Gary Hume

born 1962

Gary Hume, ‘Water Painting’ 1999
Water Painting 1999
© Gary Hume
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Biography

Gary Stewart Hume (born 9 May 1962) is an English artist. Hume's work is strongly identified with the YBA artists who came to prominence in the early 1990s. Hume lives and works in London and Accord, New York.

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Aesthetic movement Tonalism Young British Artists (YBAs)

Artworks

Gary Hume, ‘Water Painting’ 1999

Gary Hume Water Painting

1999
T07618
Gary Hume, ‘Incubus’ 1991

Gary Hume Incubus

1991
On display at Tate Britain part of Walk Through British Art T07184
Gary Hume, ‘Cerith’ 1998

Gary Hume Cerith

1998
P78688
Gary Hume, ‘Young Woman’ 1998

Gary Hume Young Woman

1998
P78683
Gary Hume, ‘Angel’ 1998

Gary Hume Angel

1998
P78682
Gary Hume, ‘Red Barn Door’ 2008

Gary Hume Red Barn Door

2008
T13653
Gary Hume, ‘Untitled 02’ 2006

Gary Hume Untitled 02

2006
P79722
Gary Hume, ‘Francis Bacon’ 1998

Gary Hume Francis Bacon

1998
P78690
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Film and audio

Listen

Gary Hume in conversation with Darian Leader

Gary Hume is associated with the so-called Young British Artists generation. Hear him talk about his practice as a painter ...
TateShots

Gary Hume: Studio visit

The artist talks about his working practice and his famous preference for household gloss paints

Still image of Gary Hume: in conversation with Tim Marlow
Watch

Gary Hume: in conversation with Tim Marlow

Gary Hume is joined by broadcaster Tim Marlow for a discussion about his work, the art market and his view ...

Features

Tony Cragg, ‘Laboratory Still Life No. 1, State 1’ 1988
Art Term

Edition

An edition is a copy or replica of a work of art made from a master. It commonly refers to ...

Gary Hume Innocence and Stupidity 1996 Gloss paint on two aluminium panels Photo: Stephen White Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht © Gary Hume
Blog

Work of the week: Innocence and Stupidity by Gary Hume

Melissa Blanchflower

As a mid-career survey of Gary Hume opens at Tate Britain, Assistant Curator Melissa Blanchflower introduces the first work you ...

TATE ETC. issue 28
Tate Etc

Tate Etc. issue 28: Summer 2013

Tate Etc. issue 28, Summer 2013; online edition of Tate's magazine
Claude Monet, Water Lilies (Nymphéas) 1907
Tate Etc

Cultivated minds: The art of the garden

Martin Postle and Christoph Becker

Martin Postle talks to Christoph Becker about artists and the inspiration of their gardens

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