Late at Tate Britain: Waves, 7 June 2019
Join us for a night exploring the past, present and future of women and non-binary artists This Late at Tate Britain is inspired by the 60 Years display that highlights women's contribution to British art. Through workshops, performances and talks, we invite you to the alternative history presented in the display. We ask: what does the art of women and non-binary people look like today? What is the relationship between an artist’s identity and the institution? What does the future hold for these artists? Performance Cry Me a River Room 1840 18.00–21.30 A durational cabaret performance by Tamara MacArthur exploring the boundaries of intimacy, longing and futility. The set, an exploded drawing, depicts a scene of watery chaos, over-spilling with comic tragedy. Workshop Publish your own zine with Grrrl Zine Fair Turner Collection 18.00–21.00 Look back at women artists throughout history with our quick fold-your-own zines designed by Grrrl Zine Fair Founder Lu Williams or spend further time creating your own. Fold, staple, bind and collage paper to find your voice through a self published magazine with the help of artist Bette Blanchard. Face-Up Taylor Digital Studio 18.00–21.00 Love Instagram face filters? Face-Up is a display of moving image works and digital portraits curated by Hervisions founder Zaiba Jabbar. Explore visual bias, role-play, new beauty and make your own face filter in a Spark AR drop-in workshop. Words, Strings, Streams, Lines … Manton Studio 18.00–21.00 Interact and contribute to the Feminist Library’s installation celebrating feminist writing, herstories and activism. The installation will be accompanied by zines and magazines from the library’s archive. Discuss Rene Matic & Maggie Matic in conversation Clore Studio 20.30–21.30 Artist Rene Matić talks to her wife and Tate Research Administrator Maggie Matić about drawing on her lived experiences as a queer, womxn of colour in her work. The Art of Feminism Clore Auditorium 19.30–20.30 Join us for a panel discussion between leading figures from the art world about their experiences working within their various fields and the role that museums and galleries are playing in addressing gender imbalances and inequalities. Joining author of The Art of Feminism, Helena Reckitt, will be curator of the recent 60 Years display, Sofia Karamani, artists Michelle Williams Gamaker and Tamara Al-Mashouk and writer Luci Gosling. Reverie, Devotion & Sacrifice (un)common Space 19.00 – 20.00 How can we create an artistic culture transformed by black feminist thought? A culture which gives mothers the time and the space to nurture their creative practice without judgment. What structural changes need to happen and what can we do now practically? Join Bolanle Tajudeen curator of Black Blossoms and Art in the Age Of Black Girl Magic in conversation with Jendella Benson contributing editor of Black Ballad and Merissa Hylton founder of Black British Visual Artists. Explore Prints and Drawings Room 19.00–20.30 A display of prints and drawings made by women artists curated by Tate Collective Producers Jess Baxter, Ellene Mash, Lily Evans-Hill and Phoebe Mash. Music Reprezent Radio Presents ... Outside Djanogly Café 18.00–21.30 Join the voice of young London Reprezent radio and special guests for the sound of the underground. Talk Dr. Althea Greenan 60 Years Display 18.30–19.30 Join Dr. Althea Greenan, curator of the Women’s Art Library at Goldsmiths, on a tour of the 60 Years all-female rehang. She will talk about some of the works on display in relation to the broader politics and history of the representations of women in British art.
