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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Festivals
Dundee Live Festival
Dundee Live Festival took place over nine days in July and was the brainchild of the artist and facilitator Jonathan Baxter. During the festival, a poetic and liberating response to the city emerged through a variety of artworks, performances, exhibitions and events. We caught up with Jonathan after the festival to discuss its impact and potential effect on Dundee’s art scene Read more »| 03 Aug 2011 -
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Mach Meets His Maker
A mere couple of weeks before his show opens at City Art Centre, David Mach finds time for a wee blether with The Skinny Read more »| 29 Jul 2011 -
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Rudimentary Perfection: Birth of a Movement
Mark Lyken says Rudimentary Perfection is the UK’s first ever Graffuturism exhibiton. But what is this Graffuturism? And what exactly is happening? Read more »| 24 Jun 2011 -
Festivals
Karla Black: Her Dark Materials
Glasgow-based sculptor Karla Black is representing Scotland at this year’s Venice Biennale – a massive, six-month-long festival of art. She talks to us about making on-site and her recent Turner Prize nomination Read more »| 01 Jun 2011 -
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Best of British 7 comes to Glasgow
The seventh British Art Show arrives in Glasgow at the end of this month, and we're pretty bloody excited to see such an extensive survey of contemporary art in Scotland. So much so, we had to speak to Sue Tompkins about her upcoming performance Read more »| 05 May 2011 -
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Caroline Gallacher: Acts of Violence
Caroline Gallacher’s upcoming show explores the masculine culture of fighting. She tells The Skinny why it’s all a bit of a drag Read more »| 29 Apr 2011
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Ric Warren: Talkin' 'Bout Our Gentrification
Ric Warren explores social and spatial boundaries. As he faces his biggest solo show yet, The Skinny meets him at his studio at the Glasgow Sculpture Studios and asks if he knows what he’s up against Read more »| 06 Apr 2011 -
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Rachel Adams: Papering Over The Cracks
The Skinny finds Rachel Adams' solo show at The Duchy looks set to make a splash Read more »| 04 Apr 2011 -
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Omar Zingaro Bhatia: The Myth Maker
Life as an artist is hard, according to artist Omar Zingaro Bhatia. Not convinced, The Skinny looks to catch a glimpse of the man beneath the fiction Read more »| 31 Mar 2011 -
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Jeremy Millar: A Portrait of the Artist as a Drowned Man
Artist-cum-shaman Jeremy Millar makes work inspired by the greats. Ahead of his new show at CCA, Jac Mantle hears about the ghostly apparition of one of his heroes Read more »| 25 Mar 2011 -
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Smith/Stewart: What Have We Done?
Collaborative duo Smith/Stewart have been up to no good. The Skinny tries to find out what's making them feel so guilty Read more »| 11 Mar 2011 -
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Kevin Harman: Bricking It
Edinburgh's answer to the enfant terrible, Kevin Harman has a solo show in the Old Ambulance Depot this month, drawing together works old and new for a first, early career retrospective. The Skinny meets him for a pint to find out what's behind all the controversy Read more »| 01 Mar 2011 -
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Kate V Robertson: Weird Science
As Kate V Robertson embarks on a residency Lab at Glasgow's CCA The Skinny drops by to discuss what she's been up to Read more »| 23 Feb 2011 -
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Bienvenue Monsieur Bustamante!
Jean-Marc Bustamante talks about his retrospective at Edinburgh's Fruitmarket Gallery Read more »| 15 Feb 2011 -
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Harun Farocki: In Comparison
Ahead of his show at CCA, The Skinny talks film, politics and bricks with German filmmaker Harun Farocki Read more »| 09 Feb 2011