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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ReviewsGrayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences @ Manchester Art Gallery, until 2 Feb
Why do we make the aesthetic choices we do? What influences where we choose to live, what we eat, what we read or wear? In 2012, artist Grayson Perry embarke... Read more »| 14 Jan 2014 -
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Art Turning Left @ Tate Liverpool, until 2 Feb
With over 300 works, Art Turning Left at Tate Liverpool is an undertaking owed a few hours of careful consideration. The exhibition is curated around key que... Read more »| 14 Jan 2014 -
InterviewsInto the Ether: Different Domain at The Royal Standard
Curators at The Royal Standard Amy Jones and James Hedley Harper discuss how their new medium-straddling exhibition, Different Domain, explores the interface between art online and in 'real life' Read more »| 14 Jan 2014 -
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Alvin Baltrop and Gordon Matta-Clark: The Piers From Here @ Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, until 9 Feb
An abundance of space has always lent itself to cultivation of cultures away from social norms, allowing those who occupy it a chance to create living dreams... Read more »| 14 Jan 2014 -
ShowcaseThe Skinny Showcase: Joseph Hulme
Showcase: Joseph Hulme Liverpool John Moores University graduate Joseph Hulme’s practice is, he says, tightly routed around the concept of failure. He... Read more »| 13 Jan 2014 -
News
Liverpool Art Prize: 2014 shortlist announced
The shortlist of artists nominated for the 2014 Liverpool Art Prize has been announced - the nominees are Brigitte Jurack, Tabitha Jussa, and Jason Thompson Read more »| 10 Jan 2014
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News
The Skinny 100: The Exhibitionists
As we reach our 100th issue, we’ve been embracing the nostalgia and looking back at some of the projects we've taken on outside the print magazine. Here, previous winners of The Skinny Award at RSA New Contemporaries tell us how they've been getting on Read more »| 07 Jan 2014 -
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The Gifts of the Departed: Alinah Azadeh @ Manchester Craft and Design Centre, until 1 Mar
Alinah Azadeh's The Gifts of the Departed is poignant in its surroundings, encircled by studio-shops selling handmade homewares and accessories that, at... Read more »| 06 Jan 2014 -
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Collections Show @ Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool, until 18 Jan
Blackpool is a town known for its knickknack shops and bizarre paraphernalia, something that the latest exhibition at the Grundy Art Gallery is fully embraci... Read more »| 06 Jan 2014 -
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Time & Motion: Redefining Working Life @ FACT Liverpool, until 9 Mar
Under strip lights, a group of young people in blue overalls solder wires and pass plastic components along a conveyor belt. But these Chinese workers aren't... Read more »| 23 Dec 2013 -
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Hisachika Takahashi: Antwerp 1967/Brussels 2013/Liverpool 2013 @ LJMU Exhibition Research Centre, Liverpool
Glow-in-the-dark artwork seen under UV light is something usually associated with a trip to your local Laser Quest, but, in a unique exhibition experience, t... Read more »| 20 Dec 2013 -
Videos
Yuck ’n Yum, Zine Idol and AGK
Yuck ’n Yum launched their final zine on Saturday, ending a successful five years of zine production. But have no fear, they will continue to... Read more »| 16 Dec 2013 -
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Emily Shepherd @ WASPS, Hanson Street, until 10 Jan
Un-discovery is the thematic basis for Emily Shepherd’s ambitious new solo show at Hanson Street; a confluence of seemingly disparate events, it plays ... Read more »| 16 Dec 2013 -
ReviewsMan of the Year @ CCA, until 26 Jan
Man of the Year at CCA brings together two excellent video artists: Glasgow-based Henry Coombes – perhaps one of the most interesting artists working i... Read more »| 16 Dec 2013 -
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Sonica 2013: Whispers @ Tramway
The title Whispers suggests a calmness and quietness that is to be found in Rob van Rijswijk and Jeroen Strijbos' sculptural installation at Sonica. The soun... Read more »| 06 Dec 2013