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FestivalsConfraternity of Neoflagallants: City of Dead
As the festival gets into full swing the living dead take to the streets in a prefiguration of our dark future Read more »| 20 Jul 2010 -
FeaturesState of the Art Nation: To Dundee and beyond
Away from the clamour of other, bigger, metropolitan art sites, Dundee is proving more than capable of holding its own. A thriving, close-knit scene of artis... Read more »| 04 Jan 2010 -
FeaturesState of the Art Nation: Glasgow's Children of the Evolution
The saying goes that when a recession hits and stock is down, skirt hemlines go up. So too, it would appear, do the motivations and aspirations of the nation... Read more »| 01 Jan 2010 -
FeaturesState of the Art Nation: Edinburgh's Got Talent
To get your art noticed, sometimes you have to showcase it yourself instead of taking the traditional route. Artist-run spaces across the country have been p... Read more »| 01 Jan 2010 -
FeaturesA Skinny Take: What’s in a name?
The mainstream art world is a world that exists so detached from everyday reality it is sometimes beyond comprehension. It is a world of strange rules, extre... Read more »| 11 Dec 2009 -
FeaturesTrongate 103: Creating Space
Discussed for 20 years, planned for 9, Trongate 103 brings together a host of Glasgow's East End art institutions under one specially designed roof. Read more »| 01 Sep 2009
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A Skinny Take: Youth, Dante, and The Rotten Carrot of Hope
In the first of a new fortnightly feature on the blogs, all dissecting and discussing this wider world around us, Ryan Gallagher has hope in our ... Read more »| 30 Jul 2009 -
FestivalsNo Reflections, Scotland + Venice 2009
The Venice Biennale: the daddy of all Biennales, the Olympics of Art. Rosamund West finds an oasis of calm in the Scottish pavilion Read more »| 24 Jun 2009 -
FeaturesGlasgow Gallery Weekend
On the weekend when Glasgow art explodes, Rosamund West takes a walk down the newest gallery district of Eastvale Place. Read more »| 05 May 2009 -
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A fuss over cross-over
Charles Avery Charles Avery Charles Avery is mainly what I’ve been saying, art-wise this month. As is probably quite evident from the fevered review we... Read more »| 26 Jan 2009 -
FeaturesMuseum Photography, a Rant
Roving art reporter Andrew Cattanach reveals what really annoys him about international galleries Read more »| 05 Jan 2009 -
FeaturesWar of a Titian, Part the Second
This month Alex Salmond flew up to Aberdeen on Remembrance Day to attend the announcement of a £50m endowment from businessman Sir Ian Wood for the dev... Read more »| 03 Dec 2008 -
FeaturesA Post-Graduate Survival Guide Part III: Aberdeen
In the third part of our series offering advice to newly hatched creatives looking for support in The Real World, Fraser Denholm discusses a fast-ascending venture especially for those in the granite city. Read more »| 01 Dec 2008 -
FeaturesWar of a Titian
As I write, the clock is ticking on the National Galleries’ bid to raise the £100 million needed to keep the two paintings by Venetian old master... Read more »| 24 Nov 2008 -
FeaturesA Post-Graduate Survival Guide Part II: Sorcha Dallas interview
As Sorcha Dallas prepares to take her wares to the Frieze Art Fair, Rosamund West caught up with her to talk artists’ representation, commercial galleries and the Glasgow School. Read more »| 01 Oct 2008