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International Modern: 1930–1940
During the 1930s, many British artists develop modern abstract art, a radical movement born of international friendships and allegiances
A Room of One's Own: 1890–1915
In the early years of the 20th century, British artists explore new representations of female identity, investigating the changing relationships …
Beijing East Village: Intimate Collaborations
Explore performances and photographs created in Beijing’s ‘East Village’, where experimental artists were inspired by and worked with each other.
Francis Bacon and Henry Moore
Bacon and Moore’s dynamic figures explore the relationship between form and space
Construction: 1955–1965
As Britain begins to rebuild, some artists use new materials in dialogue with modern design and architecture, believing art can …
Creation and Destruction: 1960–1966
In the 1960s artists in Britain adopt a radical approach to question society’s values, merging art with life
Aubrey Williams: Cosmological Abstractions 1973–85
This display explores Williams’s involvement with ecology, cosmology, music and pre-colonial civilisations
Fear and Freedom: 1940–1965
The Post-War era is one of immense social change and dramatic geopolitical realignment. Artists give visual expression to the experiences …
Henry Moore
From the comfort of family to the destruction of war, Moore’s sculptures and drawings explore enduring subjects
Ideas into Action: 1965–1980
Artists begin working with ideas and images that can be rapidly transmitted in an increasingly interconnected world, addressing political and …
In Full Colour: 1960–1970
Social changes, popular media and a new spirit of optimism inspire artists to embrace vibrant, colour-saturated imagery
Hetain Patel: Don't Look at the Finger
Hetain Patel’s work reflects on how cultural identity is communicated through performance and popular culture
Rosa Barba
In these two works, Barba interrogates the medium of film and its ability to articulate space and time
ARTIST ROOMS: Art and Text
The works in these rooms explore the use of written language in art
Guerrilla Girls
This display shows the work of the anonymous feminist collective who use daring text and phrases to expose injustice in …
ARTIST ROOMS: Art and Text
The works in these rooms explore the use of written language in art
ARTIST ROOMS: Lawrence Weiner
The texts in these two rooms are activated as they are read
Dineo Seshee Bopape
Bopape’s video is i am sky explores her relationship to both land and cosmos, as well as wider themes of …
Anna Barham
In Magenta, Emerald, Lapis, Anna Barham uses puzzles to explore the changing structure of words and how meaning is …
John Constable
Today John Constable is recognised alongside JMW Turner as a great British landscape painter. While his work was just as …