Artist David Mach wins prestigious national accolade

Fresh from his blockbuster exhibition at Edinburgh's City Art Centre, Fife-born artist David Mach has been named one of the Top Scots in the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards 2011.

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Top ten triumph for two city museums

Edinburgh's much-loved Museum of Childhood and City Art Centre have been hailed by the Guardian newspaper.

Journalist Kirsty Scott picked her ten favourite Edinburgh museums and galleries.


Watch video of artist David Mach setting fire to the Devil

This video shows the Turner Prize-nominated artist igniting his sculpture of the Devil's head and explaining the rationale behind the performance, which took place to mark the start of the 2011 Edinburgh Art Festival.

The burning of the sculpture, which took three months to create using thousands of brightly-coloured live matches, was part of the Fife-born artist's Precious Light blockbuster exhibition at the City Art Centre.

You can watch a specially edited film of the performance and an interview with David Mach here.

The Devil by David Mach ablaze as the Edinburgh Art Festival 2011 gets underway

David Mach Precious Light: A Celebration of the King James Bible 1611-2011 opened on 30 July and has been generating rave reviews from critics and gallery-goers alike.

The explosive exhibition covers five floors of the City Art Centre in Market Street. Over three years in the making, Precious Light explores the themes and legacy of the King James Bible in the year of its 400th anniversary.

The Turner Prize-nominated artist's largest solo show to date, it features more than 70 of his trademark collages and large-scale sculptures composed of thousands of mass produced objects such as coathangers and live matches.

The exhibition is open daily at the City Art Centre until 16 October 2011.



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