The Secrets of Painting: Interview with writer and artist Lachlan Goudie

By Susan Mansfield, 30.03.2026

The Secrets of Painting book, Page Spread on Jan van Eyck's Arnolfini Portrait

Susan Mansfield speaks to Lachlan Goudie about his epic journey through art history in his new book The Secrets of Painting.

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Simon Phipps - Brutal Scotland: Scotland's Post-War Modernist Architecture

By Neil Cooper, 20.03.2026

Bourdon Building, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow © Simon Phipps

Simon Phipps documents Scotland's cohort of Brutalist buildings in his latest photogrpahy exhibition. Neil Cooper reviews.

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Gray’s School of Art: 140 Years - Never make a head bigger than a melon

By Lena Kammerer, 13.03.2026

This eccentrically titled exhibition traces the evolution of Grays School of Art; from its 19^th century roots in the Mechanics Institute, through post-war reform, to its role in today’s creative ecology. Lena Kammerer explores the show…

 

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The Rules Writ Large: Peter Liversidge's The Rules of the Library at National Library of Scotland review

By Greg Thomas, 09.03.2026

Peter Liversidge, The Rules of the Library (c. 2025). © the artist. Photo by Michael Vince Kim.

Peter Liversidge presents a characteristically thoughtful and playful new work, ‘The Rules of the Library,’ on two billboard-sized boards inside the reading rooms of the National Library of Scotland. Greg Thomas visits.

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To Build a Home: Martha Orbach at Glasgow Women's Library Review

By Caroline Metcalf, 06.03.2026

Martha Orbach, Attempt at Home 14 (squawk) (c. unknown). © the artist.

Martha Orbach’s precarious sculptures made from found objects reflect on homemaking in times of crisis. Caroline Metcalf reviews.

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Labours of Language and Love: Hannah Ellul’s Sound Art

By Greg Thomas, 03.03.2026

Hannah Ellul, Lenis (extract), published in 2HB vol. 26, 2023. Graphic design by Nat Walpole. CONTINUE READING