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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Carolee Schneemann: Carnal Visionary
With a major new show at Summerhall, we meet Carolee Schneemann, the artist whose iconic performances shocked the art world with their depiction of female sexuality Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
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Art at EIF: Angus Farquhar talks Speed of Light
Part of Edinburgh International Festival, NVA's Speed of Light looks set to be a performance, light and sonic art piece of unprecedented scale. Creative Director Angus Farquhar tells us what to expect Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
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Harry Hill vs David Shrigley: The Comedy of Art
Sure to be a highlight of Edinburgh Art Festival, TV's Harry Hill brings an exhibition of his painting to the capital for August. Notoriously hilarious visual artist David Shrigley quizzes him on his art practice Read more »| 01 Aug 2012 -
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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 -
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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 -
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Cancer Sucks: The Honest Death of Tutu the Feminist Performance Artist
Stephanie Torrance looks at how feminist artists are dealing with breast cancer. Read more »| 11 May 2012
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Moyra Davey: The Lives of Others
New York-based artist Moyra Davey examines her own life against the well-thumbed narratives of literary greats. We quizzed her on her new film, due to screen at Glasgow International 2012 Read more »| 17 Apr 2012 -
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Charlotte Prodger: Cut up culture
Artist Charlotte Prodger takes us to the edge ahead of her show at Intermedia Gallery later this month Read more »| 04 Apr 2012 -
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Pio Abad: Dictator Style
We meet up with artist Pio Abad in his studio in London to discuss his upcoming show at the Duchy Gallery for Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art Read more »| 03 Apr 2012 -
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Romany Dear: The Art of Movement
This year's recipient of The Skinny & CCA Award at RSA New Contemporaries, Romany Dear tells us about her practice, her degree show and the work she is currently presenting on the Mound Read more »| 02 Apr 2012 -
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Superclub Turns 1
As Superclub prepare to celebrate their first birthday we hear about their busy month ahead: a series of one-off collaborative events with Edinburgh Printmakers Read more »| 29 Feb 2012 -
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Spin cities: Behind the Art
Spin organises events across Edinburgh and Glasgow that help bring contemporary art to life, giving an insight into how the work is made and selected for exhibition. Here we talk to Glasgow Life's Lesley Hepburn about the unique venture Read more »| 03 Feb 2012 -
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Parallel Worlds: Errors vs Alex Frost
Glasgow-based artist Alex Frost and Steev from Errors have teamed up to make a portrait in the form of a record, available during the Glasgow International Festival this April. We chat to the collaborators and hear how it all came about Read more »| 02 Feb 2012 -
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Jane and Louise Wilson: Artists Without Borders
Photography of the atomic city of Pripyat, abandoned after Chernobyl, and video work exploring the hotel room location of a Hamas leader's murder – Jane and Louise Wilson arrive at DCA Read more »| 25 Jan 2012 -
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Glaswegian Graffiti
Glasgow-based Secret Wars finalists Rogue One and Conzo tell us about their art, and we explore a potted history of the scene, right from its early days in Brooklyn Read more »| 05 Jan 2012