Opinions & Analysis
Platform 4: A Tawdry Heritage on the South Bank
"I’ve never been convinced that the complex of arts-based venues known as London’s South Bank matches up to a genuine…
Independent Galleries and Dubai: The XVA Gallery
Beyond the shopping malls, there's art in Dubai, and plenty of it. Gordon Finlayson talks to the MD of one…
The library problem
While the book industry has sunk deeper and deeper into the thrall of celebrity culture, there has always been one…
Platform 3: To BA or not to BA
Gordon Haynes gets controversial about arts education, and opens a can of worms. Do you agree?
Come back Karl. All is forgiven.
Once upon a time, in a dark night for capitalism, we used to ask difficult questions of ourselves, our friends…
Platform 2: Architecture, the universe & everything
When architecture and engineering merge in perfect harmony the consequence is an iconic building or structure. Engineering can even do…
Discovering poetry acorns
In her first column on the arts in Scotland, Rachel Chown looks at the Poetry Library and two poetry events…
Empty Skulls and Pearly Kings
Moogee gets snarly about skulls, commercialism and the art world.
Two authors: two headlines
As the final book in JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series dominated publishing industry events last month, selling a record-breaking three…
Art and the Shopping Mall
For most people, shopping malls would be generally regarded as existing at pretty much the polar opposite end of the…