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Top Ten Works of Art to See at the Tate Britain

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The Tate Britain is the flagship of the Tate museum group and has been a fixture in British art since it opened in 1897.  Its collection is full of art from throughout the United Kingdom going back to the Tudor era and includes some of the country’s biggest names from J.M.W. Turner to William Blake.  With so many works over such a long span of time, there are plenty of … [Read more...] about Top Ten Works of Art to See at the Tate Britain

Laura’s London: Laura Gets an Exclusive Early Look at the New Late Turner Tate Britain Exhibition

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This is the first major exhibition to survey the achievements of JMW Turner (1775-1851) during his final period (1835-50) when he was 60 to 75 years old. The exhibition reassesses Turner's extraordinary body of work during this period which often received open and hostile criticism. 60 years old was considered the time marker for the onset of senility. We have to remember … [Read more...] about Laura’s London: Laura Gets an Exclusive Early Look at the New Late Turner Tate Britain Exhibition

Seeing London from the outside – The Foreign Photographer’s View of London

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Tate Britain is to hold an exhibition of classic 20th-century photographs of London, all taken by photographers from overseas. Another London: International Photographers 1930–1980 will feature work from some of the world’s best-known photographers including Henri Cartier-Bresson and Eve Arnold. Visitors will be able to look at bygone London and its communities as seen by … [Read more...] about Seeing London from the outside – The Foreign Photographer’s View of London