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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Emerging ArtistsGSA Degree Show: Return of the Mack
The Glasgow School of Art was overwhelmed with support in the days following the fire in the Mackintosh Building last year; the GSA outline their plans for the building, while one alumna explains her project to document the building. Read more »| 04 Jun 2015 -
Emerging ArtistsGSA Degree Show: Design
In the final week before assessment, we quiz the Design School students for a few exciting teasers of what to expect in the coming degree show Read more »| 04 Jun 2015 -
Emerging Artists
GSA Degree Show: Architecture
Sometime criticised as the most difficult of the visual arts to read, we take a look at this year's Architecture degree show at Glasgow School of Art. Read more »| 04 Jun 2015 -
News
Dangerous Encounters and Exuberant Greens: This Week in Scottish Art
There's plenty to be occupying ourselves culturally this week, with an informal chat about the posthuman condition, new exhibitions from Glasgow's major contemporary art institutions and two more degree shows. Read more »| 02 Jun 2015 -
Reviews
Edinburgh College of Art Degree Show 2015: Surface Tension
In Edinburgh College of Art's 2015 degree show, the work is remarkable for being wrought with noticeable consideration. Also trending amongst this year's graduates is a comfort in incorporating new media in a critical and reflexive way Read more »| 02 Jun 2015 -
Reviews
Leonora Carrington @ Tate Liverpool
When the featured artist of an exhibition is a Lancashire-born Mexican surrealist, you can almost guarantee you'll encounter some wonderful weirdness. It's s... Read more »| 01 Jun 2015
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ReviewsEastern Exchanges @ Manchester Art Gallery
The scale and scope of Eastern Exchanges is imposing, with three vast galleries filled with quintessential East Asian works of craft, art, fabric and built s... Read more »| 01 Jun 2015 -
Reviews
Eat Abstractly @ Mary Mary
Mary Mary showcases a breadth of international artists in a photography centred exhibition. Across the 18 works that make up Eat Abstractly is a dispers... Read more »| 01 Jun 2015 -
Reviews
Liz Larner @ The Modern Insitute
An ambulance is pulled up outside the Modern Institute and two medics are attending to the fallout of a recent street brawl. Stepping from the pavement ... Read more »| 01 Jun 2015 -
Interviews
What is Freedom?: Interview with Grace Schwindt
Grace Schwindt reflects on her feature-length film, which through structured choreography questions the possibilities for freedom Read more »| 01 Jun 2015 -
Festivals
Cheaper than Flying: Anthony Schrag walks to Venice
Scotland-based participatory artist Anthony Schrag will spend the next three months walking to Venice, in the process questioning the value of the Venice Biennale Read more »| 01 Jun 2015 -
Emerging ArtistsDundee Degree Show 2015: Down the Rabbit Hole
This year's Duncan of Jordanstone fine art graduates display a resurgent interest in traditional techniques, twisting their uses to create something refreshingly unique Read more »| 28 May 2015 -
News
Save the Arches: RM Hubbert, Rob Drummond, Tam Dean Burn tell us why
With the long-term future of The Arches still uncertain as the venue appeals moves to shut down its clubbing operation, we ask actors, writers and musicians for their views on the Glasgow arts institution Read more »| 27 May 2015 -
News
Blood, Fusion and Student Debt: This Week in Scottish Art
In this week's Scottish art round-up, Dundee's degree show continues, art students in Edinburgh and Glasgow get in on the act with new exhibitions, and there are more talks, events and exhibitions than you can wave a "polystyrene thing" at. Read more »| 26 May 2015 -
NewsSpooky Films, D/R/U/G/S and External Pressure: This Month in Northwest Art
With many big-name shows closing at the end of May and so many opening at the beginning of June, it's all change on the Northwest art scene. Plan your month in art with our pick of the best exhibitions and events Read more »| 22 May 2015