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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ShowcaseRuairidh McGlynn: The Skinny Showcase
As part of our Scottish Adventure Guide, we showcase the stunning iPhone photography of Ruairidh McGlynn Read more »| 09 May 2018 -
Emerging ArtistsThey Had 4 Years: Generator Projects' annual graduate exhibition returns
They Had 4 Years is the annual graduate exhibition by Generator Projects in Dundee, when they select five fine art graduates – Lea (Ye Gyoung) Choi, Alice Martin, Yvette Bathgate, Jonny Walker and Kaitlyn Dunsmore – to exhibit one year after degree show Read more »| 09 May 2018 -
NewsScottish Art Highlights and Opportunities: May 2018
May starts with the final week of Glasgow International, and brings new sculpture in Jupiter Artland from Phyllida Barlow and the last few weeks of DCA's well-received show on Shonky: The Aesthetics of Awkwardness Read more »| 04 May 2018 -
NewsCCA Highlights – May / June 2018
CCA's spring and summer programme has a panoramic selection of cinema and a bank holiday crowded with live music courtesy of Stag & Dagger Read more »| 04 May 2018 -
Reviews
House Party @ Project Ability, Glasgow
Renowned French artist Esther Ferrer's 1998 recording of her home, routine and chores, is put together with the work of several emerging artists as a means of drawing out the uncanny aspects from familiar settings and actions. Read more »| 03 May 2018 -
Emerging Artists
Marija Nemčenko on exhibition and event series BRUT
Marija Nemčenko's exhibition and event series BRUT tries to recontextualise the debates surrounding the beauty or ugliness of Brutalism, adding more nuanced philosophical, historical and artistic viewpoints Read more »| 02 May 2018
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Reviews
Intervals @ CCA, Glasgow
Raydale Dower's simple mathematical splitting of a 71 minute concert into a 71 hour light and sound installation is a shockingly visceral subversion of time and space. Read more »| 27 Apr 2018 -
ReviewsShonky @ Dundee Contemporary Arts
Artist John Walter seeks to organise his own work around a group show of contemporary and established artists, and positions their work as united under the "aesthetics of awkwardness" Read more »| 19 Apr 2018 -
News
Glasgow International 2018 Openings: Booze Guide
A rundown of Glasgow International's first weekend opening extravaganza, with an eye on the free beers, wines and whiskeys promised around the city. GI 2018: one beer at a time Read more »| 17 Apr 2018 -
Showcase
Yon Afro Collective: The Skinny Showcase
We look at the work of members of the Yon Afro Collective, ahead of their group exhibition at this year's Glasgow International festival Read more »| 11 Apr 2018 -
Showcase
Scottish Design: Contemporary Ceramics
Continuing our tour of Scottish design, Local Heroes bring you the first of two forays this year into contemporary ceramics Read more »| 10 Apr 2018 -
Festivals
Glasgow's Cathy Wilkes to represent UK at Venice Biennale
Celebrated for her melancholic sculptural installations, Wilkes will present at new work in the Giardini's British pavilion at the 58th edition of the world's grandest visual arts festival Read more »| 09 Apr 2018 -
Features
Finding love in a hopeless place… with The Inner Circle
The dating scene can be rough, but the arduous task of finding love can be a lot easier if you’re part of The Inner Circle, a new dating app that’s as discernible as you are Read more »| 01 Apr 2018 -
Interviews
A look ahead to Glasgow International with its artists and curators
We meet 25 artists and curators who are part of Glasgow International to share details, hints and insights on what to expect from this year's biennial spring art programme Read more »| 30 Mar 2018 -
Emerging Artists
GSA POC Society @ Multiple Glasgow Galleries
For one weekend, the Glasgow School of Art People of Colour Society installed In Residence across multiple Glasgow art venues, including 16 Nicholson Street, The Pipe Factory and The Market Gallery. Read more »| 30 Mar 2018