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Tracey Emin My Bed 1998

Tracey Emin

Tate Director Maria Balshaw catches up with Tracey Emin in her Margate studio ahead of her new exhibition A Second Life, coming to Tate Modern this spring

Still of Simeon Barclay

Simeon Barclay: 'Life can be like a theatre'

We follow artist Simeon Barclay's journey of self-reinvention to discover the inspiration behind his work

Yu Su on Andra Ursuţa

The composer and DJ responds to the interplay of stillness and motion in Andra Ursuța’s uncanny sculpture

Walking with Whistler

Daniel E. Sutherland invites you to follow in James McNeill Whistler’s footsteps along the banks of the River Thames

Artists Tehching Hsieh and Marina Abramovic

Tehching Hsieh and Marina Abramović in conversation

Tehching Hsieh and Marina Abramović

He is the artist who punched a clock every hour for a year starting in 1980, while she undertook a 700-hour performance at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 2010. Tate Etc. brought together these two ground-breaking artists to talk about their enduring work

Maria Fernanda Cardoso portrait

María Fernanda Cardoso: ‘I’m in awe with the small’

Meet the Colombian artist based in Sydney, Australia

Photograph of a woman drawing with pastels and standing at an easel

How to Draw Like Paula Rego

Follow our step-by-step guide to pastel drawing with artist Katy Papineau

The Story of Ophelia

Explore Millais's iconic painting, Ophelia, looking at the subject, materials, techniques and conservation

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Artist Julio Le Parc invites us into his Paris studio, a magical treasure trove of light, movement and mirrored surfaces

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Story Player: Tracey Emin

Explore a multi-chapter audio series on the life and work of celebrated artist Tracey Emin

Grid of images of Barbara Hepworth

Story Player: Barbara Hepworth

Discover an audio series about the life, landscape and legacy of sculptor Barbara Hepworth

Story Player: Ithell Colquhoun

Deep-dive into the themes of artist Ithell Colquhoun's work with this audio series

Meet the artists

Be inspired and discover your new favourite artist

Photograph of the artist Hurvin Anderson seated and looking to camera

Hurvin Anderson: 'It’s questioning my history, my place'

The artist shares the inspirations behind his paintings, and how he uses photography within his work

Still image of Rose Wylie

Rose Wylie on Storytelling and Painting Big

From the Queen of Sheba to John Terry, welcome to the work of Rose Wylie

Mirna Bamieh on rescuing and remembering Palestinian recipes

Watch the artist explore "how time, history, politics affects what we put on our plate as Palestinians"

Moriyama in Tokyo

Daido Moriyama: In Pictures

'I have always felt that the world is an erotic place. As I walk through it my senses are reaching out and I am drawn to all sorts of things'

Ibrahim

Ibrahim El-Salahi: The Inevitable

Often considered a masterpiece, The Inevitable was first conceived by the artist during his wrongful imprisonment

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Spark creativity with our top stories for children

An illustration of artist Frida Kahlo

Who is Frida Kahlo?

Meet the iconic Mexican artist who is famous for her self-portraits

hands make a hanging sculpture against a blue background, threading circles onto a thread

How to Make a Hanging Mobile Like Julio Le Parc

Make a snazzy, shiny, moving sculpture out of some recycled drinks cartons

Barbara Hepworth

Who is Barbara Hepworth?

Find out all about Barbara Hepworth who created huge sculptures inspired by the natural world

Art Outside: The Beach

Join Mita and her friends as they go on a sensory beach adventure!