Author: Naila Scargill

Naila Scargill is the publisher and editor of horror journal Exquisite Terror. Holding a broad editorial background, she has worked with an eclectic variety of content, ranging from film and the counterculture, to political news and finance.

Whitewash Packs a Razor-Sharp and Warmly Funny Punch

23/07/2019

Warmly funny and thought-provoking, Gabriel Bisset-Smith’s play is an important contribution to the representation of mixed-race people in culture....

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Restored Southbank Undercroft Skate Space to Reopen

18/07/2019

This weekend marks a conclusion to several years of planning and fundraising to help reopen a space considered as one of the world’s most important and iconic skateboarding sites. ...

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First Ever Survey of Honey-Suckle Company Works

16/07/2019

Omnibus presents key aspects of Honey-Suckle Company’s work, revealing the group’s past, present and future through an amalgamation of existing works within new installations....

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World Illustration Awards Overall Winners Announced

12/07/2019

All of this year's award winners are displayed alongside the full shortlist at the World Illustration Awards 2019 Exhibition, which runs at Somerset House until 28 July. ...

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Into the Night: Cabarets and Clubs in Modern Art

11/07/2019

The first major show staged on this theme, Into the Night features both famed and little-known sites of the avant-garde from the 1880s to the 1960s....

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Bedtime Stories Helping Children Reconnect With Parents in Prisons

10/07/2019

Reading together builds trust and strengthens family bonds, so what happens when a parent is in prison? A project in Stratford-upon-Avon is bridging the gap....

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Leipzig Annual Exhibition Ousts Alt Right Artist

09/07/2019

Axel Krause’s support for anti-immigration party AfD was a step too far for the organisers, but others say his exclusion suppresses freedom....

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Emii Alrai Presents Tutelaries in London Solo Debut

05/07/2019

A new installation of sculptures echo ancient tombs and their spiritual presence to express the concept of safety usually associated with a sacred location.  ...

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First Monographic Exhibition of Sculptor Barbara Hepworth

04/07/2019

The British artist revolutionised sculpture with her development of a new aesthetic sensibility founded on the language of form and volume....

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Lost Souls of Saturn’s Art Installation Comes to Saatchi Gallery

02/07/2019

Sweet Harmony, the first exhibition celebrating rave culture to take place in a major art institution, will recapture the new world that emerged from the acid house scene....

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Inside Out Festival Opening the Door to Art in Care Settings

01/07/2019

A wealth of evidence suggests benefits in creative participation for older people, which is increasingly being celebrated in festivals, programming and media stories.  ...

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Kevork Mourad Inspired by Old Testament for Solo Exhibition

28/06/2019

Seeing Through Babel explores the Old Testament story of Babel, using visual imagery as a means to connect people across the language divide....

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Kentaro Okawara Makes Debut UK Solo Exhibition

27/06/2019

Hold Tight is a new series of paintings, sculptures and drawings that explore the theme of love through symmetry and the artist’s unique yet universal language....

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Contemporary Art. Chosen by Dogs. For Dogs and Humans

26/06/2019

With a little help from their human companions, these canine curators have selected artworks in what is believed to be the first exhibition of its kind. ...

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Artist Vincent Kamp Turns Filmmaker to Inspire His Next Series of Crime Noir Paintings

25/06/2019

Influenced by cinema and a fascination with the gritty world of urban subculture, Kamp's paintings delve beneath the surface of social class to capture a moment of high tension....

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Tehran’s Art Fair Opens Despite Growing Tensions With US

24/06/2019

The second edition of Teer Art Fair aims to foster domestic Iranian art scene at a time when international sales are increasingly difficult for the country's galleries....

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Hong Kong’s Art World Unites As Demonstrations Continue

21/06/2019

Artists have been a driving force behind the demonstrations, while the gallery community has encouraged strike action, with many closing to enable staff to join protests. ...

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Artist Martin Roth Dead at 41

20/06/2019

Roth’s last solo exhibition was centred on a desert plant stolen from the garden of Stephen Paddock, the man behind the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival....

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Louvre to Offer Mona Lisa Virtual Reality Experience

18/06/2019

Mona Lisa: Beyond the Glass is the Louvre's first virtual reality work, marking the 500th anniversary of the Leonardo da Vinci's death....

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BBC Director-General and Channel 4 CEO to Be Questioned by Lords

14/06/2019

The Committee will question Lord Hall of Birkenhead and Alex Mahon as part of an ongoing inquiry into public service broadcasting in the age of VOD....

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Art Basel Removes Part of Andrea Bowers’ Work in #Metoo Outcry

12/06/2019

Bowers honours request by alleged assault survivor who states she did not give permission for her image to be included in the piece....

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Artist+AI: Figures & Form in the Age of Intelligent Machines

11/06/2019

Interdisciplinary artist Scott Eaton underscores the impact AI is set to have on art-making and how it will change our perception of the human form....

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Free Range Undergraduate Art Fair 2019

07/06/2019

The work of over 800 art and photography students will be on display, showcasing fresh creativity from across the UK....

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David Lynch Collaborator Dean Hurley Announces Anthology Resource Vol. II

05/06/2019

Philosophy of Beyond weaves together a rich sonic tapestry built in part from comb-filtering experiments, tape loops, and sampled field excursions into unique acoustical environments....

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Breeze Art and Makers Fair Announced for This September

05/06/2019

The fair is a celebration of unique craft from a specially selected collection of artists from around the South West....

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UK Drill Rappers Collaborate With Russian Blood Artist to Protest Government Censorship

04/06/2019

Skengdo, AM and Drillminister have collaborated with Andrei Molodkin to create three new additions to the Russian artist's Young Blood series (2019) based on censored protest music. ...

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Freedom of Expression in the Arts Under Threat in the UK

31/05/2019

The Arts Censorship Support Service, an initiative from Index on Censorship, has been launched to keep the space for artistic freedom of expression as wide open as possible....

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World Illustration Awards Exhibition 2019

29/05/2019

The Category and Overall winners will be announced at an awards ceremony held at Somerset House on 10 July, alongside the winners of three new cross-category awards....

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First London Show for Millo in Over Six Years

28/05/2019

The influential Italian street artist will intertwine his works with Japanese painter Hikari Shimoda in a double solo show at Dorothy Circus Gallery....

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Contentious Polish Artist Kle Mens Brings Dark Catholic Critique to East London

24/05/2019

In her first UK solo show, the artist summons both religious martyrs and mythological hybrids to evoke the force of female transformation, which underlies all her work. ...

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