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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NewsTop 5 Art Events in December
COLIN GRAY: IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH STREETLEVEL PHOTOWORKS, TRONGATE 103, GLASGOW Til 23 Jan A highly recommended, very moving series of photographs formin... Read more »| 01 Dec 2009 -
InterviewsGraffiti in Scotland: Inspiring Change
A new project sends artists into prisons to teach inmates how to paint with spray paint. The dailies have been up in arms at the plans, so we thought we'd see if there was any more to the story. Read more »| 30 Nov 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 -
Reviews
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 -
ReviewsLara 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 -
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Warehouse of Horrors vs Way Out Is The Way Out
It’s all getting a bit spooky in SWG3 as the Embassy invades with a horror-themed exhibition opening to coincide with Halloween, while over in Edinburg... Read more »| 26 Oct 2009
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Interviews
Saatchi New Sensations: A First Hand Account
A nation-wide talent search has brought us the new art stars as defined by Charles Saatchi. ECA graduate Richard Cook, one of the lucky few to make it to the live final, tells us what it was like to be in the eye of the storm. Read more »| 22 Oct 2009 -
Reviews
Frieze 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 -
NewsMike Inglis @ The Arches
For his new Arches show, Inglis goes back to his original printmaking and street paste-ups. Shadows Fade – titled after a headstone inscription in Ingl... Read more »| 08 Oct 2009 -
Reviews
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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North East Open Studios 2009
Aberdeen City and Shire Arts Community Pull Together to Promote Their Wares Read more »| 15 Sep 2009 -
Reviews
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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Lilah Forever
I meet up with the artist Lilah Fowler at a café in Crouch End, London, to discuss her forthcoming show at the Corn Exchange Gallery, Edinburgh. The o... Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
Features
Trongate 103: Creating Space
Discussed for 20 years, planned for 9, Trongate 103 brings together a host of Glasgow's East End art institutions under one specially designed roof. Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
Reviews
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