Tate Modern

Media Networks

Natalie Bell Building Level 4 East

© Lee Mawdsley

 

See how artists in Tate’s collection have responded to the impact of mass media

Look at some of the ways in which artists over the past hundred years have responded to the impact of mass media and the ever-changing technologies that shape our world.

Including a diverse range of techniques and materials – from posters and paint to analogue and digital technology – the display raises questions around feminism, consumerism and the cult of celebrity.

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Tate Modern
Bankside
London SE1 9TG
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  • James Rosenquist and Allora & Calzadilla

    International artists have responded in different ways to the impact of mass media and communications
    Free entry
  • Umberto Boccioni, ‘Unique Forms of Continuity in Space’ 1913, cast 1972

    Modern Times

    Feel the excitement and anxiety generated by the modern city
    Free entry
  • Franciszka Themerson, ‘Two Pious Persons Making their Way to Heaven, one propellered, one helicoptered, with a little angel below’ 1951

    Franciszka and Stefan Themerson

    Explore the lifelong artistic collaboration of Franciszka and Stefan Themerson
    Free entry
  • Guerrilla Girls, ‘Guerrilla Girls’ Definition Of Hypocrite’ 1990

    Feminism and media

    This room looks at how gender stereotypes from the mass media have been confronted and subverted by feminist artists in …
    Free entry

  • Explore Media Networks

    Experience the distinctive style of Barbara Kruger and explore the impact of mass media and digital technology on contemporary art
    Free entry

  • Cildo Meireles

    Be overwhelmed by Babel, Meireles’ 2001 artwork, which explores information overload and failed communication
    Free entry

  • Yin Xiuzhen

    9 Dec 2019 – 22 Nov 2020
    Using everyday materials, Yin Xiuzhen makes sculptural objects to explore themes of power and individual identity
    Free entry

  • CAMP

    9 Dec 2019 – 22 Nov 2020
    From Gulf to Gulf to Gulf 2013 was made using mobile phone footage shot by sailors on the shipping routes …
    Free entry
  • Cildo Meireles, ‘Insertions into Ideological Circuits: Coca-Cola Project’ 1970

    A view from Buenos Aires: Systems and Communication

    Discover artworks that explore organisational systems, communications and mass media
    Free entry

  • Aldo Tambellini

    A leading figure in the interdisciplinary arts scene in New York, Aldo Tambellini is one of the most significant practitioners …
    Free entry
  • Wilhelm Sasnal, ‘Gaddafi 3’ 2011

    Painting and Mass Media

    Witness contemporary painters who use images from the mass media as a source of inspiration
    Free entry
  • Evelyne Axell, ‘Valentine’ 1966

    Beyond Pop

    Survey global artworks that reflect on social and political issues via images from the mass media
    Free entry
  • Martin Creed, ‘Work No. 232: the whole world + the work = the whole world’ 2000

    Martin Creed: Work No. 232: the whole world + the work = the whole world

    Contemplate this conceptual artwork
    Free entry