Where are the Girls? Jemima Kirke on women in art – video

Jemima Kirke of TV show Girls discusses how women have always made art, even if they’ve been absent from the history books (and gallery walls). This short film made by the Tate investigates the role of women as makers, not just muses – from Lee Miller to the Guerrilla Girls.

Hedge-Funders Disrupt the Genteel Art World – video

New Masters of the ART Universe Hedge-fund managers are roiling the clubby art market – seeking “distressed” artists, paying record sums and dumping those who don’t pay off; ‘Going long on Rodin’. Aggressive, efficientand armed with up-to- the-minute intelligence supplied by well-paid art advisers, these collectors are shaking up the way business gets done in […]

Glorious 40-Part Motet returns to National Gallery for holidays – video

 The National Gallery has re-installed  Forty-Part Motet, the sound work by Janet Cardiff that is one of the very best things in the Gallery’s permanent collection. Forty-Part Motet consists of 40-plus voices, each singing its own part of the 16th-century choral piece Spem in Alium, by Thomas Tallis, and each heard through its own speaker. The 40 speakers are […]

Unlock art: A lesson in performance art – video

Crotchless trousers, baths of excrement, John Cage, Yoko Ono and Marina Abramovic … in the first of a series of exclusive films with the Tate, in which stars give potted histories of art movements, Frank Skinner opens up the wild world of performance art.

JAY Z “Picasso Baby: A ‘Performance’ Art Film”

This was certainly a “performance”, but we are not sure if it was an “art performance”. Perhaps after viewing the Jay-Z video (or as much of the 10+ minutes you can get through), you might want to check out the BAC Link to the Vulture review by respected critic, Jerry Saltz, who often offers a thoughtful […]

Martin Creed at Tate St Ives – TateShots – Video

Tate St Ives gets into the swing of summer with a show that’s all about space, structure, and light. We met up with artist Martin Creed, whose own playful contribution sees the spectacular sea-facing galleries filled with hundreds of white balloons, and who was there with his band to celebrate the opening. Watch the Video.

Martin Creed on Studio 4 with Host Fanny Kiefer Part 2 of 2 – Video

Artist & Musician Martin Creed speaks with Studio 4 with Host Fanny Kiefer about his art and his music. Some of his installations are world renowned. Creed is perhaps best known for his submission for the 2001 Turner Prize show at the Tate Gallery, Work No. 227, the lights going on and off. Watch the […]

Martin Creed on Studio 4 with Host Fanny Kiefer Part 1 of 2 – Video

Artist & Musician Martin Creed speaks with Studio 4 with Host Fanny Kiefer about his art and his music. Some of his installations are world renowned. Creed is perhaps best known for his submission for the 2001 Turner Prize show at the Tate Gallery, Work No. 227, the lights going on and off. Watch the […]