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David Hockney answers your questions
David Hockney: 'How do you paint memorable pictures?'
Artist David Hockney reflects on making art for over 60 years
David Hockney: 60 years of work
Explore the exhibition guide for the David Hockney exhibition at Tate Britain
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David Hockney’s Early Etchings: Going Transatlantic and Being British
David Hockney’s early autobiographical prints, My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean 1961 and the series A Rake’s Progress 1961–3, are …
Tate Papers no.27: Spring 2017
Exchanges between British and American artists in the years 1880–1980 are the theme of this issue, which includes explorations of …
A Bigger Splash: Interview with Catherine Wood
Jonah Westerman interviews Catherine Wood, curator of the exhibition A Bigger Splash, held at Tate Modern in 2012, about …
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New figuration
New figuration is a blanket term referring to the revival of figurative art in Europe and America in the 1960s …
Acrylic paint
Acrylic paint is water-based fast-drying paint widely used by artists since the 1960s. It can be used thickly or thinly …
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Tate Kids
Who is David Hockney?
There’s a lot more to David Hockney than just paintings of swimming pools. So, why is he so important?
Who is Frank Bowling?
Frank Bowling wanted us to think about the power of colours. Jump into his world
Make a Futuristic Portrait
We are going to make futuristic portraits using software, a green screen and artworks from Tate's collection






