Arts & Entertainment
The latest arts and entertainment highlights, previews, reviews, music and film features and opinion pieces from The Skinny writers.
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MusicLaki Mera – Turn All Memory to White Noise
Laki Mera’s second album (third if you count 2008’s Clutter, which the band apparently doesn’t for whatever reason) emerges in the wak... Read more »| 15 Jul 2013 -
ArtJasmina Cibic @ Slovenian Pavilion, Venice Biennale
The view that confronts you on the approach to Slovenia’s Pavilion may initially be somewhat confusing: a chronologically anonymous steel sign proclaim... Read more »| 15 Jul 2013 -
Books
Canongate: Life Begins at 40
Not content to gaze lovingly at their last 40 years of success, Canongate are asking the nation's cultural heavyweights to help them discover the next generation of movers and shakers. True to form, it looks pretty spectacular Read more »| 15 Jul 2013 -
FilmPost Tenebras Lux
Many interpreted Silent Light’s Dreyer-referencing classicism as indicative of a shift in Carlos Reygadas’ methods; a shake-up that would temper ... Read more »| 15 Jul 2013 -
Film
Persona non Greta: Greta Gerwig on Frances Ha
In the last few years Greta Gerwig has graduated from the queen of the lo-fi mumblecore movement to US indie's most exciting young actor. We speak to the Californian about her brilliant new film Frances Ha Read more »| 15 Jul 2013 -
Music
Gasp – A Series of Fortunate Misunderstandings
Gasp is a veteran of the Scottish hip-hop scene, a Glasgow emcee who has long had a fearsome reputation as both a battle rapper and a writer, and member of T... Read more »| 15 Jul 2013
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Art
Kimsooja @ Korean Pavilion, Venice Biennale
The central conceit behind Kimsooja’s exhibition is simple enough – that of the presentation of two spaces, one large, windows obscured somewhat ... Read more »| 12 Jul 2013 -
Art
Alfredo Jaar @ Chilean Pavilion, Venice Biennale
On entry to the darkened Chilean Pavilion one is immediately confronted by a large illuminated photo of what one learns is Italian avantgarde darling Lu... Read more »| 12 Jul 2013 -
Art
Lee Kit: You (you). @ Hong Kong pavilion, Venice Biennale
Hong Kong's participation in this year's plethora of shows is certainly not as spectacular as some other exhibitions at the Venice Biennale. Instead, Lee... Read more »| 12 Jul 2013 -
Music
Like A Boss: Scottish hip-hop prodigy Loki returns
Scottish hip-hop is on the rise, with recent acclaim for the likes of Stanley Odd and Hector Bizerk, plus a new wave of artists flooding the scene. The perfect time, then, for its de facto leader to re-emerge – meet Darren 'Loki' McGarvey Read more »| 12 Jul 2013 -
Film
Citadel
With ominous guitar chords, piercing shrieks and howls featuring heavily throughout, Citadel is uncomfortable viewing at the best of times. The film opens wi... Read more »| 12 Jul 2013 -
Film
Wadjda
Wadjda is the simple tale of a ten year-old girl whose only desire is to buy a bicycle so she can race with her friends. This précis admittedly sugges... Read more »| 12 Jul 2013 -
Theatre
Cannibal Women of Mars @ Tron
The year is 2113. Earth is rife with overpopulation and unemployment. Also, the Department of Chastity will hunt you down, if you attempt to have sex with another human being Read more »| 12 Jul 2013 -
Books
Unstated: Scottish Writers on Independence
Unstated: Scottish Writers on Independence contains 27 essays by writers with varying attitudes towards the question of independence. Unfortunately upon publ... Read more »| 11 Jul 2013 -
Music
Vatican Shadow @ Nice 'n' Sleazy, 3 July
Detroit innovator Jeff Mills defines techno as a 'futurist statement.' It has meaning, or at least it should. GG Allah, whose recorded output of deafening, s... Read more »| 11 Jul 2013