Art in Focus
August

Ian Hamilton Finlay, Sailing Dinghy, 1996
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Sailing Dinghy 1996
Tate © The estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay
Saturday 1 August 2009, 14.30–14.45
Tuesday 4 August 2009, 13.15–13.30
Saturday 8 August 2009, 14.30–14.45
Tuesday 11 August 2009, 13.15–13.30
Saturday 15 August 2009, 14.30–14.45
Tuesday 18 August 2009, 13.15–13.30
Saturday 22 August 2009, 14.30–14.45
Tuesday 25 August 2009, 13.15–13.30
Saturday 29 August 2009, 14.30–14.45

Sculpture and words are combined to fire the imagination and evoke a dramatic journey across the sea in Ian Hamilton Finlay's Sailing Dinghy 1996.

Powerful poetry provides the backdrop to the artist’s own 'clinker-built' boat in this inspirational installation. Explore the work further at this fifteen-minute talk.

Tate Britain  Room 25
Free

Access for wheelchairs and pushchairs  Hearing loop available