In 1996, Tracey Emin carried out an exorcism
Short | 2 months ago
Assistant Curator Jess Baxter takes a closer look at Tracey Emin's Exorcism of the Last Painting I Ever Made (1996) See the artwork for yourself at our current exhibition, Tracey Emin: A Second Life at Tate Modern until 31 August 2026: https://www.tate.org....
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Julio Le Parc transforms the way you view the world 🌎 👀
Short | 2 months ago
Playful and mesmerising, our new immersive exhibition celebrates the visionary work of Julio Le Parc. Featuring his striking interactive installations, shimmering light sculptures, and large-scale geometric paintings, the show spans an extraordinary career ...
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What's under the surface of a Whistler painting?
Video | 2 months ago
Don't always take a painting at face value. Join Rachel Scott in our Paintings Conservation Studio as she removes layers of old varnish to reveal the original colours of James McNeill Whistler's painting of Miss May Alexander (1874–5). See this painting and...
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Why we need to rethink art history | Tate
Short | 2 months ago
When we talk about 'art history', what do we really mean? There is so much that Western art tradition has ignored and overlooked. It's time we started thinking instead about many different art histories. In this short film, we look at four ways we can rethi...
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Zineb Sedira brings a 1960s Parisian cinema café to Tate Britain 🍿📽️
Short | 3 months ago
Zineb Sedira is the latest artist to take on the Tate Britain Commission, and has transformed our neo-classical Duveen Galleries into an immersive installation drawing on the rich legacy of 1960s and 70s African cinema. See it for yourself at Tate Britain u...
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Optimism, forever! Welcome to the world of Julio Le Parc
Short | 3 months ago
Artist Julio Le Parc invites us into his Paris studio, a magical treasure trove of light, movement and mirrored surfaces. Le Parc is best known for his pioneering kinetic sculptures, which rely on the viewer to bring them to life. In this short film, Le Par...
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What was in Whistler's mysterious 'sauce'?
Video | 3 months ago
How did the artist James McNeill Whistler make his famous paint 'sauce'? Join Rachel Scott in the Tate Conservation Studio as she analyses his painting of Miss May Alexander (1874–5) and tries to recreate the technique behind it. See this painting and more ...
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🌈 Step inside a rainbow artwork
Video | 4 months ago
Enjoy a detailed description of the artwork and learn about how Lithuanian-American artist, Aleksandra Kasuba made the work. This 360° Video lets you look around the artwork in every direction. Click and drag your mouse on the video to change your view. Tak...
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John Stezaker's philosophy of images ✂️
Short | 4 months ago
Artist John Stezaker is a collector of images. Taking photographs from film stills, postcards and encyclopaedia, he isolates, crops, fragments, juxtaposes, combines and mirrors them, creating uncanny collages. Watch our full film with Stezaker here: https:/...
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Claudette Johnson on Picasso
Podcast | 4 months ago
'It's a reappropriation of his appropriation' Artist Claudette Johnson tells us about her painting Standing Figure with African Masks (2018), in some ways a response to Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907). 🎥 Watch our full interview with Johns...
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'You're 23 and you want to die from art'
Podcast | 4 months ago
Fifty years on from her iconic performance Rhythm 0, Marina Abramović speaks to Maria Balshaw about putting her life at risk for art. 🎥 Watch the full interview: https://youtu.be/npE-vXLcujc 📸 A display of vintage photographs of Abramović's Rhythm series ...
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Rose Wylie's advice to artists
Podcast | 5 months ago
"I think Matisse once said 'Go for it, try to get it as it is, and it won't be right anyway but that’s fine'” 😌 Painter Rose Wylie takes inspiration for her paintings from film, literature and even the scraps of newspaper articles on her studio floor. 🍿 W...
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