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2017
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Ruskin’s artists: studies in the Victorian visual economy
This was first published in 2000: A study of John Ruskin's engagement with art and architecture as a critic, a patron and a teacher. It offers insights into both his writings and the visual economy of the Victorian world. Each essay examines Ruskin's relationship with an individual artist or a... -
2013
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The Singer exhibited 1889 and Applause 1893 by Edward Onslow Ford
This In Focus discusses the creation and reception of these two sculptures in the context of the Victorian enthusiasm for ancient Egypt, providing the first translations of some of the hieroglyphs found on their decorative bases.Edwards, Jason
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2017
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Wrestlers 1914, cast 1965, by Henri Gaudier-Brzeska
Drawing on material in the Tate Archive and early twentieth-century sports periodicals, and using previously unexamined material about Gaudier-Brzeska’s interest in wrestling, this project sheds new light on the sculpture and its cast.Turner, Sarah Victoria
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2016
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Orthodox Boys 1948 by Bernard Perlin
Tate’s first acquisition of a work by a contemporary American artist after 1945, Orthodox Boys is charged with the anxieties and aspirations of Jews in post-war New York. Its graffitied wall offers a constellation of names from the artist’s own life, examined here in depth for the first time. -
2016
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Heroic Symbols 1969 by Anselm Kiefer
The most detailed investigation of this photographic series to date, this In Focus explores the ongoing use of the prints in Kiefer’s work and positions Heroic Symbols in the wider cultural and political context of post-war Germany.Weikop, Christian
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2015
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The Girl Chewing Gum 1976 by John Smith
This In Focus situates Smith’s film historically, analyses its intersections with film and visual theory, and explores the changing conditions of its exhibition and reception.Balsom, Erika
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2014
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On Three Posters 2004 by Rabih Mroué
Exploring how On Three Posters advances the intellectual and creative production of the performance upon which it was founded, this In Focus also examines the significance of the work in relation to the image politics of the Lebanese Left.Elias, Chad
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2016
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Mousehold Heath, Norwich c.1818–20 by John Crome
Offering new information on techniques and materials as well as contemporary accounts of the reception of the work, this In Focus explores this unfolding Norfolk landscape, seeking greater understanding of the artist’s motivations, the painting’s title and its likely date of execution.Smiles, Samuel ; Scott, Rachel
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2016
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The Doll’s House 1899–1900 by William Rothenstein
An early sketchbook owned by Tate, analysed here for the first time, informs this thorough investigation of Rothenstein’s early development, focusing on a painting long considered the artist’s most important work.Shaw, Samuel
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