Mondays 7 June - 12 July
18.30–20.00
To Paint or Not to Paint?
Led by Marcus Verhagen, art historian and critic

Luc Tuymans Bloodstains 1993 © the artist, courtesy Jos Van Den Bergh, Antwerp

Commentators have been announcing the end of painting ever since cameras were first made available. But after years of being challenged, attacked, dismissed and subverted, the practice is clearly still alive and well. Indeed a series of recent exhibitions such as Painting at the Edge of the World, Painting on the Move and Urgent Painting have shown it to be as vital and relevant as ever.

This six-session course will consider how contemporary artists have stretched the definition of painting beyond its literal and conceptual boundaries. Drawing on the Luc Tuymans exhibition and the permanent collection displays at Tate Modern, participants will address both technical and thematic concerns, and explore how artists working with paint make use of many of the most recent image production techniques.

The course will include a contribution by the painter Glenn Brown, whose complex borrowings from fine art and popular culture led him to be short-listed for the Turner Prize in 2000.

McAulay B
£65 (£45 concessions) includes admission to the Luc Tuymans exhibition and drinks each week in the Tate Modern bar

For tickets book online or call 020 7887 8888

 
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