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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InterviewsLocal Heroes: Donna Wilson introduces the Knit Shop
Local Heroes talk to Donna Wilson as her long-anticipated micro-factory Knit Shop opens its doors in Dundee this month Read more »| 06 Sep 2022 -
FestivalsJosè Campos on finding belonging and creating community
Hazel Peters meets Josè Campos (aka Studio Lenca) to discuss his practice. This piece was commissioned as part of Edinburgh Art Festival's Emerging Writers programme Read more »| 05 Sep 2022 -
InterviewsOur Movement, Our Stories: Rhys Hollis on OMOS
We meet artist and performer Rhys Hollis as they prepare to open OMOS at the Royal Scottish Academy Read more »| 29 Aug 2022 -
InterviewsAshanti Harris on the importance of Carnival
Hazel Peters speaks to Ashanti Harris about her exhibition Dancing a Peripheral Quadrille. This article was commissioned as part of Edinburgh Art Festival's Emerging Writers programme Read more »| 26 Aug 2022 -
InterviewsArtist Spotlight: Ragini Chawla
Curator and programmer Myriam Mouflih speaks to artist Ragini Chawla on the occasion of her exhibition at the Goethe-Institut, Glasgow Read more »| 05 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsStaying afloat with Pester & Rossi
We talk to Ruby Pester, one half of artist duo Pester & Rossi, about their Edinburgh Art Festival commission Finding Buoyancy, set around the city's Union Canal Read more »| 02 Aug 2022
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FestivalsEmmie McLuskey on her Edinburgh Art Festival programme
We meet Emmie McLuskey, this year’s Edinburgh Art Festival Associate Artist, to discuss her collaborative, multi-disciplinary programme Channels Read more »| 26 Jul 2022 -
InterviewsThe Skinny on... David Lemm
We talk to artist (and former employee of The Skinny) David Lemm ahead of his solo exhibition in Leith's Good Vibes Read more »| 14 Jul 2022 -
InterviewsThe Skinny on... Morven Mulgrew & Kate Owens
Artists Morven Mulgrew and Kate Owens, whose collaborative exhibition SKU is currently showing in Sierra Metro, share their favourite (and not favourite) things Read more »| 14 Jun 2022 -
InterviewsAbbas Akhavan: Study for a Garden
We meet Abbas Akhavan to discuss his enchanting site-specific commission at Mount Stuart on the island of Bute Read more »| 09 Jun 2022 -
InterviewsMock Trial: Secure Scotland's Wool Scouring Moot
Secure Scotland's Luke Padfield and Jessica Wheeler tell us about their upcoming moot, debating the environmental ethics of wool scouring in the textiles industry Read more »| 30 May 2022 -
InterviewsWhere's all the art gone in Glasgow?
Art event listings in Glasgow have been decreasing for a while. Why? What's happening on the ground, and what does this mean for art activity as a whole in the city? Eight of the city's most active artists, curators and organisers share their insights Read more »| 08 Apr 2022 -
InterviewsLocal Heroes: Isla Cruickshank's sustainable homeware
Glasgow-based designer Isla Cruickshank tells us how her family culinary background informs her work in jewellery and homeware design Read more »| 15 Feb 2022 -
ArtInfinite Loop: Tako Taal on her expansive new exhibition
We meet Tako Taal to learn more about about her expansive DCA solo exhibition, At the shore, everything touches Read more »| 09 Feb 2022 -
InterviewsRae-Yen Song on family, memory, and creating a whole world at DCA
Glasgow-based artist Rae-Yen Song's first solo exhibition is now on at Dundee Contemporary Arts. Here, the artist shares some insights into making this new body of work, which is rich with symbolism and well-crafted surprising details Read more »| 05 Jan 2022