https://www.theskinny.co.uk/ Latest articles from The Skinny en-us Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:21:49 +0100 At their graduate showcase, students at the Edinburgh College of Art demonstrate solidarity with their striking faculty https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/eca-degree-show-2026-the-review https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/eca-degree-show-2026-the-review hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:14:00 +0100 From techno-nihilism to tenement living, students at the Glasgow School of Art present work that shifts between personal expression and political commentary https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/reviews/gsa-degree-show-2026-the-review https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/reviews/gsa-degree-show-2026-the-review hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:29:58 +0100 With Glasgow International in town, a whole host of artists and curators present an eclectic array of exhibitions outwith the official programme – we pick out some highlights https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/diy-darling-artists-on-the-fringe-of-glasgow-international https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/diy-darling-artists-on-the-fringe-of-glasgow-international hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:27:13 +0100 Glasgow International uplifts homegrown creativity and community projects with exhibitions across the city, while a Sandra George retrospective and an installation by Katie Paterson arrives in Edinburgh https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/news/scottish-art-highlights-june-2026 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/news/scottish-art-highlights-june-2026 hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:38:41 +0100 The MFA programme offers an expansive and ambitious cohort of young artists who look primed to push boundaries in Scotland’s creative sphere and beyond https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/emerging-artists/gsa-degree-show-2026-master-of-fine-art https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/emerging-artists/gsa-degree-show-2026-master-of-fine-art hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0100 Art students at Duncan of Jordanstone in Dundee reckon with meaty topics: state neglect of social housing, sleep under late capitalism and the increasing presence of AI in filmmaking https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/djcad-degree-show-2026-the-review https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/djcad-degree-show-2026-the-review hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:51:00 +0100 Scotland’s biennial of contemporary art is back under the community-driven vision of its new director, Helen Nisbet. We highlight the must-sees of this expansive programme, featuring the likes of Aqsa Arif, Cathy Wilkes and Michelle Williams Gamaker https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/glasgow-international-2026-helen-nisbet https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/glasgow-international-2026-helen-nisbet hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:45:00 +0100 At Stills in Edinburgh, Åsa Johannesson's photography exhibition reconfigures the queer gaze and plays with the relationships between sitter, photographer and viewer https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/reviews/asa-johannesson-the-queering-of-photography-stills-edinburgh https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/reviews/asa-johannesson-the-queering-of-photography-stills-edinburgh hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Fri, 29 May 2026 12:50:12 +0100 The Degree Show isn’t the only event to look forward to at the GSA this summer. Here are some events, exhibitions and talks to keep an eye on https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/emerging-artists/gsa-degree-show-2026-heads-up https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/emerging-artists/gsa-degree-show-2026-heads-up hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Thu, 28 May 2026 16:53:00 +0100 From the conceptual reimagination of the Highlands to an analysis of the city of Copenhagen, the MSA Degree Show covers the breadth of the built environment today https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/emerging-artists/gsa-degree-show-2026-architecture https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/emerging-artists/gsa-degree-show-2026-architecture hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Thu, 28 May 2026 16:53:00 +0100 Together, these emerging designers are challenging conventional boundaries while proposing thoughtful responses to contemporary life https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/emerging-artists/gsa-degree-show-2026-design https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/emerging-artists/gsa-degree-show-2026-design hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Thu, 28 May 2026 16:51:00 +0100 For students on the MDes Communication Design programme this year, location and surroundings appear as a framework exploring how images, narratives and landscapes shape, fix, or unsettle the ways in which people are defined https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/emerging-artists/gsa-degree-show-2026-mdes-communication-design https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/emerging-artists/gsa-degree-show-2026-mdes-communication-design hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Thu, 28 May 2026 16:47:00 +0100 Students from the School of Fine Art have explored perception and scale across all degree programmes. Their installations invite immersion across diverse ideas, intentions and forms https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/emerging-artists/gsa-degree-show-2026-fine-art https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/emerging-artists/gsa-degree-show-2026-fine-art hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Thu, 28 May 2026 16:46:00 +0100 The work of students at SIT embodies the space where future and present overlap, in the intersection of art and technology https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/emerging-artists/gsa-degree-show-2026-innovation-and-technology https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/emerging-artists/gsa-degree-show-2026-innovation-and-technology hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Thu, 28 May 2026 16:45:00 +0100 At the Venice Biennale, Bugarin + Castle's Scotland + Venice pavilion reverberates against rising transphobia, reimagining cross-cultural traditions of public shaming through sound, sculpture and spectacle https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/bugarin-castle-scotland-venice-shame-parade https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/bugarin-castle-scotland-venice-shame-parade hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Thu, 28 May 2026 09:45:00 +0100 Some ECA final year students have threatened a “Grad Show Boycott” as ECA teaching staff continue a Marking and Assessment Boycott in response to potential job cuts https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/news/eca-degree-show-at-risk-amid-marking-boycott https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/news/eca-degree-show-at-risk-amid-marking-boycott hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Fri, 08 May 2026 16:25:00 +0100 Glasgow's art scene is under threat. In light of City Property's decision to quadruple rent for tenants at Trongate 103, we question the profit-motivated decisions damaging the arts community https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/save-trongate-103 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/save-trongate-103 hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Wed, 06 May 2026 13:05:54 +0100 Glasgow illustrator and artist Lorna Miller has spent decades moving between comics, political cartooning, and design work. We discuss the reinvention and resilience that come with the cycles of creative careers https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/lorna-miller-interview https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/lorna-miller-interview hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Wed, 06 May 2026 12:05:00 +0100 This spring, Kinning Park Complex marks 30 years on from the occupation that saved it, with a 55-day programme of events. We speak to Events and Volunteer Coordinator Ren Clark about community organising, and reimagining the future of third spaces https://www.theskinny.co.uk/intersections/features/30-years-with-kinning-park-complex https://www.theskinny.co.uk/intersections/features/30-years-with-kinning-park-complex hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Fri, 01 May 2026 16:33:00 +0100 It's a photo forward month in Scotland's galleries with three great photography exhibitions to check out, plus a chance to trawl through some iconic fashion history https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/news/scottish-art-highlights-may-2026 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/news/scottish-art-highlights-may-2026 hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Fri, 01 May 2026 11:32:52 +0100 Paloma Proudfoot symbolically avenges Jean-Martin Charcot’s 'hysteric' patients in a sprawling multimedia exhibition https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/reviews/paloma-proudfoot-glass-delusion-collective-edinburgh https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/reviews/paloma-proudfoot-glass-delusion-collective-edinburgh hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:12:16 +0100 A chance encounter with Shona Kinloch's pigeon sculptures on Leith Walk prompts one writer to reflect on belonging and life after a breakup https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/gut-feelings-shona-kinlochs-pigeon-sculptures https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/gut-feelings-shona-kinlochs-pigeon-sculptures hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:47:00 +0100 A new photography exhibition does much to capture the post-industrial city's evolving identity, but its nostalgic slant is overbearing https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/reviews/still-glasgow-goma-glasgow https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/reviews/still-glasgow-goma-glasgow hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:37:54 +0100 David 'PizzaBoy' Breen's first solo exhibition reflects on nostalgia, evoking the fuzzy residue of film, music and early 2000s pop culture https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/interviews/david-breen-on-first-solo-exhibition-reverie-in-red https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/interviews/david-breen-on-first-solo-exhibition-reverie-in-red hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:02:46 +0100 In the 200th anniversary of the Royal Scottish Academy, Scotland's most-promising art school graduates explore a range of sociopolitical issues, from disability representation to technological dominance https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/rsa-new-contemporaries-2026 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/rsa-new-contemporaries-2026 hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:50:00 +0100 Artists probe migration narratives, energy economies and class through sculpture, installation and site-responsive work as several exhibitions open for spring across Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/news/scottish-art-highlights-april-2026 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/news/scottish-art-highlights-april-2026 hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:00:55 +0100 At Jupiter Artland, Tai Shani's sculpture of a blue giant rests in a glass coffin. In this creative response, our Art editor wonders what the hell it's doing there https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/gut-feelings-tai-shanis-the-spell https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/gut-feelings-tai-shanis-the-spell hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:56:58 +0000 With the CCA in Glasgow now in liquidation, its staff left jobless, and its windows boarded up, we speak to some of the artists and programmers who use this space and ask what we've lost in the wreckage and what we can salvage if the CCA returns https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/cca-glasgow-retrospective https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/cca-glasgow-retrospective hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:21:00 +0000 Marking her Fruitmarket retrospective, Ilana Halperin tells us why the vastness of geological time calls for an emotional, profoundly human response https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/interviews/ilana-halperin-fruitmarket https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/interviews/ilana-halperin-fruitmarket hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:29:01 +0000 A host of arts organisations face the prospect of leaving their Trongate home – GMAC Film have spoken out, saying they were given an "ultimatum" by their council-owned landlord https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/news/trongate-103-gmac-sharmanka-street-level-photoworks https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/news/trongate-103-gmac-sharmanka-street-level-photoworks hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:20:00 +0000