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2/6/2004

Art of the Garden

Tate Britain, London

Step into an urban oasis this summer at Tate Britain's spectacular new exhibition Art of the Garden. Coinciding with the Royal Horticultural Society's Bicentenary, Art of the Garden looks at how the idea of the garden has provided inspiration to a wide range of artists over the last 200 years, from Turner and Constable to Lucian Freud and Gary Hume.

An exhibition examining the relationship between the garden and British art over the past two hundred years.

The exhibition is divided into five sections, each of which is introduced through one or two highlighted works.

This exhibition explores the impact of the garden on British art over the past two hundred years.

During this time the role of the garden has changed fundamentally. It has become an integral part of many people's lives, the lifeblood of local communities, and a source of relaxation and leisure. More controversially, it is also an emblem of national identity, a target for commercial enterprise and an object of intense media interest.

The exhibition is divided into five sections, each of which is introduced through one or two highlighted works. Each section explores an aspect of the myriad ways in which artists have responded to the garden in Britain, visually, emotionally, intellectually and aesthetically. The artists range from John Constable to Ian Hamilton Finlay, from Beatrix Potter to Marc Quinn. What unites them all is their common fascination with the garden as a means of expressing some of their most cherished artistic beliefs.

Sponsored by Ernst & Young

Image:
Howard Sooley
Derek Jarman's Garden at Dungeness c 1990
© the artist

Tate Britain
Millbank SW1P 4RG
London

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