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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InterviewsBest of British 7 comes to Glasgow
The seventh British Art Show arrives in Glasgow at the end of this month, and we're pretty bloody excited to see such an extensive survey of contemporary art in Scotland. So much so, we had to speak to Sue Tompkins about her upcoming performance Read more »| 05 May 2011 -
Reviews
Patricia Cain @ Kelingrove Art Gallery and Museum
“Patricia Cain’s work on the Riverside Transport Museum uniquely documents the geometric complexity and structural integrity of the museum’... Read more »| 05 May 2011 -
ReviewsNarcissus Reflected @ Fruitmarket Gallery
When Narcissus gazed upon his reflection in a pool of water he fell in love. Unable to embrace this watery heart-throb, he pined away and became immortalised... Read more »| 04 May 2011 -
ReviewsJeremy Millar @ CCA
The first piece encountered in Jeremy Millar’s current show, Resemblances, Sympathies and Other Acts, is one that hauntingly resonates after viewing. C... Read more »| 04 May 2011 -
Interviews
Caroline Gallacher: Acts of Violence
Caroline Gallacher’s upcoming show explores the masculine culture of fighting. She tells The Skinny why it’s all a bit of a drag Read more »| 29 Apr 2011 -
Reviews
Rob Churm @ Sorcha Dallas
A member of the bands Park Attack and Gummy Stumps, Rob Churm has been a prominent figure in the Glasgow music scene. His gig posters were once ubiquitous. B... Read more »| 27 Apr 2011
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Reviews
Manfred Pernice @ DCA
There’s a freestanding structure in the middle of the DCA’s main gallery. Rather crudely assembled from chipboard, each of its quadrants is a dif... Read more »| 12 Apr 2011 -
Interviews
Ric Warren: Talkin' 'Bout Our Gentrification
Ric Warren explores social and spatial boundaries. As he faces his biggest solo show yet, The Skinny meets him at his studio at the Glasgow Sculpture Studios and asks if he knows what he’s up against Read more »| 06 Apr 2011 -
InterviewsRachel Adams: Papering Over The Cracks
The Skinny finds Rachel Adams' solo show at The Duchy looks set to make a splash Read more »| 04 Apr 2011 -
Interviews
Omar Zingaro Bhatia: The Myth Maker
Life as an artist is hard, according to artist Omar Zingaro Bhatia. Not convinced, The Skinny looks to catch a glimpse of the man beneath the fiction Read more »| 31 Mar 2011 -
ReviewsJohnny Charles Harris @ Big Mouth Coffee Company
"See a painting you like the look of? How much do you want to pay? Hundred quid? Tenner? A pound? Pay whatever you want," says imaginative – and brave ... Read more »| 30 Mar 2011 -
Reviews
Strange Loops @ Generator Projects
Not often will you find a gallery deviating quite so boldly from the traditional group show format. With the Craig Mulholland-curated exhibition Strange Loop... Read more »| 29 Mar 2011 -
Reviews
RSA New Contemporaries
Now in its third year, RSA New Contemporaries brings Scotland’s latest art graduates to the attention of the gallery-going public. Evolving from their ... Read more »| 28 Mar 2011 -
Reviews
Christian Newby @ +44 141
Imagine you were to inhabit the pictorial space of a black and white glaze of the 1950s pottery range Homemaker. If so, you’ll have some notion of what... Read more »| 25 Mar 2011 -
Interviews
Jeremy Millar: A Portrait of the Artist as a Drowned Man
Artist-cum-shaman Jeremy Millar makes work inspired by the greats. Ahead of his new show at CCA, Jac Mantle hears about the ghostly apparition of one of his heroes Read more »| 25 Mar 2011