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Shirazeh Houshiary – 'Art Has Ambiguity' | TateShots
Shirazeh Houshiary discusses how she wants art to have an ambiguity, to make you think and question, not just to show and tell. 'The black square is a protest against knowing', the artist says. At first glance, Houshiary's 'Veil' 1999,...
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30 Years of the Turner Prize
The Turner prize, launched 30 years ago. On the eve of the 2014 Turner Prize exhibition Tate director Nicholas Serota and The Guardian's art critic Jonathan Jones consider its legacy.
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The EY Exhibition: Late Turner
Watch behind the scenes as curators put the finishing touches to The EY Exhibition: Late Turner – Painting Set Free The exhibition runs until 25 January 2015 See more here:...
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Hans Haacke – Exposing Systems of Power | TateShots
Since the mid-1960s, Haacke has produced controversial work, often exposing systems of power and influence. In this film, he talks about two key works, Condensation Cube 1963-5 and A Breed Apart 1978. 'I believe it is necessary for the...
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Eva Rothschild | TateShots
‘You use what you need to get what you want’. Eva Rothschild explores her use of materials in her sculptural works. In this video, Rothschild discusses the importance of the choice of materials she works with, explaining how she...
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Kazimir Malevich | TateShots
Malevich's Black Square is the Hour Zero of modern art for many artists, showing how much one work can change the course of art history. But what were Malevich's motivations and where did this iconic painting take him after 1915?...
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Caragh Thuring – 'A Painting Tells You When it's Finished' | TateShots
'How can you make something that is flat against the wall take up space?' Artist Caragh Thuring talks about her new paintings and the representation of space in two dimensions. Focusing on architectural elements or landmarks, Thuring's...
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Liverpool Biennial 2014 | TateShots
From dazzle ships to Whistler, the Liverpool Biennial has taken over the city. TateShots takes a tour of the UK's largest international contemporary art festival Invading the city for ten weeks, Liverpool's eighth Biennial showcases...
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British Folk Art at Tate Britain | TateShots
From chickens sculpted out of animal bones, to gargantuan ship's figureheads, welcome to the world of British Folk Art. Curator Martin Myrone introduces the British Folk Art exhibition at Tate Britain. Steeped in tradition and generally...
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The Darks | TateShots
Artist Ruth Ewan explores the haunting story of the infamous Millbank Prison, now the site of Tate Britain, in this audio tour with a twist. Playing on the format of a museum audio tour, The Darks invites visitors to navigate the area...
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Magic Tate Ball
Magic Tate Ball reveals the hidden connections between art and your everyday life! Shake your phone anywhere in the world and this clever free app will present you with a relevant artwork from Tate collection. It uses your GPS location,...
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British Folk Art
To celebrate the first major exhibition of British folk art, we sent a film crew around the country to capture the eccentricities and creative brilliance of folk culture today. Tate Britain's new exhibition introduces the extraordinary...
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Françoise Gilot on Matisse | TateShots
'Matisse was my god,' says Françoise Gilot - the lover and muse of his good friend and rival, Pablo Picasso. Also a painter herself, Françoise Gilot recounts the time that Picasso took her to the south of France to meet her hero, Henri...
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Henry Wessel | TateShots
A 'work without words', Incidents is a portfolio of 27 photographs depicting ordinary moments in the everyday lives of strangers. From parking lots and highways to suburban houses and hotel lobbies, Henry Wessel's technically...
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What's So Funny? With Tamsin Greig | Unlock Art | Tate
Actress Tamsin Greig, of Channel 4's Black Books and Green Wing fame, gets to grips with humour in art. From conceptual artist Duchamp to Dutch performance artist Bas Jan Ader, we discuss the central role that humour has played in art...
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Courtney Pine on Henri Matisse
Jazz musician Courtney Pine performs a unique piece inspired by the work of artist Henri Matisse, as part of Tate's 'Matisse Live from Tate Modern' production. At this one-off event, you are invited to enjoy an intimate,...
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Spatial Confessions – BMW Tate Live: Performance Room
A second chance to watch Bojana Cvejić's performance of Spatial Confessions captured live on 22 May 2014 at Tate Modern. As part of the four day-programme Spatial Confessions (On the question of instituting the public), Bojana Cvejić,...
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Harry Callahan | TateShots
Harry Callahan is regarded as one of the most influential figures in post-war photography, yet his work is little known in the UK. Curator Simon Baker walks us through the Tate Modern exhibition. Callahan disregarded the limits of...
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Child's Play: Matisse at Tate Modern
With colours galore, monkeys and a mermaid, free entry for under-12's and special activities for kids, Matisse at Tate Modern is a fantastic family day out. Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs Tate Modern: Exhibition 17 April -- 7 September 2014...
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Matisse Live: Ballet Meets Art
At this one-off event, you are invited to enjoy an intimate, behind-the-scenes view of this blockbuster exhibition with presenter Francine Stock and Tate Director Nicholas Serota, plus breathtaking new performances by Royal Ballet...
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Andrea Büttner – 'All Art is Close to Shame' | TateShots
The work of artist Andrea Büttner includes woodcuts, reverse glass painting, sculpture, video and performance. She creates connections between art history and social or ethical issues, with a particular interest in notions of poverty,...
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Joëlle Tuerlinckx: «THAT'S IT!» (+ 3 free minutes) – BMW Tate Live
Joëlle Tuerlinckx presents a new 'lecture opera' entitled «THAT'S IT!» (+ 3 free minutes) that brings together live music, projected images, spoken word and timed movement of the projectors, blinds and screens in Tate Modern's Starr...
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Matisse: The Cut Outs
In this short film we get an exclusive behind-the-scenes peak into Tate Modern's blockbuster summer exhibition Matisse: The Cut-outs. We hear from Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate and the chief curator of the exhibition, about the process...
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Restoring Rothko | Tate
Filmed over 18 months, this is the story behind the restoration of Mark Rothko's 'Black on Maroon'. Mark Rothko's 'Black on Maroon' 1958 goes back on public view at Tate Modern on 13 May 2014, following 18 months of intensive work by the...