Light: Works from Tate's Collection

'Light: Works from Tate’s Collection' is a touring exhibition which has taken place at: Museum of Art Pudong, Shanghai, 2021; Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne, 2022; Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland, 2023; The National Art Centre Tokyo, 2023; Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka, 2023-24.

The exhibition features David Batchelor's 'Spectrum of Brick Lane 2', 2007, and 'I Love Kings Cross and Kings Cross Loves Me, 8', 2002-07.

The show explores how international artists create with light in different forms. The exhibition begins with the 18th century British masterpieces and extends to the present, with artists from around the world. The theme of light is reflected through the prism of art in countless ways: from the sublime to the intimate, from the spiritual to the scientific. The challenge of capturing the light, whether in painting, sculpture or immersive installation, has led artists to develop distinctive techniques. The exhibition is roughly chronological, but also juxtaposed works from different historical periods, outlining their connections beyond time.