Art
The Skinny art guide. We bring you the latest in emerging artists, art exhibition previews, reviews, interviews, and features. Find out the latest art news for Scotland with our news columns, and view emerging artists' portfolios in our monthly Showcase.
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ShowcaseThe Skinny Showcase: Oliver Pitt
Showcase: Oliver Pitt Oliver Pitt is an illustrator based in Glasgow.Biography by Phoebe Amis, based on the titles of Oliver's works. The A-side (T... Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
ShowcaseThe Skinny Showcase: Gabriella Marcella Ditano
Showcase: Gabriella Marcella Ditano Gabriella Marcella Ditano graduated from the Glasgow School of Art Graphic Design department this year. Her work... Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
FestivalsCarolee Schneemann: Carnal Visionary
With a major new show at Summerhall, we meet Carolee Schneemann, the artist whose iconic performances shocked the art world with their depiction of female sexuality Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
NewsThe Skinny Fringe Radio Hour
This month The Skinny is taking to the world of radio, with a weekly show on Fresh Air presenting guests from across the Edinburgh Festivals as well as revie... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Festivals
Art at EIF: Angus Farquhar talks Speed of Light
Part of Edinburgh International Festival, NVA's Speed of Light looks set to be a performance, light and sonic art piece of unprecedented scale. Creative Director Angus Farquhar tells us what to expect Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
Festivals
Harry Hill vs David Shrigley: The Comedy of Art
Sure to be a highlight of Edinburgh Art Festival, TV's Harry Hill brings an exhibition of his painting to the capital for August. Notoriously hilarious visual artist David Shrigley quizzes him on his art practice Read more »| 01 Aug 2012
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Festivals
Edinburgh Art Festival – Own Art
The capital once again comes alive this August, with a sensory overload of cultural delights popping up across the city. We've had a look at the EAF programme to see what highlights the world of visual art is offering up Read more »| 30 Jul 2012 -
ReviewsStudio 58 @ Mackintosh Gallery
It’s no wonder that the exhibition Studio 58: Women Artists in Glasgow since World War II is crowded. There have been a lot of women making art in Scot... Read more »| 30 Jul 2012 -
Reviews
Bobby Niven @ SWG3
Bobby Niven has made some art about the uninhabited island in the Firth of Forth called Inchgarvie. Once a holiday retreat for sufferers of syphilis in the l... Read more »| 26 Jul 2012 -
Galleries
In Pictures: Leith Late 2012
In Pictures: Leith Late 2012 Some images from Leith Late 2012: Photography by Damien McGlynn Read more »| 09 Jul 2012 -
Interviews
Forest Pitch: Moving the goal posts
Artist Craig Coulthard has built a football pitch in the middle of a forest where men and women from around the world will go head to head in what is one of the most ambitious public artworks in Scotland Read more »| 04 Jul 2012 -
Reviews
Infinite Jest @ DCA
The word 'epic' was at one time used in the context of a film or poem, but these days it’s an adjective for anything, what the Urban Dictionary descr... Read more »| 03 Jul 2012 -
Reviews
Lis Rhodes @ Tramway
Just seven works represent Lis Rhodes’ forty-year career in the exhibition Dissonance and Disturbance at Tramway, on tour from ICA, London. Rhodes&rsqu... Read more »| 03 Jul 2012 -
Videos
The Skinny Shop: Ross Fraser McLean video interview
Dundee photographer Ross Fraser McLean, one of the emergent artists featured in The Skinny Shop's first Culture Label collection, discusses his work and influences Read more »| 03 Jul 2012 -
Emerging Artists
ECA Degree Show 2012
Our Art Editor wanders through the conceptual maze of Edinburgh College of Art's 2012 degree show Read more »| 01 Jul 2012