Visual Arts
Introducing memetics for the arts
As a young artist, there was something about this thing we call ‘Art’ that didn’t quite compute with Anna Howitt…
How to catch a shark, part two: Art that dare not speak its maker’s name
In part one of our look at copyright in the art world, we discovered – shock horror – that Damien…
How to catch a shark, part one: Whose copyright is it anyway?
When Damien Hirst unveiled his diamond-encrusted skull, hands up all those who thought he’d sat up all night sticking the…
Artist interview: Jenny Matthews
"On the first floor of Edinburgh College of Art at the end of a corridor overlooking the Sculpture Court, I…
Empty Skulls and Pearly Kings
Moogee gets snarly about skulls, commercialism and the art world.
A Passage to India
ARTS HUB AUSTRALIA: In 2006 I travelled to India and spent a month discovering and working with artists trained in…
Jardins Publics: The history and role of gardens in life, art and Edinburgh
Edinburgh International Festival invited the curator Katrina Brown to conceive of a series of events which celebrate and draw attention…
Career Profile: Doreen Wittenbols, painter
Jesse Errey speaks to Doreen Wittenbols, a Dutch/Canadian painter currently working and exhibiting in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands.
Heading for Edinburgh: Shazia Mirza, comedian
Shazia Mirza is a comedian in huge international demand. Dressed in her traditional Muslim headscarf, Shazia gained much notoriety early…
Hear no evil
In the wake of 9/11 many artists have consented to self-censorship so as not to upset the apple cart, and…