Art
The Skinny art guide. We bring you the latest in emerging artists, art exhibition previews, reviews, interviews, and features. Find out the latest art news for Scotland with our news columns, and view emerging artists' portfolios in our monthly Showcase.
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Reviews
Bobby Niven @ SWG3
Bobby Niven has made some art about the uninhabited island in the Firth of Forth called Inchgarvie. Once a holiday retreat for sufferers of syphilis in the l... Read more »| 26 Jul 2012 -
Galleries
In Pictures: Leith Late 2012
In Pictures: Leith Late 2012 Some images from Leith Late 2012: Photography by Damien McGlynn Read more »| 09 Jul 2012 -
Interviews
Forest Pitch: Moving the goal posts
Artist Craig Coulthard has built a football pitch in the middle of a forest where men and women from around the world will go head to head in what is one of the most ambitious public artworks in Scotland Read more »| 04 Jul 2012 -
Reviews
Infinite Jest @ DCA
The word 'epic' was at one time used in the context of a film or poem, but these days it’s an adjective for anything, what the Urban Dictionary descr... Read more »| 03 Jul 2012 -
Reviews
Lis Rhodes @ Tramway
Just seven works represent Lis Rhodes’ forty-year career in the exhibition Dissonance and Disturbance at Tramway, on tour from ICA, London. Rhodes&rsqu... Read more »| 03 Jul 2012 -
Videos
The Skinny Shop: Ross Fraser McLean video interview
Dundee photographer Ross Fraser McLean, one of the emergent artists featured in The Skinny Shop's first Culture Label collection, discusses his work and influences Read more »| 03 Jul 2012
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Emerging Artists
ECA Degree Show 2012
Our Art Editor wanders through the conceptual maze of Edinburgh College of Art's 2012 degree show Read more »| 01 Jul 2012 -
Features
Own Art: David Faithfull
This summer Traquair House and Edinburgh Printmakers bring seven contemporary artists to the Borders to display new work exploring Scottish history. David Faithfull explains the Art of Concealment Read more »| 29 Jun 2012 -
Emerging Artists
GSA Degree Show 2012: The Universe Squeezed Into One Ball
We take our yearly look at the central belt degree shows beginning with the Glasgow School of Art, whose students seem to be considering the darker things in life – and death Read more »| 25 Jun 2012 -
Features
somewhereto_: Call for young artists and curators
somewhereto_, in association with The Skinny, is looking for a new generation of artists and curators aged between 16 and 25 to take part in a touring art sh... Read more »| 14 Jun 2012 -
Videos
The Skinny Shop: Jamie Johnson video interview
Jamie Johnson, one of the emergent artists featured in The Skinny Shop's first Culture Label collection, discusses his work and the inspiration he finds in the allotments Read more »| 06 Jun 2012 -
Showcase
The Skinny Showcase: Steven James Herd
Showcase: Steven James Herd David Foster Wallace wrote 'What goes on inside is just too fast and huge and all interconnected for ... Read more »| 06 Jun 2012 -
Festivals
The Artists' Trail: Leith Late 2012
Leith Late is back on 28 June, uniting the creative spaces of Leith for a one-night-only festival of the arts. We spoke to some of the folk involved to get an idea of what treats lie in store Read more »| 30 May 2012 -
Reviews
Teresa Margolles @ GSS, 8 May-30 Jun
One of Mexico’s foremost artists, Teresa Margolles’ show at Glasgow Sculpture Studios concludes her five-month residency in the city. Ciudad Ju&a... Read more »| 30 May 2012 -
News
Annuale 2012, Edinburgh, 8-24 Jun
Co-ordinated by Embassy Gallery in Edinburgh, Annuale 2012 looks to be as varied and exciting as ever, with plenty of grassroots arts events and activities h... Read more »| 30 May 2012