typical Scottish scenes. Beuys responded
with, 'I see the land of Macbeth, so when shall we two meet again,
in thunder, lightning or in rain?' They reunited in thundery
Edinburgh later that year and Demarco led him northwards along the
ancient track he calls 'The Road to Meikle Seggie'. This initial
experience of the Scottish landscape inspired Beuys, who felt a
strong connection with Celtic culture, and laid the foundation for
a remarkable artistic friendship which enriched the work of both
men. With photos from Demarco's personal collection and essays
spanning from 1970 to the present, this is an intimate and
intellectually rigorous look at a friendship seminal to the
development of art in Scotland over the last 40 years.
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Demarco's Edinburgh
Richard Demarco, Roddy Martine
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Gallery Director, artist and teacher Richard Demarco was in at the
very start of the Edinburgh Festival in August 1947. Born at the
beginning of that same year, Roddy Martine’s involvement
commenced in 1963 when, at the age of sixteen, he edited an
Edinburgh Festival magazine. Therefore both Richard and
Roddy have highly individual memories of the most remarkable
international festival of the arts the world has ever known. At the
same time, both have witnessed its evolution from the noble vision
of its founders. Now in its seventy-sixth year, can the
Edinburgh Festival survive? Demarco’s Edinburgh will be a hit
with any Edinburgh Festival regular, newbie or on-and-off visitor.
It will also be of interest to anyone who wants to learn more about
the modern history of Edinburgh or the world of the arts, given the
central role the festivals hold in the culture of both.
William McGonagall - weaver, tragedian and poet - ridiculed by his
peers for his use of language, has become known as the 'worst poet'
of all time, and 'Scotland's other national bard'. His influence
has spread far and wide. Spike Milligan renewed interest in the
poet - McGonagall making frequent appearances in "The Goon Show",
alternatively played by Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers. "Harry
Potter" readers know of Minerva McGonagall - so named by JK Rowling
after the poet. Fans of "The Muppet Show" will recognise Angus
McGonagle - the Argyle Gargoyle. In Terry Pratchett's "The Wee Free
Men", the Nac Mac Feegle have a Gonagale as a battle poet who uses
dreadful poetry to see off the enemy. Monty Python's "Flying
Circus" created the McGonagallesque character Ewan McTeagle played
by Terry Jones. Billy Connolly's "World Tour Of Scotland" featured
him reading McGonagall. "Private Eye" has recently parodied his
work. It is the mangled metre, limited vocabulary, clumsy rhythms,
distractingly awful rhymes, lack of poetic metaphor and
extraordinarily inappropriate imagery of his poems which combine to
delight and appal, and his indomitable spirit that made his legend
grow. Having been drawn to poetry in the 1870s he never stopped his
efforts, publishing various collections and broadsheets of his work
and touring widely giving readings, becoming something of a cult
figure in his own lifetime. Scots, young and old, at home and
abroad, celebrate his memory, and this new presentation of his work
will appeal to those who already hold him dear, and bring a new
audience to his work who will learn why he had bestowed upon him
the elaborate title, "Sir William Topaz McGonagall, Poet and Knight
of the White Elephant, Burmah" and understand why he carried an
umbrella to protect himself from rotten fruit. McGonagall, who died
in September 1902, is most famous for his account of the Tay Bridge
Disaster in 1879 when a storm destroyed the bridge as a train
passed over it. Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silv'ry Tay! Alas!
I am very sorry to say, that ninety lives have been taken away, on
the last Sabbath day of 1879, which will be remember'd for a very
long time. "The Comic Legend of William McGonagall" by Charles
Nasmyth - with an introduction by Richard Demarco, Scotland's most
influential advocate for contemporary art - is a part-satirical,
part-factual collection which illustrates the legend and poetry of
the maligned Edinburgh-born Dundonian owing as much to the "Broons"
and "Oor Wullie" comic strip artist Dudley Watkins as it does to
William Blake and the Surrealists. Combining the absurd with
elements of social satire and artistic parody, the illustrations, a
series of 36 paintings, depict McGonagall in a range of roles and
settings, from a romantic partner to Marilyn Monroe to an enemy of
Hitler, providing a fascinating portrayal of the poet and his
unconventional verse in a quite unique collection. The artist sees
McGonagall as a complex character. 'He may have been deluded with
regard to his own abilities, but he was motivated by an unshakeable
self-belief which is one of the very qualities we associate with
genius' - "Scotland on Sunday".
Richard Demarco co-founded the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh in
1963 and ran the vibrant Richard Demarco Gallery in Edinburgh for
almost 30 years. He promotes crosscultural dialogues and was the
first person to introduce Joseph Beuys in the UK. Joseph Beuys was
a German sculptor and creator of action performances, political
activist and teacher. This book explores the works, lectures and
‘Actions’ which resulted from the mutual hopes, inspirations
and shared values of Richard Demarco and Joseph Beuys, the
innovative and inspirational German postwar artist, from 1970 until
Beuys’ death in 1986. Demarco, an avant-garde gallerist in
Edinburgh, was an early proponent of Scotland taking its place
within the European art world; Demarco recognised the visionary
quality of Beuys’ work and visited him in Oberkassel in January
1970. In the hope of focusing Beuys’ attention on Scotland, he
presented him with a set of postcards depicting typical Scottish
scenes. Beuys responded with, ‘I see the land of Macbeth, so when
shall we two meet again, in thunder, lightning or in rain?’ They
reunited in thundery Edinburgh later that year and Demarco led him
northwards along the ancient track he calls ‘The Road to Meikle
Seggie’. This initial experience of the Scottish landscape
inspired Beuys, who felt a strong connection with Celtic culture,
and laid the foundation for a remarkable artistic friendship which
enriched the work of both men. With photos from Demarco’s
personal collection and essays spanning from 1970 to the present,
this is an intimate and intellectually rigorous look at a
friendship seminal to the development of art in Scotland over the
last 40 years.
Directorial debut of Bill Forsyth following four unemployed
Glaswegian teenagers in the 1970s. When Ronnie (Robert Buchanan)
discovers that stainless steel sinks are worth a lot of money, he
recruits friends Wal (Billy Greenlees), Alec (Allan Love) and Vic
(John Hughes) to help him steal 90 of them from a nearby warehouse.
The leader of the gang hatches a complex scheme that requires Vic
and Wal to dress up as girls and use a sleeping potion, concocted
by chemistry expert Bobby (Derek Millar), to borrow a bakery
delivery truck for their cunning getaway. With Ronnie at the helm,
can the friends pull off the heist and obtain their small fortune?
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