Review: Painting with Light @ Tate Britain
11 May 2016 • Tabish Khan
How did early photography influence painters of the time?
Tag: Tate Britain
Review: Pablo Bronstein at Tate Britain
25 April 2016 • Tabish Khan
So it’s great to see Pablo Bronstein breaking the mould of traditional installation art. He’s brought dancing to Tate Britain, mixing Baroque with contemporary dance.
Pablo Bronstein performance Tate Britain
17 April 2016 • Mark Westall
This will be the latest in a series of celebrated British artists who have been asked to create a site-specific work in response to the imposing Duveen galleries which sit at the heart of Tate Britain.
The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London this week
29 March 2016 • Tabish Khan
Spinning mobiles, damaged instruments, Italian sculpture, Communism and hair cuts in zero gravity.
Damien Hirst and Picasso: coming soon to a National Gallery near you?
7 March 2016 • Syndicate
Gabriele Finaldi is right. The Tate shouldn’t have exclusive access to 20th-century art. It’s time to end these closed-minded historical art wars
The Top 6 Art Exhibitions to see in London this week
6 March 2016 • Tabish Khan
This week’s Top 6 include Frank Auerbach, two pop ups , early space exploration , beetle shell skulls and trip hazard sculpture.
David Hockney show will be one of Tate Britain’s biggest ever
23 February 2016 • Mark Westall
Extensive retrospective in 2017 will cover six decades of artist’s work from early homoerotic paintings to recent LA pieces
Climate change activists stage tattoo protest against BP at Tate Britain
29 November 2015 • Mark Westall
Thirty-five protesters occupy 1840s room at London gallery two days before UN climate change talks open in Paris
Tabish’s Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London this week
25 October 2015 • Tabish Khan
A disembowelled teddy, headlines, shimmering, 3D and Cuba
Tabish’s Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London this week
19 October 2015 • Tabish Khan
Monumental sculpture, landscapes, drawing, guns and beautiful birds
Paul’s ART STUFF on a train # 127: ‘Better Than the Real Thing’
16 September 2015 • Paul Carey-Kent
Why might you miss the best Barbara Hepworth room at Tate Britain?
Tabish’s Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London this week
13 September 2015 • Tabish Khan
This week’s top 5 engages all senses, features unfinished works, documents the lives of those who suffered urban cleansing, paints flowers and records an interview.
Tabish’s Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London this week
7 September 2015 • Tabish Khan
This week’s top 5 features destruction, lifelike mannequins, bullet time photography, conflict and a centenary.
REVIEW: Chocolate with your Bacon? Tate Britain offers feast for the senses
26 August 2015 • Mark Westall
London gallery opens ‘sensorium’ to explore whether taste, touch, smell and sound change the way people experience art
REVIEW: Barbara Hepworth: a life told in six works
9 June 2015 • Mark Westall
We associate Barbara Hepworth with St Ives and Yorkshire, but often forget she was a driving force in international modern art. On the eve of a major Tate retrospective Tim Adams tells the dramatic story of this fascinating artist through key pieces spanning 40 years
Tabish’s Top 7 Art Exhibitions to see in London this week
18 May 2015 • Tabish Khan
This week’s top 7 contains witches, Victorian opulence, tomatoes, plasticine, drawing, kitsch and Russian battles.
5 Major Announcements To Shock The Art World
1 April 2015 • Tabish Khan
A new art fair, a swing, One Direction, Damien Hirst merchandise and a made bed.
The Alexander McQueen exhibition to see is @Tate Britain
19 March 2015 • Mark Westall
You have probably heard about an Alexander Mc Queen Exhibition in London but this isn’t that one.
This is a fascinating insight into the practice of Alexander Mc Queen photographed by Nick Waplington.
REVIEW: Sculpture Victorious – everythng here was made to make us marvel
1 March 2015 • Mark Westall
Tate Britain, London
In room after room of busts and bling, Tate Britain’s Victorian sculpture show brings out the best and worst of a patriotic era
PREVIEW: The Catlin Guide New Artists : ALICE MAY WILLIAMS
7 January 2015 • Mark Westall
Over the next few week FAD will be showcasing some of the Artist Featured in the New Edition of The Catlin Guide New Artists 2015 Up first we have ALICE MAY WILLIAMS
Tabish’s Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London over New Year’s
29 December 2014 • Tabish Khan
This week’s top 5 features Turner, Schiele, Gothic art and literature, a history of Germany and the legacy of war.
AESTHETICS ASIDE #09: Displaying Video Art
28 October 2014 • Staff
There are certain challenges surrounding the display of video art and it is up to curators and art technicians to be practical and creative at the same time.
Paul’s ART STUFF on a train # 71: ‘Hurry along!’
3 September 2014 • Paul Carey-Kent
It’s easy to find one doesn’t see much of our national institution’s permanent collections (they’re always there, what’s the rush?) and that can extend to the changing displays within them, even though they’re temporary.
Paul’s ART STUFF on a train # 62: ‘Constable at the Double’
1 July 2014 • Paul Carey-Kent
Whilst some commercial galleries have closed in response to tough times, the institutional response tends to be to rotate shows more slowly, and to rely on re-presenting existing holdings rather than on securing loans