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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ReviewsRichard Mosse @ Irish Pavilion, Venice Biennale
Upon entering the Irish pavilion on the bank of the Grand Canal, you are met with three monumental images of luscious jungle-scape, the foliage unnervingly r... Read more »| 16 Sep 2013 -
ReviewsVadim Zakharov @ Russian Pavilion, Venice Biennale
Curated by Udo Kittelmann, Vadim Zakharov’s ambitious work focuses on the Greek myth of the impregnation of Danaë. When her father’s death i... Read more »| 12 Sep 2013 -
ReviewsThere Will Be New Rules Next Week @ DCA, until 23 Sep
Running in conjunction with the first ever Print Festival Scotland, There Will Be New Rules Next Week celebrates all things print. The show centres around Si... Read more »| 10 Sep 2013 -
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When Attitudes Become Form: Bern 1969/Venice 2013 @ Prada Foundation, Venice
When Attitudes Become Form is a re-enactment of Harald Szeeman's landmark exhibition that took place in the Bern Kunsthalle in 1969, translated as accurate... Read more »| 05 Sep 2013 -
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A Conspiracy of Detail @ Mackintosh Museum, until 29 Sep
The four tapering support beams in GSA’s Mackintosh Museum truncate themselves just shy of the ceiling. They’re just for show. So A Conspiracy of... Read more »| 26 Aug 2013 -
ReviewsJeremy Deller with Alan Kane @ Jupiter Artland, until 15 Sep
Deller and Kane mine the eccentricities of British popular culture and vernacular art to imbue everyday rituals such as tea breaks or Googling with exotic al... Read more »| 26 Aug 2013
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Dénes Farkas, Estonian Pavilion @ Venice Biennale
With a practice defined in the press release as 'meaningful meaningless,' the premise of Dénes Farkas' contribution to the Estonian pavilion is painfu... Read more »| 22 Aug 2013 -
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Ed Atkins @ The Encyclopedic Palace, Venice Biennale
The Trick Brain takes as its starting point a section of archival footage filmed in Andre Breton's Parisian home following his death in 1966. Cluttered with ... Read more »| 21 Aug 2013 -
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DLA Piper Series: Constellations @ Tate Liverpool, ongoing
What do Man Ray, Paul Nash, Christo, and Simon Starling have in common? The answer is something a bit tangible, a bit art historical, and a bit subjective &n... Read more »| 07 Aug 2013 -
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Berlinde De Bruyckere, Belgian Pavilion @ Venice Biennale
In the darkened space of the Belgian Pavilion a massive wax form rests horizontally across the gallery floor –artist Berlinde De Bruyckere’s cast... Read more »| 31 Jul 2013 -
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Yuri Ancarani @ The Encyclopedic Palace, Venice Biennale
Yuri Ancarani's video in the Arsenale is not for the squeamish: the piece Da Vinci takes place in an operating room. The title comes from a human-controlled ... Read more »| 31 Jul 2013 -
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Turning FACT Inside Out @ FACT, Liverpool, until 15 Sep
Liverpool's Foundation for Art and Creative Technology (FACT) reached double figures this year and is marking its tenth birthday with – true to form &n... Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
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Magic Mirror @ GFT
Sarah Pucill’s film Magic Mirror hovers somewhere between a love letter to its subject, French Surrealist Claude Cahun, and a critical self-examination... Read more »| 29 Jul 2013 -
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Tomorrow Never Knows @ CCA
Tomorrow Never Knows at CCA brings to Glasgow the work of two artists commissioned by the Jerwood/Film and Video Umbrella Award. Ed Atkins and Naheed Raza re... Read more »| 22 Jul 2013 -
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Anri Sala @ French Pavilion, Venice Biennale
The French pavilion's exhibition Ravel Ravel Unravel by Albanian-born artist Anri Sala is situated in the German pavilion, as the two nations have swapped pr... Read more »| 18 Jul 2013