Art Stories
By Tate
A series telling the human stories behind art in Tate's collection.
From love and creativity, to failure and protest, each episode explores how art reflects universal experiences. Hear from creatives, curators, gallery visitors and even comedians as they chat about art and how it's relevant to our lives today.
Explore more art in our collection at tate.org.uk
Photo: © Rikard Österlund
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Latest episode
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The Art of Change
Artworks are living objects which emerge from a particular perspective at a particular moment, yet continue to exist in a changing world. Some historic artworks, and even images from popular culture, reflect racist attitudes. What … -
Women in Revolt! Mini-series: 6. Tough!
In our final episode of this mini-series, curator Linsey Young hears from women artists, photographers, film-makers and activists who were responding to the political upheavals in the 1980s. From photographs of protests such as the… -
Women in Revolt! Mini-series: 5. A Time of Possibility
Curator Linsey Young finds out about group exhibitions by women of colour in the 1980s.Joined by artists and curators, she explores how their shows made women of colour visible and expressed the politics and realities of their experienc… -
Women in Revolt! Mini-series: 4. “We need to change the course!”
In these next two episodes, curator Linsey Young hears from women activists and artists of colour about their experiences and work in the 1970s and 80s.In this episode, she learns about how women mobilised against racism and discriminat… -
Women in Revolt! Mini-series: 3. Transgression
In episode three, curator Linsey Young investigates how the independent music scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s liberated women from the expectations of the time. Joined by artists, musicians, writers and activists, she discovers how punk an… -
Women in Revolt! Mini-series: 2. There’s Something Not Right Here
Curator Linsey Young hears from women who were making work in the 1970s that commented on their roles in the family and in the home. From performing as a pregnant bunny girl in a cage at an agricultural show, to baking a life-sized family in … -
Women in Revolt! Mini-series: 1. Ferocious and Magnificent
A 6-part mini-series exploring art, activism and the women's movement in the UK in the 1970s and 80s.In this episode, Curator Linsey Young journeys to the start of the Women's Liberation Movement and hears from women who were makin… -
Introducing Women in Revolt!
Curator Linsey Young introduces this 6-part mini-series about art, activism and the women’s movement in the UK in the 1970s and 80s. She remembers back to when she started researching the Women in Revolt! exhibition. Her quest to fin… -
The Art of the Body
In this episode we revisit Paula Rego’s work to talk about the body, reproductive justice and abortion rights. Listen to Polyester Zine’s editor in chief, Ione Gamble and curator, writer and researcher, Maggie Matić talk to artists Polly No… -
The Art of Healing
Black women always emerge as pioneers throughout history. From art, to science, to activism and sport, Black women are a force. We live in a world where Black women are expected to be strong. They are expected to be support systems for others, to spe…