Highlights
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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
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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
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Artist and Society
Explore artworks from Tate's collection that respond to their social and political context
Artworks
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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 -
William McTaggart The Emigrants
1883–9 -
Rotimi Fani-Kayode Sonponnoi
1987, printed c.1987–8 -
Thomas Schütte The Strangers
1992 -
Chris Ofili Union Black
2003 -
Carl Plackman The Immigrant
1985–7 -
A.R. Penck (Ralf Winkler) West
1980 -
Virginia Chihota Fighting One’s Self
2016 -
Billy Apple Relation of Aesthetic Choice to Life Activity (Function) of the Subject
1961–2 -
Yukinori Yanagi Pacific
1996
Artists
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Tania Bruguera
born 1968 -
Marc Chagall
1887–1985 -
Rotimi Fani-Kayode
1955–1989 -
Mona Hatoum
born 1952 -
Yinka Shonibare CBE
born 1962 -
Anish Kapoor
born 1954
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In Focus
Static 2009 by Steve McQueen
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
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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
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Student Resource
Journeys Coursework Guide
From physical journeys and migration to journeys of self-discovery, get ideas and inspiration about journeys in art
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Tate Etc
Let me in: Migrations at Tate Britain
One writer focuses on the sixteenth-century émigré painter Hans Eworth
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Art Term
Black Atlantic
Black Atlantic describes the fusion of black cultures with other cultures from around the Atlantic
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List
Eight things to know: Impressionists in London
We explore the lives and careers of French artists on this side of the English Channel
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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
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Art Term
Négritude
An anti-colonial cultural and political movement founded by a group of African and Caribbean students in Paris in the 1930s
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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
Explore more Themes
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Black Identities and Art
Discover Black art and artists in Tate's collection
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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
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Weather and Art
Explore how artists respond to the seasons and our changing environment