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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InterviewsGraham Fagen: National Treasures
Showing across the country in no fewer than seven projects this summer, artist Graham Fagen talks cultural identity and breaking the rules of the gallery Read more »| 29 Jul 2014 -
InterviewsJessica Harrison: Feminist Figurines
Arriving in Jupiter Artland this month, in a pink plinthed and painted room, are a series of twisted ceramic ladies. Sculptor Jessica Harrison tells us about their genesis, feminism, and going viral Read more »| 29 Jul 2014 -
Festivals
Where Do I End and You Begin: The Common Wealth
Bringing together curators and artists from across the Commonwealth, Where Do I End and You Begin offers an ambitious and wide-ranging discussion on art practice and life across the globe Read more »| 29 Jul 2014 -
Festivals
I Knead You Tonight... Homebaked, Anfield
Homebaked, the community-run bakery and land trust in north Liverpool and a legacy of Liverpool Biennial's 2012 public realm commissioning programme, seems to be going strong. We talk to Sue Humphreys and Jeanne van Heeswijk to find out what's what Read more »| 29 Jul 2014 -
FestivalsBiennial Artist Focus: Judith Hopf
Part of a group show at the renovated Old Blind School, Judith Hopf discusses similarities between Liverpool and Berlin, exhibiting in public spaces, and reimagining materials Read more »| 04 Jul 2014 -
InterviewsBarnaby Barford: Broken China Dolls
Showing in Dovercot this month, artist Barnaby Barford sculpts onto porcelain figurines to tell bittersweet tales of the modern world Read more »| 04 Jul 2014
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Festivals
Rainbow Connection: A Tour of Carlos Cruz-Diez's Paris Atelier
Optical artist Carlos Cruz-Diez invites The Skinny to his studios in Paris ahead of the launch of his latest project Dazzle Ship, which sees the Venezuelan kineticist bring an explosion of colour to Liverpool's docks for the city's Biennial Read more »| 01 Jul 2014 -
InterviewsBury Bury Good for You: Lawrence Weiner and the launch of Bury Sculpture Centre
Bury Sculpture Centre opened its doors for the first time last month with the fourth edition of Bury Text Festival. The Skinny caught up with Sculpture Centre boss Tony Trehy and super-sculptor/conceptualist Lawrence Weiner Read more »| 03 Jun 2014 -
Festivals
A Walk of Art: LeithLate 2014
Returning for its fourth outing and newly expanded to a full weekend, LeithLate this year features Andrew Gilbert, King Creosote, Too Much Fun Club, Adam Stafford, Neu! Reekie! And more. Organiser Morvern Cunningham gives us the lowdown Read more »| 02 Jun 2014 -
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Let’s Get Together, Yeah Yeah Yeah: Clifford Owens at Cornerhouse
Clifford Owens' new exhibition at Cornerhouse deals with performance and participation in its most extreme form. Curator Daniella Rose King and collaborator David Blandy talk us through Owens' engaging and complex process Read more »| 02 May 2014 -
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GENERATION: A History of Contemporary Scottish Art
As the eyes of the world turn on Scotland for the Commonwealth Games, one vast exhibition programme called GENERATION aims to present the stories of the nation's visual art in the last 25 years Read more »| 02 May 2014 -
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Go Toward the Light: LightNight 2014
From fire shows to dazzle ships, LightNight floods Liverpool with luminous displays of creativity in May. We take a look at the programme Read more »| 01 May 2014 -
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You Are …Gold!
With a major new survey exhibition of Scottish Gold open at The Hunterian, Glasgow, we take a look at the history of this precious yellow metal and a tour around its use in contemporary art today. Read more »| 28 Apr 2014 -
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Oasis in the Sand: Cactus contemporary art space launches in Liverpool
Cactus is Liverpool’s newest contemporary art space. Founder, curator and overall ‘boss’ Joe Fletcher Orr tells us about its conception, and Sebastian Jefford gives us a guided tour of his opening exhibition This Inferior Mirage Read more »| 28 Apr 2014 -
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FutureEverything 2014: Tools for the Unknown Future
Knitted mince and mapping drone strikes – we take a look at the visual art on offer at Manchester's FutureEverything festival Read more »| 09 Apr 2014