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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ReviewsTania Kovats: Evaporation @ MOSI, Manchester
“My job is to complicate things, to make things beautiful. The facts only mean things if they're also given imaginative space.” At a panel event... Read more »| 16 Nov 2015 -
News
Creative Edinburgh award winners named
The winners of the 2015 Creative Edinburgh Awards have been announced at an awards ceremony this evening, with spoken word, film and music curators Neu! Reekie! and fashion designer Judy R Clark among the winners. Read more »| 12 Nov 2015 -
News2015 John Byrne Award winner announced
The 2015 winner of the John Byrne Award, which aims to encourage artistic expression among teenagers in Edinburgh, has been announced at a ceremony this evening. Read more »| 12 Nov 2015 -
Features
Niamh O'Malley at the Bluecoat, Liverpool
A new exhibition at the Bluecoat presents recent work by multidisciplinary artist Niamh O'Malley. We pay a visit and consider the concepts at the heart of her practice Read more »| 12 Nov 2015 -
NewsChristmas in Manchester: Enlighten Festival line-up
Enlighten Festival of Light and Sound Art promises to provide a haven away from the bustling Manchester Christmas Markets, with a celebration of light, sound and... Philip Pullman! Read more »| 10 Nov 2015 -
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This Week in Scottish Art: Simon Starling & more
Simon Starling previews two new bodies of work, a new show at Hospitalfield looks at the development of painting in Scotland at the turn of the century, plus details of new shows and events across Scotland. Read more »| 10 Nov 2015
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Showcase
Jordan Alex Smith: The Skinny Showcase
Jordan Alex Smith "Not so much meat on the bones. An interview with my thoughts if my thoughts were wearing clear-frame glasses. The Swedish artist Tobias K... Read more »| 09 Nov 2015 -
FeaturesThe Skinny Gift Guide: Northwest Experiences
Objects are so 2014. It's all about the journey, man! With that in mind, we've put together a selection of experiential gift ideas, from foraging for mushrooms to, uh, scrambling up an ice wall, for the adventurous loved one in your life Read more »| 06 Nov 2015 -
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National Galleries Surveys Woman Artists 1885-1965
The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art gives attention to women artists not appreciated by a male-dominated narrative of Scottish art at the turn of the 20th century until the 1960s. Read more »| 06 Nov 2015 -
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CCA Highlights – November/December 2015
The CCA lives up to its name this autumn with a fine spread of contemporary art, music, and film events – we big up some faves Read more »| 06 Nov 2015 -
Reviews
Ai Weiwei @ Royal Academy of Art, London
It’s Friday 23 October and I'm sat on a train from Manchester to London; I'm travelling to see an exhibition of work by China’s most recognisable... Read more »| 05 Nov 2015 -
ShowcaseToo Much Fun Club: The Skinny Showcase
The Too Much Fun Club (The TMFC) is a Visual Art Collective based in Edinburgh with connections worldwide. Read more »| 05 Nov 2015 -
Interviews
Life in A Chinese Art Village: Julian Tolhurst
Glasgow-based Canadian artist Julian Tolhurst discusses his three and a half years living, teaching and working as an artist in China Read more »| 05 Nov 2015 -
Galleries
Scottish Art News: November 2015
This month sees Luc Tuyman's first Scottish exhibition and a foregrounding of important Scottish women artists of the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as open call shows from Embassy and the RSA. Read more »| 04 Nov 2015 -
News
This Week in Scottish Art: Sonica, Generator & more
The inaugural Edinburgh Artists’ Moving Image Festival has its first event in Embassy with members’ show of moving image works Move Me – plus other exhibitions and events this week… Read more »| 03 Nov 2015