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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NewsScottish art news for August 2015: Ambiguity, ESP, and the EAF
August is all but dominated by the Edinburgh Art Festival, but there are still noteworthy openings and events in Glasgow and Dundee Read more »| 01 Aug 2015 -
ReviewsRoman Signer @ Dundee Contemporary Arts
Roman Signer’s particular vocabulary of objects is immediately recognisable: his ubiquitous red canoe, black rubber wellingtons and red tent all evoke ... Read more »| 01 Aug 2015 -
FestivalsCharles Avery: Sail Away With Me
Charles Avery answers some questions about his work so far and his much-anticipated commissions for the Edinburgh Art Festival Read more »| 01 Aug 2015 -
Emerging Artists
Sketches from an Infinite Archive: France-Lise McGurn
France-Lise McGurn's practice ranges across club nights, sound, and sculpture. Here she talks about her drawing style, influences and her collecting habits Read more »| 01 Aug 2015 -
Interviews
kennardphillipps: Protest as Practice
kennardphillipps describe their beginnings rooted in political protest, the hours of work that goes into getting that incisive moment of montage, and their latest programme of public workshops as part of Edinburgh Art Festival Read more »| 01 Aug 2015 -
Reviews
Edwin Burdis @ Jupiter Artland
Entering the long narrow room of Burdis’ The Thickening is to be confronted immediately with a series of vividly coloured, large paintings. Subject mat... Read more »| 01 Aug 2015
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Showcase
The Skinny Showcase: Victoria Ruane
The Skinny Showcase: Victoria Ruane Victoria Ruane is a photographer from Wigan, who graduated this year with a BA (Hons) Photography from Manchester School... Read more »| 31 Jul 2015 -
Festivals
The Dennis and Debbie Club: On Holiday in the Hyperreal
The Dennis and Debbie Club is former Skinny Showcaser Dennis Reinmüller and Debbie Moody. Together they've made audiovisual reconstructions of various spots of glamour and infamy for the their EAF presentation Read more »| 31 Jul 2015 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Art Festival Platform 2015: In With the New
Edinburgh Art Festival is hosting its first emergent artists-dedicated show this year. We ask what the exhibitors are planning and what the festival means to them Read more »| 30 Jul 2015 -
ReviewsRESOURCE @ The Bluecoat
From tins of paint to a piracy library, The Bluecoat's current exhibition, RESOURCE, brings together a host of divergent practices offering audienc... Read more »| 30 Jul 2015 -
Features
Hanne Darboven at the Talbot Rice Gallery: A Quirk in the System
Talbot Rice Gallery curator Pat Fisher draws out the contradictions in the life and work of Hanne Darboven Read more »| 28 Jul 2015 -
Showcase
The Skinny Showcase at Hill St Design House
For the second year, this August sees our graduate Showcase selection go live as part of Edinburgh Art Festival, this time in Hill St Design House in the centre of town Read more »| 28 Jul 2015 -
Showcase
Alice Chandler: The Skinny Showcase
Alice Chandler was born in Leeds in 1993. She completed her foundation degree at Leeds College of Art in 2012 and graduated from Edinburgh College ... Read more »| 28 Jul 2015 -
News
This Week in Scottish Art: Paradise, Integrity, and the Festival
Here's this week's openings and exhibition launches; there are tough decisions to make at the Edinburgh Art Festival and across in Glasgow, while in Dundee there's something a bit Mary Poppins-esque going on. Read more »| 28 Jul 2015 -
News
This Week in Scottish Art: Gangs, Ashes, and the Transmission Party
Across Scotland this week are openings, talks and parties aplenty, whether it's celebrating the conclusion of the Phoenix Bursary programme, the traditional summer party from Transmission, or new shows opening in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Read more »| 21 Jul 2015