This autumn Tate Britain presents a major exhibition of art associated with the British Empire from the 16th century to the present day. In 21st century Britain, ‘empire’ is highly provocative. Its histories of war, conquest and slavery are difficult and painful to address but its legacy is everywhere and affects us all. Artist and Empire will bring together extraordinary and unexpected works to explore how artists from Britain and around the world have responded to the dramas, tragedies and experiences of the Empire.
Preview the exhibition below | The Top Five Exhibitions Opening This Week
Asafo Flag 3 (c.1900-40), Fante Artists, Gold Coast, Africa Pebble London Collection
Bakshiram (1886), Rudolf Swoboda Royal Collection Trust/ © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll 2015
Sir John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Governor-General of Canada (1937), Yousuf Karsh Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
Cheetah and Stag with two Indians (c.1765) George Stubbs Manchester Art Gallery
EnTWINed (2009), The Singh Twins Museum of London
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