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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ReviewsStephanie Mann: Inherit This Mango @ Summerhall
Stephanie Mann’s ‘feel-good’ visual language radiates from Summerhall’s vast frontage; her installation literally casts a healthy glo... Read more »| 25 Mar 2014 -
ReviewsTania Kovats @ Fruitmarket
The centrepiece of Oceans, All at Sea has been in progress since 2012, with the grand ambition of collecting water from all the world’s seas in th... Read more »| 24 Mar 2014 -
ReviewsTipping Point @ CFCCA, Manchester, until 16 Mar
Bringing together three artists with ongoing relationships to both the Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art and each other, Tipping Point nudges us to consider the moments at which the slightest touch can alter the course of things. Read more »| 07 Mar 2014 -
ReviewsEdward Chell: Soft Estate @ The Bluecoat, Liverpool, until 23 Feb
Edward Chell is an artist who can often be seen in a high-visibility jacket and hard hat exploring the verges of many major roads around the UK. Althoug... Read more »| 06 Feb 2014 -
ReviewsGrayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences @ Manchester Art Gallery, until 2 Feb
Why do we make the aesthetic choices we do? What influences where we choose to live, what we eat, what we read or wear? In 2012, artist Grayson Perry embarke... Read more »| 14 Jan 2014 -
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Art Turning Left @ Tate Liverpool, until 2 Feb
With over 300 works, Art Turning Left at Tate Liverpool is an undertaking owed a few hours of careful consideration. The exhibition is curated around key que... Read more »| 14 Jan 2014
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Alvin Baltrop and Gordon Matta-Clark: The Piers From Here @ Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, until 9 Feb
An abundance of space has always lent itself to cultivation of cultures away from social norms, allowing those who occupy it a chance to create living dreams... Read more »| 14 Jan 2014 -
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The Gifts of the Departed: Alinah Azadeh @ Manchester Craft and Design Centre, until 1 Mar
Alinah Azadeh's The Gifts of the Departed is poignant in its surroundings, encircled by studio-shops selling handmade homewares and accessories that, at... Read more »| 06 Jan 2014 -
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Collections Show @ Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool, until 18 Jan
Blackpool is a town known for its knickknack shops and bizarre paraphernalia, something that the latest exhibition at the Grundy Art Gallery is fully embraci... Read more »| 06 Jan 2014 -
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Time & Motion: Redefining Working Life @ FACT Liverpool, until 9 Mar
Under strip lights, a group of young people in blue overalls solder wires and pass plastic components along a conveyor belt. But these Chinese workers aren't... Read more »| 23 Dec 2013 -
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Hisachika Takahashi: Antwerp 1967/Brussels 2013/Liverpool 2013 @ LJMU Exhibition Research Centre, Liverpool
Glow-in-the-dark artwork seen under UV light is something usually associated with a trip to your local Laser Quest, but, in a unique exhibition experience, t... Read more »| 20 Dec 2013 -
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Emily Shepherd @ WASPS, Hanson Street, until 10 Jan
Un-discovery is the thematic basis for Emily Shepherd’s ambitious new solo show at Hanson Street; a confluence of seemingly disparate events, it plays ... Read more »| 16 Dec 2013 -
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Man of the Year @ CCA, until 26 Jan
Man of the Year at CCA brings together two excellent video artists: Glasgow-based Henry Coombes – perhaps one of the most interesting artists working i... Read more »| 16 Dec 2013 -
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Sonica 2013: Whispers @ Tramway
The title Whispers suggests a calmness and quietness that is to be found in Rob van Rijswijk and Jeroen Strijbos' sculptural installation at Sonica. The soun... Read more »| 06 Dec 2013 -
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Louise Bourgeois @ Fruitmarket, until 23 Feb
220 framed paper-works hang side by side on the ground floor of the Fruitmarket. This intense collection from Louise Bourgeois’ Insomnia Drawings forms... Read more »| 03 Dec 2013