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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 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

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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.

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Phillip Allen

born 1967

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Gillian Carnegie

born 1971

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Martin Creed

born 1968

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Tacita Dean CBE

born 1965

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Jeremy Deller

born 1966

Artist

Mark Dion

born 1961

Artist

Ceal Floyer

born 1968

Artist

Simon Patterson

born 1967

Artist

Peter Peri

born 1971

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Fiona Rae

born 1963

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Simon Starling

born 1967

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Rebecca Warren OBE

born 1965
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