Jim Lambie

The Fruitmarket Gallery presents a solo exhibition of the work of Jim Lambie, one of Scotland's most internationally significant artists. Known for visually compelling, generous and beguiling work which attracts both popular and critical acclaim, Lambie came to prominence with Zobop (1999), a floor-based sculptural intervention that consists of continuous lines of multi-coloured vinyl tape laid in concentric circuits of a room from its outside edges to its centre. First shown at Transmission, Glasgow, it is now in several major international collections.

Lambie's work makes its magic from relatively humble materials – tinfoil and coat hangers, jackets, mirrors, records, turntables, potato sacks, plastic bags and household paint. Bringing together early sculptures including The Kid with the Replaceable Head (1996), Ultralow (1998/2007), Stakka (1999), Roadie (1999) andZobop (1999), with more recent work including a spectacular new version of Shaved Ice (2012/14) that fills the ground floor of the Gallery with a forest of floor-to-ceiling, brightly-coloured mirrored ladders, this exhibition offers the opportunity to trace the development of Lambie's exuberantly intelligent and visually arresting sculptural language.

Bringing together two decades of sculpture and installation, the exhibition is part of Edinburgh Art Festival 2014 and GENERATION, a nationwide series of exhibitions celebrating 25 years of contemporary art in Scotland, with over 100 artists exhibiting in more than 60 venues.

The exhibition is accompanied by a new publication celebrating one of Jim Lambie's most generous sculptures: The Poetry Club, established by Lambie in Glasgow in 2012. Featuring music and poetry from a range of performers including John Giorno, Richard Hell, Liz Lochhead and Patti Smith, the book celebrates the rich assemblage of people who have been hosted by The Poetry Club, people who, in Lambie's words, 'give us our dreams'.