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Sarah McFalls
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4 days ago
The Fighting Temeraire: Why JMW Turner's greatest painting is so misunderstood
BBC Culture - Matt Wilson
As museums around the world celebrate the 250th birthday of JMW Turner, it's time to reappraise his beloved and celebrated painting, The Fighting Temeraire. JMW Turner's The Fighting Temeraire became a national celebrity when it was first unveiled in 1839, and its fame has endured to the present …
Eric Kae
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4 days ago
A Cheapskate in London
The New York Times - By Elaine Glusac
Our Frugal Travel columnist took a budget-stretching, four-day trip to one of the world’s most expensive cities. Would chasing bargains lessen, or enhance, her experience? Jet lag can be so demanding. Within an hour of arriving in London, my case led me to a 5.50 pound (about $7) slice of lemon, …
The Independent
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No one took greater imaginative leaps and risks than Turner – he’s Britain’s greatest artist
The Independent - Mark Hudson
Anyone wanting to understand why Joseph Mallord William Turner is Britain’s greatest artist need look no further than his extraordinary 1842 painting …
The Face
The mundane yet surreal world of Ed Atkins
The Face - Lauren Cochrane
It’s a big week for the writer, artist and filmmaker: there’s a retrospective of his work on at the Tate Britain, and he’s got a new book out, …
Art Plugged
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UK Galleries Struggle as Visitors Decline and Brexit Complicates Funding
Art Plugged - Eva Zhang
Once alive with the quiet hum of tourists, students, and art lovers, Britain’s galleries are now confronting an unfamiliar stillness. Visitor numbers …
The Spectator
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Absorbingly repellent: Ed Atkins, at Tate Britain, reviewed
The Spectator - Houman Barekat
In the old days, you’d have to go to a lot of trouble to inhabit another person’s skin. Today you can simply buy a customisable 3D avatar from Turbosquid.com, animate it with your own movements by wearing a sensor-filled motion-capture bodysuit, and presto! Lifelike but eerily soulless, Ed Atkins’s …

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#Tate Britain

5,722 Followers

#Tate Britain

The Fighting Temeraire: Why JMW Turner's greatest painting is so misunderstood

A Cheapskate in London

No one took greater imaginative leaps and risks than Turner – he’s Britain’s greatest artist

The mundane yet surreal world of Ed Atkins

UK Galleries Struggle as Visitors Decline and Brexit Complicates Funding

Absorbingly repellent: Ed Atkins, at Tate Britain, reviewed

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