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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Jonathan Jones

Rage, ecstasy and painting turned up to 11 – Edinburgh art festival review

Propechy, 2016, by Peter Howson.
‘A riotous roar’ … Propechy, 2016, by Peter Howson. Photograph: Private collection (c) Peter Howson, courtesy of Flowers Gallery, photograph Antonio Parente

You’ve binged on standup, seen enough Belgian drama and it feels half an hour too early to go to the pub. A quiet moment in an art gallery may be called for.

Art at Edinburgh has a festival of its own in August, yet who comes for that? In a city gripped by live performance, exhibitions are bit-part players. Yet this year there are shows that can hold their own with the most charismatic performers, and even give theatre makers an idea or two.

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