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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NewsTommy Perman (ex-FOUND) unveils Concrete Antenna project
Tommy Perman, one of the founding members of award-winning Edinburgh music and art collective FOUND, has unveiled his latest project – a sound installa... Read more »| 22 Oct 2014 -
ShowcaseThe Skinny Showcase: Lewis Loughman
Showcase: Lewis Loughman Lewis Loughman graduated from the University of Salford in 2014 with a BA (Hons) in Graphic Design. “I love The Simpsons, Po... Read more »| 22 Oct 2014 -
ShowcaseThe Skinny Showcase: Lesley Guy
Showcase: Lesley Guy Lesley Guy is an artist, writer and curator based in Sheffield, UK. She is a content curator for Axisweb and co-director of Bloc Projec... Read more »| 22 Oct 2014 -
NewsTapestry, Turner Prize Past and Present, Black History Month: This Week in Scottish Art
From Dunbar to Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh, here are at least ten different exhibitions, lectures and events that would be well worth attending this week. Read more »| 21 Oct 2014 -
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Nominations open for Creative Edinburgh awards
Creative Edinburgh have opened nominations for their third annual awards, which aim to honour some of the key members of the capital’s creative scene. ... Read more »| 20 Oct 2014 -
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Anna Oppermann, Brian Cheeswright and 'The Glasgow Miracle' – This week in Scottish Art
This week in Scottish art, there's German conceptual work, some painting, a spot of Pop Art performance and the question: "What is contemporary art?" And it's all free. Read more »| 14 Oct 2014
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Jonathan Meese, Vanessa Billy and Briggait open studios – This Week in Scottish Art
Jonathan Meese rolls into Glasgow, Vanessa Billy's debut solo show lands in Edinburgh, and Briggait Studios throw open their doors – get all the details in this week's Scottish art news round-up. Read more »| 08 Oct 2014 -
Interviews
Nothing Under the Heavens: Manchester Asia Triennial 2014
Asia Triennial Manchester opens across the city and beyond this month. We guide you through it, and catch up with artistic director Alnoor Mitha and Harmonious Society curator Jiang Jiehong who share their ATM14 highlights Read more »| 01 Oct 2014 -
Reviews
ATM14: ReMix @ Bury Sculpture Centre
A plane hangs defiantly upward at the heart of Bury Sculpture Centre’s lofty exhibition space. Nearby televisions gurgle an asylum song that echoes the... Read more »| 01 Oct 2014 -
Interviews
Eat, Drink, Sleep, Paint: Jonathan Meese and The Dictatorship of Art
Berlin-based artist Jonathan Meese discusses his plans for his first exhibition in Glasgow with experimental gallery Young Team. Read more »| 01 Oct 2014 -
NewsAuld Alliances, Cuban Revolution and the Scottish Psyche - This Week in Scottish Art
This week in Scottish art, GENERATION continues to wind down, while Lenin pays a visit to Glasgow School of Art Read more »| 01 Oct 2014 -
Reviews
Manchester Contemporary 2014 @ Old Granada Studios, Manchester
Now in its fifth edition, Manchester Contemporary took up residence this last weekend in its new home at Old Granada Studios. An invitational fair, the Conte... Read more »| 01 Oct 2014 -
Showcase
The Skinny Showcase: Melanie Letore
Showcase: Melanie Letore "My work is about place, and the light that permeates through it. I am interested in how we experience place, and how to transmit t... Read more »| 01 Oct 2014 -
Reviews
Bloomberg New Contemporaries @ World Museum, Liverpool
Liverpool’s World Museum is a funny place to hold Bloomberg New Contemporaries. You are greeted by a waving man in a cuddly globe costume. Googly-eyed ... Read more »| 01 Oct 2014 -
Features
Scottish Art Events - What Not to Miss in October 2014
Jim Lambie, Martin Boyce and Gregor Wright all feature in our bumper monthly Scottish art news round-up Read more »| 30 Sep 2014