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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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 -
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 -
ReviewsChristina 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 -
News
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
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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 -
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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 -
Interviews
Nine Trades of Dundee
It is a widely known yet little discussed fact that most art school graduates are going to end up working a job that has nothing to do with art. A new project in Dundee has taken this as a starting point, recruiting artists with other jobs to make work bringing the two sides of their lives together. One of those artists, Ben Robinson, describes the project. Read more »| 27 Aug 2009 -
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Art Late!
Thursdays might be the official late-shopping days, but this week will be different. From 6pm onwards, art galleries throughout Edinburgh will welcome visito... Read more »| 24 Aug 2009 -
ReviewsNigel Peake @ Schop
A cross between Edward Monkton graphic-like charm and the precision and dedication of William Playfair, this exhibition will appeal to both the trained and u... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
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Milestone @ ECA
My first thought is "Am I early?" Day four of the Milestone exhibition and the sculptures sit as large lumps of shapeless rock. However, the whiz of chainsaw... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
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Bob & Roberta Smith @ The Grey Gallery
Hawke and Hunter is an unusual venue but currently the ideal choice for those desperately seeking midnight encounters with art. Turn a blind eye to the bling... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
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Kate Pollard @ Atticsalt
If you can navigate your way through the rather complex and slightly threatening entry system to the exhibition, you'll find yourself in a makeshift attic sp... Read more »| 07 Aug 2009