ONE of Edinburgh’s longest-running contemporary art galleries is set to reopen under new ownership with a colourful solo exhibition during the city’s festival season.
The TorranceGallery has been refurbished and rebranded by its new owners, Antonio and Adam Jackson-Perkins, and will relaunch on 1 August.
The gallery’s first exhibition will be A Collection of Quotidian Masterpieces by Athens-born, Edinburgh-based artist Constantine..
Described as a survey of “absurdity, performance, ritual and social observation”, the exhibition will feature the artist’s bold and colourful work, known for combining graphic imagery, dark humour and surreal scenes.
Antonio said: “The previous owners created a remarkable legacy, and it is not our intention to discard its heritage, but to build confidently upon it.
“We want to retain the warmth, accessibility and personal service for which it is known.”
Adam said Constantine was the perfect artist to launch the gallery’s new chapter during the Fringe.
He added: “His work thrives in that space between the everyday and the surreal, and we hope the exhibition will push at the edges of what audiences expect from both the gallery and the Fringe.”
The pair, who also run machine embroidery business Suzy Dreams, said they hope to introduce a more distinctive visual identity, an ambitious exhibition programme and new ways for people to engage with contemporary art.
