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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ReviewsDavid McLeavy: Funhaus @ Toast, Manchester, until 6 May
Interactivity is at the centre of Funhaus, a solo project from Sheffield-based artist David McLeavy at Toast, Manchester – his first in the city. From ... Read more »| 29 Apr 2014 -
ReviewsAnne Collier @ The Modern Institute
As part of Glasgow International 2014, New York-based artist Anne Collier continues her feminist investigations into the photographic mechanics of gaze and s... Read more »| 28 Apr 2014 -
ReviewsPost-Military Cinema: Beatriz Santiago Muñoz @ Transmission Gallery
Beatriz Santiago Muñoz returns to Glasgow with Post-Military Cinema, part of Glasgow International Festival 2014. Her latest work is an anthropologica... Read more »| 28 Apr 2014 -
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Destroying Art @ GoMA
GoMA’s middle floor has been transformed into the bowels of curatorial constipation by Atelier’s modest selection of free materials and open in... Read more »| 28 Apr 2014 -
ReviewsAvery Singer @ McLellan Galleries
Commissioned by Glasgow International, Avery Singer’s work hangs in the upper echelons of Sauchiehall Steet’s McLellan Galleries. The five canv... Read more »| 28 Apr 2014 -
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The Negligent Eye @ The Bluecoat, Liverpool, until 15 Jun
A monochrome baby boy stares warily out at the viewer. The child is from another world, an alien or astronaut; lines run down his face in cosmic interference... Read more »| 28 Apr 2014
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Richard Hawkins: Hijikata Twist @ Tate Liverpool, until 11 May
Sadako crawls in jerking slow-motion out of the well and into her victim’s television set in Ring, and Kayako, a little less discerning, reigns disjoin... Read more »| 28 Apr 2014 -
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Stephanie 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 -
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Tania 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 -
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Tipping 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 -
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Edward 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 -
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Grayson 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