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Ian Hamilton Finlay
The centenary of celebrated Scottish artist Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925-2006) will be marked by a new, free display of his work at Modern Two. Sculptor, poet, printmaker, gardener and provocateur, he achieved international renown from the 1970s.
Rarely leaving his home in the Pentland Hills, he created a garden of sculptures that attracts visitors from all over the world. Occupying the ground floor rooms of Modern Two, the display includes sculptures, prints and a room-size installation as well as extensive archival material.
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The centenary of celebrated Scottish artist Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925-2006) will be marked by a new, free display of his work at Modern Two. Sculptor, poet, printmaker, gardener and provocateur, he achieved international renown from the 1970s.
Rarely leaving his home in the Pentland Hills, he created a garden of sculptures that attracts visitors from all over the world. Occupying the ground floor rooms of Modern Two, the display includes sculptures, prints and a room-size installation as well as extensive archival material.
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The centenary of the remarkable Scottish artist Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925鈥�2006) is being marked in a new free display of his work at Modern Two in Edinburgh from 8 March to 26 May 2025.
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern Two), EdinburghWords and ideas are as one 鈥� and at war 鈥� in Finlay鈥檚 witty, elegant work, from sculptures to screenprints, which are ideally displayed in this intimate centenary show.
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