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Hurvin Anderson

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Until 23 Aug 2026
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Tracey Emin: A Second Life

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Until 31 Aug 2026
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Tate Modern Exhibition

Light and Magic The Birth of Art Photography

14 October 2026 – 21 February 2027

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Long Chin-San Riverside Spring 1942, The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund © Courtesy the Estate of the Artist

Discover how pictorialism, the first international art photography movement, developed across the world from the 1880s to the 1960s

Bringing together over 50 artists from Seoul to Sydney, New York to Cape Town and Brazil to Singapore, this truly international exhibition takes a fresh and inclusive look at the history of art photography.

Featuring never-before seen works from around the world alongside pieces from Tate’s Collection, Light and Magic highlights the vast and varied artistic possibilities of photography as a medium.

Light and Magic is presented in the Eyal Ofer Galleries.

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Dates

14 October 2026 – 21 February 2027

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Supported by

Yukiko Ito

With additional support from

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With additional support from The Bern Schwartz Family Foundation

Tate Americas Foundation

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