Reviews
The latest exhibitions, festivals and art shows reviewed by The Skinny’s art writers. You’ll find reviews of art exhibitions, analysis of artist and curators' choices, and expert insight on Scotland's best art exhibitions.
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FestivalsJupiter Rising x EAF26: Queer, curious and challenging
Sgàire Wood's curation of Jupiter Artland’s annual one-night festival of experimental performance was thrilling and challenging, writes Edinburgh Art Festival Emerging Writer Anna Olivia Riley Read more »| 02 Sep 2026 -
FestivalsDavi Pontes + Sebastião Abreu @ Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
At the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, a choreographed performance subverts the codes inherited from Western dance tradition, writes Edinburgh Art Festival Emerging Writer Khadea Santi Read more »| 28 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsMagnus Westwell: Caught Hold of Nothing @ Biscuit Factory, Leith
An embodied performance by artists Magnus Westwell and Océane Robin enchanted Edinburgh Art Festival Emerging Writer Mayson Taylor Read more »| 27 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsEmii Alrai’s Guardian and Edinburgh’s Disgrace
On Calton Hill, Edinburgh Art Festival Emerging Writer Eve Whittle brings a new sculpture into dialogue with the unfinished National Monument of Scotland Read more »| 26 Aug 2026 -
ReviewsAyesha Jones & Aqsa Arif @ Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow
In two contrasting exhibitions at Glasgow's Street Level Photoworks, photographer Ayesha Jones documents overlooked experiences of female health while artist Aqsa Arif reclaims the Pompeii Lakshmi Read more »| 03 Aug 2026 -
ReviewsBarbie®: The Exhibition @ Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow
As irksome as the 2023 blockbuster, Barbie®: The Exhibition sells the Mattel brand through nostalgia thinly veiled as art Read more »| 30 Jun 2026
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ReviewsGSA Degree Show 2026: The Review
From techno-nihilism to tenement living, students at the Glasgow School of Art present work that shifts between personal expression and political commentary Read more »| 04 Jun 2026 -
ReviewsÅsa Johannesson: The Queering of Photography @ Stills, Edinburgh
At Stills in Edinburgh, Åsa Johannesson's photography exhibition reconfigures the queer gaze and plays with the relationships between sitter, photographer and viewer Read more »| 29 May 2026 -
ReviewsPaloma Proudfoot: Glass Delusion @ Collective, Edinburgh
Paloma Proudfoot symbolically avenges Jean-Martin Charcot’s 'hysteric' patients in a sprawling multimedia exhibition Read more »| 30 Apr 2026 -
ReviewsStill Glasgow @ GoMA, Glasgow
A new photography exhibition does much to capture the post-industrial city's evolving identity, but its nostalgic slant is overbearing Read more »| 08 Apr 2026 -
ReviewsWe Contain Multitudes @ Dundee Contemporary Arts
From the vantage point of disability, four interdisciplinary artists challenge ableism in the arts in a new group show at Dundee Contemporary Arts Read more »| 25 Feb 2026 -
ReviewsNationhood: Memory and Hope @ Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow
From Bradford to Glasgow, this striking group photography show documents heartfelt stories of community Read more »| 29 Jan 2026 -
ReviewsJaune Quick-To-See Smith: Wilding @ Fruitmarket, Edinburgh
A survey exhibition at Fruitmarket raises vital questions of land stewardship and offers tender insight into the life of the late artist-activist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith Read more »| 07 Jan 2026 -
ReviewsRae-Yen Song 宋瑞渊: •~TUA~• 大眼 •~MAK~• @ Tramway, Glasgow
A giant tentacled creature and its tiny co-conspirators occupy Tramway, as Rae-Yen Song’s world-building reaches hypnotic heights Read more »| 09 Dec 2025 -
ReviewsEsther Gamsu: MEDIUM @ David Dale Gallery, Glasgow
Esther Gamsu's larger-than-life sculptural installation is layered with irony and ambiguity, demonstrating the maturing of the artist's craft Read more »| 03 Nov 2025