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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FestivalsCharlotte 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 -
FestivalsPio 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 -
InterviewsSpin 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 -
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Jamie Johnson: Sunshine on Leith
Artist and Illustrator Jamie Johnson contributes regularly to Skinny and will soon be selling limited edition prints through The Skinny Shop on CultureLabel.com. Here he discusses his unique style and how living in Leith inspires the characters he depicts Read more »| 29 Nov 2011 -
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Glasgow's CCA: Consistently Challenging Artwork
We catch up on all the changes taking place at CCA in Glasgow while the centre’s programmer Jamie Kenyon gives us a taster of what to expect in 2012 Read more »| 28 Nov 2011 -
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Johanna Basford: Drawing From Experience
First term sees new students illuminating studios with bright ideas – but how switched on are they about industry that awaits them? Illustrator Johanna Basford helps us read between the lines of her 50 Things I Wish I’d Known In Art School Read more »| 17 Nov 2011 -
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Once Were Warriors
Good Wives and Warriors were first Showcased in The Skinny in 2008. Now based in London, and making a name for themselves in Europe, they have produced a set of four limited edition prints for our new Culturelabel project Read more »| 31 Oct 2011 -
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Torsten Lauschmann: The Machines of Loving Grace
Glasgow-based, German-born artist Torsten Lauschmann's star has been on the rise in recent years. We popped round his house for a chat ahead of his solo exhibition at Dundee Contemporary Arts Read more »| 31 Oct 2011 -
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Prince of Darkness: An Interview With Norman Shaw
Artist Norman Shaw is showing at Edinburgh's RSA, a gallery supported by the Own Art scheme, as part of their Resident 11 exhibition. The Skinny asked him to tell us a little more about his work Read more »| 04 Oct 2011 -
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Martin Boyce: Urban Legend
Martin Boyce is one of two Scotland-based artists nominated for this year's Turner Prize. Showing at the Baltic, Gateshead, from 21 October as part of the prize's annual show, we hear how the venue, the city and design have impacted on his work Read more »| 03 Oct 2011