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We have mail: Behind the curtain
In his third visit to the Tate archive, Lawrence Norfolk explores a movement that used post as its medium.
When you paint a picture you are afraid of giving it your life – the life where you are dreaming realities: The letters and sketches of James Boswell from Tate Archive
More than 60 years before the current presence of British troops in Iraq, the artist James Boswell (1906–1971) was posted …
Art for fiction's sake: The art of writing
In the Studio: Will Self tracks the ever-changing relationship between the literary and visual arts from John Keats to J.G. …
A genteel iconoclasm: Robert Rauschenberg
Robert Rauschenberg was fascinated by Willem de Kooning, and in 1953 asked the artist if he could erase one of …
The revelation of erasure
‘Erasure is merely a matter of making things disappear: there is always some detritus strewn about in the aftermath…some reminder …
Into no-man's land: Behind the curtain
In his second visit to the Tate archive, John Burnside reflects on the death certificate of Kurt Schwitters.
Revealed in reproduction: Christopher Wool
Bettina Funcke visits the studio of Christopher Wool, who first became known in the 1980s for paintings composed of short …
‘You nourish yourself with everything you hate’: George Grosz
George Grosz gave a fantastic testimony of Berlin life during a terrible period, divided between fascism and communism. He was …
‘Not Incorrect and Particularly Not Irrelevant’: Joseph Beuys and Henning Christiansen, 1966–71
Between 1966 and 1971, Danish composer Henning Christiansen (1932–2008) appeared in eight of Joseph Beuys’s actions. This article examines the …
Hurvin Anderson: 'It’s questioning my history, my place'
The artist shares the inspirations behind his paintings, and how he uses photography within his work
Make a Spaghetti Sculpture
Try making a tower sculpture using spaghetti and marshmallows inspired by Sarah Sze
The Power of Pattern
Artist Lubaina Himid grew up surrounded by conversations about colour and pattern. Here, she describes these formative experiences and how …
Henry Moore at Tate
Uncover the history of Henry Moore’s relationship with Tate and how the collection of his work was formed
Henry Moore’s Public Commissions
Gain insight into the process behind Henry Moore’s large public commissions