At the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

75 Belford Road, EH4 3DR until 28 April 2019

The fourth instalment of the SNGMA's NOW highlights the playful, thought-provoking work of Monster Chetwynd (b.1973), Henry Coombs (b. 1977), Moyna Flannigan (b. 1963), Betye Saar (b.1926) and Wael Shawky (b.1971).

Varying in medium, style and approach, the work of each of these artists is connected by a shared desire to challenge convention and invite audiences to think differently about the world around them.

Edinburgh-based Moyna Flannigan’s series of new collages and paintings, shown here for the first time, marks a significant transition in her approach to making art. The series, called Tear, continues to develop the artist’s interest in the history of art and painting, as well as the recurring power of the figure. In Tear, Flannigan breaks down each work’s elements to make a new order out of the subsequent components – interrogating accepted ideas about seriality, repetition and beauty.

Monster CHETWYND (b. 1973) Cat People, 2018 Photocopies, wood, paper, plastic, fake fur, paint, latex, foam, cardboard, 280 x 228 x 35 cm © The artist, courtesy Sadie Coles HQ, London.| Photo by Robert Glowacki

Monya FLANNIGAN (b. 1963) Fragment, 2017 Distemper on canvas, 180 X 145 cm Courtesy of the artist© Moyna Flannigan | PHOTO by John McKenzie