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Meyer Schapiro, Abstract Expressionism, and the Paradox of Freedom in Art Historical Description
This article analyses a talk given by the American art historian Meyer Schapiro in 1956 that was broadcast on BBC …
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 …
Somewhere (and Nowhere) between Modernity and Tradition: Towards a Critique of International and Indigenous Perspectives on the Significance of Contemporary Chinese Art
Reviewing international and indigenous perspectives on the significance of contemporary Chinese art, Paul Gladston argues for the necessity of new …
The Materials Used by British Oil Painters in the Nineteenth Century
This paper reviews existing literature on nineteenth-century British artists’ materials. Sources of information, such as colourmen’s archives, artists’ diaries and …
The Photographic Comportment of Bernd and Hilla Becher
Bernd and Hilla Becher first began their project of systematically photographing industrial structures in the late 1950s. This paper, first …
Where Theory Belongs: Four Ways to Experience a Seminar in Contemporary Art
Exploring how the format of the seminar as used in contemporary art education is developing, and the social, economic and …
California in Catastrophe
Tate Research In Focus project on Evidence 1977 by Larry Sultan and Mike Mandel
The Purloined Landscape: Photography and Power in the American West
John Beck argues that Edgar Allan Poe’s story ‘The Purloined Letter’ (1844) about a secret hidden in plain sight offers …
Dale Harding: ‘Environment is part of who you are’
Meet the artist who is exploring the history of his community in Queensland, Australia
Jankel Adler's Sketchbooks – 'His life was one long journey'
Discover the life of Jewish artist Jankel Adler through his sketches, held in Tate's archive
Andy Warhol's Mother
Find out how Warhol stumbled across 'The Real America' in the pantry of a woman who never adapted to the …
Portfolio: Santu Mofokeng – Making History
Celebrating the life and work of the South African social documentary photographer, Santu Mofokeng
The Gesamtwerker: László Moholy-Nagy
Stuart Bailey assesses László Moholy-Nagy's importance as a graphic designer
Lost Art: Francis Bacon
The Gallery of Lost Art is an immersive, online exhibition that tells the fascinating stories of artworks that have disappeared. …
Terry Frost's Porthmeor Studio
A visit to the studio of one of the most important painters of the St Ives School
Who is Beatriz González?
Get to know one of the artists newly on display at Tate ModernÂ
Gilbert & George: 'Art has to be Extreme'
Gilbert & George discuss their bomb pictures