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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ReviewsCathy Wilkes @ Tramway
As part of the GENERATION series, Cathy Wilkes has curtailed the gigantic venue of Tramway 2 to create an intimately sensorial environment. Introve... Read more »| 07 Aug 2014 -
FeaturesGoing It Alone: Northwest Entrepreneurs on Sharing Advice and Skills
Forget all this talk of switching career – fulfil that aspiration to be your own boss. But where do you learn the entrepreneurial skills to turn an interest or hobby into something more? Read more »| 07 Aug 2014 -
Showcase
The Skinny Showcase: Fiona Beveridge
Showcase: Fiona Beveridge "My practice is an ongoing exploration of human-object interaction, working with material that is manufactured primarily to d... Read more »| 06 Aug 2014 -
ReviewsGhostie! – Rob Chavasse @ The Royal Standard, Liverpool
The Royal Standard (TRS) have split their Biennial exhibition between two spaces this year: the regular ‘back building’ and a new space on the fl... Read more »| 01 Aug 2014 -
News
PAPER #15: Unstable Ground @ Paper Gallery, Manchester
PAPER in Manchester opens a new exhibition this week, Unstable Ground, which attempts to 'consider how drawing methods are related to experiences of autobiog... Read more »| 31 Jul 2014 -
Reviews
Claude Parent: La colline de l'art @ Tate Liverpool
I have never heard anyone laugh in the Wolfson Gallery before, not even a chuckle. Until now. I’m watching three girls slide down an angled ramp, landi... Read more »| 30 Jul 2014
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Emerging Artists
Real Dreaming: Working in the Arts
In a climate of cuts, routes into the arts are varied. A writer, a creative game developer and an art researcher share their stories Read more »| 29 Jul 2014 -
Festivals
1 Second Revolution: GENERATION's Paul Carter retrospective
Part of both GENERATION and EAF, Icaro Menippus [x2] offers a long anticipated retrospective of the work of sculptor Paul Carter Read more »| 29 Jul 2014 -
ReviewsAndrew Gilbert @ Summerhall
Andrew Gilbert returns to the motherland for his colonial-inspired exhibition at Summerhall Gallery. Littered with trinkets from the contemporary past a... Read more »| 29 Jul 2014 -
Interviews
Graham Fagen: National Treasures
Showing across the country in no fewer than seven projects this summer, artist Graham Fagen talks cultural identity and breaking the rules of the gallery Read more »| 29 Jul 2014 -
Interviews
Jessica Harrison: Feminist Figurines
Arriving in Jupiter Artland this month, in a pink plinthed and painted room, are a series of twisted ceramic ladies. Sculptor Jessica Harrison tells us about their genesis, feminism, and going viral Read more »| 29 Jul 2014 -
Festivals
Where Do I End and You Begin: The Common Wealth
Bringing together curators and artists from across the Commonwealth, Where Do I End and You Begin offers an ambitious and wide-ranging discussion on art practice and life across the globe Read more »| 29 Jul 2014 -
Festivals
I Knead You Tonight... Homebaked, Anfield
Homebaked, the community-run bakery and land trust in north Liverpool and a legacy of Liverpool Biennial's 2012 public realm commissioning programme, seems to be going strong. We talk to Sue Humphreys and Jeanne van Heeswijk to find out what's what Read more »| 29 Jul 2014 -
Showcase
The Skinny Showcase @ Creative Exchange
Introducing a new development for the Showcase – an exhibition of a selection of this year's graduates as part of Edinburgh Art Festival Read more »| 22 Jul 2014 -
Showcase
The Skinny Showcase: Edward Humphrey
DJCAD graduate Ed Humphrey introduces his film work, showing in The Skinny Showcase exhibition in Creative Exchange as part of EAF Read more »| 22 Jul 2014