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The genius of colour: Josef Albers
Joseph Albers was one of the finest art teachers of the twentieth century. Victor Moscoso remembers him both as a …
The devil in the studio
Lynda Nead looks at a number of pioneering short films at the turn of the twentieth century that took the …
A cacophony for a formidable iconoclast: Martin Kippenberger
Alison Gingeras, John Baldessari, Gisela Capitain, and others on Martin Kippenberger, Tate Etc. issue 06
Body of evidence: Behind the curtain
In his second visit to the Tate archive Lawrence Norfolk looks for clues about W S Sickert among his donated …
The aesthetics of documentary
‘Documentary is intrinsically aesthetic,’ argues Mark Cousins, ‘it is as much about shots and cuts, structure and rhythm as …
Why are we waiting?: Roman Ondak
Last year Tate bought Roman Ondak’s Good Feelings in Good Times, which consists of a queue that can be …
When art meets architecture: Anthony Caro retrospective
Richard MacCormac reflects on the relationship between sculpture and architecture in the light of a visit to Anthony Caro's retrospective …
An uncooked perspective on the nature of sex: Sarah Lucas
Since her ironic Two Fried Eggs and a Kebab (1992), which delighted and enraged gallery goers in equal measure, Sarah …
A terrible beauty: Roger Fenton
In 1855 Roger Fenton took a photograph that became an iconic image of the Crimean War. The story of its …
A stubborn cornerstone at the onset of modernism: Henri Rousseau
Dexter Dalwood and Nancy Ireson explore the enduring influence and legacy of the self-taught French artist ±á±ð²Ô°ù¾±Ìý¸é´Ç³Ü²õ²õ±ð²¹³Ü
The museum of tomorrow
Cedric Price said in 2003, ‘A twenty-first century museum will utilise calculated uncertainty and conscious incompleteness to produce a catalyst …
The history of future technology: Tacita Dean
Tacita Dean explores the elastic nature of time and space, and is intrigued by futuristic-looking abandoned buildings that have been …
Escape from the filmic Bermuda Triangle: Morgan Fisher
Morgan Fisher mixes cinematic history, autobiography and art historical references in his exploration of filmmaking. Mark Webber investigates how the …
The drink that fuelled a nation's art: Degas, Sickert and Toulouse-Lautrec
The Green Goddess haunted a nation and fuelled its art, including that of Degas, Sickert and Toulouse-Lautrec.
The death of the body
The body matters, more than at any other time in history. As Abi Titmuss appears in a Sapphic embrace on …
A celestial journey: Clouds
Richard Hamblyn looks at the use of sky to load meaning in painting since the Renaissance, including the work of …
And the word was made art: John Latham
At an 80th birthday celebration of the work of British artist John Latham, Paul Moorhouse looks into his central books …
It's all true: The World as a Stage II
Co-curators of the ºÚÁÏÉç exhibition, ask some of the participating artists about its themes
Use your illusions: The Summer of Love II
Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era at Tate Liverpool explores the psychedelic in the 1960s. Neil Mullholland explores …
Lumps, bumps, bulbs, bubbles, bulges, slits, turds, coils, craters, wrinkles and holes
Literary critic and feminist, Elaine Showalter explores the life and work of artist Louise Bourgeois.