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John Constable painted this view over the ocean on a family trip to Brighton around New Year in 1826. It’s one of his only oil sketches completed outdoors in winter. 🏞️ On an earlier visit to Brighton, the landscape painter had admired ‘the magnificence of the sea’. He later

John Constable painted this view over the ocean on a family trip to Brighton around New Year in 1826. It’s one of his only oil sketches completed outdoors in winter. 🏞️

On an earlier visit to Brighton, the landscape painter had admired ‘the magnificence of the sea’. He later
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American photographer Robert Mapplethorpe was born #OnThisDay 1946. 📷 In this self-portrait, Mapplethorpe is no longer playing a role, as he did in so many of his earlier self-portraits. It was taken a few months before he died from an AIDS-related illness in 1989. In the

American photographer Robert Mapplethorpe was born #OnThisDay 1946. 📷

In this self-portrait, Mapplethorpe is no longer playing a role, as he did in so many of his earlier self-portraits. It was taken a few months before he died from an AIDS-related illness in 1989. In the
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Alex Katz's autumnal snapshot of a clear blue sky through the trees is our #WorkOfTheWeek. Painted from life, the sprawling black lines of the branches reveal the artist’s interest in the drip paintings of American artist Jackson Pollock. Measuring only 30cm wide, Katz's small

Alex Katz's autumnal snapshot of a clear blue sky through the trees is our #WorkOfTheWeek. 

Painted from life, the sprawling black lines of the branches reveal the artist’s interest in the drip paintings of American artist Jackson Pollock. Measuring only 30cm wide, Katz's small
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Where do you dream of travelling to? 🌍 Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky's photograph of the mountains in Hagengut, Austria. 🏔️ bit.ly/30YPQF6

Where do you dream of travelling to? 🌍

Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky's photograph of the mountains in Hagengut, Austria. 🏔️ bit.ly/30YPQF6
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Coming soon to Tate Modern, The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh – Walk the House. Discover Suh’s captivating works in this major survey exhibition opening summer 2025. Immerse yourself in the artist’s inventive and unique practice, from large-scale installations on show for the

Coming soon to Tate Modern, The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh – Walk the House. Discover Suh’s captivating works in this major survey exhibition opening summer 2025. 

Immerse yourself in the artist’s inventive and unique practice, from large-scale installations on show for the
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What artworks did you grow up with? 🖼️ 🎨 Howard Hodgkin, Girl on a Sofa, 1968 © Howard Hodgkin bit.ly/4fAYoXK

What artworks did you grow up with? 🖼️

🎨 Howard Hodgkin, Girl on a Sofa, 1968 © Howard Hodgkin bit.ly/4fAYoXK
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‘I was invited to make a piece of work about the First World War. I had always wanted to go to the poppy factory in Richmond, London. Artificial poppies have been made there since 1922. When I visited the factory, I saw this machine that had rolls of red paper with perforations

‘I was invited to make a piece of work about the First World War. I had always wanted to go to the poppy factory in Richmond, London. Artificial poppies have been made there since 1922. When I visited the factory, I saw this machine that had rolls of red paper with perforations
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William Hogarth was born on this day in 1697 ✏️ The English painter, engraver and cartoonist is best known for his satirical, moralising engravings which tell stories of the moral decline of the characters. In this print 'Gin Lane', Hogarth shows his dramatic vision of the

William Hogarth was born on this day in 1697 ✏️

The English painter, engraver and cartoonist is best known for his satirical, moralising engravings which tell stories of the moral decline of the characters.

In this print 'Gin Lane', Hogarth shows his dramatic vision of the
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Can’t decide if you’re staying in or going out? 👒 💭 Take a look at our upcoming November events to help you choose ➡️ bit.ly/40NMwxc 🎨 Edward Le Bas, Saloon Bar, 1940. Tate Collection

Can’t decide if you’re staying in or going out?  👒 💭

Take a look at our upcoming November events to help you choose ➡️ bit.ly/40NMwxc

🎨 Edward Le Bas, Saloon Bar, 1940. Tate Collection
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Painting is the most marvellous activity humans have invented’ – Frank Auerbach We are deeply saddened to hear that Frank Auerbach has died. Auerbach’s paintings have been described as some of the most resonant, inventive and perpetually alive works of art of the twentieth and

Painting is the most marvellous activity humans have invented’ – Frank Auerbach
 
We are deeply saddened to hear that Frank Auerbach has died. Auerbach’s paintings have been described as some of the most resonant, inventive and perpetually alive works of art of the twentieth and
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One for the Shakespeare buffs 🎭 📜 🎨 This painting by John Everett Millais is of Mariana, a character from Shakespeare’s play Measure for Measure. The story goes that Mariana’s fiancé Angelo leaves after her family’s money is lost in a shipwreck. Still in love with him, she

One for the Shakespeare buffs 🎭 📜 🎨

This painting by John Everett Millais is of Mariana, a character from Shakespeare’s play Measure for Measure. The story goes that Mariana’s fiancé Angelo leaves after her family’s money is lost in a shipwreck. Still in love with him, she
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Scorpio artists - watch out, they might sting 🦂 ⚠️ 🗡️ Robert Mapplethorpe, Snakeman, 1981 🩸 Ana Mendieta, Untitled (Self-Portrait with Blood), 1973 💀 William Hogarth, Death Giving George Taylor a Cross-Buttock, unknown date 🐝 Tacita Dean, Wasp, 2000

Scorpio artists - watch out, they might sting 🦂 ⚠️

🗡️ Robert Mapplethorpe, Snakeman, 1981
🩸 Ana Mendieta, Untitled (Self-Portrait with Blood), 1973
💀 William Hogarth, Death Giving George Taylor a Cross-Buttock, unknown date
🐝 Tacita Dean, Wasp, 2000
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Something’s happening, happening to me… 🎶 📷 A little behind-the-scenes from our upcoming Tate Britain exhibition The 80s: Photographing Britain, opening this Thursday. Explore powerful photography in a decade of social and political change, and journey through the work of a

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The 80s: Photographing Britain is now open! 🏛️ 📷 Explore powerful and iconic photography defined by the social and political change of the 1980s. This landmark exhibition is the largest survey of its kind ever presented, featuring over 70 lens-based artists and bringing

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Meet Mikei Hall, our Senior Art Handler at Tate! 📦 We caught up with Mikei and asked him about his work on Alvaro Barrington’s current Tate Britain installation, GRACE. Barrington’s work draws inspiration from personal memories, spanning time and place – from the sound of a

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Photo dump – Tate Modern Lates 📸 🏭 🎨 🥂 Have you made it to one of this year’s #TateModernLates? This Friday 29 November will be our last one of 2024! Make sure to join us for an evening of free music, artist-led workshops, talks, film and more as we celebrate the opening of

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Now open at Tate Modern! Electric Dreams: Art and Technology Before The Internet. 🤖 💽 Discover how artists imagined the future using machines and algorithms to create mesmerising and mind-bending art between the 1950s and the early 1990s, in one of Tate Modern’s most ambitious

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Now open at Tate Modern! Electric Dreams: Art and Technology Before The Internet. 🤖 💽 Discover how artists imagined the future using machines and algorithms to create mesmerising and mind-bending art between the 1950s and the early 1990s, in one of Tate Modern’s most ambitious

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Cats were always a part of John Craxton's life, drawing and painting them from an early age. Discover more 👉 artuk.org/discover/stori… 'Still Life with Cat and Child' by John Craxton (1922–2009) © estate of John Craxton. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. 📷 Tate

Cats were always a part of John Craxton's life, drawing and painting them from an early age.

Discover more 👉 artuk.org/discover/stori…

'Still Life with Cat and Child' by John Craxton (1922–2009) © estate of John Craxton. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. 📷 <a href="/Tate/">Tate</a>
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🎨 If you haven’t had a chance to visit yet, now is the perfect time! The first major museum exhibition in the UK of Polish-Romani artist Małgorzata Mirga-Tas is on display Tate St Ives til 5 Jan, and it’s an experience you don't want to miss. 🎫 Tickets: tinyurl.com/3akt4e4d

🎨 If you haven’t had a chance to visit yet, now is the perfect time! The first major museum exhibition in the UK of Polish-Romani artist Małgorzata Mirga-Tas is on display <a href="/Tate_StIves/">Tate St Ives</a> til 5 Jan, and it’s an experience you don't want to miss.

🎫 Tickets: tinyurl.com/3akt4e4d