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Turner Prize 2016 Shortlist Announced

Tate Britain has today announced the names of the four shortlisted artists for the 2016 Turner Prize.  The prize returns to Tate Britain with an exhibition of the work by the four artists, which will open at the gallery on the 27th September. This year's shortlisted artists are: Michael Dean, Anthea Hamilton, Helen Marten and… Continue reading Turner Prize 2016 Shortlist Announced

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Review Round Up… Painting With Light @Tate Britain

Tate Britain examines the similarities between painting and photography, from the pre-Raphaelites all the way through to the modern age.  Evening Standard:**** Matthew Collings said: "Painting with Light manages to never be in the slightest bit boring." The Upcoming: *** Anna Souter wrote: "the general tone of the exhibition is one of academic documentary, which doesn’t… Continue reading Review Round Up… Painting With Light @Tate Britain

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Review Round Up… Pablo Bronstein: Historical Dances in an Antique Setting

Pablo Bronstein is the latest artist to be commissioned by Tate Britain to create a site specific work in response to the Duveen Galleries at the centre of the gallery. But what have critics made of it?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpujknbElWQ The Guardian: **** Adrian Searle wrote: "The measured progressions of this work are as much about our… Continue reading Review Round Up… Pablo Bronstein: Historical Dances in an Antique Setting

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Tate Announces Highlights for 2017 Exhibition Programme

Tate has today (19th April) announced some of the highlights from its 2017 exhibition programme, which will feature retrospectives of artists such as David Hockney, Wolfgang Tillmans and Rachel Whiteread.  In the spring of 2017, Tate Britain will celebrate the career of David Hockney in a major new retrospective running at the gallery from the 9th… Continue reading Tate Announces Highlights for 2017 Exhibition Programme

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Things to See and Do in London: Sunday 17th April 2016

Here is Love London Love Culture's regular guide to the best things happening in the capital at the moment...  In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel, Charing Cross Theatre - this rare production of Tennessee Williams' play features some fantastic performances, not least from Linda Marlowe as Love London Love Culture found.  Sharp and poignant,… Continue reading Things to See and Do in London: Sunday 17th April 2016

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Review Round Up…Conceptual Art in Britain @Tate Britain

The new exhibition which opens at the Tate Britain today (12th April) focuses on the 1960's and how artists began to abandon traditional approaches to change the way we think about art today. But what have critics been making of this exhibition?  The Telegraph:***Mark Hudson wrote: "This exhibition makes valiant efforts to render this intellectually… Continue reading Review Round Up…Conceptual Art in Britain @Tate Britain

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Pablo Bronstein to Create Tate Britain Commission 2016

Tate Britain has announced that internationally renowned artist Pablo Bronstein will reveal his ambitious project as part of the Tate Britain commission 2016.  The annual commission which takes place at the gallery and is supported by Sotheby's, invites artists to create a new large-scale work at in response to the Duveen Galleries - at the… Continue reading Pablo Bronstein to Create Tate Britain Commission 2016

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Tate Britain Announces Major David Hockney Exhibition in 2017

Tate Britain has announced today that it will be presenting a major new retrospective of the work of David Hockney at the gallery next year.    Opening in February 2017, the exhibition will celebrate and examine the work of one of the most recognisable artists of our time. This extensive display of his work will… Continue reading Tate Britain Announces Major David Hockney Exhibition in 2017

Visual Art

Looking Ahead…Painting With Light @Tate Britain

From the 11th May, Tate Britain will be exploring the mutual influences of British painters and photographers, which will span across 75 years.  Bringing together 200 pieces of art, the exhibition will take visitors on a journey from the first explorations of movement and illumination by David Octavius Hill to the compositions at the turn… Continue reading Looking Ahead…Painting With Light @Tate Britain

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PREVIEW:Conceptual Art in Britain 1964-1979, Tate Britain

Tate Britain will be presenting an exhibition that reveals how artists working in Britain managed to transform the world of art between 1964 to 1979.  Conceptual Art in Britain: 1964-1979 will examine the course that this movement took from its origins in the mid-1960's to the late 1970's , showcasing seventy pieces of art by 21… Continue reading PREVIEW:Conceptual Art in Britain 1964-1979, Tate Britain