An Introduction to ARTIST ROOMS
An introduction to ARTIST ROOMS, a touring collection of over 1,600 works of modern and contemporary art. The collection is displayed in museums and galleries across the UK, and is jointly owned by the National Galleries of Scotland and Tate.
Download transcriptARTIST ROOMS is a collection of over 1,600 works of modern and contemporary art. Established in 2008, the collection includes major bodies of work by more than 40 international artists. The guiding principle is to show the work of each artist in dedicated solo exhibitions.
Through ARTIST ROOMS, important works of art can be seen by visitors across the United Kingdom. Since the touring programme began in 2009, 40 million people have visited more than 150 exhibitions at over 75 museums and galleries, from Penzance to the Hebrides, and from Belfast to Llandudno.
ARTIST ROOMS gives young people across the UK the chance to get involved in creative projects, discover more about art and artists, and learn new skills.
The touring programme is delivered by the National Galleries of Scotland and Tate in a partnership with Ferens Art Gallery until 2019, supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, by Art Fund and by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland. Jointly owned by the National Galleries of Scotland and Tate, the collection was established through The d’Offay Donation in 2008, with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, and the Scottish and British Governments.
ARTIST ROOMS exhibitions
Exhibitions are taking place throughout 2018 and 2019 in venues large and small, the length and breadth of the UK: from the Scottish city of Dundee to Southampton on the south coast of England.
Seven venues are participating in the programme for the first time in 2018 and this year’s displays include works by American photographer Diane Arbus, influential German artists Anselm Kiefer and Gerhard Richter, as well as the opportunity to see large-scale abstract paintings by Agnes Martin. Explore the 2018 programme below. Exhibitions will also open in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Doncaster, Dundee and Southport later in the year.
ARTIST ROOMS: On Tour
Displays of works from ARTIST ROOMS take place in venues large and small across the UK. Use this map to see what ARTIST ROOMS are on show near you, and find out more about them.
Tate Liverpool
Roy Lichtenstein In Focus
22 September 2017 - 17 June 2018
Alex Katz
23 November 2018 - 17 March 2019
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Music From the Balconies: Ed Ruscha and Los Angeles
29 April 2017 - 29 April 2018
Current and forthcoming exhibitions:
- Richard Long: Drawn From The Land, Derby Museum and Art Gallery: 2 December 2017 - 4 March 2018
- Ed Ruscha, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh: 29 April 2017 - 29 April 2018
- Roy Lichtenstein In Focus, Tate Liverpool, 22 September 2017 - 17 June 2018
- Vija Celmins, New Art Gallery Walsall: 2 February - 6 May 2018
- Diane Arbus, The Burton at Bideford: 17 March - 11 June 2018
- Bruce Nauman, Tate Modern, London: 24 July 2017 - July 2018
- Gilbert & George, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery: 28 April - 2 September 2018
- Gerhard Richter, John Hansard Gallery, Southampton: 12 May - 18 September 2018
- Richard Long, Gallery Oldham: 27 May - 16 September 2018
- Agnes Martin, Winchester Discovery Centre: 7 July - 7 October 2018
- Anselm Kiefer, The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry: 19 October 2018 - 27 January 2019
- Alex Katz, Tate Liverpool: 23 November 2018 - 17 March 2019
- Joseph Beuys, Tate Modern, London: Ongoing
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Diane Arbus
1923 - 1971 -
Phyllida Barlow
born 1944 -
Georg Baselitz
born 1938 -
Joseph Beuys
1921 - 1986 -
Louise Bourgeois
1911 - 2010 -
Vija Celmins
born 1938 -
Martin Creed
born 1968 -
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1925 - 2006 -
Dan Flavin
1933 - 1996 -
Ellen Gallagher
born 1965 -
Gilbert & George
Gilbert Proesch born 1943; George Passmore born 1942 -
Douglas Gordon
born 1966 -
Johan Grimonprez
born 1962 -
Richard Hamilton
1922 - 2011 -
Damien Hirst
born 1965 -
Jenny Holzer
born 1950 -
Alex Katz
born 1927 -
Anselm Kiefer
born 1945 -
Jeff Koons
born 1955 -
Jannis Kounellis
1936-2017 -
Sol LeWitt
1928 - 2007 -
Roy Lichtenstein
1923 - 1997 -
Richard Long
born 1945 -
Robert Mapplethorpe
1946 - 1989 -
Agnes Martin
1912 - 2004 -
Don McCullin
born 1935 -
Mario Merz
1925 - 2003 -
Ron Mueck
born 1958 -
Bruce Nauman
born 1941 -
Charles Ray
born 1953 -
Gerhard Richter
born 1932 -
Ed Ruscha
born 1937 -
Robert Ryman
born 1930 -
August Sander
1874 - 1964 -
Robert Therrien
born 1947 -
Cy Twombly
1928 - 2011 -
Bill Viola
born 1951 -
Andy Warhol
1928 - 1987 -
Lawrence Weiner
born 1942 -
Francesca Woodman
1958 - 1981
ARTIST ROOMS includes major bodies of work by 40 international artists. The guiding principle is to show the work of each artist in dedicated solo exhibitions.
