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A Sketch at Every Turn
Intimate, beautiful and extremely delicate, J.M.W. Turner’s sketchbooks are an insight into the painter’s extraordinary imagination
Interview: William Kentridge at Teatro La Fenice
William Kentridge was invited to make a projection on the fire screen of the Fenice opera theatre, which was primarily …
Turner's Modern World
J.M.W. Turner is revered as a landscape painter but his art is also suffused with the wonders of modern technology, …
Research
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 …
‘Fire and Water’: Turner and Constable in the Royal Academy, 1831
Pictures by John Constable and J.M.W. Turner hung side by side in the Royal Academy in 1831, an arrangement orchestrated …
‘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 …
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Turner Prize 2000 artists: Wolfgang Tillmans
Wolfgang Tillmans won the Turner Prize 2000 for his exhibitions at Interim Art, London, Städtische Galerie, Remscheid, and Andrea Rosen …
Turner Prize 1994 artists: Willie Doherty
Willie Doherty is an Irish photographer, video artist and installation artist. He studied Fine Art at Ulster Polytechnic (1978–81). Influenced …
Turner Prize 1992 artists: Alison Wilding
Alison Wilding was nominated for the Turner Prize 1992 and works predominantly in sculpture.
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Make a Sunset Box
Inspired by J.M.W. Turner, make your own magical landscape with a real sunset effect
Who is John Constable?
Meet the painter who is best known for everyday scenes of the British countryside
Who is Chris Ofili?
Meet the artist who made art using elephant dung