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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Reviews
Skin and Bones @ 1 Royal Terrace
Royal Terrace Committee Show Skin and Bones hosts the architecturally enhanced but bodily based sculptural installation from its founding artists Ruth Swital... Read more »| 07 Jul 2014 -
Showcase
The Skinny Showcase: Jade Collin
The Skinny Showcase: Jade Collin Jade studied Theatre and Performance Design at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, before completing her degree in Fin... Read more »| 04 Jul 2014 -
Emerging Artists
Edinburgh College: Let's Glow
Running through May and June in venues across Edinburgh, the Let’s Glow festival celebrates the creative students of Edinburgh College (the colleges fo... Read more »| 04 Jul 2014 -
Festivals
Dazzle Ship: Carlos Cruz-Diez
With Liverpool Biennial's first commission, Dazzle Ship by Carlos Cruz-Diez, now installed in the Albert Dock, we take a look at the story of this dazzling form of camouflage and its place in the maritime history of Liverpool Read more »| 04 Jul 2014 -
News
Liverpool Biennial 2014: The Best of the Rest
Jellyfish living in a Toxteth shop window, digital botanics at Metal, scrambled eggs at Cactus Gallery and musical roller-blading at The Royal Standard; we get you up to speed on the best of the exhibitions outside of the main Biennial programme Read more »| 04 Jul 2014 -
Festivals
Biennial Artist Focus: Judith Hopf
Part of a group show at the renovated Old Blind School, Judith Hopf discusses similarities between Liverpool and Berlin, exhibiting in public spaces, and reimagining materials Read more »| 04 Jul 2014
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Interviews
Barnaby Barford: Broken China Dolls
Showing in Dovercot this month, artist Barnaby Barford sculpts onto porcelain figurines to tell bittersweet tales of the modern world Read more »| 04 Jul 2014 -
Festivals
Give Them the Old Razzle Dazzle: Liverpool Biennial 2014
Liverpool Biennial opens for its 8th edition this month, and we let you know what's what for the festival season Read more »| 04 Jul 2014 -
Festivals
Rainbow Connection: A Tour of Carlos Cruz-Diez's Paris Atelier
Optical artist Carlos Cruz-Diez invites The Skinny to his studios in Paris ahead of the launch of his latest project Dazzle Ship, which sees the Venezuelan kineticist bring an explosion of colour to Liverpool's docks for the city's Biennial Read more »| 01 Jul 2014 -
Emerging Artists
GSA Degree Show 2014
The GSA School of Fine Art Showcase provides a welcome platform for work that may no longer exist or just might not otherwise be exhibited, following the rec... Read more »| 19 Jun 2014 -
Features
Own Art: Videos
This month sees the launch of a new extension of the Own Art column, branching out into the multimedia world in the form of a bespoke video series exploring ... Read more »| 17 Jun 2014 -
Showcase
The Skinny Showcase: Emily Tilzey
The Skinny Showcase: Emily Tilzey Studying Illustration with Animation, Emily Tilzey is currently in her third year at Manchester School of Art. “A l... Read more »| 16 Jun 2014 -
Features
Opinion: Celebrating the Mac
Former Art editor and Glasgow School of Art graduate Andrew Cattanach talks to staff and students about the impact of last month's devastating fire Read more »| 03 Jun 2014 -
Interviews
Bury Bury Good for You: Lawrence Weiner and the launch of Bury Sculpture Centre
Bury Sculpture Centre opened its doors for the first time last month with the fourth edition of Bury Text Festival. The Skinny caught up with Sculpture Centre boss Tony Trehy and super-sculptor/conceptualist Lawrence Weiner Read more »| 03 Jun 2014 -
Reviews
Ebb and Flow: A Visual Chronicle of the Changes within Liverpool’s Chinatown @ Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, until 22 Jun
Ebb and Flow takes us through the history of photographers' enduring interest in Liverpool’s Chinatown, the oldest in Europe. The exhibition kicks off ... Read more »| 02 Jun 2014