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Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Marilyn Diptych, 1962, Tate © 2020 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by DACS, London
Explore remarkable artfrom home with Tate's new online video tours
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ed following the closure of Tate’sgalleriesduetocorona- virus, but before current re strictions were implemented.
Thefilmsofferuniqueper spectives from Tate experts as they take visitors through the empty galleries, allowing spe cial access to major art works on loan from public and pri vate collections across the globe.
The Tate Modern team of Gregor Muir, director ofTate's Collection of International Art, and Fiontan Moran, as sistant curator, share behind the scenes insights into the gallery’s recently opened Andy Warhol exhibition. Featuring over loo works from across his extraordinary career, the show sheds light on how Warhol’s experiences shaped his unique take on 20th cen tury culture, emphasising recurring themes around de sire, identity and belief that emerge from his biography.
The film is accompanied by a wealth ofnew exhibition-re
personas can play in life and art through conversations with artists, performers and DJs, while a How To video teaches fans how to recreate Warhol’s printing methods used to make iconic works of art such as Marilyn Diptych 1962 and 100 Campbell’s Soup Cans 1962.
This is the latest in a series ofcreative, instructional How To videos available to view for free on Tate's YouTube chan nel, inspired by artists such asAnni Albers, Frank Bowling and Rachel Whiteread.
Two new videos, How to Draw like Paula Rego and How toMakeaPot1ikeGraysonPer ry, will be released in the com ing months as Tate continues to provide opportunities for people to experience art and stay inspired while galleries are closed.
In addition, the Tate Brit ain team ofCaroline Corbeau- Parsons,curatorofBritishArt 1850-1915,andAliceInsley,as sistantcuratorofhistoricBrit
ish art, guide a new online tour through Tate Britain’s Aubrey Beardsley exhibition, provid ing insight into the artist’s briefbut astonishing career.
Although he died tragical ly young at the age ofjust 25, Beardsley’s strange, sinuous black-and-white images have continued to shock and de light for over a century. Bring ing together 200 spectacular works - the largest grouping ofhis original drawings in over 50 years - viewers can see his unrivalled skill as a draughts man in exquisite detail.
The video joins further exhibition-related content available on Tate's website, including an illustrated exhi bition guide and a short film in which historian Stephen Calloway and drag perform er Holly James Johnston dis cuss Beardsley, drag, gender and thejoy of being a dandy.
Visit www.tate.org.uk to view online tours and for more information about these and other artists and their work.
remarkable works of art from the comfort oftheir own homes.
Free curator-led video tours of the much-anticipat ed Andy Warhol and Aubrey Beardsley exhibitions are now available, having been record-
image credits Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Hammer and Sickle, 1976
Museum Brandhorst
© 2020 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by DACS, London
Aubrey Beardsley (1872 1898) Illustration for Oscar Wilde’s Salome 1893: The Peacock Skirt Line, block print on paper, Stephen Calloway Photo: © Tate
lated content on www.tate.org. uk allowing visitors to delve evenfurtherintoWarhol’slife and work. This includes arti cles exploring the artist’s rela tionship with his mother Julia Warhola, the story behind his lesser-known series of Ladies and Gentlemen paintings, and a personal take on the artist from his close friend Bob Co- lacello.
Further recently released Warhol-themed content in cludes The Art of Persona nodcast. discussing the role
