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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InterviewsCreative Edinburgh: Capital Awards
On Tuesday 12 November Creative Edinburgh host their second awards ceremony and celebrate turning two. Director Lynsey Smith tells us a bit more about the organisation itself Read more »| 07 Nov 2013 -
NewsCultureLabel: A Very Scottish Collection
A look at online art retailer CultureLabel's new Scottish collection, featuring such luminaries as Jeremy Deller, Martin Boyce and Rachel Whitehead Read more »| 05 Nov 2013 -
FestivalsOpening Culture: Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival 2013
A glimpse at the visual arts strand of Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival, which celebrates the best local talent alongside internationally renowned artists and is now in full swing Read more »| 05 Nov 2013 -
FeaturesStarter for 6: PeterWardDesign
Based in Glasgow, PeterWardDesign specialises in sustainable furniture and products which are all locally designed and manufactured in the city. "I've... Read more »| 04 Nov 2013 -
Reviews
With: @ Rogue Studios, Manchester
From artists Nicola Dale, Julie Del’Hopital, Annie Harrison, Sarah Sanders, Jenny Steele and Jacqueline Wylie, With: is the result of a series of discu... Read more »| 31 Oct 2013 -
Showcase
The Skinny Showcase: Glasgow League of Writers & Team Girl Comic
Glasgow Comics Glasgow is renowned for its comic book writers and artists. For the October Showcase, we take a closer look at a couple of the homegr... Read more »| 30 Oct 2013
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Interviews
Jeremy Bailey: About Face
Toronto artist Jeremy Bailey works in digital and new media to blur the boundaries between the seen and the unseen. He appears in disguise as a mythical being to introduce a project coming to Warrington this month Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Reviews
Ahmed & Carpenter: Aversion Management @ Rogue Artists' Studios & Project Space, Manchester, until 6 Oct
Loss aversion theory and target-based pay scales are more akin to a sales environment than a gallery, but, for Aversion Management, Ahmed & Carpenter hav... Read more »| 29 Oct 2013 -
Reviews
Plan for a Ruin @ Islington Mill, Salford, until 9 Nov
Islington Mill’s fifth floor is vast and doesn’t conform to traditional notions of gallery space. Windows are boarded up in preparation for the e... Read more »| 29 Oct 2013 -
ShowcaseThe Skinny Showcase: David Ogle
David Ogle David Ogle is a Liverpool-based artist and PhD researcher at The University of Liverpool in collaboration with FACT (Foundation for Art and Creat... Read more »| 29 Oct 2013 -
Reviews
Jeremy Deller: All That Is Solid Melts Into Air @ Manchester Art Gallery, until 19 Jan
Like the lines of a family tree, Jeremy Deller uses artworks, objects and historical accounts to create a personal view of the cultural, sociological and tec... Read more »| 29 Oct 2013 -
Reviews
I Want To Be Your Dog @ Glue Factory
The blurb for I Want To Be Your Dog proclaims it to be ‘an exhibition that isn’t about anything in particular.’ With a star-studded line-up... Read more »| 28 Oct 2013 -
Interviews
Michelle Hannah: New Romantic
Artist, performer and self-professed star child Michelle Hannah lets us into her cosmic world Read more »| 28 Oct 2013 -
Reviews
The Narrators @ Walker Art Gallery/The Royal Standard, Liverpool
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, until 16 Mar 2014, and The Royal Standard, Liverpool, until 17 Nov 2013 Read more »| 28 Oct 2013 -
Reviews
Mounira al Sohl/Sarah Forrest @ CCA, until 10 Nov
This ‘double solo show’ sees two female artists take their departure from two male-authored classics. Taking centre-stage in the largest gallery,... Read more »| 23 Oct 2013