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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NewsNew Contemporaries 2012 @ RSA
It’s that time of year again, when the cream of last year’s graduation crop exhibit at the RSA New Contemporaries. It’s where the public is... Read more »| 23 Feb 2012 -
NewsLuke Fowler @ Inverleith House, 12 Feb - 29 Apr
Artist Luke Fowler is best known for his documentary films about radical thinkers on the fringes of society. Made using largely found footage, his 2006 film ... Read more »| 07 Feb 2012 -
Interviews
Parallel Worlds: Errors vs Alex Frost
Glasgow-based artist Alex Frost and Steev from Errors have teamed up to make a portrait in the form of a record, available during the Glasgow International Festival this April. We chat to the collaborators and hear how it all came about Read more »| 02 Feb 2012 -
ReviewsBeholder @ Talbot Rice
The show’s premise is bold: a diverse group of artists, institutions and academics are invited to nominate an artwork that explores contemporary notion... Read more »| 02 Feb 2012 -
News
Arika: Episode 2, A Special Form of Darkness
Not just another weekend of gore in Glasgow Read more »| 01 Feb 2012 -
InterviewsJane and Louise Wilson: Artists Without Borders
Photography of the atomic city of Pripyat, abandoned after Chernobyl, and video work exploring the hotel room location of a Hamas leader's murder – Jane and Louise Wilson arrive at DCA Read more »| 25 Jan 2012
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Features
Starter for 6: Method Furniture
Method Furniture received Starter for 6 funding three months ago and it's given them the chance to improve their business and receive some valuable development training. They tell us what the experience meant for them Read more »| 10 Jan 2012 -
Features
GRID: Mapping Glasgow Art
Set up by two Glasgow art school graduates, GRID has been mapping the galleries and institutions of city for over a year now. We chat to creators Sebastian Kalvik and Arron Sands about how it all came about Read more »| 09 Jan 2012 -
GalleriesPidgin Perfect with Tawny Kerr
Pidgin Perfect is a creative studio based in Glasgow whose aim is to help build better communities in Scotland Read more »| 06 Jan 2012 -
Interviews
Glaswegian Graffiti
Glasgow-based Secret Wars finalists Rogue One and Conzo tell us about their art, and we explore a potted history of the scene, right from its early days in Brooklyn Read more »| 05 Jan 2012 -
News
Alex Dordoy @ Modern Institute
Alex Dordoy graduated from the Painting and Printmaking department of the Glasgow School of Art back in 2007 and was soon picked up by the Modern Institute, ... Read more »| 05 Jan 2012 -
News
Full Stop @ Such and Such
For 18 months Such and Such gallery has been an important element of the vibrant art scene in and around Leith Walk. One of the first spaces of its kind to o... Read more »| 15 Dec 2011 -
Showcase
Christmas Cards 2011
It's become a tradition (if you're allowed to call something that's happening for the third time a tradition) each December for the Showcase to invite back s... Read more »| 05 Dec 2011 -
Showcase
Ross Fraser McLean – Cuba, 2009
Ross Fraser MacLean's series of photographs document impressions of Cuba on the anniversary of the revolution Read more »| 01 Dec 2011 -
Showcase
Rachel MacLean – LOLCATS, December 2011
Rachel MacLean's prints are created from green screen composites and star the artist herself Read more »| 01 Dec 2011