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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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FeaturesTrongate 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 -
ReviewsThe 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 -
InterviewsNine 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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Reviews
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 -
ReviewsBob & 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 -
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Aileen M. Stackhouse @ Sierra Metro
As one of the 11 new spaces at this year’s EAF, Sierra Metro is making its inaugural show count. In keeping with the sculpture trend awash over the res... Read more »| 03 Aug 2009 -
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EAF: A Skinny Guide
It’s time for sensory overload for Edinburgh residents as the festivals descend on the city bringing along their screaming hordes and peerless art work... Read more »| 31 Jul 2009 -
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The Glasgow Collective
The Glasgow Collective is a group of recent graduates from Glasgow School of Art. Fighting the inevitable tide of stagnation that follows graduation, these s... Read more »| 29 Jul 2009 -
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The Enlightenments
Weaving its way through the city from the Georgian Library of Talbot Rice, through the Collective gallery and on to the Dean is The Enlightenments, an exhibi... Read more »| 22 Jul 2009 -
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Nashashibi / Skaer @ doggerfisher
With one of this year's Turner nominees under their roof, doggerfisher can do no wrong. Shimmying up to the plate for the EAF is a newly commissioned film wo... Read more »| 22 Jul 2009 -
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Rough Cut Nation @ Scottish National Portrait Gallery
In an art world constantly chasing the new and the unexpected, perhaps the biggest surprise of the EAF comes from that most unexpected of venues, the Scottis... Read more »| 21 Jul 2009