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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ReviewsNew Work Scotland 09: Rachel Adams
Stepping into the gallery space at the Collective is much more like setting foot into an extremely contemporary living room than the white cube, empty galler... Read more »| 13 Jan 2010 -
ReviewsMartin Boyce: No Reflections @ DCA
Following the success of his commission for the 2009 Venice Bienale, Martin Boyce’s lyrical installation No Reflections arrives in the comparatively pr... Read more »| 15 Dec 2009 -
ReviewsHilary Lloyd @ Tramway
Standing, for what seems like an eternity, before the static quietude of Lloyd’s video stills of classical sculpture, there occurs a dawning reali... Read more »| 23 Nov 2009 -
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Mircea Cantor @ The Common Guild
Cantor’s show rises to the occasion of the Common Guild. The viewer is confronted by a catalogue of interconnected fragments of an enigmatic narrative,... Read more »| 18 Nov 2009 -
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Lara Favaretto @ Tramway
As anyone who had the misfortune of watching Final Destination 3D will tell you, the Car Wash can be a pretty treacherous place. I’m reminded of this u... Read more »| 11 Nov 2009 -
ReviewsFrieze your tits off
First and foremost, Frieze Art Fair is about looking at people. It is a warren of voyeurism. The art – glitzy, unaffordable, and on the whole, mediocre... Read more »| 21 Oct 2009
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Frieze or I'll shoot: Frieze Art Fair 09
For those that don’t know, Frieze Art Fair is more or less a market place where art is sold instead of fruit and veg. But whilst fruit and veg is sold ... Read more »| 21 Oct 2009 -
ReviewsNew Work Scotland 09: Michael White, Anna Tanner & Jennifer Grant
First out of the trap for the tenth instalment of New Work Scotland are three artists: Michael White and Anna Tanner inside the gallery, and Jennifer Grant w... Read more »| 21 Oct 2009 -
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Bik Van Der Pol @ CCA
Subdued and with a small turnout for a CCA opening at the dawn of the art school term, perhaps the GSA freshers were put off by the exhibition's distinctly c... Read more »| 21 Oct 2009 -
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It’s Burning Everywhere: Thomas Hirschhorn @ DCA
In the supplementary notes to Thomas Hirschhorn’s show It’s Burning Everywhere, there’s a telling quote from Dostoyevsky’s The Posses... Read more »| 07 Oct 2009 -
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Sometimes it Makes Me Wonder What I Fought For: Katri Walker @ SWG3
Upon entering the dark warehouse, Katri Walker's video triptych dominates the far wall. The three projections side by side create an atmosphere while buildin... Read more »| 28 Sep 2009 -
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Christina Kernohan: Gammel Butikken @ The Saint
LuckyMe Arts Collective began in 2002 with the aim of running a hip-hop group in a previously undiscovered location. Seven years down the line and it has gro... Read more »| 18 Sep 2009 -
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The Discovery of Spain @ National Galleries
The problem with this exhibition is its lack of cohesion. While there are some Goyas, Picassos, El Grecos and Velazquezes, they are few and far between. The ... Read more »| 14 Sep 2009 -
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The Last Days of Jack Sheppard @ CCA
The Last Days of Jack Sheppard is a grandiose pantomimic exploration of speculation: speculation and projection as they relate to both economic predictions a... Read more »| 31 Aug 2009 -
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Nashashibi/Skaer: Our Magnolia
Magnolia flowers start to unfold on screen in the dark hush of the projection room, creating a false expectation of quiet introspection: a close up of Paul N... Read more »| 27 Aug 2009