Conrad Landin is a journalist based in Glasgow.
The artist’s large-scale photos and installations in Edinburgh provide a stirring if uneven meditation on the politics of destruction
With parents who had been notable collectors, the émigré art historian knew the work of many of his subjects intimately
The targeting of well-known artworks for shock value puts institutions in a bind. Should they engage with the protestors, or are they turning away from the issues being raised?
The UK culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, spoke of the importance of the arts at Labour Party Conference, but the sector needs more than good vibes
The Scottish painter’s openness to developments in modern art led him to adopt a remarkable number of styles in the course of a long career
For the Scottish painter, the line between figures and their surroundings can be intriguingly blurry
The Scottish painter who has long treated book covers as blank canvases is now also working on a much bigger scale
The axeing of 37 museum posts will force overstretched employees to work harder and make institutions shelve their grander plans
A demanding group show about the world economy could do with some more showing and less telling
The St Ives painter best known for his abstract works also created his own kind of figurative art
