Monday 12 July 2004
19.00 - 20.15
On Edward Hopper

Why have Edward Hopper's depictions of lunch counters, gas stations, rooftops and domestic interiors become so iconic? Art historian David Anfam considers the pictorial devices Hopper used to imbue these commonplace subjects with such psychological tension. He will investigate the relationships between Hopper and other American artists of the period, as well as the extent to which the sense of alienation present in Hopper's work has informed our general perceptions of mid-century America.

David Anfam has published widely on Mark Rothko, Clyfford Still, Arshile Gorky and Philip Guston and other New York painters. He is Commissioning Editor at Phaidon Press, and a contributor to Tate’s Edward Hopper exhibition catalogue.

See also: Edward Hopper exhibition at Tate Modern

Tate Modern, Level 4 East

£10 (£8 concessions), booking recommended

Includes after-hours entry to the exhibition from 18.30.

For tickets book online or call 020 7887 8888