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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NewsMemo Akten, Alec Empire added to FutureEverything 2015 lineup
More details on the lineup for this year’s FutureEverything digital culture festival have been revealed, ahead of the 20th anniversary edition next mon... Read more »| 22 Jan 2015 -
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Star Boys, Academicians, and The Drouth: This Week in Scottish Art
There are new exhibitions across Dundee and Glasgow this week, featuring artist both local and from further afield, and exciting opportunities to see work from influential 20th century artists Rose English and Jack Smith Read more »| 20 Jan 2015 -
FilmThe Grand Budapest Hotel and Birdman lead 2015 Oscar nominations
The awards season kicked into a higher gear today as the Oscars announced the nominations for its 87th awards, to take place 22 Feb in Los Angeles. Much of t... Read more »| 15 Jan 2015 -
TheatreHOME 2015 opening programme launched
HOME, Manchester’s new centre for contemporary visual art, theatre and film, yesterday presented its extensive opening programme for 2015. The launch t... Read more »| 15 Jan 2015 -
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NYC Meets Dundee, Marx, and Gill Sans: This Week in Contemporary Scottish Art
Across Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh this week, there are exhibitions and events concerning typography, historical materialism, and an open call from the capital's Embassy gallery. Read more »| 14 Jan 2015 -
ShowcaseThe Skinny Showcase: Helen Wheeler
Showcase: Helen Wheeler Helen Wheeler is an artist based in Manchester. Apocalypse, the sublime, health and science are all areas of research that inform he... Read more »| 12 Jan 2015
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Features
Hope Springs: The Northwest Art Scene in 2015
From the Whitworth reopening to a triple whammy of great shows at the Bluecoat, our Art ed previews the upcoming season's exhibition calendar Read more »| 07 Jan 2015 -
Reviews
Victoria Morton @ The Modern Institute
Seeing the small flyer for Victoria Morton’s show in Aird’s Lane, without any sense of scale the shiny reproduction gives the sense that the work... Read more »| 07 Jan 2015 -
NewsCCA Event Highlights January 2015
Feeling a stitch overwhelmed by the hurricane of arts and culture hitting Scotland this month and unsure where exactly to begin? Fret not ye post-festive mes... Read more »| 06 Jan 2015 -
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Menthol Refreshment, Hasty Hanging, IKEA: This Month in Scottish Art
Across Edinburgh and Glasgow, there are blockbuster art shows ending soon and showcases of emerging artists – as well as a performance about the importance of oral hygiene Read more »| 06 Jan 2015 -
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Revisionism, Radices and Reggio: This week in Scottish Art
In the first weekly events column of the new year, there's plenty of interesting events across Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow to kick off a cultural 2015. Read more »| 06 Jan 2015 -
Showcase
Showcase: Tine Bek
Showcase: Tine Bek Often working with a small handheld analogue point and shoot, much of Tine Bek's work comes from a constant scanning of her environment, ... Read more »| 05 Jan 2015 -
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New Year News: Scottish Exhibition Highlights 2015
It's all set to be a happy New Year in Scottish art, with exhibitions of works by major international and Scottish artists, as well as emerging artists Read more »| 05 Jan 2015 -
Interviews
Towering Ambitions: Ponte City at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Mikhael Subotzky and Patrick Waterhouse explain how they directly address the architecture of apartheid and its appropriation in their Deutsche Börse Prize nominated exhibition, Ponte City Read more »| 05 Jan 2015 -
Reviews
Art from Elsewhere @ GoMA, Glasgow
Hayward Touring have two major exhibitions currently making the rounds in the UK. The first, Listening, explores the act of listening through 17 contemporary... Read more »| 01 Jan 2015