Tate Dialogues – serie

The inaugural instalment in Tate's new Dialogues series, Expressionists is an accessible companion book on the groundbreaking work of The Blue Rider.Through a series of artist biographies by Genevieve Barton, Expressionists introduces the figures who were part of this extraordinary group, highlighting the women artists who defied social conventions, engaged in environmental issues and searched for new forms of spirituality.An illustrated map by Alessia Arcuri outlines the geographical links between the artists, and art historian Nadine Nour el Din’s powerful essay articulates the cross-cultural connections forged through photography. The publication also features a series of artistic responses to the exhibition, thanks to a partnership with Project Art Works. Created as part of a ‘Blue Rider’ artist residency, these commissions from artists including Amy Fenton and George Smith offer new ways of thinking about the Blue Rider collective, and its enduring influence today.

Four leading British artists come together in one exhibition, as British art's most notorious and boundary-pushing prize marks its 40th year.The Turner Prize aims to promote public debate around new developments in contemporary British art. Each year, a jury shortlists four British artists, or artists based in Britain, for outstanding exhibitions or projects held over the previous year. This year’s nominated artists are Pio Abad, Claudette Johnson, Jasleen Kaur and Delaine Le Bas.2024 marks the prize’s 40th anniversary, and its return to Tate Britain for the first time in six years. This publication shines a spotlight on this year’s artists, as well as the prize itself, which has done so much to support and promote British contemporary art since its inception in 1984.

From the birth of op art to the dawn of the internet age, artists found new ways to engage the senses and play with perception. Electric Dreams, one of Tate Modern's most ambitious exhibitions to date, celebrates the early innovators of optical, kinetic, programmed and digital art, who pioneered a new era of immersive sensory installations and automatically generated works.This publication, part of the Tate Dialogues series, provides an essential overview of the exhibition, and of this extraordinary period — showcasing groundbreaking works by international artists engaging with science, technology and material innovation in radical new ways, and celebrating their influence today.

Our understanding of the potential of photography owes much to the groundbreaking photography of the 1980s.The 80s: Photographing Britain explores a critical decade for photography in the UK, highlighting the work of artists who were radically reconsidering the possibilities of the medium and its role in society, and tracing developments in photographic art in Britain from 1976 to 1993.This publication, part of the Tate Dialogues series, includes a curated selection of artworks, and a range of stories from photographers, their subjects, and the writers and artists they have inspired.