http://channel.tate.org.uk//podcasts/tateshots Welcome to TateShots, a video podcast for art junkies everywhere. TateShots presents a new video each week, with a focus on modern and contemporary art. Subjects include artists in their studios, performances, and micro-tours of Tate exhibitions. We’re keen to hear your feedback: email tateshots@tate.org.uk. Workmatrix http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en Tate Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:00:07 GMT Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:00:07 GMT http://channel.tate.org.uk/docs/tateshots_sm_0.gif http://channel.tate.org.uk//podcasts/tateshots Welcome to TateShots, a video podcast for art junkies everywhere. TateShots presents a new video each week, with a focus on modern and contemporary art. Subjects include artists in their studios, performances, and micro-tours of Tate exhibitions. We’re keen to hear your feedback: email tateshots@tate.org.uk. Tate Welcome to TateShots, a video podcast for art junkies everywhere. TateShots presents a new video each week, with a focus on modern and contemporary art. Subjects include artists in their studios, performances, and micro-tours of Tate exhibitions. We’re keen to hear your feedback: email tateshots@tate.org.uk. no TateShots tateshots@tate.org.uk no art, video, contemporary, tate, modern, britain, artists, interviews, gallery, galleries, performance, art, painting, sculpture, film, artwork, multimedia, talk, guide, liverpool, london http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/51332844001 TateShots visited the studio of Scottish performance artist and painter Bruce McLean. His performance 'Pose Work for Plinths', photographs of which are currently on show at Tate Liverpool, is regarded as an iconic artwork, an expression of the rebellion McLean and his contemporaries staged during his time at art school in the 1960s. In this video Bruce explains how he regarded the Pose Work as a 'bit of a joke', and describes why he believes art and artists have the power to change the world. He even shows us his design for an alternative to the Houses of Parliament. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate In the Studio: Bruce McLean TateShots visited the studio of Scottish performance artist and painter Bruce McLean. His performance 'Pose Work for Plinths', photographs of which are currently on show at Tate Liverpool, is regarded as an iconic artwork, an expression of the rebellion McLean and his contemporaries staged during his time at art school in the 1960s. In this video Bruce explains how he regarded the Pose Work as a 'bit of a joke', and describes why he believes art and artists have the power to change the world. He even shows us his design for an alternative to the Houses of Parliament. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=1610&page=1 studio,art,bruce mclean,performance,scottish,painting,artist no 05:15 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/51332844001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/50118365001 Author and exhibition co-curator Michael Bracewell welcomes us to Tate St Ives for ‘The Dark Monarch’, a show that explores the influence of folklore, mysticism, mythology and the occult on art in Britain. In this film, Bracewell introduces the major themes of the exhibition by looking at eerie landscape photographs by Paul Nash, a complex painting by contemporary artist Clare Woods, and a haunting film by Derek Jarman. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate The Dark Monarch Author and exhibition co-curator Michael Bracewell welcomes us to Tate St Ives for ‘The Dark Monarch’, a show that explores the influence of folklore, mysticism, mythology and the occult on art in Britain. In this film, Bracewell introduces the major themes of the exhibition by looking at eerie landscape photographs by Paul Nash, a complex painting by contemporary artist Clare Woods, and a haunting film by Derek Jarman. http://www.tate.org.uk/stives/exhibitions/dark-monarch/ modernist,film,exhibition,educational,art,modernism,tate,nash,painting,paul nash,jarman,2009,st ives,clare woods no 04:10 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/50118365001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/47872669001 Currently showing at Tate Liverpool, the exhibition Joyous Machines focuses on the connection between the work of Jean Tinguely (1925-1991), and British artist Michael Landy, who has been significantly influenced by Tinguely and his constructive and destructive tendencies. Tinguely is perhaps most famous for the ambitious and influential 'Homage to New York', an auto-destructive work that failed spectacularly to destroy itself in 1960. In 2001 Michael Landy successfully destroyed all of his worldly possessions for Break Down, a project he presented in an abandoned department store in London’s Oxford Street. For this film, we took Michael, accompanied by Tate Liverpool’s Laurence Sillars, to a waste recycling depot in Camden. Here they talked about the exhibition, the artists’ shared interest in scrap materials, and Landy’s ambition to one day recreate 'Homage to New York'. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate Michael Landy on the Scrap Heap Currently showing at Tate Liverpool, the exhibition Joyous Machines focuses on the connection between the work of Jean Tinguely (1925-1991), and British artist Michael Landy, who has been significantly influenced by Tinguely and his constructive and destructive tendencies. Tinguely is perhaps most famous for the ambitious and influential 'Homage to New York', an auto-destructive work that failed spectacularly to destroy itself in 1960. In 2001 Michael Landy successfully destroyed all of his worldly possessions for Break Down, a project he presented in an abandoned department store in London’s Oxford Street. For this film, we took Michael, accompanied by Tate Liverpool’s Laurence Sillars, to a waste recycling depot in Camden. Here they talked about the exhibition, the artists’ shared interest in scrap materials, and Landy’s ambition to one day recreate 'Homage to New York'. http://www.tate.org.uk/liverpool/exhibitions/joyousmachines/default.shtm camden,liverpool,british,recycling,curator,scrap,london,art,interview,educational,artist,exhibition,britain,waste no 05:39 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/47872669001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/45033693001 In 2005, American artist Jill Magid was commissioned to produce an artwork for the AIVD – the Dutch Secret Service. At Tate Modern’s Level 2 gallery she presents the culmination of a project that saw her gain unprecedented access to the organisation. The exhibition traces her encounters with real-life secret agents as she worked towards a book – ‘Becoming Tarden’ – about trying to find a face at AIVD’s centre. TateShots met Jill in an anonymous café (around the back of Tate Modern) to find out why for her, surveillance and authority combine to make a strange kind of love story. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate Exhibition: Jill Magid: Authority to Remove In 2005, American artist Jill Magid was commissioned to produce an artwork for the AIVD – the Dutch Secret Service. At Tate Modern’s Level 2 gallery she presents the culmination of a project that saw her gain unprecedented access to the organisation. The exhibition traces her encounters with real-life secret agents as she worked towards a book – ‘Becoming Tarden’ – about trying to find a face at AIVD’s centre. TateShots met Jill in an anonymous café (around the back of Tate Modern) to find out why for her, surveillance and authority combine to make a strange kind of love story. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/jillmagid/default.shtm text,america,tateshots,installation,art,neon,holland,artist,exhibition,2009 no 05:40 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/45033693001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/44088738001 The House of Fairy Tales brought their unique blend of contemporary art and family fun to Tate Modern’s Long Weekend festival earlier this year, and TateShots was there to capture the atmosphere. Artist Gavin Turk is one of the co-founders of the group, and he talked to us about their mission, the art of recycling and the best way to pronounce Arte Povera – all the while dressed up as Andy Warhol. We also witnessed a chess tournament with a difference, and a very futuristic Morris Dance performed by a troupe of cardboard-clad robotic dancers. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate UBS Openings: The Long Weekend 2009 - House of Fairy Tales The House of Fairy Tales brought their unique blend of contemporary art and family fun to Tate Modern’s Long Weekend festival earlier this year, and TateShots was there to capture the atmosphere. Artist Gavin Turk is one of the co-founders of the group, and he talked to us about their mission, the art of recycling and the best way to pronounce Arte Povera – all the while dressed up as Andy Warhol. We also witnessed a chess tournament with a difference, and a very futuristic Morris Dance performed by a troupe of cardboard-clad robotic dancers. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/musicperform/18495.htm ubs,tate modern,long weekend,art,arte povera,interview,performance,event,family,festival,dance,2009 no 06:14 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/44088738001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/42909420001 Keith Tyson won the Turner Prize in 2002, with an exhibition of humming machines and large-scale paintings dissecting the mysteries of the universe. Last month he invited us to his studio on the south coast of England, where new work was being prepared for an exhibition at Parasol Unit, London. Amongst them are his ‘Cloud Choreography’ paintings, which explore imagery ranging from the cloud of milk in your coffee to the vapour from an atomic bomb. He also talks about his alchemic ‘Nature Paintings’ which are the result of a chemical reaction; each composition unique and unpredictable. Finally, we take a stroll on the beach to muse on the sources of Keith’s inspiration. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate In the Studio: Keith Tyson Keith Tyson won the Turner Prize in 2002, with an exhibition of humming machines and large-scale paintings dissecting the mysteries of the universe. Last month he invited us to his studio on the south coast of England, where new work was being prepared for an exhibition at Parasol Unit, London. Amongst them are his ‘Cloud Choreography’ paintings, which explore imagery ranging from the cloud of milk in your coffee to the vapour from an atomic bomb. He also talks about his alchemic ‘Nature Paintings’ which are the result of a chemical reaction; each composition unique and unpredictable. Finally, we take a stroll on the beach to muse on the sources of Keith’s inspiration. http://www.parasol-unit.org/index.php?id=384// studio,2009,tateshots,painting,sculpture,art,artist,exhibition,clouds no 05:54 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/42909420001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/34401891001 The 2009 Venice Biennale marks the debut of the United Arab Emirates Pavilion. We talked to commissioner Dr Lamees Hamdan about her hopes for the project, curator Tirdad Zolghadr about the theme of his exhibition, and artist Lamya Gargash about her photographs of ‘one star hotels.’ Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate Venice Biennale: UAE Pavilion The 2009 Venice Biennale marks the debut of the United Arab Emirates Pavilion. We talked to commissioner Dr Lamees Hamdan about her hopes for the project, curator Tirdad Zolghadr about the theme of his exhibition, and artist Lamya Gargash about her photographs of ‘one star hotels.’ http://www.uaepavilion.org/ tirdad zolghadr,issue 24,lamya gargash,uae pavilion,tateshots,venice biennale,photography,2009 no 03:51 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/34401891001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/34401700001 For an artist of Joan Jonas’s standing, it’s hard to believe that this is her first time exhibiting at the Venice Biennale. In her show at the Arsenale she is presenting a single work entitled Reading Dante, the result of a long-standing fascination with The Divine Comedy. In keeping with her diverse practice, the installation features sculptural elements alongside film, performance and drawings. Here, Jonas talks about how she relishes the freedom to work in any medium. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate Venice Biennale: Joan Jonas For an artist of Joan Jonas’s standing, it’s hard to believe that this is her first time exhibiting at the Venice Biennale. In her show at the Arsenale she is presenting a single work entitled Reading Dante, the result of a long-standing fascination with The Divine Comedy. In keeping with her diverse practice, the installation features sculptural elements alongside film, performance and drawings. Here, Jonas talks about how she relishes the freedom to work in any medium. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=7726&page=1 venice biennale,joan jonas,tateshots,issue 24,2009 no 04:09 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/34401700001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/34401902001 We joined artist David Batchelor in his studio to ask him about Spectrum of Brick Lane 2007, currently on display at Tate Liverpool. An assemblage of salvaged material transformed into a tower of colourful lightboxes, the sculpture illustrates Batchelor's interest in city colours, rather than those of nature. In this film, he tells us how he takes inspiration from the city, the art of mastering monochromes, and why he needed to escape from 'bloody rectangles'. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate In the Studio: David Batchelor We joined artist David Batchelor in his studio to ask him about Spectrum of Brick Lane 2007, currently on display at Tate Liverpool. An assemblage of salvaged material transformed into a tower of colourful lightboxes, the sculpture illustrates Batchelor's interest in city colours, rather than those of nature. In this film, he tells us how he takes inspiration from the city, the art of mastering monochromes, and why he needed to escape from 'bloody rectangles'. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=4915&page=1 david batchelor,tateshots,tate liverpool,colour chart,issue 24,2009 no 04:23 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/34401902001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/34401702001 Artist Cyprien Gaillard presented his ‘electronic opera’ Desniansky Raion at Tate Modern this July. The triptych of films features some startling images, including battling gangs and a son et lumière building demolition. In this video Gaillard talks about the ideas behind his work and how composer and musician Koudlam provided the film’s extraordinary soundtrack. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate Performance: Cyprien Gaillard Artist Cyprien Gaillard presented his ‘electronic opera’ Desniansky Raion at Tate Modern this July. The triptych of films features some startling images, including battling gangs and a son et lumière building demolition. In this video Gaillard talks about the ideas behind his work and how composer and musician Koudlam provided the film’s extraordinary soundtrack. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/musicperform/18355.htm issue 24,desnyansky raion,performance,tateshots,quick publish,cyprien gaillard,video,2009 no 05:23 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/34401702001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/34400995001 The artist Roman Ondák is known for making artworks so subtle that many people don’t know they are there at all. A piece in the Tate Collection, for example, consists of ordinary people queuing up at various places in the gallery. In Loop, at the Venice Biennale, he turns the Czech and Slovak Pavilion into a botanical environment that merges seamlessly with the Giardini gardens. It’s all the more mischievous for the fact that many pass through the ‘loop’ without even realising it. In this film, Ondák walks us through the installation, and lets us into the secrets of its construction Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate Venice Biennale: Roman Ondák The artist Roman Ondák is known for making artworks so subtle that many people don’t know they are there at all. A piece in the Tate Collection, for example, consists of ordinary people queuing up at various places in the gallery. In Loop, at the Venice Biennale, he turns the Czech and Slovak Pavilion into a botanical environment that merges seamlessly with the Giardini gardens. It’s all the more mischievous for the fact that many pass through the ‘loop’ without even realising it. In this film, Ondák walks us through the installation, and lets us into the secrets of its construction http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=7622&page=1 roman ondak,tateshots,issue 24,2009,installation no 03:32 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/34400995001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/34408336001 TateShots visited Glasgow to meet artist Jim Lambie in his studio. Currently on show at Tate Liverpool’s Colour Chart exhibition is one of Lambie’s best known works, Zobop. In this site-specific installation, coloured vinyl tape is used to trace around the floor of the gallery, creating a dizzying pattern that reflects the architectural particularities of the building. Here he talks about installing the work, and the crossover with his other life as a musician and DJ. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate In the Studio: Jim Lambie TateShots visited Glasgow to meet artist Jim Lambie in his studio. Currently on show at Tate Liverpool’s Colour Chart exhibition is one of Lambie’s best known works, Zobop. In this site-specific installation, coloured vinyl tape is used to trace around the floor of the gallery, creating a dizzying pattern that reflects the architectural particularities of the building. Here he talks about installing the work, and the crossover with his other life as a musician and DJ. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=4733&page=1 issue 24,colour chart,jim lambie,zobop,tate liverpool,tateshots,2009 no 03:21 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/34408336001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/30272555001 In a first for the Venice Biennale, two national pavilions are collaborating on a single project. The catalysts are Michael Elmgreen (Denmark) and Ingar Dragset (Norway), who have worked together since 1995. For the 2009 Biennale, they have converted the neighbouring pavilions into private residences, each one inhabited by an imaginary art collector and their prized possessions. Visitors to the 'family home' witness clues to an imminent break-up, whilst outside the 'bachelor pad' a swimming pool with a dead body floating in it is proof that all is not well. In our interview the duo talk about the stories unfolding around them, and why working and living together didn't quite work out... The Collectors, Danish and Nordic Pavilions, Giardini, Venice until 22 November 2009 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate Venice Biennale: Elmgreen & Dragset In a first for the Venice Biennale, two national pavilions are collaborating on a single project. The catalysts are Michael Elmgreen (Denmark) and Ingar Dragset (Norway), who have worked together since 1995. For the 2009 Biennale, they have converted the neighbouring pavilions into private residences, each one inhabited by an imaginary art collector and their prized possessions. Visitors to the 'family home' witness clues to an imminent break-up, whilst outside the 'bachelor pad' a swimming pool with a dead body floating in it is proof that all is not well. In our interview the duo talk about the stories unfolding around them, and why working and living together didn't quite work out... The Collectors, Danish and Nordic Pavilions, Giardini, Venice until 22 November 2009 issue 23,ingmar dragset,michael elmgreen,tateshots,venice biennale,2009 no 04:58 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/30272555001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/30272560001 TateShots' army of Twitter friends sent in questions for uncompromising performance artist Marina Abramovic. We catch up with her while she’s in the UK preparing for a residency at the Manchester International Festival, where she will present performances by some of her favourite artists. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate Twitter With... Marina Abramovic TateShots' army of Twitter friends sent in questions for uncompromising performance artist Marina Abramovic. We catch up with her while she’s in the UK preparing for a residency at the Manchester International Festival, where she will present performances by some of her favourite artists. http://www.tate.org.uk/tateshots/episode.jsp?item=17800 twitter with,tateshots,issue 23,marina abramovic,2009 no 07:20 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/30272560001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/30245542001 Artist Jeremy Deller, who won the Turner Prize in 2004, is getting ready for Procession, a parade he is organising for the Manchester International Festival in July. Comprising over twenty elements from all the boroughs of Greater Manchester, Deller describes the event as a celebration of ‘Northern social surrealism’. Surrealism was certainly the order of the day as TateShots accompanied Deller on a trip to Manchester one sunny afternoon in May. We visited a Scout and Guide marching band that is providing a specially arranged soundtrack, and ended up in a supermarket car park at a clandestine meeting of motoring enthusiasts. Procession leaves from the Liverpool Road end of Deansgate, Manchester, on 5 July at 2pm. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate New Work: Jeremy Deller Artist Jeremy Deller, who won the Turner Prize in 2004, is getting ready for Procession, a parade he is organising for the Manchester International Festival in July. Comprising over twenty elements from all the boroughs of Greater Manchester, Deller describes the event as a celebration of ‘Northern social surrealism’. Surrealism was certainly the order of the day as TateShots accompanied Deller on a trip to Manchester one sunny afternoon in May. We visited a Scout and Guide marching band that is providing a specially arranged soundtrack, and ended up in a supermarket car park at a clandestine meeting of motoring enthusiasts. Procession leaves from the Liverpool Road end of Deansgate, Manchester, on 5 July at 2pm. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=3034&page=1 jeremy deller,tateshots,issue 23,2009,procession no 05:13 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/30245542001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/30274865001 The Venice Biennale is attended by tens of thousands of people, and on the first weekend you can't move for artists, curators and journalists. We asked a number of them, including critic Adrian Searle and artists Richard Wentworth, Bob and Roberta Smith and Francis Upritchard, to tell us what Venice means to them. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate Venice Biennale: Venice Voices The Venice Biennale is attended by tens of thousands of people, and on the first weekend you can't move for artists, curators and journalists. We asked a number of them, including critic Adrian Searle and artists Richard Wentworth, Bob and Roberta Smith and Francis Upritchard, to tell us what Venice means to them. http://www.labiennale.org/en/art/ 2009,bob and roberta smith,adrian searle,tateshots,venice voices,issue 23,francis upritchard,richard wentworth,venice biennale,vox pops no 03:36 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/30274865001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/30269667001 As well as official national pavilions, Venice is home to a number of ‘collateral’ exhibitions and events, often representing people and places that wouldn't normally get a look in. Former Tate curator Jemima Montagu is presenting an exhibition of work by artists from Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan – famously caricatured by George W. Bush as the ‘Axis of Evil’. She talks about the thriving visual culture of the region. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate Venice Biennale: East-West Divan As well as official national pavilions, Venice is home to a number of ‘collateral’ exhibitions and events, often representing people and places that wouldn't normally get a look in. Former Tate curator Jemima Montagu is presenting an exhibition of work by artists from Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan – famously caricatured by George W. Bush as the ‘Axis of Evil’. She talks about the thriving visual culture of the region. venice biennale,tateshots,east-west divan,jemima montagu,issue 23,2009 no 03:59 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/30269667001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/30274870001 New Zealand-born, London-based artist Francis Upritchardis representing her country at this year's Biennale. Taking over three rooms of a palazzo, 'Save Yourself' is an imaginary landscape populated by strange miniature figures, who seem to belong both in the past and the future. In this film, Francis talks us through the exhibition, and explains what motivates her. Francis Upritchard: Save Yourself, until 22 November 2009, Fondazione Claudio Buziol, Venice. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate Venice Biennale: Francis Upritchard New Zealand-born, London-based artist Francis Upritchardis representing her country at this year's Biennale. Taking over three rooms of a palazzo, 'Save Yourself' is an imaginary landscape populated by strange miniature figures, who seem to belong both in the past and the future. In this film, Francis talks us through the exhibition, and explains what motivates her. Francis Upritchard: Save Yourself, until 22 November 2009, Fondazione Claudio Buziol, Venice. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=7285&page=1 venice biennale,tateshots,francis upritchard,issue 23,2009 no 03:21 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/30274870001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/30288334001 For The Long Weekend 2009 Italian artist Paola Pivi created 1000, a work in which one thousand people descend en masse to the mezzanine bridge at Tate Modern, then scream in ear-splitting unison. The artist, preferring not to appear in this film, asked us to present the event without commentary, purely as if the viewer was there. We let 1000 ‘scream’ for itself. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate UBS Openings: The Long Weekend 2009 - Paola Pivi For The Long Weekend 2009 Italian artist Paola Pivi created 1000, a work in which one thousand people descend en masse to the mezzanine bridge at Tate Modern, then scream in ear-splitting unison. The artist, preferring not to appear in this film, asked us to present the event without commentary, purely as if the viewer was there. We let 1000 ‘scream’ for itself. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/thelongweekend2009/thelongweekend2009.htm long weekend,ubs openings,tateshots,paola pivi,issue 22,tate modern,1000,2009 no 02:49 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/30288334001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/30274948001 A key artist of the arte povera movement, Michelangelo Pistoletto came to London in May to recreate a seminal 1966 performance in which he rolled a ball of newspapers through the streets of Turin. At Tate Modern he pasted together newspapers to make a two-metre sphere, and accompanied by his wife Maria and a huge crowd, took it out into the city. We follow Pistoletto as he travels over the Millennium Bridge, through the streets, then back to Tate Modern on a boat. The artist also explains the political and personal significance of staging such an action today. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate UBS Openings: The Long Weekend 2009 - Michelangelo Pistoletto A key artist of the arte povera movement, Michelangelo Pistoletto came to London in May to recreate a seminal 1966 performance in which he rolled a ball of newspapers through the streets of Turin. At Tate Modern he pasted together newspapers to make a two-metre sphere, and accompanied by his wife Maria and a huge crowd, took it out into the city. We follow Pistoletto as he travels over the Millennium Bridge, through the streets, then back to Tate Modern on a boat. The artist also explains the political and personal significance of staging such an action today. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=8669&page=1 issue 22,tateshots,ubs openings,long weekend,2009,michelangelo pistoletto no 04:44 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/30274948001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/30288335001 The LA-based artist Jennifer West came to Tate Modern to create a new film live in the gallery. Instead of cameras, her process involves manipulating and making marks on the celluloid film itself. For this performance ink-covered film strips were laid out along the ramp of Tate Modern’s turbine hall. A team of skateboarders then traversed the slope, their wheels scraping marks into the celluloid. West then spent the rest of the night splicing the film together, ready to showcase the psychedelic patterns created by the skaters’ movements. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate UBS Openings: The Long Weekend 2009 - Jennifer West The LA-based artist Jennifer West came to Tate Modern to create a new film live in the gallery. Instead of cameras, her process involves manipulating and making marks on the celluloid film itself. For this performance ink-covered film strips were laid out along the ramp of Tate Modern’s turbine hall. A team of skateboarders then traversed the slope, their wheels scraping marks into the celluloid. West then spent the rest of the night splicing the film together, ready to showcase the psychedelic patterns created by the skaters’ movements. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/musicperform/18340.htm jennifer west,ubs openings,skate the sky,tateshots,issue 22,tate modern,the long weekend,2009 no 04:55 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/30288335001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/30274947001 Interactive art was a new concept when the exhibition Bodyspacemotionthings first went on show at the Tate in 1971. Created by the American artist Robert Morris, it consists of a series of beams, weights, platforms, rollers, tunnels and ramps that people can clamber all over. It closed just four days after opening, due to safety concerns over the wildly enthusiastic reaction of the audience. For The Long Weekend 2009 the exhibition has been recreated at Tate Modern using stronger, modern materials. In this film we watch the reaction of today’s visitors, and speak to curators Catherine Wood and Kathy Noble about Morris’s vision and influence. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate UBS Openings: The Long Weekend 2009 - Robert Morris Interactive art was a new concept when the exhibition Bodyspacemotionthings first went on show at the Tate in 1971. Created by the American artist Robert Morris, it consists of a series of beams, weights, platforms, rollers, tunnels and ramps that people can clamber all over. It closed just four days after opening, due to safety concerns over the wildly enthusiastic reaction of the audience. For The Long Weekend 2009 the exhibition has been recreated at Tate Modern using stronger, modern materials. In this film we watch the reaction of today’s visitors, and speak to curators Catherine Wood and Kathy Noble about Morris’s vision and influence. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/bodyspacemotionthings/default.shtm long weekend,ubs openings,tateshots,bodyspacemotionthings,issue 22,tate modern,robert morris,2009 no 03:31 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/30274947001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/30298487001 It’s that time again, when the international art community packs its bags and heads for Venice. The 53rd Venice Biennale is now open, and in this film, made in collaboration with the Guardian newspaper, art critic Adrian Searle presents his roundup. What’s hot? What’s not? Find out here. Check out the next issue of TateShots for more Venice coverage and artist interviews. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate Venice Biennale 09: Adrian Searle It’s that time again, when the international art community packs its bags and heads for Venice. The 53rd Venice Biennale is now open, and in this film, made in collaboration with the Guardian newspaper, art critic Adrian Searle presents his roundup. What’s hot? What’s not? Find out here. Check out the next issue of TateShots for more Venice coverage and artist interviews. http://www.labiennale.org/en/art/index.html issue 22,venice biennale,tateshots,adrian searle,2009 no 06:24 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/30298487001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/24368152001 The inspiration for Glenn Brown’s extraordinary paintings lies in the art of appropriation. In his hands printed images taken from books or postcards, old masters and science fiction illustrations undergo audacious transition; they become flat, colours shift and the originals become a memory. Brown’s work exaggerates these processes to an extreme degree. In this film, John Myatt, a renowned forger, whose exploits have even landed him a spell in prison, takes a trip to Tate Liverpool to contemplate Brown’s work. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate Glenn Brown The inspiration for Glenn Brown’s extraordinary paintings lies in the art of appropriation. In his hands printed images taken from books or postcards, old masters and science fiction illustrations undergo audacious transition; they become flat, colours shift and the originals become a memory. Brown’s work exaggerates these processes to an extreme degree. In this film, John Myatt, a renowned forger, whose exploits have even landed him a spell in prison, takes a trip to Tate Liverpool to contemplate Brown’s work. http://www.tate.org.uk/liverpool/exhibitions/glennbrown/default.shtm glenn brown,issue 21,exhibitions,tateshots,2009 no 05:39 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/24368152001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/24368157001 We invited comedian Miriam Elia to present a personal take on the Rodchenko & Popova exhibition at Tate Modern. The result is this sketch. As Miriam explains: “Shapes featuring in Russian Constructivist paintings often suffer from anxiety disorders, distress and problems relating to other shapes. This short film is an extract from a longer sequence of therapy sessions, where shapes from Popova’s paintings made a positive decision to try and develop a workable relationship. Their natural asymmetry had led to almost irreconcilable differences, and it was a HUGE step forward to even have them sitting in the same room.”Miriam Elia is a fully qualified AAC (Asymmetrical Abstract–shape Counsellor), who trained at the London College of Varying Degrees. She is also a stand-up comedian, and a contributor to BBC Radio 4’s ‘Arturart’.Contains strong language. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate A Comic Take: Miriam Elia We invited comedian Miriam Elia to present a personal take on the Rodchenko & Popova exhibition at Tate Modern. The result is this sketch. As Miriam explains: “Shapes featuring in Russian Constructivist paintings often suffer from anxiety disorders, distress and problems relating to other shapes. This short film is an extract from a longer sequence of therapy sessions, where shapes from Popova’s paintings made a positive decision to try and develop a workable relationship. Their natural asymmetry had led to almost irreconcilable differences, and it was a HUGE step forward to even have them sitting in the same room.”Miriam Elia is a fully qualified AAC (Asymmetrical Abstract–shape Counsellor), who trained at the London College of Varying Degrees. She is also a stand-up comedian, and a contributor to BBC Radio 4’s ‘Arturart’.Contains strong language. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/rodchenkopopova/default.shtm live at tate,issue 21,tateshots,performance,miriam elia,2009,rodchenko and popova no 03:42 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/24368157001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/24368156001 Tate Modern’s exhibition explores the work of Aleksandr Rodchenko and Liubov Popova, who sparked a revolution in Russian art. The Constructivists challenged the idea of the work of art as a unique commodity, and believed that it could contribute to everyday life through design, architecture, theatre and film. In this interview, one of the show's curators Ben Borthwick looks at how their paintings, however abstract, can still be mapped back to things that exist in the real world. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate Rodchenko and Popova Tate Modern’s exhibition explores the work of Aleksandr Rodchenko and Liubov Popova, who sparked a revolution in Russian art. The Constructivists challenged the idea of the work of art as a unique commodity, and believed that it could contribute to everyday life through design, architecture, theatre and film. In this interview, one of the show's curators Ben Borthwick looks at how their paintings, however abstract, can still be mapped back to things that exist in the real world. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/rodchenkopopova/default.shtm ben borthwick,issue 21,rodchenko and popova: defining constructivism,exhibitions,tateshots,2009 no 04:56 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/24368156001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/24371135001 In Dominique Gonzales-Foerster’s installation for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, TH.2058, the artist imagines Tate Modern 50 years hence. Tate launched a competition, inviting people to respond to her apocalyptic vision of the future by writing a short story. We chose one of the best entries to be turned into a short film, narrated by Dr Who’s Christopher Eccleston. Director Sam Blair comments: "I like how the story invents this secretive, murky, scientific conspiracy of silence that is keeping the population literally in the dark." Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate The Unilever Series: Dominique Gonzales-Foerster In Dominique Gonzales-Foerster’s installation for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, TH.2058, the artist imagines Tate Modern 50 years hence. Tate launched a competition, inviting people to respond to her apocalyptic vision of the future by writing a short story. We chose one of the best entries to be turned into a short film, narrated by Dr Who’s Christopher Eccleston. Director Sam Blair comments: "I like how the story invents this secretive, murky, scientific conspiracy of silence that is keeping the population literally in the dark." http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/dominiquegonzalesfoerster/default.shtm tateshots,the unilever series,artists,dominique gonzales-foerster,th.2058,artists? films,christopher eccleston,dominique gonzales-foers,issue 21,2009 no 04:14 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/24371135001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/24368154001 Katie Paterson’s latest work is a map of ‘dead stars’ – 27,000 of them, or all that have so far been observed and recorded. But, as she tells us in this film, if you were going to make a map of all the dead stars it would be the size of the Earth. We follow the artist as she visits an observatory to talk to Professor Ofer Lahav about the mysteries of the universe. Katie Paterson’s work was featured in the Altermodern exhibition at Tate Britain. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Katie Paterson Katie Paterson’s latest work is a map of ‘dead stars’ – 27,000 of them, or all that have so far been observed and recorded. But, as she tells us in this film, if you were going to make a map of all the dead stars it would be the size of the Earth. We follow the artist as she visits an observatory to talk to Professor Ofer Lahav about the mysteries of the universe. Katie Paterson’s work was featured in the Altermodern exhibition at Tate Britain. http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/altermodern katie paterson,issue 21,in the studio,tateshots,2009,altermodern,artists no 04:15 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/24368154001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/24371142001 The collector and gallerist Anthony d’Offay talks to TateShots about his memories of working with Andy Warhol. D’offay recently gave 725 works of art to be shared between the Tate and the National Galleries of Scotland. His collection will be shown in a touring exhibition called Artist Rooms. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate Andy Warhol The collector and gallerist Anthony d’Offay talks to TateShots about his memories of working with Andy Warhol. D’offay recently gave 725 works of art to be shared between the Tate and the National Galleries of Scotland. His collection will be shown in a touring exhibition called Artist Rooms. http://www.tate.org.uk/tateshots/www.nationalgalleries.org/collection/ar_home/4:6685/ anthony d?offay,andy warhol,issue 21,tateshots,artist rooms,anthony doffay,2009 no 03:55 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/24371142001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/28212827001 Tate Britain invited jazz MC and saxophonist Soweto Kinch to help them produce a ‘sonic trail’ around works from the Collection and the current exhibition, Altermodern. The result is a mix of rap, spoken word and musical soundscapes which imagine an apocalyptic future. Here, Soweto gives us a preview and tells us how the artwork inspired him. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate Altermodern: Tate Triennial 2009 Tate Britain invited jazz MC and saxophonist Soweto Kinch to help them produce a ‘sonic trail’ around works from the Collection and the current exhibition, Altermodern. The result is a mix of rap, spoken word and musical soundscapes which imagine an apocalyptic future. Here, Soweto gives us a preview and tells us how the artwork inspired him. http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/triennial2009/default.shtm issue 20,tate britain,soweto kinch,tateshots,tate triennial,2009,altermodern no 03:59 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/28212827001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/28223549001 For a new series, the legendary David Hockney invited us into his studio for a chat. But in a twist, it wasn’t TateShots asking the questions. Instead, we got you, loyal viewers, to do the hard work for us via the medium of Twitter. Is he a geek? Does he like swimming? What does he think of the credit crunch? All will be revealed. Thanks to all who submitted questions (sorry that we couldn’t get through them all), and remember to follow TateShots on Twitter to find out which artist will be next. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate Twitter With... David Hockney For a new series, the legendary David Hockney invited us into his studio for a chat. But in a twist, it wasn’t TateShots asking the questions. Instead, we got you, loyal viewers, to do the hard work for us via the medium of Twitter. Is he a geek? Does he like swimming? What does he think of the credit crunch? All will be revealed. Thanks to all who submitted questions (sorry that we couldn’t get through them all), and remember to follow TateShots on Twitter to find out which artist will be next. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=1293&page=1 issue 20,david hockney,painting,tateshots,2009 no 04:23 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/28223549001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/28223554001 Angus Fairhurst, who died last year, created art that was funny, quietly complex, and which eschewed a ‘signature style’. A new exhibition at the Arnolfini in Bristol gives the public the chance to see a huge range of work together for the first time, including pieces that show off his renowned sense of humour. One of those, Gallery Connections 1991-6 which is in the Tate collection, involved him simultaneously calling two London galleries before putting the phones together and recording the confusion that ensued. For this film, we asked a number of people who knew Angus, including artists Gavin Turk and Mat Collishaw, to tell us their memories of him. We also speak to his gallerist Sadie Coles, who was on the receiving end of his prank calls… Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate Special Feature: Angus Fairhurst Angus Fairhurst, who died last year, created art that was funny, quietly complex, and which eschewed a ‘signature style’. A new exhibition at the Arnolfini in Bristol gives the public the chance to see a huge range of work together for the first time, including pieces that show off his renowned sense of humour. One of those, Gallery Connections 1991-6 which is in the Tate collection, involved him simultaneously calling two London galleries before putting the phones together and recording the confusion that ensued. For this film, we asked a number of people who knew Angus, including artists Gavin Turk and Mat Collishaw, to tell us their memories of him. We also speak to his gallerist Sadie Coles, who was on the receiving end of his prank calls… http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=2591&page=1 2009,mat collishaw,tateshots,sadie coles,gavin turk,pauline daly,nicholas serota,angus fairhurst,issue 20,tom trevor no 06:01 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/28223554001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/28211824001 For this film, we went bird-watching with the artist Marcus Coates. His new video, The Plover's Wing 2008, is on show at Tate Britain during the Tate Triennial, so it seemed apt. Coates knows a lot about birds, he can mimic their calls, interpret their behaviour and, he says, even converse with them... in the spirit world. For his art, he films himself entering a trance like state that he calls ‘becoming animal’, and attempts to solve people’s problems by seeking answers from the animal spirits that he encounters. In this latest work, he visits the mayor of a town in Israel, and answers a question about the crisis there. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate Marcus Coates For this film, we went bird-watching with the artist Marcus Coates. His new video, The Plover's Wing 2008, is on show at Tate Britain during the Tate Triennial, so it seemed apt. Coates knows a lot about birds, he can mimic their calls, interpret their behaviour and, he says, even converse with them... in the spirit world. For his art, he films himself entering a trance like state that he calls ‘becoming animal’, and attempts to solve people’s problems by seeking answers from the animal spirits that he encounters. In this latest work, he visits the mayor of a town in Israel, and answers a question about the crisis there. http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/altermodern/ 2009,tate triennial,tateshots,the plover?s wing,tate britain,marcus coates,issue 20,altermodern no 06:14 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/28211824001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/28217118001 On a rare, almost miraculously sunny day in London, TateShots and a group of art lovers boarded a boat and sailed out onto the Thames. We were there to see a work by Jean-Pascal Flavien and Julien Bismuth, the splashily named Plouf!, which was first performed in the sea off Rio de Janeiro. The work consists of Flavien and Bismuth, who are on another, smaller boat, reading through a megaphone, signing semaphore and flashing morse code: a poetic tale of loneliness and loss at sea. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate Performance: Plouf! On a rare, almost miraculously sunny day in London, TateShots and a group of art lovers boarded a boat and sailed out onto the Thames. We were there to see a work by Jean-Pascal Flavien and Julien Bismuth, the splashily named Plouf!, which was first performed in the sea off Rio de Janeiro. The work consists of Flavien and Bismuth, who are on another, smaller boat, reading through a megaphone, signing semaphore and flashing morse code: a poetic tale of loneliness and loss at sea. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/musicperform/charactersfiguresandsigns.htm 2009,plouf,ubs openings,tateshots,julien bismuth,tate modern,performance,saturday live,issue 20,jean pascal flavien no 04:53 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/28217118001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/28220020001 New Accursed Art Club 2007 by Nigel Cooke is a new addition to the Tate Collection. When the artist came in to our conservation department recently, he took time out to show us how the painting was made. By taking photographs at stages throughout its production, Cooke has a visual record of everything that came and went during the process. He describes it as a type of archaeology as buildings, figures and landscapes are erased and compositions reformed along the way. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate Nigel Cooke New Accursed Art Club 2007 by Nigel Cooke is a new addition to the Tate Collection. When the artist came in to our conservation department recently, he took time out to show us how the painting was made. By taking photographs at stages throughout its production, Cooke has a visual record of everything that came and went during the process. He describes it as a type of archaeology as buildings, figures and landscapes are erased and compositions reformed along the way. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=6788&page=1 issue 20,painting,tateshots,nigel cooke,2009,new accursed art club no 04:03 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/28220020001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515727001 A New Yorker born and raised, Lawrence Weiner’s mission in life is to get straight to the point. It’s a quality you cannot miss in his artwork, in which big ideas are communicated using the minimum of words. In this film, Weiner tells us why he’s against Helvetica, and how he came to design his own font. He also shows us around his studio and allows us a sneak preview of projects that are still on the drawing board.His work is included in the exhibition Colour Chart, which comes to Tate Liverpool in May 2009. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate In the Studio: Lawrence Weiner A New Yorker born and raised, Lawrence Weiner’s mission in life is to get straight to the point. It’s a quality you cannot miss in his artwork, in which big ideas are communicated using the minimum of words. In this film, Weiner tells us why he’s against Helvetica, and how he came to design his own font. He also shows us around his studio and allows us a sneak preview of projects that are still on the drawing board.His work is included in the exhibition Colour Chart, which comes to Tate Liverpool in May 2009. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=7743&page=1 lawrence weiner,2009,issue 19,tateshots no 03:43 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515727001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26518629001 Canadian artist Marcel Dzama is known for producing small watercolour and pen and ink drawings, like those represented in the Tate collection. For this reason, TateShots was surprised to find him in a studio lot in Brooklyn, co-directing a big budget music video for the band Department of Eagles. Later, to celebrate the release of his new book, Marcel and his friend, film director and Jackass creator Spike Jonze, signed copies for fans at the David Zwirner gallery. He also invited us back to his studio to reflect on his ‘busy day’, and we witnessed some of the weird and wonderful creations that inhabit his world. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Marcel Dzama Canadian artist Marcel Dzama is known for producing small watercolour and pen and ink drawings, like those represented in the Tate collection. For this reason, TateShots was surprised to find him in a studio lot in Brooklyn, co-directing a big budget music video for the band Department of Eagles. Later, to celebrate the release of his new book, Marcel and his friend, film director and Jackass creator Spike Jonze, signed copies for fans at the David Zwirner gallery. He also invited us back to his studio to reflect on his ‘busy day’, and we witnessed some of the weird and wonderful creations that inhabit his world. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=6860&page=1 tateshots,issue 19,marcel dzama,2009 no 04:32 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26518629001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515721001 TateShots visited the Matthew Marks gallery to see Terry Winters’ exhibition, ‘Knotted Graphs’. The energetic, brightly coloured paintings on show at the gallery are in contrast with the quiet resonances and ‘economical’ mark-making that can be seen in work at his Manhattan studio. In this film, Winters tells us how scientific patterns provide the starting point for his explorations in paint. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate In the Studio: Terry Winters TateShots visited the Matthew Marks gallery to see Terry Winters’ exhibition, ‘Knotted Graphs’. The energetic, brightly coloured paintings on show at the gallery are in contrast with the quiet resonances and ‘economical’ mark-making that can be seen in work at his Manhattan studio. In this film, Winters tells us how scientific patterns provide the starting point for his explorations in paint. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=2155&page=1 painting,tateshots,issue 19,2009,terry winters no 02:49 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515721001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26519222001 A painter, sculptor, photographer, illustrator, performance artist and poet, Jim Dine is arguably one of the most prolific artists working today. He took TateShots on a tour of his latest exhibition at Pace Wildenstein, New York, a labyrinthine show that touches on nearly every aspect of his life to date. In this film he talks about his his love of Pinocchio, tools, and why he can do nothing else but make art. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Jim Dine A painter, sculptor, photographer, illustrator, performance artist and poet, Jim Dine is arguably one of the most prolific artists working today. He took TateShots on a tour of his latest exhibition at Pace Wildenstein, New York, a labyrinthine show that touches on nearly every aspect of his life to date. In this film he talks about his his love of Pinocchio, tools, and why he can do nothing else but make art. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=1009&page=1:// jim dine,painting,tateshots,issue 19,2009,sculpture no 03:43 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26519222001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26522806001 There are not many places on earth where paintings of Popeye mingle with giant lobsters, or where a team can scheme to hang a full-sized train from a crane. But as this episode of TateShots proves, anything is possible in the studio of Jeff Koons.Fresh from exhibiting his work at the Palace of Versailles (the first time a contemporary artist has been invited to exhibit there), the boundary-breaking artist gave us a whistle-stop tour of his factory-like facility. Later in the year, his work will appear at Tate Modern – first as part of the Artist Rooms collection display, then in the exhibition Sold Out. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate In the Studio: Jeff Koons There are not many places on earth where paintings of Popeye mingle with giant lobsters, or where a team can scheme to hang a full-sized train from a crane. But as this episode of TateShots proves, anything is possible in the studio of Jeff Koons.Fresh from exhibiting his work at the Palace of Versailles (the first time a contemporary artist has been invited to exhibit there), the boundary-breaking artist gave us a whistle-stop tour of his factory-like facility. Later in the year, his work will appear at Tate Modern – first as part of the Artist Rooms collection display, then in the exhibition Sold Out. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=2368&page=1 tateshots,issue 19,jeff koons,2009 no 04:04 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26522806001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26522813001 Byron Kim is a painter born in California, who lives and works in Brooklyn. He invited us to his studio where he works quietly on a range of paintings primarily concerned with colour. Here he shows us a number of works in progress – patches of sky distilled into tonal blocks; a detailed study of the palms of his hands - and demonstrates Delacroix’s Shadow, a piece that uses a real shadow to represent colour. An example of his celebrated Synecdoche series, which depicts skin tones, will be on show at Tate Liverpool as part of the Colour Chart exhibition from May 2009. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate In the Studio: Byron Kim Byron Kim is a painter born in California, who lives and works in Brooklyn. He invited us to his studio where he works quietly on a range of paintings primarily concerned with colour. Here he shows us a number of works in progress – patches of sky distilled into tonal blocks; a detailed study of the palms of his hands - and demonstrates Delacroix’s Shadow, a piece that uses a real shadow to represent colour. An example of his celebrated Synecdoche series, which depicts skin tones, will be on show at Tate Liverpool as part of the Colour Chart exhibition from May 2009. painting,tateshots,byron kim,issue 19,2009 no 04:07 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26522813001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26518622001 Marina Abramovi? is, to many people, the definitive performance artist. Her works test the limits of the human body, and even the endurance of audiences who may witness performances lasting hours, days, or weeks. In this film we join her in her magnificent yet minimal apartment, where she discusses the amount of work that goes into staging one of her ambitious pieces, and why it’s never easy to explain what she does. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Marina Abramovic Marina Abramovi? is, to many people, the definitive performance artist. Her works test the limits of the human body, and even the endurance of audiences who may witness performances lasting hours, days, or weeks. In this film we join her in her magnificent yet minimal apartment, where she discusses the amount of work that goes into staging one of her ambitious pieces, and why it’s never easy to explain what she does. http://www.skny.com/artists/marina-abramovi/ tateshots,issue 19,performance,marina abramovic,2009 no 04:09 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26518622001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26518637001 TateShots met Cory Arcangel at Team Gallery, New York, where he showed us around his exhibition Adult Contemporary. Arcangel uses the term ‘computer nerd’ hesitantly, but his work certainly appeals to our inner-geek. There’s his modified PlayStation controller, which does nothing but deliver gutter balls during a bowling game, and a film that relies heavily on special effects from a vintage machine bought from eBay. His work will appear at Tate Liverpool in May 2009, as part of the Colour Chart exhibition. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Cory Arcangel TateShots met Cory Arcangel at Team Gallery, New York, where he showed us around his exhibition Adult Contemporary. Arcangel uses the term ‘computer nerd’ hesitantly, but his work certainly appeals to our inner-geek. There’s his modified PlayStation controller, which does nothing but deliver gutter balls during a bowling game, and a film that relies heavily on special effects from a vintage machine bought from eBay. His work will appear at Tate Liverpool in May 2009, as part of the Colour Chart exhibition. http://www.beigerecords.com/cory/ cory arcangel,video,tateshots,digital art,issue 19,2009 no 03:52 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26518637001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26518619001 Tate Britain invited Bob and Roberta Smith to decorate their Christmas Tree. Smith decided to make a new tree out of recycled material collected from the gallery. Continuing the eco-theme, he invited his friend Tim Siddall from Electric Pedals to engineer a system for powering the Christmas lights - using a selection of second-hand bicycles. We caught up with Bob and Tim in Bob's studio in East London, where they were preparing for the exhibition and sung us a song. Later, we asked enthusiastic bike-peddlers about their best and worst memories of Christmas. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Make Your Own Xmas: Bob and Roberta Smith Tate Britain invited Bob and Roberta Smith to decorate their Christmas Tree. Smith decided to make a new tree out of recycled material collected from the gallery. Continuing the eco-theme, he invited his friend Tim Siddall from Electric Pedals to engineer a system for powering the Christmas lights - using a selection of second-hand bicycles. We caught up with Bob and Tim in Bob's studio in East London, where they were preparing for the exhibition and sung us a song. Later, we asked enthusiastic bike-peddlers about their best and worst memories of Christmas. http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/makeyourownxmas/default.shtm tate britain,tateshots,issue 18,bob and roberta smith,make your own xmas,sculpture,2008 no 05:13 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26518619001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26518613001 Uhambo is the name of the new show at Tate Modern by South African artist Nicholas Hlobo (the title means 'journey' in Xhosa, his native tongue). Soon after installing the exhibition, Hlobo showed us around. The work contains materials ranging from ribbon to rubber - even iPod earphones - creating pieces that are as appealingly tactile as they are to the eye. "I view the paper as a desert," he says, "it's empty, it's dry, and somehow it needs some life." Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Nicholas Hlobo Uhambo is the name of the new show at Tate Modern by South African artist Nicholas Hlobo (the title means 'journey' in Xhosa, his native tongue). Soon after installing the exhibition, Hlobo showed us around. The work contains materials ranging from ribbon to rubber - even iPod earphones - creating pieces that are as appealingly tactile as they are to the eye. "I view the paper as a desert," he says, "it's empty, it's dry, and somehow it needs some life." http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/nicholashlobo/default.shtm level 2,issue 18,tateshots,nicholas hlobo,uhambo,tate modern,2008 no 03:36 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26518613001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26519199001 Who lives in a house like this? That's the question posed by Thomas Demand in his latest work, a series of photographs depicting the Oval Office of the White House, Washington D.C. Demand's photographs have never been quite what they seem, and this series continues his preoccupation with blurring boundaries between the real and unreal. The set was meticulously constructed from cardboard, paper and confetti. It is devoid of humanity; and certain details, like the stars of the American flag, are oddly missing, creating an unnerving atmosphere. The work is on show at Sprueth Magers London, whilst at Tate Modern, visitors can see a work from 2006, Tavern. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Thomas Demand Who lives in a house like this? That's the question posed by Thomas Demand in his latest work, a series of photographs depicting the Oval Office of the White House, Washington D.C. Demand's photographs have never been quite what they seem, and this series continues his preoccupation with blurring boundaries between the real and unreal. The set was meticulously constructed from cardboard, paper and confetti. It is devoid of humanity; and certain details, like the stars of the American flag, are oddly missing, creating an unnerving atmosphere. The work is on show at Sprueth Magers London, whilst at Tate Modern, visitors can see a work from 2006, Tavern. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=2641&page=1 thomas demand,photography,tateshots,issue 18,2008 no 03:44 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26519199001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26519201001 Jim Aitchison is a composer who takes his inspiration directly from visual art. He's currently working on a piece of music in response to Tate Modern's Rothko show. One day in December he brought The Kreutzer Quartet, Michael Thompson and Nicholas Clapton along to the exhibition to improvise amongst Rothko's Seagram Murals. The results will be performed at a special concert to take place in the space in January. We were there to ask him about the challenge of translating paint into sound. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Jim Aitchison Jim Aitchison is a composer who takes his inspiration directly from visual art. He's currently working on a piece of music in response to Tate Modern's Rothko show. One day in December he brought The Kreutzer Quartet, Michael Thompson and Nicholas Clapton along to the exhibition to improvise amongst Rothko's Seagram Murals. The results will be performed at a special concert to take place in the space in January. We were there to ask him about the challenge of translating paint into sound. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/markrothko/default.shtm music,mark rothko,tateshots,jim aitchison,rothko tateshots,issue 18,sound,shadows of light,2008 no 05:30 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26519201001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26519206001 Here's a packed preview of what happened when we took TateShots across the pond. Look out for all the episodes, featuring artists such as Jeff Koons, Lawrence Weiner, Marina Abramovic and Marcel Dzama (pictured), in a special edition of TateShots coming in the new year. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate TateShots: New York City preview Here's a packed preview of what happened when we took TateShots across the pond. Look out for all the episodes, featuring artists such as Jeff Koons, Lawrence Weiner, Marina Abramovic and Marcel Dzama (pictured), in a special edition of TateShots coming in the new year. lawrence weiner,terry winters,jeff koons,byron kim,tateshots,cory arcangel,marina abramovic,issue 18,marcel dzama,jim dine,2008 no 03:46 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26519206001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26518598001 Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles is currently on show at Tate Modern – the artist’s first UK retrospective. His work is characterised by a high degree of interactivity, as well as recurring motifs of barriers, fencing and mesh. For a special event, Meireles invited members of the public to help create the latest version of his work Meshes of Freedom. He told us about the significance of the work and why art is not just for the eyes. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Cildo Meireles Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles is currently on show at Tate Modern – the artist’s first UK retrospective. His work is characterised by a high degree of interactivity, as well as recurring motifs of barriers, fencing and mesh. For a special event, Meireles invited members of the public to help create the latest version of his work Meshes of Freedom. He told us about the significance of the work and why art is not just for the eyes. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/cildomeireles/default.shtm issue 17,tateshots,meshes of freedom,tate modern,cildo meireles,2008 no 05:09 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26518598001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515697001 He might not be a household name but the Austrian Heimo Zobernig is regarded as one of the most significant European artists working today. For his new show at Tate St Ives Zobernig not only shows his own work, but is also let loose with the Tate Collection, curating an idiosyncratic selection including works by Pablo Picasso, Barbara Hepworth, Marcel Duchamp and many more. Creative Director of Tate St Ives Martin Clark gave us a tour of the show and explains his choices. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Heimo Zobernig He might not be a household name but the Austrian Heimo Zobernig is regarded as one of the most significant European artists working today. For his new show at Tate St Ives Zobernig not only shows his own work, but is also let loose with the Tate Collection, curating an idiosyncratic selection including works by Pablo Picasso, Barbara Hepworth, Marcel Duchamp and many more. Creative Director of Tate St Ives Martin Clark gave us a tour of the show and explains his choices. http://www.tate.org.uk/stives/exhibitions/heimozobernig/default.shtm tateshots,heimo zobernig,issue 17,tate st ives,2008 no 05:13 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515697001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515703001 Laying dormant under the ground adjacent to Tate Modern’s turbine hall, the mammoth Oil Tanks are now a key part of the plans to develop the building over the next five years. As a prelude to the building work, Tate invited artists Bonnie Camplin and Paulina Olowska to create a special tour for a few lucky members of the public. Using light, found objects and their own creations, they give the space a surreal twist, before guiding a group and pointing out their interventions in eerie silence. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Usher We (Down There) Laying dormant under the ground adjacent to Tate Modern’s turbine hall, the mammoth Oil Tanks are now a key part of the plans to develop the building over the next five years. As a prelude to the building work, Tate invited artists Bonnie Camplin and Paulina Olowska to create a special tour for a few lucky members of the public. Using light, found objects and their own creations, they give the space a surreal twist, before guiding a group and pointing out their interventions in eerie silence. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/musicperform/15740.htm 2008,paulina olowska,issue 17,tateshots,bonnie camplin,tate modern,usher we (down there) no 03:29 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515703001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515710001 When Damien Hirst was a kid, he says, ‘All my paintings were like bad Bacons’. We invited Damien to Tate Britain to see the Francis Bacon retrospective. He tells us why he loves the Crucifixion and Head series’: detail that vanishes the closer you get, paint like blood and guts. ‘That’s probably why I love Bacon paintings. When I first saw them they reminded me of places I'd seen in nightmares.’ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Damien Hirst on Francis Bacon When Damien Hirst was a kid, he says, ‘All my paintings were like bad Bacons’. We invited Damien to Tate Britain to see the Francis Bacon retrospective. He tells us why he loves the Crucifixion and Head series’: detail that vanishes the closer you get, paint like blood and guts. ‘That’s probably why I love Bacon paintings. When I first saw them they reminded me of places I'd seen in nightmares.’ http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/francisbacon/default.shtm bacon,tateshots,painting,francis bacon,issue 17,damien hirst,2008 no 04:58 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515710001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26519177001 The painter and acclaimed director of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Julian Schnabel visited Tate Modern recently, where his work Humanity Asleep 1982 forms part of a new display of paintings from the 1980s. We caught up with him as he encountered the display for the first time, and asked him about his experiments with surface (this one’s made of broken crockery), and how it feels to see the work today. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Julian Schnabel The painter and acclaimed director of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Julian Schnabel visited Tate Modern recently, where his work Humanity Asleep 1982 forms part of a new display of paintings from the 1980s. We caught up with him as he encountered the display for the first time, and asked him about his experiments with surface (this one’s made of broken crockery), and how it feels to see the work today. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=1905&page=1 issue 17,tateshots,painting,julian schnabel,humanity asleep 1982,tate modern,2008 no 03:38 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26519177001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26518590001 As one half of architecture superstars Herzog and De Meuron, Jacques Herzog has been behind some of the world’s most spectacular buildings – from Beijing’s Olympic Stadium to the original Tate Modern nearly a decade ago. Plans are now afoot for an ambitious new extension to Tate Modern. TateShots was given privileged access to the architects’ studio in Basel, Switzerland, where work is well underway. In our film, Herzog talks about his excitement to be working on the project, and why TM2 (as the new building is currently known) will stand out in London’s busy skyline. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Architect: Jacques Herzog As one half of architecture superstars Herzog and De Meuron, Jacques Herzog has been behind some of the world’s most spectacular buildings – from Beijing’s Olympic Stadium to the original Tate Modern nearly a decade ago. Plans are now afoot for an ambitious new extension to Tate Modern. TateShots was given privileged access to the architects’ studio in Basel, Switzerland, where work is well underway. In our film, Herzog talks about his excitement to be working on the project, and why TM2 (as the new building is currently known) will stand out in London’s busy skyline. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/transformingtm/ 2008,issue 17,herzog and de meuron,jacques herzog,tateshots,tate modern,tate modern 2 no 03:39 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26518590001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/28628839001 In his vast, virtually empty studio, in London’s East End, the artist Michael Landy has been hard at work. Seven days a week for the last five months he has obsessively committed himself to drawing portraits of the people around him. Meticulously executed in pencil, these drawings question what it is to capture someone’s likeness. The approach is very different from the large-scale installations that Landy is best known for – such as Scrapheap Services and Semi-Detatched at Tate, or Breakdown, a public performance in which he dramatically destroyed all of his possessions. In this film we follow the progress of a portrait from beginning to end – that of TV presenter Kirsty Wark - and speak to Michael and his various sitters about the motivation behind the project. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Michael Landy In his vast, virtually empty studio, in London’s East End, the artist Michael Landy has been hard at work. Seven days a week for the last five months he has obsessively committed himself to drawing portraits of the people around him. Meticulously executed in pencil, these drawings question what it is to capture someone’s likeness. The approach is very different from the large-scale installations that Landy is best known for – such as Scrapheap Services and Semi-Detatched at Tate, or Breakdown, a public performance in which he dramatically destroyed all of his possessions. In this film we follow the progress of a portrait from beginning to end – that of TV presenter Kirsty Wark - and speak to Michael and his various sitters about the motivation behind the project. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=2409&page=1 michael landy,tateshots,issue 16,2008 no 05:24 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/28628839001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26370099001 Every year the four artists nominated for the Turner Prize stage an exhibition, giving the public a chance to see their work and join the debate about the best contemporary art in Britain. In the first of a two-part film, art critic Nick Hackworth reviews sculptural installations by prize contenders Goshka Macuga and Cathy Wilkes. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate The Turner Prize 2008 (Part One) Every year the four artists nominated for the Turner Prize stage an exhibition, giving the public a chance to see their work and join the debate about the best contemporary art in Britain. In the first of a two-part film, art critic Nick Hackworth reviews sculptural installations by prize contenders Goshka Macuga and Cathy Wilkes. http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/turnerprize/turnerprize2008/default.shtm turner prize 2008,exhibitions,issue 16,cathy wilkes,goshka macuga,tateshots,mark leckey,2008,runa islam no 04:44 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26370099001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26370096001 In our second Turner Prize programme, art critic Nick Hackworth reviews the art of Runa Islam and Mark Leckey, who both work primarily with film. Islam deconstructs the language of cinema using techniques such as slow motion and robotically controlled cameras. Modern-day flaneur Mark Leckey’s key work is a performance-cum-lecture entitled Cinema-in-the-Round, that critiques the nature of the filmed image in popular culture. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate The Turner Prize 2008 (Part Two) In our second Turner Prize programme, art critic Nick Hackworth reviews the art of Runa Islam and Mark Leckey, who both work primarily with film. Islam deconstructs the language of cinema using techniques such as slow motion and robotically controlled cameras. Modern-day flaneur Mark Leckey’s key work is a performance-cum-lecture entitled Cinema-in-the-Round, that critiques the nature of the filmed image in popular culture. http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/turnerprize/turnerprize2008/default.shtm turner prize 2008,exhibitions,issue 16,tateshots,runa islam,mark leckey,2008 no 04:59 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26370096001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33797621001 This Autumn Tate Modern presents an exhibition of the late works of Mark Rothko. The show’s curator, Achim Borchardrt-Hume, takes us on a tour featuring the iconic Seagram Murals, Black-Form paintings, and the Black on Grey paintings – the last series made before Rothko’s death in 1970. We find out how much importance Rothko placed on the way his work was displayed, and why these mysterious rectangles of layered pigment hold such enduring appeal. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Rothko This Autumn Tate Modern presents an exhibition of the late works of Mark Rothko. The show’s curator, Achim Borchardrt-Hume, takes us on a tour featuring the iconic Seagram Murals, Black-Form paintings, and the Black on Grey paintings – the last series made before Rothko’s death in 1970. We find out how much importance Rothko placed on the way his work was displayed, and why these mysterious rectangles of layered pigment hold such enduring appeal. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=1875&page=1 mark rothko,seagram murals,tateshots,tate modern,achim borchardrt-hume,issue 16,jim aitchison,2008 no 05:55 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33797621001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515693001 Peter Saville works as a designer and artist, and is the Creative Director of the City of Manchester. It was in Manchester, while working at Factory Records, that he produced iconic record sleeve designs for bands like Joy Division and New Order. He visited Tate Britain to look at a new display of work by ‘Godfather of Pop art’ Richard Hamilton and told us how one of Hamilton’s works called Toaster became a ‘blueprint’ for his own career. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Richard Hamilton Peter Saville works as a designer and artist, and is the Creative Director of the City of Manchester. It was in Manchester, while working at Factory Records, that he produced iconic record sleeve designs for bands like Joy Division and New Order. He visited Tate Britain to look at a new display of work by ‘Godfather of Pop art’ Richard Hamilton and told us how one of Hamilton’s works called Toaster became a ‘blueprint’ for his own career. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=1244&page=1 peter saville,toaster,tateshots,richard hamilton,issue 16,2008 no 04:13 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515693001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26519169001 A disused bed-sit amongst the housing estates of South East London would not normally figure in the plans of your average art-tripper, but inside one particular dwelling lies a spectacular installation by British artist Roger Hiorns. For this ambitious piece, organised by Artangel, the artist first sealed the flat then poured in thousands of gallons of boiling hot copper sulphate solution, which slowly crystallised over every surface. TateShots went to find out more. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate New Work: Roger Hiorns A disused bed-sit amongst the housing estates of South East London would not normally figure in the plans of your average art-tripper, but inside one particular dwelling lies a spectacular installation by British artist Roger Hiorns. For this ambitious piece, organised by Artangel, the artist first sealed the flat then poured in thousands of gallons of boiling hot copper sulphate solution, which slowly crystallised over every surface. TateShots went to find out more. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=7255&page=1 seizure,tate collection: roger hiorns,roger hiorns,tateshots,issue 16,2008 no 03:01 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26519169001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33797603001 Tate’s Director Nicholas Serota gives us a behind the scenes tour of the Cy Twombly exhibition as he makes the final adjustments to the hang just before opening. A long-standing fan, Serota talks about Twombly’s technique, his relationship to Turner, and how the artist, now in his eighties, is still producing some of the most vital work of his career. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Cy Twombly Tate’s Director Nicholas Serota gives us a behind the scenes tour of the Cy Twombly exhibition as he makes the final adjustments to the hang just before opening. A long-standing fan, Serota talks about Twombly’s technique, his relationship to Turner, and how the artist, now in his eighties, is still producing some of the most vital work of his career. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/cytwombly/default.shtm 2008,cycles and seasons,issue 15,tateshots,painting,tate modern,cy twombly no 04:53 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33797603001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33797609001 Gustav Metzger’s career has spanned sixty years of art and political activism. He pioneered Auto-Destructive art and famously held an ‘art strike’ between 1977-1980. He was also involved in the radical Fluxus movement. In 1962 his simple idea of displaying all the pages from a popular national newspaper as an art installation was rejected from an exhibition for being too politically charged. This year Tate Modern invited him to restage the piece, and he told us why newspapers should be held up for scrutiny. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Gustav Metzger Gustav Metzger’s career has spanned sixty years of art and political activism. He pioneered Auto-Destructive art and famously held an ‘art strike’ between 1977-1980. He was also involved in the radical Fluxus movement. In 1962 his simple idea of displaying all the pages from a popular national newspaper as an art installation was rejected from an exhibition for being too politically charged. This year Tate Modern invited him to restage the piece, and he told us why newspapers should be held up for scrutiny. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/thelongweekend2008/14939.htm tate modern,tateshots,gustav metzger,issue 15,2008 no 04:12 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33797609001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33799724001 American artist Tony Conrad employs a battery of amplified strings, film projectors, electric drills and assorted machinery to create a high-octane sonic assault. Unprojectable: Projection and Perspective is a live performance conceived specially for the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern. The musicians and their unorthodox instruments are visible to the audience only as projections cast onto giant screens. TateShots was there to capture this one-off experience. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Performance: Tony Conrad American artist Tony Conrad employs a battery of amplified strings, film projectors, electric drills and assorted machinery to create a high-octane sonic assault. Unprojectable: Projection and Perspective is a live performance conceived specially for the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern. The musicians and their unorthodox instruments are visible to the audience only as projections cast onto giant screens. TateShots was there to capture this one-off experience. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/thelongweekend2008/14939.htm the long weekend,tateshots,ubs openings,unprojectable: projection and perspective,issue 15,tony conrad,2008 no 04:29 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33799724001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33805431001 TateShots was invited to observe Paula Rego and the team at The Curwen Studio in Cambridgeshire as they set about turning one of her drawings into an editioned print. Our film captures Rego at work and she tells us why drawing and printmaking is so important to her practice. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate In the Studio: Paula Rego TateShots was invited to observe Paula Rego and the team at The Curwen Studio in Cambridgeshire as they set about turning one of her drawings into an editioned print. Our film captures Rego at work and she tells us why drawing and printmaking is so important to her practice. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=1823&page=1 paula rego,tateshots,printmaking,issue 15,2008 no 05:04 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33805431001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33797615001 An old friend of TateShots, we caught up with Martin Creed once again – this time to talk about his new project at Tate Britain. Work No. 850 consists of runners dodging visitors as they sprint through the gallery as fast as they can. It happens every thirty seconds, jolting this normally serene space for an instant. In this interview, Martin tells us about some of the ideas behind the piece, how it makes him laugh, and why art is ‘just a word’. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Martin Creed An old friend of TateShots, we caught up with Martin Creed once again – this time to talk about his new project at Tate Britain. Work No. 850 consists of runners dodging visitors as they sprint through the gallery as fast as they can. It happens every thirty seconds, jolting this normally serene space for an instant. In this interview, Martin tells us about some of the ideas behind the piece, how it makes him laugh, and why art is ‘just a word’. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=2760&page=1 martin creed,work 850,duveen gallery,tateshots,issue 15,2008 no 04:46 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33797615001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33797613001 The Gustav Klimt exhibition at Tate Liverpool is a highlight of Liverpool’s year as Capital of Culture. We sent art critic Nick Hackworth to see the show, which as well as paintings by Klimt features work by his contemporaries in the Viennese Secession, a progressive group of artists, architects, furniture and fashion designers who shared a common artistic vision. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Klimt The Gustav Klimt exhibition at Tate Liverpool is a highlight of Liverpool’s year as Capital of Culture. We sent art critic Nick Hackworth to see the show, which as well as paintings by Klimt features work by his contemporaries in the Viennese Secession, a progressive group of artists, architects, furniture and fashion designers who shared a common artistic vision. http://www.tate.org.uk/liverpool/exhibitions/gustavklimt/ design and modern life in vienna 1900,gustav klimt,tateshots,gustav klimt: painting,issue 15,2008 no 05:26 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33797613001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33805425001 Tate Modern invited a group of Madrid-based street artists to make work in the streets surrounding the gallery. In this film we follow the artists as they respond to the challenge. With inflatable tongues, modified shop signs and photorealistic spray painting, Banksy it isn’t. You can take a walking tour of the project by picking up a map from the gallery, or downloading a pdf. The tour is part of a bigger exhibition of Street Art at Tate Modern this summer. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Street Art Tate Modern invited a group of Madrid-based street artists to make work in the streets surrounding the gallery. In this film we follow the artists as they respond to the challenge. With inflatable tongues, modified shop signs and photorealistic spray painting, Banksy it isn’t. You can take a walking tour of the project by picking up a map from the gallery, or downloading a pdf. The tour is part of a bigger exhibition of Street Art at Tate Modern this summer. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/streetart/ nuria,spok,street art,tateshots,tate modern,issue 14,nano 4814,el tono,2008 no 05:16 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33805425001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33799708001 Photographer Juergen Teller turned his lens on the fashion industry with his Go-Sees series in 1999. Weary of the hype generated by model agencies desperate to sell him the ‘next big thing’, he decided to take the picture of every girl that came to see him – on the doorstep of his studio. In this interview for TateShots, Teller tells us how the resulting photographs expose the troubling power of the male photographer. He also challenges us to a game of table tennis. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Street & Studio Photographer Juergen Teller turned his lens on the fashion industry with his Go-Sees series in 1999. Weary of the hype generated by model agencies desperate to sell him the ‘next big thing’, he decided to take the picture of every girl that came to see him – on the doorstep of his studio. In this interview for TateShots, Teller tells us how the resulting photographs expose the troubling power of the male photographer. He also challenges us to a game of table tennis. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/streetandstudio/ issue 14,tateshots,street and studio,juergen teller,tate modern,photography,2008 no 04:40 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33799708001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33797599001 American artist Alison Knowles first made a salad in the name of art at London's ICA Gallery in 1962. Make a Salad is what the Flux artists termed an ‘event score’: a written instruction that can be acted out and changed according to the context in which it is performed. In Tate Modern's giant Turbine Hall, Knowles has given the work a mammoth new dimension. TateShots followed her as she went on a huge salad shopping spree then, with the help of a team of chefs, prepared a meal for hundreds of visitors to the gallery's Long Weekend festival. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Performance: Make a Salad American artist Alison Knowles first made a salad in the name of art at London's ICA Gallery in 1962. Make a Salad is what the Flux artists termed an ‘event score’: a written instruction that can be acted out and changed according to the context in which it is performed. In Tate Modern's giant Turbine Hall, Knowles has given the work a mammoth new dimension. TateShots followed her as she went on a huge salad shopping spree then, with the help of a team of chefs, prepared a meal for hundreds of visitors to the gallery's Long Weekend festival. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/thelongweekend2008/14708.htm the long weekend,tate modern,tateshots,alison knowles,issue 14,flux,2008 no 03:47 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33797599001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33799713001 Indian-born artist Sunil Gupta is showing two photographs from his series Mr Malhotra’s Party at Tate Modern’s Street & Studio exhibition. The pictures depict gay men on the streets of Delhi where homosexuality is still illegal and nightclubs for gay men have to masquerade as private parties, hence the title for these photographs. In this interview, Gupta talks about the politics and theatre behind his work. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Street & Studio Indian-born artist Sunil Gupta is showing two photographs from his series Mr Malhotra’s Party at Tate Modern’s Street & Studio exhibition. The pictures depict gay men on the streets of Delhi where homosexuality is still illegal and nightclubs for gay men have to masquerade as private parties, hence the title for these photographs. In this interview, Gupta talks about the politics and theatre behind his work. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/streetandstudio/ photography,sunil gupta,street and studio,tateshots,issue 14,2008 no 03:57 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33799713001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33797602001 Adam Chodzko takes us on a tour of his new show at Tate St Ives. Amongst the pieces on show are a pair of hiker’s walking sticks containing a hidden compartment for vials of ecstasy (bringing new meaning to the notion of nature and the sublime), and a slide-show about one of his poetic interventions into everyday life in which he bought up all the green clothes from a charity shop in his home town in Kent and swapped them for all the red clothes at a thrift store in New York. His work is as much about the imaginative narratives it conjures in the viewer’s mind as it is about physical objects in a gallery space. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Adam Chodzko Adam Chodzko takes us on a tour of his new show at Tate St Ives. Amongst the pieces on show are a pair of hiker’s walking sticks containing a hidden compartment for vials of ecstasy (bringing new meaning to the notion of nature and the sublime), and a slide-show about one of his poetic interventions into everyday life in which he bought up all the green clothes from a charity shop in his home town in Kent and swapped them for all the red clothes at a thrift store in New York. His work is as much about the imaginative narratives it conjures in the viewer’s mind as it is about physical objects in a gallery space. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=3151&page=1 installation,2008,tate st ives,issue 14,adam chodzko,tateshots,proxigean tide no 04:35 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33797602001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33799712001 Football on stilts, the flipper race, invisible hurdling... just some of the sports that took place at Tate's very own Flux Olympiad, part of a three-day festival of art and performance at Tate Modern. The Olympiad was first conceived by founding Fluxus artist George Maciunas in the 1960s, though never realised until now. The aim of the Fluxus group was to instill artistic values into every part of life, and they went about it with a good dose of Dadaistic humour. TateShots asked artist, sportsman and Fluxus expert Tom Russotti to commentate on the day's activities and tell us about the history of the event. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Performance: The Flux Olympiad Football on stilts, the flipper race, invisible hurdling... just some of the sports that took place at Tate's very own Flux Olympiad, part of a three-day festival of art and performance at Tate Modern. The Olympiad was first conceived by founding Fluxus artist George Maciunas in the 1960s, though never realised until now. The aim of the Fluxus group was to instill artistic values into every part of life, and they went about it with a good dose of Dadaistic humour. TateShots asked artist, sportsman and Fluxus expert Tom Russotti to commentate on the day's activities and tell us about the history of the event. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/thelongweekend2008/ tate modern,fluxus,tom russotti,tateshots,performance,issue 14,2008 no 03:23 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33799712001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33799701001 Whether casting sculptures from human excrement or paying junkie prostitutes to have a line tattooed on their backs, Spanish artist Santiago Sierra is a provocateur whose art raise headlines. We filmed his latest performance piece at Tate Modern and asked him about this and other controversial works.Contains some strong language. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Performance: Santiago Sierra Whether casting sculptures from human excrement or paying junkie prostitutes to have a line tattooed on their backs, Spanish artist Santiago Sierra is a provocateur whose art raise headlines. We filmed his latest performance piece at Tate Modern and asked him about this and other controversial works.Contains some strong language. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=6878&page=1 tateshots,turbine hall,tate modern,issue 13,performance,santiago sierra,2008 no 05:32 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33799701001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33799705001 Tate invited the band New Young Pony Club to walk around the gallery and find a work of art that would inspire them to write a track. They picked a neon light sculpture by British artist Martin Creed. The band’s founding members Tahita Bulmer and Andy Spence talked to TateShots about turning art into music. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Tate Tracks: New Young Pony Club Tate invited the band New Young Pony Club to walk around the gallery and find a work of art that would inspire them to write a track. They picked a neon light sculpture by British artist Martin Creed. The band’s founding members Tahita Bulmer and Andy Spence talked to TateShots about turning art into music. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/tatetracks/ 2008,issue 13,tate tracks,tateshots,tate modern,martin creed,new young pony club no 03:28 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33799705001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33799706001 In the early 1970s Michael Craig-Martin created his famous sculpture An Oak Tree. The work consists of a glass of water standing on a shelf. On the wall next to it a text by the artist argues that, despite what your eyes tell you, the glass of water is in fact an oak tree. In the spirit of Duchamp, Craig-Martin provokes questions about what we understand to be art and unpicks the relationship between a real object and its depiction. Looking back over his long career he explains why the same ideas drive him today as when he first started out. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Michael Craig-Martin In the early 1970s Michael Craig-Martin created his famous sculpture An Oak Tree. The work consists of a glass of water standing on a shelf. On the wall next to it a text by the artist argues that, despite what your eyes tell you, the glass of water is in fact an oak tree. In the spirit of Duchamp, Craig-Martin provokes questions about what we understand to be art and unpicks the relationship between a real object and its depiction. Looking back over his long career he explains why the same ideas drive him today as when he first started out. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=955&page=1 michael craig-martin,tateshots,issue 13,2008 no 04:07 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33799706001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33799700001 Bob and Roberta Smith is in fact just one person, otherwise known as British artist Patrick Brill. His paintings look like signboards, featuring slogans in brightly coloured lettering. They have the air of revolutionary statements, riffing on life, politics and art, though with a tinge of absurdity that leaves you wondering just what the message really is. He introduces the paintings that the Tate now has in its Collection. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Bob and Roberta Smith Bob and Roberta Smith is in fact just one person, otherwise known as British artist Patrick Brill. His paintings look like signboards, featuring slogans in brightly coloured lettering. They have the air of revolutionary statements, riffing on life, politics and art, though with a tinge of absurdity that leaves you wondering just what the message really is. He introduces the paintings that the Tate now has in its Collection. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=10029&page=1 painting,tateshots,bob and roberta smith,patrick brill,issue 13,2008 no 04:39 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33799700001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33805422001 Irish artist Dorothy Cross explains how she made ‘Virgin Shroud’, by stitching together a cow-hide, complete with udders, and her grandmother's old wedding dress. The extraordinary sculpture that resulted is a favourite in Tate’s Collection and is currently on show at Tate Liverpool. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Dorothy Cross Irish artist Dorothy Cross explains how she made ‘Virgin Shroud’, by stitching together a cow-hide, complete with udders, and her grandmother's old wedding dress. The extraordinary sculpture that resulted is a favourite in Tate’s Collection and is currently on show at Tate Liverpool. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=2357&page=1 virgin shroud,sculpture,issue 13,dorothy cross,tate liverpool,tateshots,2008 no 02:54 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33805422001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33799703001 Fiona Rae invited us into her London studio where she was putting the finishing touches to works for her new exhibition at the Timothy Taylor Gallery. Her abstract canvases are an exuberant collision of painting styles: encrusted surfaces, brushy swathes and watery pools, along with kitsch cartoon elements, which somehow coalesce despite their differences. She talked to TateShots about her enduring passion for paint. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate In the Studio: Fiona Rae Fiona Rae invited us into her London studio where she was putting the finishing touches to works for her new exhibition at the Timothy Taylor Gallery. Her abstract canvases are an exuberant collision of painting styles: encrusted surfaces, brushy swathes and watery pools, along with kitsch cartoon elements, which somehow coalesce despite their differences. She talked to TateShots about her enduring passion for paint. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=2287&page=1 painting,tateshots,issue 13,2008,fiona rae no 04:41 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33799703001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/30537842001 Composer Gavin Bryars introduces A Man in a Room, Gambling, his musical collaboration with the artist Juan Muñoz. The project mixes Bryars’ score with the recorded voice of the artist as he reads texts on strategies for manipulating cards when gambling. Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Gavin Bryars and Juan Muñoz Composer Gavin Bryars introduces A Man in a Room, Gambling, his musical collaboration with the artist Juan Muñoz. The project mixes Bryars’ score with the recorded voice of the artist as he reads texts on strategies for manipulating cards when gambling. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/juanmunoz/default.shtm 2008,juan munoz,tateshots,juan muñoz,gavin bryars,tate modern,issue 12 no 04:53 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/30537842001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515690001 In this performance at Tate Modern, Argentinian artist David Lamelas sets out to capture the essence of time. Though the project was created in 1970, it was only recently acquired for the Tate Collection, one of the first examples of Tate buying a performance in the form of set of instructions explaining how to restage it, rather than a physical object. Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate David Lamelas In this performance at Tate Modern, Argentinian artist David Lamelas sets out to capture the essence of time. Though the project was created in 1970, it was only recently acquired for the Tate Collection, one of the first examples of Tate buying a performance in the form of set of instructions explaining how to restage it, rather than a physical object. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/musicperform/11768.htm tate modern,tateshots,david lamelas,2008,issue 12 no 03:30 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515690001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33683228001 Bristol-based duo Paul Harrison and John Wood could be described as an art-world equivalent to Laurel and Hardy. Their videos, showing their dead-pan antics as they dangle precariously from a ladder, slide on office chairs around the back of a moving van, and submit themselves to a drenching from dozens of watering cans, are both hilarious and thought provoking. They invited TateShots to meet them at their studio. Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate John Wood and Paul Harrison Bristol-based duo Paul Harrison and John Wood could be described as an art-world equivalent to Laurel and Hardy. Their videos, showing their dead-pan antics as they dangle precariously from a ladder, slide on office chairs around the back of a moving van, and submit themselves to a drenching from dozens of watering cans, are both hilarious and thought provoking. They invited TateShots to meet them at their studio. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?cgroupid=999999961&workid=81824&searchid=9268 tateshots,twenty-six (drawing and falling things),issue 12,john wood,paul harrison,video,2008 no 03:44 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33683228001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515683001 Peter Doig’s retrospective at Tate Britain has been called ‘the most enthralling show in town’. He took us behind the scenes as he finalised the hang just before it opened, and showed us his private collection of photographs that provide the starting point for his mesmerising paintings. Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Peter Doig Peter Doig’s retrospective at Tate Britain has been called ‘the most enthralling show in town’. He took us behind the scenes as he finalised the hang just before it opened, and showed us his private collection of photographs that provide the starting point for his mesmerising paintings. http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/peterdoig/default.shtm issue 12,2008,peter doig,tateshots,tate britain no 05:46 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515683001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/34400985001 John Squire of the Stone Roses is both a musician and an artist. He gets up close to Cy Twombly’s epic canvases ‘The Four Seasons’ to explain why the American painter is one of his all-time heroes. A retrospective of Twombly’s work will be at Tate Modern this summer. Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Cy Twombly John Squire of the Stone Roses is both a musician and an artist. He gets up close to Cy Twombly’s epic canvases ‘The Four Seasons’ to explain why the American painter is one of his all-time heroes. A retrospective of Twombly’s work will be at Tate Modern this summer. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/cytwombly/default.shtm primavera,inverno,the four seasons,cy twombly,tateshots,tate modern,issue 12,quattro stagioni,autunno,estate,2008 no 03:54 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/34400985001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26518564001 Stanley Spencer (1891–1959) is best known for his huge paintings that treat British village life in the manner of Renaissance frescoes, such as his masterpiece The Resurrection, Cookham, in which the lives (and deaths) of ordinary folk are tenderly offered up to our gaze. Author and Spencer fan Sîan Pattendon visits the current exhibition at Tate Liverpool. Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Stanley Spencer at Tate Liverpool Stanley Spencer (1891–1959) is best known for his huge paintings that treat British village life in the manner of Renaissance frescoes, such as his masterpiece The Resurrection, Cookham, in which the lives (and deaths) of ordinary folk are tenderly offered up to our gaze. Author and Spencer fan Sîan Pattendon visits the current exhibition at Tate Liverpool. http://www.tate.org.uk/liverpool/exhibitions/the-twentieth-century/stanley_spencer.shtm issue 12,2008,sir stanley spencer,tateshots,stanley spencer no 04:29 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26518564001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405358001 Gilbert & George invite us into their studio to discuss a new group of pictures, Six Bomb Pictures 2006, made specially for their current retrospective at Tate Modern. As well as providing a fascinating insight into their working methods, they reveal why they want to de-shock rather than to shock people. Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate In the Studio: Gilbert & George Gilbert & George invite us into their studio to discuss a new group of pictures, Six Bomb Pictures 2006, made specially for their current retrospective at Tate Modern. As well as providing a fascinating insight into their working methods, they reveal why they want to de-shock rather than to shock people. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/gilbertandgeorge/ gilbert and george,tateshots,issue 1,gilbert & george,tate modern,six bomb pictures no 04:45 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405358001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33805415001 Sanford Biggers’ video features the artist and friends taking part in an improvised bell-ringing ceremony at a Zen temple in Japan. As Biggers explains, a number of the metal bells used in the video were fabricated from melted-down hip-hop jewellery. He talks to TateShots about making this work, and the connections he sees between the traditions of African-American hip-hop and Buddhism. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Sanford Biggers Sanford Biggers’ video features the artist and friends taking part in an improvised bell-ringing ceremony at a Zen temple in Japan. As Biggers explains, a number of the metal bells used in the video were fabricated from melted-down hip-hop jewellery. He talks to TateShots about making this work, and the connections he sees between the traditions of African-American hip-hop and Buddhism. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/illuminations/default.shtm illuminations,level 2,tateshots,sanford biggers,film,video,issue 11,2008 no 04:31 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33805415001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515662001 Paul Nash served as an official artist in the Second World War. His painting Totes Meer, German for ‘dead sea’, was inspired by a graveyard for wrecked aircraft at Cowley in Oxfordshire. Journalist Simon Grant visits the site to explore the origins of this work and discovers that as well as being a compelling memorial to the ravages of war, it may symbolise a more personal history of lost love. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Story of a Masterpiece: Paul Nash - Totes Meer Paul Nash served as an official artist in the Second World War. His painting Totes Meer, German for ‘dead sea’, was inspired by a graveyard for wrecked aircraft at Cowley in Oxfordshire. Journalist Simon Grant visits the site to explore the origins of this work and discovers that as well as being a compelling memorial to the ravages of war, it may symbolise a more personal history of lost love. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=1690&page=1 tateshots,paul nash,painting,totes meer,tate britain,issue 11,2008 no 04:32 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515662001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515321001 Muñoz described himself as a storyteller, and often arranged his figures and objects in carefully staged configurations that hint at unsettling and ambiguous scenarios. One of the last things he made before his untimely death in 2001 at the age of 48 was a vast stage-set-like installation for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall. Now Tate Modern is presenting the first major retrospective of his work in the UK. Curator Sheena Wagstaff offers an overview of the exhibition. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Juan Muñoz Muñoz described himself as a storyteller, and often arranged his figures and objects in carefully staged configurations that hint at unsettling and ambiguous scenarios. One of the last things he made before his untimely death in 2001 at the age of 48 was a vast stage-set-like installation for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall. Now Tate Modern is presenting the first major retrospective of his work in the UK. Curator Sheena Wagstaff offers an overview of the exhibition. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/juanmunoz/default.shtm issue 11,tate modern,juan muñoz,tateshots,juan munoz,2008 no 05:33 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515321001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26514914001 Recently at Tate Modern, unwitting gallery-goers were confronted by mounted police who rode back and forth, corralling people and controlling their movements. Cuban artist Tania Bruguera talks about her latest performance work and explains why she’s not interested in presenting images that can be viewed at a safe distance, but instead wants people to personally experience the dynamics of power Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Tania Bruguera Recently at Tate Modern, unwitting gallery-goers were confronted by mounted police who rode back and forth, corralling people and controlling their movements. Cuban artist Tania Bruguera talks about her latest performance work and explains why she’s not interested in presenting images that can be viewed at a safe distance, but instead wants people to personally experience the dynamics of power http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/musicperform/11768.htm issue 11,tate modern,tateshots,tania bruguera,2008 no 04:00 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26514914001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26514921001 We preview the first UK exhibition of the French artist Niki de Saint Phalle, which opens this month at Tate Liverpool. Beautiful, flamboyant, daring, provocative and fiercely independent, she emerged in the 1960s as a powerful and original figure in the highly masculine international arts world. The exhibition includes her acclaimed Shooting Pictures, made by firing a .22 rifle into bags of paint strapped to a canvas, as well as her brightly coloured, exuberant sculptures of enormous women, which she christened the ‘Nanas’. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Niki de Saint Phalle We preview the first UK exhibition of the French artist Niki de Saint Phalle, which opens this month at Tate Liverpool. Beautiful, flamboyant, daring, provocative and fiercely independent, she emerged in the 1960s as a powerful and original figure in the highly masculine international arts world. The exhibition includes her acclaimed Shooting Pictures, made by firing a .22 rifle into bags of paint strapped to a canvas, as well as her brightly coloured, exuberant sculptures of enormous women, which she christened the ‘Nanas’. http://www.tate.org.uk/liverpool/exhibitions/niki-de-saint-phalle/default.shtm issue 11,niki de saint phalle,tateshots,tate liverpool,2008 no 03:54 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26514921001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515670001 Afghan artist Lida Abdul describes the chance encounter that became the basis for her elegiac film Dome. Abdul calls her pieces ‘anti-monuments’, and in Dome we see a small boy dancing alone in the centre of a bombed-out building in Kabul. The boy’s circling movements trace the shape of the roofless dome as he looks up at the sky, then comes the sinister throbbing of whirling rotor blades as a helicopter passes overhead. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Lida Abdul Afghan artist Lida Abdul describes the chance encounter that became the basis for her elegiac film Dome. Abdul calls her pieces ‘anti-monuments’, and in Dome we see a small boy dancing alone in the centre of a bombed-out building in Kabul. The boy’s circling movements trace the shape of the roofless dome as he looks up at the sky, then comes the sinister throbbing of whirling rotor blades as a helicopter passes overhead. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/illuminations/default.shtm illuminations,level 2,tateshots,lida abdul,film,video,tate modern,issue 11,2008 no 03:02 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515670001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33680392001 Grenville Davey was considered the outsider when he won the £20,000 Turner Prize back in 1992, beating Alison Wilding, Damien Hirst, and David Tremlett. Fifteen years on, we filmed Davey as he installed his sculptures for the Turner Prize Retrospective at Tate Britain, and asked him how winning the prize had affected him. Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Grenville Davey Grenville Davey was considered the outsider when he won the £20,000 Turner Prize back in 1992, beating Alison Wilding, Damien Hirst, and David Tremlett. Fifteen years on, we filmed Davey as he installed his sculptures for the Turner Prize Retrospective at Tate Britain, and asked him how winning the prize had affected him. http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/turnerprizeretrospective/default.shtm tate britain,issue 10,turner prize retrospective,tateshots,grenville davey,2007 no 03:16 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33680392001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/34401680001 In amongst the galleries at Tate Modern you might come across a barbershop, complete with barber’s chairs, checkerboard floor and striped red and white pole at the entrance. This is Sweeney Tate (2007), an art installation named in homage to the legendary demon barber, and modelled on a real barbershop in Los Angeles’ Chinatown. We filmed artist Mario Ybarra Jr as he launched a one-day barber’s competition at Sweeney Tate. Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Performance: Sweeney Tate In amongst the galleries at Tate Modern you might come across a barbershop, complete with barber’s chairs, checkerboard floor and striped red and white pole at the entrance. This is Sweeney Tate (2007), an art installation named in homage to the legendary demon barber, and modelled on a real barbershop in Los Angeles’ Chinatown. We filmed artist Mario Ybarra Jr as he launched a one-day barber’s competition at Sweeney Tate. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/theworldasastage/ issue 10,tateshots,2007,mario ybarra jr. no 03:07 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/34401680001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/34401686001 British artist Linder Sterling is probably best known for the record sleeve she designed for Orgasm Addict by the Buzzcocks (1977), showing a naked woman with an iron for a head and grinning mouths instead of nipples. Her photo-montages, combining images from pornographic magazines with pictures from women’s magazines, make a powerful feminist statement. A group of these works have just been bought for Tate’s Collection and are now on show at Tate Britain, where Linder met us to talk about art and punk rock. Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Linder Sterling British artist Linder Sterling is probably best known for the record sleeve she designed for Orgasm Addict by the Buzzcocks (1977), showing a naked woman with an iron for a head and grinning mouths instead of nipples. Her photo-montages, combining images from pornographic magazines with pictures from women’s magazines, make a powerful feminist statement. A group of these works have just been bought for Tate’s Collection and are now on show at Tate Britain, where Linder met us to talk about art and punk rock. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=10844&page=1 issue 10,tateshots,2007,linder sterling no 04:30 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/34401686001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33677102001 Jeremy Deller talks about the two works that helped him win the Turner Prize in 2004, a wall drawing called The History of the World, a sort of mad-professor’s mind-map of the history of Britain through music; and a film called Memory Bucket that he made during a visit to Texas and which explores American paranoia. Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Jeremy Deller Jeremy Deller talks about the two works that helped him win the Turner Prize in 2004, a wall drawing called The History of the World, a sort of mad-professor’s mind-map of the history of Britain through music; and a film called Memory Bucket that he made during a visit to Texas and which explores American paranoia. http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/turnerprizeretrospective/default.shtm issue 10,turner prize retrospective,jeremy deller,tateshots,2007 no 03:49 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33677102001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/34408333001 Every year Tate Britain commissions a contemporary artist to design its Christmas Tree. This year Fiona Banner decorated the tree with 123 handmade kit models of all the world’s fighter planes currently in service, anywhere in the world. She showed us around her studio, where she has been making model planes for the last 20 years, as she explained her alternative Christmas message. Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate New Work: Fiona Banner Every year Tate Britain commissions a contemporary artist to design its Christmas Tree. This year Fiona Banner decorated the tree with 123 handmade kit models of all the world’s fighter planes currently in service, anywhere in the world. She showed us around her studio, where she has been making model planes for the last 20 years, as she explained her alternative Christmas message. http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/christmastree/2007banner.shtm issue 10,christmas tree,tateshots,fiona banner,2007 no 03:23 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/34408333001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/34401682001 One morning in November Jude Law walked through Borough Market, just down the road from Tate Modern, and bought some fish. It was a performance for a ‘real-time movie’, in which Law and a cast of extras mingled with the market crowds, following a carefully plotted script. But the movie will never be made. Pawel Althamer, the artist behind the project, is interested in the way real life and the fictional world of cinema intersect. In preparation for Jude’s real life performance he commissioned a genuine movie trailer that was shown in cinemas to advertise the event. The idea was that the trailer you saw on the screens would be re-enacted live by Jude Law at Borough Market. TateShots was there to follow the action. Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Performance: Realtime Movie One morning in November Jude Law walked through Borough Market, just down the road from Tate Modern, and bought some fish. It was a performance for a ‘real-time movie’, in which Law and a cast of extras mingled with the market crowds, following a carefully plotted script. But the movie will never be made. Pawel Althamer, the artist behind the project, is interested in the way real life and the fictional world of cinema intersect. In preparation for Jude’s real life performance he commissioned a genuine movie trailer that was shown in cinemas to advertise the event. The idea was that the trailer you saw on the screens would be re-enacted live by Jude Law at Borough Market. TateShots was there to follow the action. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/theworldasastage/default.shtm issue 10,tate modern,pawel althamer,tateshots,realtime movie,2007 no 03:20 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/34401682001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26514909001 Ulla von Brandenburg is interested in the idea of the tableau vivant, or 'living picture'. Popular in the nineteenth century, the tableau vivant was a combination of fine art and theatre, with live models carefully posed and lit in a composition like that of a painting or photograph. In this performance, a group of actors present a tableau vivant, while miming a song sung in German by the artist herself, to disconcerting effect. More of von Brandenburg’s work can be seen in The World as a Stage at Tate Modern. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Ulla von Brandenburg - Singplay Ulla von Brandenburg is interested in the idea of the tableau vivant, or 'living picture'. Popular in the nineteenth century, the tableau vivant was a combination of fine art and theatre, with live models carefully posed and lit in a composition like that of a painting or photograph. In this performance, a group of actors present a tableau vivant, while miming a song sung in German by the artist herself, to disconcerting effect. More of von Brandenburg’s work can be seen in The World as a Stage at Tate Modern. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/theworldasastage/default.shtm tate modern,tateshots,performance,ulla von brandenburg,2007,issue 9 no 05:26 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26514909001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33804615001 Mark Wallinger’s contribution to this year’s Turner Prize is Sleeper (2004-05), a film of a performance in which, over a period of 10 nights, he dressed in a bear suit and wandered aimlessly around an art gallery in Berlin, startling unsuspecting passers-by.  He relives the long nights for TateShots. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Mark Wallinger Mark Wallinger’s contribution to this year’s Turner Prize is Sleeper (2004-05), a film of a performance in which, over a period of 10 nights, he dressed in a bear suit and wandered aimlessly around an art gallery in Berlin, startling unsuspecting passers-by.  He relives the long nights for TateShots. http://www.tate.org.uk/liverpool/exhibitions/turnerprize2007/default.shtm mark wallinger,turner prize,tateshots,tate liverpool,2007,issue 9 no 03:43 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33804615001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33797588001 In this film, we follow what happened when Slovakian artist Roman Ondák asked people who had never seen him to draw his portrait based on a verbal description. Like a game of Chinese whispers, the resulting portraits reveal the curious distortions of language and memory. The drawings are on show in the exhibition The World as a Stage at Tate Modern. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate New Work: Roman Ondák In this film, we follow what happened when Slovakian artist Roman Ondák asked people who had never seen him to draw his portrait based on a verbal description. Like a game of Chinese whispers, the resulting portraits reveal the curious distortions of language and memory. The drawings are on show in the exhibition The World as a Stage at Tate Modern. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/theworldasastage/default.shtm tate modern,roman ondak,tateshots,2007,issue 9 no 02:44 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33797588001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515653001 Louise Bourgeois is one of the world’s most respected sculptors. Over a long career she has worked through most of the twentieth century’s avant-garde artistic movements from abstraction to realism, yet has remained uniquely individual and powerfully inventive.  Curator Frances Morris presents an overview of this retrospective and introduces archive footage showing Bourgeois at home in New York as she discusses plans for the giant spider and towers that were the very first Turbine Hall commission for Tate Modern in 2000. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Louise Bourgeois Louise Bourgeois is one of the world’s most respected sculptors. Over a long career she has worked through most of the twentieth century’s avant-garde artistic movements from abstraction to realism, yet has remained uniquely individual and powerfully inventive.  Curator Frances Morris presents an overview of this retrospective and introduces archive footage showing Bourgeois at home in New York as she discusses plans for the giant spider and towers that were the very first Turbine Hall commission for Tate Modern in 2000. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/louisebourgeois/default.shtm tate modern,tateshots,2007,issue 9,louise bourgeois no 04:40 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515653001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33799698001 There will be no miracles here’, reads the illuminated signboard in Nathan Coley’s section of the Turner Prize exhibition.  It’s one of a number of works Coley is presenting that explore the idea of faith in an era of moral uncertainty. He talks us through his show. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Nathan Coley There will be no miracles here’, reads the illuminated signboard in Nathan Coley’s section of the Turner Prize exhibition.  It’s one of a number of works Coley is presenting that explore the idea of faith in an era of moral uncertainty. He talks us through his show. http://www.tate.org.uk/turnerprize turner prize,tateshots,tate liverpool,2007,nathan coley,issue 9 no 05:02 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33799698001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33797589001 Mike Nelson’s labyrinthine installations, made of interconnecting corridors and chambers, are intentionally disorientating.  In his new work for the Turner Prize, the corridors contain peepholes through which we spy four, mirrored rooms.  Each offers the same illusory vista of desert sand dunes and infinitely reflecting lights.  Nelson talks about this and other projects.  Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Mike Nelson Mike Nelson’s labyrinthine installations, made of interconnecting corridors and chambers, are intentionally disorientating.  In his new work for the Turner Prize, the corridors contain peepholes through which we spy four, mirrored rooms.  Each offers the same illusory vista of desert sand dunes and infinitely reflecting lights.  Nelson talks about this and other projects.  http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/turnerprize/history/2007.shtm turner prize,tateshots,mike nelson,tate liverpool,2007,issue 9 no 03:53 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/33797589001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515287001 Keith Tyson won the Turner Prize in 2002, the year the then culture minister Kim Howells caused a media storm by describing the entries as ‘cold, mechanical, conceptual, bullshit’.  Tyson talks about the effect winning had on him, and discusses the works he’s currently showing in the Turner Prize Retrospective, including The Thinker (After Rodin), a black hexagonal column containing a bank of computers that emit a constant hum, first shown in the 2002 exhibition Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Keith Tyson Keith Tyson won the Turner Prize in 2002, the year the then culture minister Kim Howells caused a media storm by describing the entries as ‘cold, mechanical, conceptual, bullshit’.  Tyson talks about the effect winning had on him, and discusses the works he’s currently showing in the Turner Prize Retrospective, including The Thinker (After Rodin), a black hexagonal column containing a bank of computers that emit a constant hum, first shown in the 2002 exhibition http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/turnerprizeretrospective/ tate britain,turner prize retrospective,keith tyson,tateshots,2007,issue 8 no 04:24 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515287001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515647001 Grayson Perry was the surprise winner of the Turner Prize in 2003.  Accepting his award dressed as his alter-ego Claire he commented:  ‘I think the art world had more trouble coming to terms with me being a potter than my choice of frocks…’  In this interview he talks about his love of pots as a medium, the significance of his caustic imagery, and his thoughts on the prize in general. Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Grayson Perry Grayson Perry was the surprise winner of the Turner Prize in 2003.  Accepting his award dressed as his alter-ego Claire he commented:  ‘I think the art world had more trouble coming to terms with me being a potter than my choice of frocks…’  In this interview he talks about his love of pots as a medium, the significance of his caustic imagery, and his thoughts on the prize in general. http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/turnerprizeretrospective/ turner prize,turner prize retrospective,grayson perry,tateshots,tate liverpool,2007,issue 8 no 05:32 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515647001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/28291797001 In this exclusive interview for TateShots, Colombian artist Doris Salcedo talks about cracking open Tate Modern.  Her new work Shibboleth is a long snaking fissure that runs the vast length of the Turbine Hall, as if striking to the very foundations of the museum. Something similar might be said of the concept that underpins the piece. The word ‘shibboleth’ refers back to an incident in the Bible, which describes how the Ephraimites, attempting to flee across the river Jordan, were stopped by their enemies, the Gileadites. As their dialect did not include a ‘sh’ sound, those who could not say the word ‘shibboleth’ were captured and executed. A shibboleth is therefore a token of power: the power to judge, reject and kill. What might it mean to refer to such violence in a museum of modern art?   For Salcedo, the crack represents a history of racism, running parallel to the history of modernity; a stand off between rich and poor, northern and southern hemispheres.  She invites us to look down into it, and to confront discomforting truths about our world. Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Doris Salcedo In this exclusive interview for TateShots, Colombian artist Doris Salcedo talks about cracking open Tate Modern.  Her new work Shibboleth is a long snaking fissure that runs the vast length of the Turbine Hall, as if striking to the very foundations of the museum. Something similar might be said of the concept that underpins the piece. The word ‘shibboleth’ refers back to an incident in the Bible, which describes how the Ephraimites, attempting to flee across the river Jordan, were stopped by their enemies, the Gileadites. As their dialect did not include a ‘sh’ sound, those who could not say the word ‘shibboleth’ were captured and executed. A shibboleth is therefore a token of power: the power to judge, reject and kill. What might it mean to refer to such violence in a museum of modern art?   For Salcedo, the crack represents a history of racism, running parallel to the history of modernity; a stand off between rich and poor, northern and southern hemispheres.  She invites us to look down into it, and to confront discomforting truths about our world. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/dorissalcedo/default.shtm 2007,doris salcedo,tateshots,shibboleth,the unilever series,tate modern,issue 8 no 05:06 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/28291797001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515640001 Mika Rottenberg’s mesmerising video installations are humorous and surrealistic. In Mary’s Cherries (2005) three female wrestlers take part in a bizarre production line, turning red painted fingernails into maraschino cherries.  The video is showing as part of The Irresistible Force, in Tate Modern’s Level 2 Gallery, a dedicated space for emerging international artists.  Rottenberg talks about her ideas and the process of making the video. Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Mika Rottenberg Mika Rottenberg’s mesmerising video installations are humorous and surrealistic. In Mary’s Cherries (2005) three female wrestlers take part in a bizarre production line, turning red painted fingernails into maraschino cherries.  The video is showing as part of The Irresistible Force, in Tate Modern’s Level 2 Gallery, a dedicated space for emerging international artists.  Rottenberg talks about her ideas and the process of making the video. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/theirresistibleforce/default.shtm issue 8,2007,level 2,the irresistible force,tateshots,tate modern,mika rottenberg no 03:35 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26515640001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/28291795001 Matei Bejenaru put out a call to fellow Romanian nationals, asking them to gather as a crowd outside Tate Modern to take part in a public performance. Here he introduces his own film of the event, Together (2007). Bejenaru is one of the artists in the exhibition The Irresistible Force, at Tate Modern, where he is showing a work called Travelling Guide (2005), an unofficial guide for Romanians seeking to enter and work in the United Kingdom illegally. Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Performance: Matei Bejenaru Matei Bejenaru put out a call to fellow Romanian nationals, asking them to gather as a crowd outside Tate Modern to take part in a public performance. Here he introduces his own film of the event, Together (2007). Bejenaru is one of the artists in the exhibition The Irresistible Force, at Tate Modern, where he is showing a work called Travelling Guide (2005), an unofficial guide for Romanians seeking to enter and work in the United Kingdom illegally. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/theirresistibleforce/default.shtm 2007,level 2,the irresistible force,tateshots,tate modern,matei bejenaru,issue 8 no 03:40 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/28291795001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/28297814001 This year’s Turner Prize exhibition opens later this month at Tate Liverpool.  Meanwhile Tate Britain is mounting a retrospective of all the previous winners since the prize began in 1984.  Journalist and former Turner-Prize judge Louisa Buck offers her highlights. Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Turner Prize Retrospective This year’s Turner Prize exhibition opens later this month at Tate Liverpool.  Meanwhile Tate Britain is mounting a retrospective of all the previous winners since the prize began in 1984.  Journalist and former Turner-Prize judge Louisa Buck offers her highlights. http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/turnerprizeretrospective/ issue 8,2007,tateshots,turner prize retrospective,turner prize,tp,tate britain,louisa buck no 05:51 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/28297814001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26514846001 Alex James, Blur’s bassist, on the relationship between Ellsworth Kelly, a good Pop song and Albert Einstein. James's book, Bit of a Blur, about his life with the band, is out now. Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Ellsworth Kelly Alex James, Blur’s bassist, on the relationship between Ellsworth Kelly, a good Pop song and Albert Einstein. James's book, Bit of a Blur, about his life with the band, is out now. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=1391&page=1 white curve 1974,tateshots,2007,issue 7,ellsworth kelly no 02:38 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26514846001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26511962001 Antony Gormley takes us on a tour of his studio. Designed in collaboration with the architect David Chipperfield, this converted warehouse just north of King Cross manages to accommodate hanger-like rooms, where teams of assistants work on large-scale sculptures, with more intimate, personal spaces. Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate In the Studio: Antony Gormley Antony Gormley takes us on a tour of his studio. Designed in collaboration with the architect David Chipperfield, this converted warehouse just north of King Cross manages to accommodate hanger-like rooms, where teams of assistants work on large-scale sculptures, with more intimate, personal spaces. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=1192&page=1 antony gormley,tateshots,2007,issue 7,sculpture no 04:40 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26511962001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26511972001 Gavin Pretor-Pinney is founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society and author of The Cloudspotter’s Guide. Applying his spotter’s eye to the Tate Collection he extols the joys of clouds in art, from Constable and his strata cumulus to Turner the storm-chaser. Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate In the Frame: Clouds Gavin Pretor-Pinney is founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society and author of The Cloudspotter’s Guide. Applying his spotter’s eye to the Tate Collection he extols the joys of clouds in art, from Constable and his strata cumulus to Turner the storm-chaser. clouds,issue 7,2007,gavin pretor-pinney,tateshots no 05:52 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26511972001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26510968001 Tracey Emin interviews Peter Blake and finds out how you get offered a knighthood, why Blake turned down dinner with Andy Warhol, and what he really thinks about that Sgt. Pepper cover. Watch the full-length interview here. Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Peter Blake & Tracey Emin Tracey Emin interviews Peter Blake and finds out how you get offered a knighthood, why Blake turned down dinner with Andy Warhol, and what he really thinks about that Sgt. Pepper cover. Watch the full-length interview here. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=763&page=1 tracey emin,tateshots,2007,issue 7,peter blake no 05:43 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26510968001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26511945001 Pauline Boty is little known outside the art world but in the early sixties she was one of the hottest talents on the London Pop art scene, a contemporary of David Hockney and Peter Blake. She died from cancer in 1966 at the age of just 28, and her work was stored away in a barn and largely forgotten. In the last decade her paintings have begun to be shown again, and in 1999 Tate bought The Only Blonde in the World, her portrait of Marilyn Monroe. Michael Bracewell discusses the life and work of Britain’s first female Pop artist. Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Work in Focus: Pauline Boty Pauline Boty is little known outside the art world but in the early sixties she was one of the hottest talents on the London Pop art scene, a contemporary of David Hockney and Peter Blake. She died from cancer in 1966 at the age of just 28, and her work was stored away in a barn and largely forgotten. In the last decade her paintings have begun to be shown again, and in 1999 Tate bought The Only Blonde in the World, her portrait of Marilyn Monroe. Michael Bracewell discusses the life and work of Britain’s first female Pop artist. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?cgroupid=999999961&workid=26506 michael bracewell,tateshots,pauline boty,the only blonde in the world,issue 6,2007 no 04:40 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26511945001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26512545001 Peter Blake takes us around his retrospective at Tate Liverpool.  Blake is often described as the godfather of British Pop art, and at the core of his work is an ever-present fascination with the world of popular culture and entertainment. Yet Blake’s work goes far beyond this.  Here he discusses the evolution of his style, from the early days at the Royal College of Art, to the paintings that he’s working on right now. Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Peter Blake: A retrospective Peter Blake takes us around his retrospective at Tate Liverpool.  Blake is often described as the godfather of British Pop art, and at the core of his work is an ever-present fascination with the world of popular culture and entertainment. Yet Blake’s work goes far beyond this.  Here he discusses the evolution of his style, from the early days at the Royal College of Art, to the paintings that he’s working on right now. http://www.tate.org.uk/liverpool/exhibitions/peterblake/ issue 6,tateshots,tate liverpool,2007,peter blake no 05:52 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26512545001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26511948001 This performance recreates the groundbreaking work of Brazilian artist Hélio Oiticica. Frustrated by the limitations of painting, Oiticica devoted himself to finding ways in which painting could be taken off the gallery walls and out into 3-dimensional space. One result was his ‘Parangolés’ of the mid-1960s. Literally habitable paintings, they were designed to be worn while dancing to the rhythm of samba. They came out of his involvement with the people of Mangueira Hill, a Rio de Janeiro shanty town, and Mangueira's famous samba school. The artist’s nephew, César Oiticica Fihlo, takes up the story. Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Parangolés This performance recreates the groundbreaking work of Brazilian artist Hélio Oiticica. Frustrated by the limitations of painting, Oiticica devoted himself to finding ways in which painting could be taken off the gallery walls and out into 3-dimensional space. One result was his ‘Parangolés’ of the mid-1960s. Literally habitable paintings, they were designed to be worn while dancing to the rhythm of samba. They came out of his involvement with the people of Mangueira Hill, a Rio de Janeiro shanty town, and Mangueira's famous samba school. The artist’s nephew, César Oiticica Fihlo, takes up the story. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/heliooiticica/ 2007,tateshots,issue 6,parangoles,hélio oiticica,tate modern,helio oiticica no 03:26 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26511948001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26511915001 The Fight’, a boxing, music and dance performance, was conceived by Panamanian-born artist, Humberto Vélez. More than 100 amateur boxers from South London boxing clubs took over Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall for a series of bouts in the ring, with music by MC Mic Assassin and choreography by street dance company Flawless. Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate The Fight The Fight’, a boxing, music and dance performance, was conceived by Panamanian-born artist, Humberto Vélez. More than 100 amateur boxers from South London boxing clubs took over Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall for a series of bouts in the ring, with music by MC Mic Assassin and choreography by street dance company Flawless. tate modern,issue 6,tateshots,2007,humberto vélez,the fight no 03:25 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26511915001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26512543001 Bourbon biscuits, Liquorice Allsorts and golf balls are some of the unlikely materials from which architect Nigel Coates conjures a vision of London’s future.  Coates was invited to make a piece of work for Global Cities, Tate Modern’s exhibition about the changing face of ten international cities. The architectural model he created focuses on the Thames Gateway, an area of land targeted for regeneration that stretches eastwards from CanaryWharf along the river Thames.  He talks about why British architecture is in need of an injection of artistic spirit. Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Global Cities Bourbon biscuits, Liquorice Allsorts and golf balls are some of the unlikely materials from which architect Nigel Coates conjures a vision of London’s future.  Coates was invited to make a piece of work for Global Cities, Tate Modern’s exhibition about the changing face of ten international cities. The architectural model he created focuses on the Thames Gateway, an area of land targeted for regeneration that stretches eastwards from CanaryWharf along the river Thames.  He talks about why British architecture is in need of an injection of artistic spirit. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/globalcities/default.shtm global cities,issue 6,tateshots,nigel coates,2007 no 03:37 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26512543001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26511943001 Tate invited East London grime collective Roll Deep to write a track about one of the artworks on show at Tate Modern. They chose Anish Kapoor’s sculpture Ishi’s Light. Two of the group talked to TateShots about their creative process. Roll Deep’s track Searching is part of the 12-month Tate Tracks project launched to match inspirational visual art with inspirational new music. We’re now holding a competition to find one final addition to the project – Your Tate Track. For details visit www.tatetracks.org.uk. Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Tate Tracks: Roll Deep Tate invited East London grime collective Roll Deep to write a track about one of the artworks on show at Tate Modern. They chose Anish Kapoor’s sculpture Ishi’s Light. Two of the group talked to TateShots about their creative process. Roll Deep’s track Searching is part of the 12-month Tate Tracks project launched to match inspirational visual art with inspirational new music. We’re now holding a competition to find one final addition to the project – Your Tate Track. For details visit www.tatetracks.org.uk. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=1384&page=1 tateshots,ishis light,issue 6,anish kapoor,tate modern,roll deep,2007 no 03:29 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26511943001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26511903001 Surveillance technology, robotics and computers all feature in the work of Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. As you enter the exhibition space, overhead cameras track your movements, triggering a reaction – in one room rows of white chairs rise and fall in waves as you pass by, in another, projected images emerge from the floor in response to where you stand. Lozano-Hemmer’s interactive approach is summed up most spectacularly in an installation called Pulse Room, one hundred incandescent light bulbs controlled by the heartbeat of the public. He takes us on a tour of his show at the Mexican Pavilion. Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Venice Biennale: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer Surveillance technology, robotics and computers all feature in the work of Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. As you enter the exhibition space, overhead cameras track your movements, triggering a reaction – in one room rows of white chairs rise and fall in waves as you pass by, in another, projected images emerge from the floor in response to where you stand. Lozano-Hemmer’s interactive approach is summed up most spectacularly in an installation called Pulse Room, one hundred incandescent light bulbs controlled by the heartbeat of the public. He takes us on a tour of his show at the Mexican Pavilion. issue 5,venice biennale,tateshots,rafael lozano-hemmer,pulse room,2007 no 05:32 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26511903001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26510904001 The 52nd Venice Biennale opened earlier this month, and runs until November 2007. So can you tell your Arsenale from your Giardini? We rounded up some Biennale veterans and asked them to sum it up. Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Venice Biennale : A bluffers guide The 52nd Venice Biennale opened earlier this month, and runs until November 2007. So can you tell your Arsenale from your Giardini? We rounded up some Biennale veterans and asked them to sum it up. http://www.labiennale.org/en/ venice biennale,jane burton,andrew graham-dixon,louisa buck,david dibosa,issue 5,tateshots,tim marlow,2007,sam taylor-wood no 03:13 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26510904001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26506128001 Bill Viola's latest video installation, Ocean Without a Shore, is presented in the atmospheric setting of the church of San Gallo, Venice.  Monitors positioned on three stone altars in the church show a succession of individuals slowly approaching out of darkness and moving into the light, as if encountered at the intersection between death and life. Viola talks about his artistic intentions and the technical challenges of the piece. Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Venice Biennale: A new work by Bill Viola Bill Viola's latest video installation, Ocean Without a Shore, is presented in the atmospheric setting of the church of San Gallo, Venice.  Monitors positioned on three stone altars in the church show a succession of individuals slowly approaching out of darkness and moving into the light, as if encountered at the intersection between death and life. Viola talks about his artistic intentions and the technical challenges of the piece. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=2333&page=1 bill viola,2007,tateshots,ocean without a shore,venice biennale,issue 5 no 06:03 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26506128001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26510913001 When a boyfriend broke-up with her by email, French artist Sophie Calle asked 107 women to read the letter and to analyse it according to their professional interest. It was set to music, re-ordered by a crossword-setter, performed by an actress, and probed by a forensic psychiatrist, amongst others. The resulting artwork called Take care of yourself (after the boyfriend's parting words) fills the French Pavilion at the Biennale. Another example of Calle's ability to create art from the intimate and painful details of her life is also being shown in Venice. It takes the form of a film recording the dying moments of her mother, while in an adjacent space a statement on the wall explains that on the day that Calle was invited to represent France at the Biennale, she learned that her mother was terminally ill. Calle spoke to TateShots about her work. Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Venice Biennale: Sophie Calle When a boyfriend broke-up with her by email, French artist Sophie Calle asked 107 women to read the letter and to analyse it according to their professional interest. It was set to music, re-ordered by a crossword-setter, performed by an actress, and probed by a forensic psychiatrist, amongst others. The resulting artwork called Take care of yourself (after the boyfriend's parting words) fills the French Pavilion at the Biennale. Another example of Calle's ability to create art from the intimate and painful details of her life is also being shown in Venice. It takes the form of a film recording the dying moments of her mother, while in an adjacent space a statement on the wall explains that on the day that Calle was invited to represent France at the Biennale, she learned that her mother was terminally ill. Calle spoke to TateShots about her work. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=2692&page=1 2007,tateshots,sophie calle,venice biennale,issue 5 no 03:28 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26510913001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26506134001 This year the Ukrainian Pavilion is Venice takes the unusual step of showing work by artists from other countries. German photographer Juergen Teller, and British artists Sam Taylor-Wood and Mark Titchner were amongst those invited to produce work in response to the question ‘Who are the Ukrainian people?’. Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Venice Biennale: Ukrainian Pavilion This year the Ukrainian Pavilion is Venice takes the unusual step of showing work by artists from other countries. German photographer Juergen Teller, and British artists Sam Taylor-Wood and Mark Titchner were amongst those invited to produce work in response to the question ‘Who are the Ukrainian people?’. 2007,mark titchner,tateshots,juergen teller,dzine,peter doroshenko,venice biennale,issue 5,sam taylor-wood no 04:02 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26506134001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26507138001 Representing Britain at the Venice Biennale is a rare accolade. Tracey Emin is only the second British female artist to have a solo exhibition in the British Pavilion, the first was Rachel Whiteread in 1997. So has she pulled it off? We canvassed opinion as the doors opened on her new show and Emin made her grand entrance. Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Venice Biennale: Tracey Emin Representing Britain at the Venice Biennale is a rare accolade. Tracey Emin is only the second British female artist to have a solo exhibition in the British Pavilion, the first was Rachel Whiteread in 1997. So has she pulled it off? We canvassed opinion as the doors opened on her new show and Emin made her grand entrance. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=2590&page=1 tracey emin,issue 5,venice biennale,tateshots,2007 no 03:26 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26507138001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26408975001 British artist Richard Wentworth climbs a skyscraper to pay tribute to London’s skyline, and explains why he finds inspiration in city life. Wentworth’s art has taken the diverse forms of photography, sculpture, installation, walks and talks. For Tate Modern’s exhibition Global Cities he has made a series of films that show people painting road markings, a kind of urban street art that normally goes unnoticed. Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Richard Wentworth British artist Richard Wentworth climbs a skyscraper to pay tribute to London’s skyline, and explains why he finds inspiration in city life. Wentworth’s art has taken the diverse forms of photography, sculpture, installation, walks and talks. For Tate Modern’s exhibition Global Cities he has made a series of films that show people painting road markings, a kind of urban street art that normally goes unnoticed. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=2132&page=1 2007,richard wentworth,tateshots,issue 4 no 03:49 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26408975001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26406495001 People have been using photography to capture images of life in Britain since the invention of the medium. This exhibition takes a snapshot of the country over the past 150 years, and includes both forgotten curios and established masterpieces. Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate How We Are People have been using photography to capture images of life in Britain since the invention of the medium. This exhibition takes a snapshot of the country over the past 150 years, and includes both forgotten curios and established masterpieces. http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/howweare 2007,susan bright,how we are,photographing britain,tateshots,issue 4 no 03:27 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26406495001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26408988001 Artist Mathieu Briand and choreographer Prue Lang persuade the public to don masks and lose their inhibitions as they take part in a ‘flash-mob’ style performance for Tate Modern’s Long Weekend. Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Mathieu Briand and Prue Lang Artist Mathieu Briand and choreographer Prue Lang persuade the public to don masks and lose their inhibitions as they take part in a ‘flash-mob’ style performance for Tate Modern’s Long Weekend. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/thelongweekend2007/ the long weekend,issue 4,mathieu briand,tateshots,performance,ubs openings,2007,prue lang no 02:58 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26408988001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26408984001 Salvador Dalí declared Walt Disney to be a ‘great American Surrealist’inspired perhaps by the fantastical imagery in animations such as Fantasia. The admiration was mutual, and Disney invited Dalí to collaborate on a short film, which became Destino. Producer Baker Bloodworth takes up the story. Destino is currently showing at Tate Modern in the exhibition Dalí & Film. Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Dalí & Film Salvador Dalí declared Walt Disney to be a ‘great American Surrealist’inspired perhaps by the fantastical imagery in animations such as Fantasia. The admiration was mutual, and Disney invited Dalí to collaborate on a short film, which became Destino. Producer Baker Bloodworth takes up the story. Destino is currently showing at Tate Modern in the exhibition Dalí & Film. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/daliandfilm/default.shtm baker bloodworth,issue 4,tateshots,salvador dalí,2007,dali&film,dali no 04:51 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26408984001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/28607894001 Surf's up at Tate St Ives where the new exhibition is inspired by the life and music of The Beach Boy's Brian Wilson. It includes art from the 1960s to today that seems to parallel or reflect Wilson’s musical development. DJ and major Beach Boys fan Sean Rowley takes us on a tour. Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Brian Wilson in St Ives Surf's up at Tate St Ives where the new exhibition is inspired by the life and music of The Beach Boy's Brian Wilson. It includes art from the 1960s to today that seems to parallel or reflect Wilson’s musical development. DJ and major Beach Boys fan Sean Rowley takes us on a tour. http://www.tate.org.uk/stives/exhibitions/brianwilson/ issue 4,tateshots,if everybody had an ocean,2007,tate st ives,brian wilson no 06:26 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/28607894001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26406493001 The experimental Super-8 films that Derek Jarman began making in the 1970s are rarely shown. James Mackay, who later produced some of Jarman’s feature films including The Garden (1990) and Blue (1993), agreed to open up his archive of these ground-breaking short films for TateShots. Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Film: Derek Jarman The experimental Super-8 films that Derek Jarman began making in the 1970s are rarely shown. James Mackay, who later produced some of Jarman’s feature films including The Garden (1990) and Blue (1993), agreed to open up his archive of these ground-breaking short films for TateShots. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=2327&page=1 derek jarman,2007,tateshots,film,video,issue 4 no 05:05 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26406493001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405884001 Since the 1970s, Martin Parr has photographed aspects of British life, documenting and dissecting the way we live with a witty, unblinking eye.  On the eve of Tate Britain’s exhibition ‘How We Are: Photographing Britain’ Parr met us at his London studio to talk about his work. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate In the Studio: Martin Parr Since the 1970s, Martin Parr has photographed aspects of British life, documenting and dissecting the way we live with a witty, unblinking eye.  On the eve of Tate Britain’s exhibition ‘How We Are: Photographing Britain’ Parr met us at his London studio to talk about his work. http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/howweare/ issue 3,tate britain,photography,tateshots,photographing britain,how we are,martin parr,2007 no 03:30 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405884001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405881001 Tate Liverpool’s latest exhibition aims to convey the sheer diversity, confidence and ambition of art being made in China today. These predominantly young artists have chosen to remain in China, unlike many of the generation before them, and the majority of the work on show is seen for the first time outside the country. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Contemporary Art from China Tate Liverpool’s latest exhibition aims to convey the sheer diversity, confidence and ambition of art being made in China today. These predominantly young artists have chosen to remain in China, unlike many of the generation before them, and the majority of the work on show is seen for the first time outside the country. http://www.tate.org.uk/liverpool/exhibitions/contemporaryartfromchina/ issue 3,contemporary art from china,simon groom,the real thing,karen smith,tateshots,tate liverpool,2007 no 03:50 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405881001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405888001 To mark the opening of Tate Liverpool’s exhibition of contemporary Chinese art, the Yangjiang Group staged a ‘fireworks battle’ in the docks. The work is called If I Knew the Danger Ahead I'd Have Stayed Well Clear and involved £50,000 of fireworks being launched from two opposing barges, filling the sky like exotic tracer fire. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Yangjiang Group To mark the opening of Tate Liverpool’s exhibition of contemporary Chinese art, the Yangjiang Group staged a ‘fireworks battle’ in the docks. The work is called If I Knew the Danger Ahead I'd Have Stayed Well Clear and involved £50,000 of fireworks being launched from two opposing barges, filling the sky like exotic tracer fire. 2007,tateshots,yangjiang group,issue 3 no 04:40 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405888001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405436001 Belgian artist Francis Alÿs  talks about his work The Last Clown (1995-2000), an installation that comprises animation, drawings and paintings all depicting the same incident: a man tripping over a dog in a park. Alÿs explains how this absurd, real life event can be read as a metaphor for the predicament of the artist. The Last Clown is currently on show at Tate Modern. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Francis Alÿs Belgian artist Francis Alÿs  talks about his work The Last Clown (1995-2000), an installation that comprises animation, drawings and paintings all depicting the same incident: a man tripping over a dog in a park. Alÿs explains how this absurd, real life event can be read as a metaphor for the predicament of the artist. The Last Clown is currently on show at Tate Modern. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=4427&page=1 the last clown,2007,tateshots,francis alÿs,issue 3 no 04:23 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405436001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405425001 Toby Litt offers a personal view of Francis Bacon’s painting Figure in Movement 1985. Litt is a London-based writer, whose books include Corpsing, deadkidsongs , Exhibitionism, Finding Myself, and most recently Hospital, described by one critic as ‘an extraordinarily vivid comic nightmare, an apocalyptic vision for our own weird times’.Credits:Francis BaconFigure in Movement 1985Tate © Estate of Francis Bacon. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2002Seated Figure 1961Tate © Estate of Francis Bacon. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2007 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Francis Bacon Toby Litt offers a personal view of Francis Bacon’s painting Figure in Movement 1985. Litt is a London-based writer, whose books include Corpsing, deadkidsongs , Exhibitionism, Finding Myself, and most recently Hospital, described by one critic as ‘an extraordinarily vivid comic nightmare, an apocalyptic vision for our own weird times’.Credits:Francis BaconFigure in Movement 1985Tate © Estate of Francis Bacon. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2002Seated Figure 1961Tate © Estate of Francis Bacon. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2007 http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=682&page=1 francis bacon,issue 3,tateshots,2007,toby litt no 03:33 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405425001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405421001 Swiss artist Thomas Hirschhorn discusses what it means to be an artist, and why art is a tool to confront the times in which we're living. Hirschhorn is represented in Tate's Collection by Drift Topography 2003, a sculpture in which cardboard cutouts of US soldiers surround a ramshackle city whose streets are lined with petrol cans, raising the spectre of the Iraq war. We filmed Hirschhorn at the Stephen Friedman gallery, London, where his latest installation extends the theme. Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Meet the Artist: Thomas Hirschhorn Swiss artist Thomas Hirschhorn discusses what it means to be an artist, and why art is a tool to confront the times in which we're living. Hirschhorn is represented in Tate's Collection by Drift Topography 2003, a sculpture in which cardboard cutouts of US soldiers surround a ramshackle city whose streets are lined with petrol cans, raising the spectre of the Iraq war. We filmed Hirschhorn at the Stephen Friedman gallery, London, where his latest installation extends the theme. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?cgroupid=999999961&workid=82955&searchid=10566 2007,issue 2,tateshots,thomas hirschhorn no 02:41 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405421001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405873001 Hogarth was filthy and he was fun' says Guardian cartoonist Martin Rowson. In the final weeks of Tate Britain's popular Hogarth exhibition, Rowson takes to the streets of London in pursuit of the artist's satiric genius. Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Cartoonist Martin Rowson talks about Hogarth's London Hogarth was filthy and he was fun' says Guardian cartoonist Martin Rowson. In the final weeks of Tate Britain's popular Hogarth exhibition, Rowson takes to the streets of London in pursuit of the artist's satiric genius. http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/hogarth/ tateshots,william hogarth,issue 2,2007,martin rowson,hogarth no 06:01 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405873001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405877001 Artist Dan Graham declares his passion for the work of nineteenth-century painter John Martin. He explains why Martin could be considered a science-fiction painter, and why his apocalyptic visions have particular resonance for American society today. John Martin's paintings are currently on display at Tate Britain. Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate John Martin Artist Dan Graham declares his passion for the work of nineteenth-century painter John Martin. He explains why Martin could be considered a science-fiction painter, and why his apocalyptic visions have particular resonance for American society today. John Martin's paintings are currently on display at Tate Britain. http://www.tate.org.uk/onlineevents/webcasts/dan_graham_artists_talk/default.jsp tate britain,john martin,tateshots,issue 2,2007,dan graham no 03:31 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405877001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26406489001 What happens when a group of performance artists go undercover at Tate Modern?  Ordinary activities like standing in a queue, travelling on an escalator or listening to a gallery tour -guide takes on strange new dimensions.  Artists Dora García, Ji?í Kovanda, Roman Ondák, Mario Garcia Torres, Nina Jan Beier and Marie Jan Lund explore the way visitors behave in a museum, subtly intervening to disrupt the usual codes of conduct. Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Actions and Interruptions What happens when a group of performance artists go undercover at Tate Modern?  Ordinary activities like standing in a queue, travelling on an escalator or listening to a gallery tour -guide takes on strange new dimensions.  Artists Dora García, Ji?í Kovanda, Roman Ondák, Mario Garcia Torres, Nina Jan Beier and Marie Jan Lund explore the way visitors behave in a museum, subtly intervening to disrupt the usual codes of conduct. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/musicperform/7573.htm nina jan beier,roman ondák,mario garcia torres,marie jan lund,jiri kovanda,issue 3,roman ondak,dora garcía,tateshots,ji?í kovanda,2007 no 04:33 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26406489001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405370001 This film captures a recent presentation of Anthony McCall's ground-breaking 1973 work, Line Describing a Cone. Testing the boundaries between cinema and sculpture, the work takes the form of a projected white dot that slowly grows to fill the dark space with a cone of light, immersing audience members in its field, to mesmerising effect. Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Anthony McCall This film captures a recent presentation of Anthony McCall's ground-breaking 1973 work, Line Describing a Cone. Testing the boundaries between cinema and sculpture, the work takes the form of a projected white dot that slowly grows to fill the dark space with a cone of light, immersing audience members in its field, to mesmerising effect. tate modern,line describing a cone,tateshots,issue 2,2007,anthony mccall no 01:52 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405370001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26406459001 A new exhibition at Tate Modern looks at the paintings of Amrita Sher-Gil (1913-1941), who's been called India's Frida Kahlo. Sher-Gil was just 28 when she died but was already recognised as one of India's most important artists. In this film Sher-Gil's nephew Vivan Sundaram, an artist in his own right, talks about her legacy. Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Amrita Sher-Gil A new exhibition at Tate Modern looks at the paintings of Amrita Sher-Gil (1913-1941), who's been called India's Frida Kahlo. Sher-Gil was just 28 when she died but was already recognised as one of India's most important artists. In this film Sher-Gil's nephew Vivan Sundaram, an artist in his own right, talks about her legacy. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/shergil 2007,issue 2,amrita sher-gil,tateshots,tate modern no 04:39 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26406459001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26403407001 We took a camera to Tate Modern and asked people to tell us what they thought of the art they'd seen that day. One of them turned out to be musician Billy Bragg, still reeling from a ride down Carsten Höller's Slides, though he seemed to be enjoying himself. We were pleased to discover that Tate Modern's visitors, including Billy, aren't short of an opinion or two. Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Vox Pops: Tate visitors We took a camera to Tate Modern and asked people to tell us what they thought of the art they'd seen that day. One of them turned out to be musician Billy Bragg, still reeling from a ride down Carsten Höller's Slides, though he seemed to be enjoying himself. We were pleased to discover that Tate Modern's visitors, including Billy, aren't short of an opinion or two. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/carstenholler/ vox pops,billy bragg,carsten holler,carsten höller,tateshots,issue 1 no 01:39 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26403407001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405340001 Mark Wallinger talks about his dramatic re-creation of peace campaigner Brian Haw's Parliament Square protest, State Britain, currently on display at Tate Britain, and outlines his own political stance on the Iraq war. State Britain consists of a meticulous reconstruction of over 600 weather-beaten banners, photographs, peace flags and messages from well-wishers that have been amassed by Haw over the past five years. Haw began his protest against the economic sanction in Iraq in June 2001, and has remained opposite the Palace of Westminster ever since. On 23 May 2006, following the passing by Parliament of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act prohibiting unauthorised demonstrations within a one kilometre radius of Parliament Square, the majority of Haw's protest was removed. Taken literally, the edge of this exclusion zone bisects Tate Britain. Wallinger has marked a line on the floor of the galleries positioning State Britain half inside and half outside the border. Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate New Work: Mark Wallinger Mark Wallinger talks about his dramatic re-creation of peace campaigner Brian Haw's Parliament Square protest, State Britain, currently on display at Tate Britain, and outlines his own political stance on the Iraq war. State Britain consists of a meticulous reconstruction of over 600 weather-beaten banners, photographs, peace flags and messages from well-wishers that have been amassed by Haw over the past five years. Haw began his protest against the economic sanction in Iraq in June 2001, and has remained opposite the Palace of Westminster ever since. On 23 May 2006, following the passing by Parliament of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act prohibiting unauthorised demonstrations within a one kilometre radius of Parliament Square, the majority of Haw's protest was removed. Taken literally, the edge of this exclusion zone bisects Tate Britain. Wallinger has marked a line on the floor of the galleries positioning State Britain half inside and half outside the border. http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/wallinger/ state britain,tateshots,issue 1,tate britain,mark wallinger no 04:28 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405340001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405849001 This video charts the fascinating history of a work once so unloved that it lay hidden in a stable block only to re-emerge many years later as one of the most popular icons in the Tate Collection. Rodin's marble sculpture The Kiss (1900-1904), currently on show at Tate Modern, is one of three versions that exists. It was commissioned by American collector Edward Perry Warren, who lived in Lewes House, Sussex. But while the French public celebrated Rodin and his work, when The Kiss first went on show in Britain in 1914 it met with outrage. Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Story of a Masterpiece: Auguste Rodin - The Kiss This video charts the fascinating history of a work once so unloved that it lay hidden in a stable block only to re-emerge many years later as one of the most popular icons in the Tate Collection. Rodin's marble sculpture The Kiss (1900-1904), currently on show at Tate Modern, is one of three versions that exists. It was commissioned by American collector Edward Perry Warren, who lived in Lewes House, Sussex. But while the French public celebrated Rodin and his work, when The Kiss first went on show in Britain in 1914 it met with outrage. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?workid=12718 rodin,tate britain,jane burton,auguste rodin,issue 1,tateshots,the kiss no 04:33 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405849001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405857001 Poet Paul Farley explores Tate Liverpool's latest exhibition, Centre of the Creative Universe: Liverpool and the Avant-Garde. Farley grew up in Liverpool and has strong memories of many of the places that feature in the artists' work, from the dockside and housing estates to the clubs he used to hang out in. The exhibition looks at how the city has influenced and inspired a diverse range of important post-war artists, and equally, how artists have contributed to the way Liverpool is pictured in the popular imagination. It includes work by Keith Arnatt, Bernd & Hilla Becher, the Boyle Family, Jeremy Deller, Rineke Dijkstra, Adrian Henri, Candida Höfer, John Latham, Yoko Ono, Martin Parr, Bob and Roberta Smith, Sam Walsh and Tom Wood. Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Centre of the Creative Universe: Paul Farley Poet Paul Farley explores Tate Liverpool's latest exhibition, Centre of the Creative Universe: Liverpool and the Avant-Garde. Farley grew up in Liverpool and has strong memories of many of the places that feature in the artists' work, from the dockside and housing estates to the clubs he used to hang out in. The exhibition looks at how the city has influenced and inspired a diverse range of important post-war artists, and equally, how artists have contributed to the way Liverpool is pictured in the popular imagination. It includes work by Keith Arnatt, Bernd & Hilla Becher, the Boyle Family, Jeremy Deller, Rineke Dijkstra, Adrian Henri, Candida Höfer, John Latham, Yoko Ono, Martin Parr, Bob and Roberta Smith, Sam Walsh and Tom Wood. http://www.tate.org.uk/liverpool/exhibitions/centreofthecreativeuniverse/default.shtm boyle family,paul farley,tom wood,the boyle family,2007,candida höfer,keith arnatt,bernd & hilla becher,rineke dijkstra,the centre of the creative universe,martin parr,sam walsh,jeremy deller,john latham,james latham,bernd becher and hilla becher no 05:20 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405857001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26406462001 American artist Matt Mullican gives a performance while in a state of hypnosis. His work explores the way in which hypnosis alters behaviour and seems to expose what lies behind the façade of identity. The symbols and shapes that he paints during the performance are a visual counterpoint to this inner journey, and point to the strong relationship between the unconscious mind and creativity. Sat, 27 Jan 2007 12:00:00 GMT Tate Matt Mullican American artist Matt Mullican gives a performance while in a state of hypnosis. His work explores the way in which hypnosis alters behaviour and seems to expose what lies behind the façade of identity. The symbols and shapes that he paints during the performance are a visual counterpoint to this inner journey, and point to the strong relationship between the unconscious mind and creativity. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/musicperform/7327.htm 2007,matt mullican,issue 2,tateshots,tate modern no 04:52 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26406462001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/30940179001 Sue Tompkins uses the spoken and written word delivered in a deceptively simple and direct fashion. The written word comes first: she accumulates copious notes over a period of time then edits and refines them to create disjointed yet succinct texts that combine repeated words with constructed phrases to evoke imagery, emotion and ideas. These eclectic fragments are presented in the gallery as text on newsprint paper or as spoken word performances. Their rhythm and style are indebted to her experience of being in a band, but are also notable for the starkness of their hypnotising delivery Sat, 09 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMT Tate Art Now: Live work Sue Tomkins Sue Tompkins uses the spoken and written word delivered in a deceptively simple and direct fashion. The written word comes first: she accumulates copious notes over a period of time then edits and refines them to create disjointed yet succinct texts that combine repeated words with constructed phrases to evoke imagery, emotion and ideas. These eclectic fragments are presented in the gallery as text on newsprint paper or as spoken word performances. Their rhythm and style are indebted to her experience of being in a band, but are also notable for the starkness of their hypnotising delivery http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/artnow/liveworks/default.shtm art now,sue tomkins,tate britain,live work no 56:44 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/30940179001 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405349001 Turner Prize winner, Martin Creed takes to the stage with his inimitable band for a sell-out performance as part of UBS Openings: Saturday Live. This video shows highlights of the gig along with an interview with Creed. Words and music have always been an important part of Creed's art. For this performance at Tate Modern in November 2006, he combined talking, choreography and music played with his band. Creed has said, 'It is a talk about trying to talk'. Sat, 25 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMT Tate Martin Creed Turner Prize winner, Martin Creed takes to the stage with his inimitable band for a sell-out performance as part of UBS Openings: Saturday Live. This video shows highlights of the gig along with an interview with Creed. Words and music have always been an important part of Creed's art. For this performance at Tate Modern in November 2006, he combined talking, choreography and music played with his band. Creed has said, 'It is a talk about trying to talk'. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/musicperform/7039.htm performance,tateshots,issue 1,tate modern,martin creed no 05:07 http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26405349001