Interviews
Have you ever wanted to explore the mind behind the masterpiece? Tormented or divinely inspired, The Skinny offers you a window into the minds of artists with interviews that delve into their practice and inspirations.
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ArtInterview: Paul Robertson - Lust for Change
Self-taught curator Paul Robertson speaks candidly about public funding and loud printing presses. Read more »| 01 Sep 2015 -
ArtIntegrity Painting Prize on How to Win at Art
The abstract voice of Integrity Painting Prize, a group show in Glasgow's Glue Factory, made for some deadpan cheek on the subject of art competitions Read more »| 02 Aug 2015 -
FestivalsCharles Avery: Sail Away With Me
Charles Avery answers some questions about his work so far and his much-anticipated commissions for the Edinburgh Art Festival Read more »| 01 Aug 2015 -
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Sketches from an Infinite Archive: France-Lise McGurn
France-Lise McGurn's practice ranges across club nights, sound, and sculpture. Here she talks about her drawing style, influences and her collecting habits Read more »| 01 Aug 2015 -
Interviewskennardphillipps: Protest as Practice
kennardphillipps describe their beginnings rooted in political protest, the hours of work that goes into getting that incisive moment of montage, and their latest programme of public workshops as part of Edinburgh Art Festival Read more »| 01 Aug 2015 -
Festivals
The Dennis and Debbie Club: On Holiday in the Hyperreal
The Dennis and Debbie Club is former Skinny Showcaser Dennis Reinmüller and Debbie Moody. Together they've made audiovisual reconstructions of various spots of glamour and infamy for the their EAF presentation Read more »| 31 Jul 2015
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Festivals
Edinburgh Art Festival Platform 2015: In With the New
Edinburgh Art Festival is hosting its first emergent artists-dedicated show this year. We ask what the exhibitors are planning and what the festival means to them Read more »| 30 Jul 2015 -
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Hanne Darboven at the Talbot Rice Gallery: A Quirk in the System
Talbot Rice Gallery curator Pat Fisher draws out the contradictions in the life and work of Hanne Darboven Read more »| 28 Jul 2015 -
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Back to Black Mountain: The Only Way To Do It
GSA Curatorial Practice students mount an exhibition that's intended as a sharp new contextualisation of American Abstract Expressionist prints Read more »| 07 Jul 2015 -
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That’s Entertainment: Oculist Witnesses at the Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston
Preston’s Harris Museum & Art Gallery encourages us to “dance first, think later” with two new exhibitions. We talk to Oculist Witness artist Sovay Berriman about her ever morphing sculpture, nomadic herding odysseys and molluscs that hunt wizards... Read more »| 05 Jun 2015 -
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What is Freedom?: Interview with Grace Schwindt
Grace Schwindt reflects on her feature-length film, which through structured choreography questions the possibilities for freedom Read more »| 01 Jun 2015 -
Festivals
Cheaper than Flying: Anthony Schrag walks to Venice
Scotland-based participatory artist Anthony Schrag will spend the next three months walking to Venice, in the process questioning the value of the Venice Biennale Read more »| 01 Jun 2015 -
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Northern Greats: Summer in the Square
This month, we take a quick break from meeting the residents of the Great Northern to check back in with its programmers, Future Artists, who had so many summer events to tell us about they needed a whole column Read more »| 10 May 2015 -
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Liverpool's Illuminations: The Skinny Guide to LightNight
Now in its sixth year, LightNight is more epic than ever. We chat to organisers Open Culture and some of the participating artists about what makes this city-wide festival so special – and select our highlights Read more »| 04 May 2015 -
Festivals
Robert Burns Reggae: Interview with Graham Fagen
Graham Fagen discusses his new body of work, set to be exhibited in the 2015 Venice Biennale Read more »| 30 Apr 2015