Sue Arrowsmith
Vija Celmins
Claude Closky
Mat Collishaw
Gary Coyle
Dorothy Cross
Tacita Dean
Rineke Dijkstra
Tracey Emin
Garry Fabian Miller
Felix Gonzalez-Torres
Rodney Graham
Zebedee Jones
Tania Kovats
Clare Langan
Richard Long
Mariele Neudecker
Martin Parr
James Peel
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Chris Welsby
Works in All Media that Examine the Sea
Artists have been fascinated by the sea for centuries, using it to represent the power of nature and the sublime. Many artists working today continue to find the sea a source of inspiration and this exhibition brings together an exciting selection of work by 21 contemporary artists
Works in All Media that Examine the Sea
Artists have been fascinated by the sea for centuries, using it to represent the power of nature and the sublime. Many artists working today continue to find the sea a source of inspiration and this exhibition brings together an exciting selection of work by 21 contemporary artists.
Artists such as Vija Celmins and
Hiroshi Sugimoto see the sea as
conducive to quiet contemplation.
For others, the sea evokes scenes of danger or disaster.
Shipwrecks, drownings and other tragedies are hauntingly
alluded to in the work of Tacita Dean and Mariele
Neudecker. The seashore as a site for leisure and
entertainment can be seen in Martin Parr's photographs of
the resort of West Bay in Dorset and in Tracy Emin's
Whitstable beach hut. The subject of holidaymakers is also
explored in Rineke Dijkstra's striking photographs, in which
her teenage models nervously inhabit deserted beaches.
Sue Arrowsmith
Vija Celmins
Claude Closky
Mat Collishaw
Gary Coyle
Dorothy Cross
Tacita Dean
Rineke Dijkstra
Tracey Emin
Garry Fabian Miller
Felix Gonzalez-Torres
Rodney Graham
Zebedee Jones
Tania Kovats
Clare Langan
Richard Long
Mariele Neudecker
Martin Parr
James Peel
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Chris Welsby
Gallery Hours
Tuesday to Sunday, 10.00-17.50
Closed Mondays except Bank Holiday Mondays,Good Friday, 24-26 December, 1 January.
Staff training days
Tate Liverpool will open at 10.30am on the following Wednesdays: 2 May, 6 June, 4 July, 1 August