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Nude Woman in a Red Armchair 1932 by Pablo Picasso
This sensual portrait of Picasso’s lover Marie-Thérèse Walter was painted at the artist’s Normandy estate in 1932. Picasso dated this …
The Three Dancers 1925 by Pablo Picasso
Devastated by the death of a friend in 1925, Picasso painted this ‘dance’ of intertwined sinister figures, the story and …
The 1957 Rehang of °Õ²¹³Ù±ð’s Modern British Gallery: Displaying the Contemporary ‘British School’ in the Context of John Rothenstein’s Later Career
When °Õ²¹³Ù±ð’s modern British galleries reopened, refurbished and rehung, in 1957, the gallery’s Director John Rothenstein was entering the twilight …
Developing the Practitioner-Researcher Within the Art Museum
This paper sets out to explore how research functions in the art museum, and whether our understanding of research and …
Diffractive Analysis: Embodied Encounters in Contemporary Artistic Video Practice
This paper details how diffractive analysis, a practice-based research methodology combining methods from art practice, art history and cultural studies, …
Documentation and the Information of Art
This article outlines a documentary approach to the study of artistic practice, focusing on the ways in which information is …
John Gibson and the Anglo-Italian Sculpture Market in Rome: Letters, Sketches and Marble
John Gibson established a hugely successful sculpture studio in Rome, and despite strong reasons to return to London, such as …
John Gibson’s Friendship with Charles Eastlake and its Importance in Securing Gibson’s Reputation in London
This article traces the fifty-year friendship between John Gibson and the artist and writer Charles Eastlake. It focuses on their …
‘Men thinking, and women tranquil’: John Gibson’s Portraiture Practice
The sculptor John Gibson was a vocal critic of the genre of portraiture, and pitched his reputation around his classical …
Via della Fontanella 4: John Gibson’s Workshop in Rome
The studio of John Gibson was one of the largest workshops in Rome during the artist’s lifetime, serving as both …
Museum Studies as Critical Praxis: Developing an Active Approach to Teaching, Research and Practice
This article argues that museum studies as an academic discipline needs to take a more active approach to effecting change …
Socially Engaged Art and Affective Pedagogy: A Study in Inter-Faith Understanding
This essay examines a contemporary arts project that was designed to increase understanding of different beliefs between children from a …
The Very Late Style of Hans Hartung
Hans Hartung (1904–1989) suffered a major stroke in 1986 and was wheelchair-bound for his remaining years. Yet in this period …
Sonic Trail: The Crossing
Get your device and headphones, click play and go on a sound journey
Why is Art so Weird?
Does art ever seem wacky or strange to you? You might have lots of questions about art, and that's okay!
Make a Sunset Box
Inspired by J.M.W. Turner, make your own magical landscape with a real sunset effect
Top 5 Animals
From playful penguins to a powerful polar bear, check out our wildest wildlife!
Top 5 Cats
From curious kittens to wild cats, our feline friends are a favourite subject matter for many artists
Top 5 Family Portraits
Families! They can be annoying or the best people in the world. Let's look at some different family portraits from …
Top 5 Pancakes
Tuck into the top 5 pancake related artworks in Tate's collection