A Bogan Abroad: Anticipating the Future
By . Published 31 January 2013
Among the spectres of GSA’s Mackintosh Museum Polish artist Mariusz Tarkawian predicts the art of the future. Peter Drew puts his crystal ball to the test
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Choose life. Choose economy
By . Published 03 January 2013A major group show at Stills and CCA explores how the economy impacts on every aspect of life. We stepped off the treadmill briefly to chat to curators Angela Dimitrakaki...
Own Art @ Ingleby Gallery
By . Published 03 January 2013Few city galleries are set against as beautiful a backdrop as Edinburgh's Ingleby Gallery. Tucked behind the sprawl of Waverley Station, Ingleby is a sleek white cube with a view...
A Bogan Abroad: How to Change the World
By . Published 01 January 2013ECONOMY, a major group show at CCA and Stills, aims to provoke public discussion. Our resident Aussie art critic unpicks the meaning of socially engaged art...
Own Art @ Christmas
By . Published 03 December 2012The high street is mobbed; queues are hell; you’re overspending and still buying crap – it’s nearly Christmas! Sound about right? Apparently Scandinavian Christmases are the thing this year, after...
A Bogan Abroad: Enjoy Now, Think Later
By . Published 29 November 2012Hailing from Oz, Peter Drew charts his first encounters with the Scottish art scene. This month: Sonic art and horror entertainment
The Turner Prize 2012
By . Published 26 November 2012Back in Tate Britain this year after its sojourn to the Baltic, the Turner Prize features Spartacus Chetwynd, Luke Fowler, Paul Noble and Elizabeth Price
DCA Prints – Own Art
By . Published 06 November 2012It probably isn’t art that springs to mind when you hear the phrase ‘Buy now, pay later,’ – it’s a three-piece suite or a new kitchen. But Creative Scotland’s Own...
Starter for 6: Briggs & Cole
By . Published 05 November 2012Based in Glasgow, Briggs & Cole is a new visual art and product design studio practice formed by creative partners Jane Briggs and Christy Cole. Having launched in March 2012,...
The Skinny Shop & Platform 7 @ Dickens Gallery, Liverpool 1-25 Nov
By . Published 01 November 2012This November a unique exhibition is arriving in Liverpool; a collaboration between The Skinny and Somewhereto_, two organisations united by a love of emergent art and the number seven. Aimed...
Edinburgh Printmakers – Own Art
By . Published 10 October 2012Edinburgh Printmakers is a quiet, welcoming wee place to visit, despite its proximity to the hustle and bustle of the capital’s centre. You would never guess that you were in...
Sonica 2012: Adventures in Sound
By . Published 08 October 2012From the team behind Cryptic Nights, Sonica offers a programme dedicated to presenting sonic art for the visually minded in venues across the city of Glasgow
Platform 7: Getting a Leg Up
By . Published 04 October 2012An exhibition facilitated by Somewhereto_ asks whether artists can get down off their soapboxes and work collaboratively as one voice
Glasgow Print Studio: Four Decades
By . Published 18 September 2012Glasgow Print Studio has been around for pure ages. In fact, this year sees the old print emporium turn 40, which, despite being relatively young, makes it one of the...
Scotland Can Make It: Scottish Souvenirs
By . Published 05 September 2012This month in the People’s Palace, Scotland Can Make It! presents an alternative approach to the craft of souvenirs. We spoke to organiser Catriona Duffy and designer Beca Lipscombe to...
The Skinny Fringe Radio Hour #2
By . Published 20 August 2012In the second of our special Fringe radio shows, kindly accommodated by Edinburgh's Fresh Air station, we welcome guests from the worlds of comedy, literature, theatre and music into the...
Carolee Schneemann: Carnal Visionary
By . Published 13 August 2012With a major new show at Summerhall, we meet Carolee Schneemann, the artist whose iconic performances shocked the art world with their depiction of female sexuality
The Skinny Fringe Radio Hour
By . Published 13 August 2012This month The Skinny is taking to the world of radio, with a weekly show on Fresh Air presenting guests from across the Edinburgh Festivals as well as reviews and...
Art at EIF: Angus Farquhar talks Speed of Light
By . Published 08 August 2012Part of Edinburgh International Festival, NVA's Speed of Light looks set to be a performance, light and sonic art piece of unprecedented scale. Creative Director Angus Farquhar tells us what...
Harry Hill vs David Shrigley: The Comedy of Art
By . Published 01 August 2012Sure to be a highlight of Edinburgh Art Festival, TV's Harry Hill brings an exhibition of his painting to the capital for August. Notoriously hilarious visual artist David Shrigley quizzes...
