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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NewsThis Week in Scottish Art: 4-10 April
This weekly starts with anti-Trump screenings before another bumper weekend of openings from Telfer Gallery, Generator Projects, Tramway, Pipe Factory as well as plenty more events and exhibitions to see through the week. Read more »| 04 Apr 2017 -
InterviewsHaiku in 3D: Brodie Sim & Linda Bolsakova interview
Artists Linda Bolsakova and Brodie Sim present the outcome of their emailed haiku exchange and long period of installation from 7 April in Generator Projects, both working with sculptural and complex ideas of nature Read more »| 03 Apr 2017 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Art Festival 2017 programme unveiled
Exhibitions from Jac Leirner, John Constable and William McTaggart feature among the highlights Read more »| 31 Mar 2017 -
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Explore post-Brexit Britain with project Art 50
As Article 50 is triggered, Sky Arts is launching Art 50, a new project where 50 new artworks ask what it mean to be in a post-Brexit Britain Read more »| 29 Mar 2017 -
NewsThis Week in Scottish Art: 28 March-3 April
There are exhibits, screenings and events aplenty across Platform, CCA, Ingleby, Summerhall and more. Friday brings a bumper night of openings, with no less than 6 shows openings to fit into a tidy evening. Read more »| 28 Mar 2017 -
ShowcaseLOOK Photo Festival: Showcase
“We share billions of photographs of urban life every day via social media. The idea of a specific city, our understanding of how we live in it, its hi... Read more »| 23 Mar 2017
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Showcase
Mads Holm: The Skinny Showcase
Photographer Mads Holm shares work exploring politics, borders and consciousness in a frightening contemporary world Read more »| 23 Mar 2017 -
News
LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner work heads to Liverpool
LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner's politically charged art project HEWILLNOTDIVIDE.US – a continuous live stream of the statement for four years, or the duration of Donald Trump's presidency – has been adopted by FACT Liverpool Read more »| 22 Mar 2017 -
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This Week in Scottish Art: 21-27 March
This week sees Embassy, Generator, CCA and Lighthouse bring new shows, along with a youth response to Tramway's Claire Barclay installation, screenings of this year's Jerwood/FVU Award winners this year and events from DCA, Good Press and more. Read more »| 21 Mar 2017 -
Festivals
Liverpool Arab Arts Festival 2017: the programme
Describing it as their “most vital edition to date,” the organisers of Liverpool Arab Arts Festival have announced the programme for 2017. Read more »| 19 Mar 2017 -
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Art sale supports Manchester Homelessness Charter
A series of sculptures by local artist Hilary Jack is to be sold to raise money for Manchester Homelessness Charter Read more »| 17 Mar 2017 -
Festivals
¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival 2017 preview
¡Viva! festival returns with another ambitious programme of Spanish and Latin American theatre, film and visual art. This year's programme celebrates 40 years since the end of censorship in Spain following the death of General Franco – we find out more Read more »| 16 Mar 2017 -
Features
J. W. Anderson at The Hepworth Wakefield
Expect to see the human body in a new light at fashion designer J. W. Anderson's takeover of a Yorkshire gallery Read more »| 16 Mar 2017 -
Festivals
LightNight 2017 announces eight new commissions
Liverpool's annual late-night culture crawl LightNight has revealed its eight new art commissions for 2017, from a suspended light installation recreating the Cathedral's 'crown' to a piece exploring the “lungs” of the St George’s Hall catacombs Read more »| 16 Mar 2017 -
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Alternative media fight back against 'fake news'
The International Network of Street Papers kick back against fake news and 'alternative facts' with an event in Glasgow Read more »| 16 Mar 2017