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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Showcase
The Skinny Showcase: Josephine Hicks
Josephine Hicks Straddling the brackets of design, illustration and contemporary print, Liverpool-based artist Josephine Hicks has been honing her craft thr... Read more »| 06 Feb 2014 -
Reviews
Edward Chell: Soft Estate @ The Bluecoat, Liverpool, until 23 Feb
Edward Chell is an artist who can often be seen in a high-visibility jacket and hard hat exploring the verges of many major roads around the UK. Althoug... Read more »| 06 Feb 2014 -
Interviews
Rachel Maclean: Once Upon an Apocalypse
Set among the post-apocalyptic ruins of a vast empire, Rachel Maclean's latest exploration of national identity is set to be one of the most stunning highlights of Glasgow Film Festival. We grabbed a quick chat with her ahead of the premiere Read more »| 03 Feb 2014 -
Videos
Manipulate / ECA Animation Showcase: Little Princess Birthday Party by Jim Lefevre
The Skinny Magazine, ECA and the manipulate Festival present Little Princess Birthday Party (1997) by Jim Le Fevre, one in a series of selected work from Edinburgh College of Art's past graduates in the discipline of animation Read more »| 03 Feb 2014 -
Interviews
Alex Millar: The Shiny Flivver
Winner of The Skinny Award at RSA New Contemporaries 2013, Alex Millar discusses his evolving practice ahead of his exhibition in CCA Read more »| 29 Jan 2014 -
News
Summerhall announces Visual Arts Programme for Spring 2014
Edinburgh alternative arts space Summerhall has announced its plans for a Spring programme of visual arts-related events today, with shows booked in featuring work by Ian Hughes, Colin Jarvie, Kevin Williamson, Harry Papadopoulos and Dieter Roth Read more »| 20 Jan 2014
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News
Submissions now open for Bloomberg New Contemporaries
Now in its 65th year, Bloomberg New Contemporaries is one of the UK's most important and highly-regarded arts initiatives - submissions open this week for their annual touring show Read more »| 17 Jan 2014 -
Reviews
Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences @ Manchester Art Gallery, until 2 Feb
Why do we make the aesthetic choices we do? What influences where we choose to live, what we eat, what we read or wear? In 2012, artist Grayson Perry embarke... Read more »| 14 Jan 2014 -
Reviews
Art Turning Left @ Tate Liverpool, until 2 Feb
With over 300 works, Art Turning Left at Tate Liverpool is an undertaking owed a few hours of careful consideration. The exhibition is curated around key que... Read more »| 14 Jan 2014 -
Interviews
Into the Ether: Different Domain at The Royal Standard
Curators at The Royal Standard Amy Jones and James Hedley Harper discuss how their new medium-straddling exhibition, Different Domain, explores the interface between art online and in 'real life' Read more »| 14 Jan 2014 -
Reviews
Alvin Baltrop and Gordon Matta-Clark: The Piers From Here @ Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, until 9 Feb
An abundance of space has always lent itself to cultivation of cultures away from social norms, allowing those who occupy it a chance to create living dreams... Read more »| 14 Jan 2014 -
Showcase
The Skinny Showcase: Joseph Hulme
Showcase: Joseph Hulme Liverpool John Moores University graduate Joseph Hulme’s practice is, he says, tightly routed around the concept of failure. He... Read more »| 13 Jan 2014 -
News
Liverpool Art Prize: 2014 shortlist announced
The shortlist of artists nominated for the 2014 Liverpool Art Prize has been announced - the nominees are Brigitte Jurack, Tabitha Jussa, and Jason Thompson Read more »| 10 Jan 2014 -
News
The Skinny 100: The Exhibitionists
As we reach our 100th issue, we’ve been embracing the nostalgia and looking back at some of the projects we've taken on outside the print magazine. Here, previous winners of The Skinny Award at RSA New Contemporaries tell us how they've been getting on Read more »| 07 Jan 2014 -
Reviews
The Gifts of the Departed: Alinah Azadeh @ Manchester Craft and Design Centre, until 1 Mar
Alinah Azadeh's The Gifts of the Departed is poignant in its surroundings, encircled by studio-shops selling handmade homewares and accessories that, at... Read more »| 06 Jan 2014