25 April – 18 June 2017
Tate Britain
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Open daily 10.00 – 18.00
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Tate today unveils Lucy Beech and Edward Thomasson’s new performance project as part of Art Now, Tate Britain’s ongoing series of free contemporary exhibitions. Made in two parts, Beech and Thomasson’s exhibition explores ideas of cooperation and independence through a new live work, Together, and its video companion, Together (Forever). The video, which was filmed on-site, will loop in the gallery during the week. The space is then temporarily transformed on Saturday afternoons for the staging of the live performance at 14:00, 14:45 and 15:15.
Working in couples, a group of eight performers construct a safe space where they can reject social standards and express unspoken feelings. Both the video and the performance are conceived as a fictional game that incorporates live sound effects and stage combat movements. As their actions play out, the gradual build-up of theatrical illusions seems to operate as a therapeutic exercise.
Art Now is a series of exhibitions at Tate Britain focusing on new and recent work by emerging artists. Since the 1990s, Art Now has recognized talent at its outset and provided a launching platform for artists who have gone on to become established figures on the international art scene. The series has recently included Rachel Maclean: Wot u :-) about?, Sophie Michael: Trip (the light fantastic) and the group exhibitions Vanilla and Concrete and The Weight of Data.
Lucy Beech was born in 1985 in Hull. Edward Thomasson was born in 1985 in Stoke-on-Trent. They have been collaborating on performance projects since 2007 and live and work in London.
Art Now: Lucy Beech and Edward Thomasson: Together is curated by Elsa Coustou, Assistant Curator, Contemporary British Art. Together was created specifically for Art Now.
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