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Tate Britain Exhibition

BP Exhibition: Classified: Contemporary British Art

22 June – 23 August 2009
Jake and Dinos Chapman Chapman Family Collection 2002 carved figure with a ram's skull for the head with dyed red hair around the neck

Jake and Dinos Chapman Chapman Family Collection (detail) 2002

Photo: Stephen White; courtesy White Cube © The artists

Jake and Dinos Chapman Chapman Family Collection 2002 carved figure with a ram's skull for the head with dyed red hair around the neck

Jake and Dinos Chapman Chapman Family Collection 2002 carved figure with a ram's skull for the head with dyed red hair around the neck

How do we make sense of the world? How are the connections made and meaning formulated to bring order to our lives and why do we classify our existence? In what ways is meaning ascribed to the objects that surround us? This is a rare chance to see exceptional works by leading contemporary British artists and explore Tate's amazing contemporary collection.

This free exhibition looks at artists who use ordering systems in their work and, by exploring the human fascination with classifying things, suggests that meaning is never as fixed as we might think it is.

Other artists include Phillip Allen, Gillian Carnegie, Martin Creed, Tacita Dean, Jeremy Deller, Mark Dion, Ceal Floyer, Simon Patterson, Peter Peri, Fiona Rae, Simon Starling and Rebecca Warren.

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Classified: Contemporary Art at Tate Britain

Tate Britain

Millbank
London SW1P 4RG
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22 June – 23 August 2009

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  • Photograph of Gillian Carnegie

    Turner Prize 2005 artists: Gillian Carnegie

    Gillian Carnegie has been nominated for her solo exhibition at Cabinet, London.

  • Exhibition banner for Martin Creed's Duveen Galleries commission at Tate Britain

    Martin Creed Work No. 850

    Martin Creed's Work No. 850 in the Duveens Gallery at Tate Britain 2008. Features person running through the gallery.

  • Simon Starling Recent History exhibition banner

    Simon Starling: Recent History

    Simon Starling: Recent History - past exhibition at Tate St Ives

  • Tate Britain Commission 2013: Simon Starling Phantom Ride

    Tate Britain Commission 2013: Simon Starling Phantom Ride

    Renowned artist Simon Starling creates an ambitious new project in the Duveen Galleries as part of the Tate Britain Commission

  • Peter Peri Soft System 2006

    Art Now: Peter Peri

    Art Now: Peter Peri: past Tate Britain exhibition

  • Rebecca Warren 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 or 2005 2006

    Turner Prize 2006 artists: Rebecca Warren

    Rebecca Warren has been nominated for her exuberant sculptural installations as seen in her solo exhibitions at Matthew Marks Gallery, New York, and Galerie Daniel Buchholz, Cologne, and for her contribution to the Tate Triennial 2006. Her works combine a wide range of source with a strong formal awareness, injecting conventional materials with a sensual physicality to create something wholly new.

  • Artist

    Phillip Allen

    born 1967
  • Artist

    Gillian Carnegie

    born 1971
  • Artist

    Martin Creed

    born 1968
  • Artist

    Tacita Dean CBE

    born 1965
  • Artist

    Jeremy Deller

    born 1966
  • Artist

    Mark Dion

    born 1961
  • Artist

    Ceal Floyer

    born 1968
  • Artist

    Simon Patterson

    born 1967
  • Artist

    Peter Peri

    born 1971
  • Artist

    Fiona Rae

    born 1963
  • Artist

    Simon Starling

    born 1967
  • Artist

    Rebecca Warren OBE

    born 1965
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