By James Brewer Frida Kahlo – everyone loves you; but does everyone respect you, especially those who appropriate your image? The rhapsodising and commercialisation of the Mexican artist throughout Tate…
By James Brewer Tracey Emin lives for art. Grateful for flourishing in what she calls her second life, having survived the ordeal of major surgery – surgeries – in 2020…
By James Brewer (Almost) all you ever wanted to know about Pablo Picasso is to behold in a new exhibition at Tate Modern. The show is billed as Theatre Picasso to celebrate…
By James Brewer A silk batik crafted in 1988, an artwork without a title, hangs doubled and scroll-like from ceiling to floor, stopping visitors in their tracks at the latest Tate…
Tate Modern celebrates pioneers of Expressionism: Kandinsky, Münter, and the Blue Rider group By James Brewer Sporting a distinctive crimson hat, she stares out directly, her irises a startling hue…
By James Brewer Her Bed-in with John Lennon in the cause of world peace; the once-banned Bottoms film; the confusion of an all-white Chess Set; a ‘refugee boat’ on which…
Philip Guston, artist who mocked the banality of the Ku Klux Klan, in retrospect at Tate Modern By James Brewer At the end of the 1960s, the artist Philip Guston…
A World in Common: Contemporary African Photography at Tate Modern By James Brewer Fly me to the Moon – and then on to Mars. That was the dream of a…
Capturing the Moment: Tate Modern shows how painting and photography have converged in modern masterpieces Andy Warhol exulted in the relationship between advertising, artistic expression, and the celebrity culture that…
By James Brewer An intriguing dual exposure — of the radical work of two spiritualist-inspired early 20th century artists dedicated to a “higher plane” – is drawing crowds at Tate Modern.…
By James Brewer A French coastal village with a tranquil view of the Gulf of Marseilles is the place where “Cezanne became Cezanne.” Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) was lauded as the…
Dora Maar: indomitable surrealist photographer is celebrated at Tate Modern By James Brewer Her eager depictions of the ethos of the modern woman of the 1930s saw models – clothed…
Nam June Paik: an avant-garde genius and his ‘topless cellist’ collaborator commemorated at Tate Modern By James Brewer Visionary artist Nam June Paik was among the first to foresee the…
With deep sadness we announce the passing of Takis It is to our deep regret to learn that Takis the iconic man of arts and in particular of sculpture, coupled…
Olafur Eliasson: In Real Life – his exhibition inside and outside Tate Modern By James Brewer A baby reaches out to feel the texture of Moss Wall, a 20 m wide…
Natalia Goncharova: Tate Modern celebrates trailblazer of modern art By James Brewer She was the personification of the avant-garde before the avant-garde got into its ultra-provocative stride. Outraging early 20th century…
Takis: Tate Modern’s take on a master of kinetic art By James Brewer At the age of 93, the Greek artist Takis is working full tilt. In his hillside studio…
Takis 3 July – 27 October 2019 Supported by Tate International Council Over a 70-year career, Takis (Panayiotis Vassilakis, b.1925) has created some of the most innovative art of the…
Guerrilla Girls are hosted by Whitechapel and Tate Modern in battle against sexism By James Brewer Feminist guerrillas in gorilla garb are in London to hold to account the contemporary…