Migration and Art

Highlights

Talking Point

Where do art and migration meet?

Step into the shoes of artists, migrants, and makers as they tell their stories
Podcast

The Art of Belonging

What does it mean to belong? Artists, writers and poets explore the human stories behind art and belonging
In the Gallery

A Walk Through Tate Modern on the Theme of Migration

Hear how Tate staff and community voices think about migration as you walk through Tate Modern
Artist and Society

Explore artworks from Tate's collection that respond to their social and political context

Maggi Hambling 2016

2016
Zineb Sedira Mother Tongue

2002
Mark Bradford Los Moscos

2004
Mark Wallinger Threshold to the Kingdom

2000
Mark Bradford May Heaven Preserve You From Dangers and Assassins

2010
Lubaina Himid Between the Two my Heart is Balanced

1991

On display at Tate Modern part of Lubaina Himid
William McTaggart The Emigrants

1883–9

On display at Tate Britain part of Walk Through British Art
Rotimi Fani-Kayode Sonponnoi

1987, printed c.1987–8

On display at Tate Britain part of Walk Through British Art
Thomas Schütte The Strangers

1992
Chris Ofili Union Black

2003

On display at Tate Britain part of Tate Archive is 50
Carl Plackman The Immigrant

1985–7
A.R. Penck (Ralf Winkler) West

1980
Virginia Chihota Fighting One’s Self

2016

On display at Tate Modern part of Start Display
Billy Apple Relation of Aesthetic Choice to Life Activity (Function) of the Subject

1961–2
Yukinori Yanagi Pacific

1996

In Focus

Static 2009 by Steve McQueen

Rachel Wells

This project examines how Static raises questions about freedom, surveillance, migration and the construction of history
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Art Term

Diaspora

Used to describe movements in population from one country to another and is often cited in discussions about identity
TateShots

Ai Weiwei and Anish Kapoor: The Walk

In September 2015, artists Ai Weiwei and Anish Kapoor walked across London in solidarity with refugees around the world
Student Resource

Journeys Coursework Guide

From physical journeys and migration to journeys of self-discovery, get ideas and inspiration about journeys in art
Tate Etc

Let me in

Kamila Shamsie

One writer focuses on the sixteenth-century émigré painter Hans Eworth
Art Term

Black Atlantic

Black Atlantic describes the fusion of black cultures with other cultures from around the Atlantic
List

Eight things to know: Impressionists in London

We explore the lives and careers of French artists on this side of the English Channel
TateShots

Emeka Ogboh: 'Lagos is a city that is never silent'

When the Nigerian artist first moved to Berlin he couldn’t sleep because it was so quiet
Art Term

Négritude

An anti-colonial cultural and political movement founded by a group of African and Caribbean students in Paris in the 1930s
Interview

Frank Bowling: From figuration to abstraction

Bowling reflects on his career and the effect of moving from London to New York had on his work

Black Identities and Art

Discover Black art and artists in Tate's collection
Queer Lives and Art

Discover LGBTQ artists and queer art
Travel and Art

Explore transport and travel through the eyes of artists
Asia and Art

Discover art and ideas by artists working across the Asian continent
Weather and Art

Explore how artists respond to the seasons and our changing environment