Nailing One’s Colours
Tate Britain’s Artist and Empire
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7802217 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Catherine Hahn (0009-0004-5459-0103, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 26-33 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Identities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1070-289X • E-ISSN: 1547-3384 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1070289x.2016.1260020 |
| OpenAlex | W2566367594 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
Taking the view that national art museums should represent the multifarious populations they serve, this article explores racial material in Tate Britain’s high-profile exhibition Artist and Empire: Facing Britain’s Imperial Past (2015). The exhibition gave extensive coverage to two aspects of empire: hybrid fusions and the myth of white heroism, but gave limited attention to colonization as a maximally coercive system built on racist imaginings and abuse. Through cross-examination of the exhibition’s content and absences, I explore whether Tate Britain is setting out the ‘building blocks’ for more diverse practice
Ancient history · Art · Art history · Empire · Exhibition · Literature · Mythology · Visual arts · White (mutation · History · Museums and Cultural Heritage · Photography and Visual Culture · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |