Issue 49 – Summer 2020
Contents
Opener. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Eliot Hodgkin’s painting Undergrowth inspires a poetic response
My View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 With Tate Modern as his local art museum, Ismail Einashe has seen the benefits of having a cultural institution next door
In the Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 A series of intimate domestic photographs, captured by Paul Graham in the age before the smartphone, takes on a new resonance
At Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..23 The joy of making art is in the process argues Figgy Guyver
Long View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 History shows that periods of suffering and isolation can lead to great art says Chris Sharratt
Cedric Morris Benton Blue Tit 1965 (p42)
Agnes Denes stands in Wheatfield – A Confrontation: Battery Park Landfill, Downtown Manhattan 1982 (p48)
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The Healing Art of the Garden. . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Tate Etc. caught up with the nation’s favourite gardener Monty Don to talk about his passion for the soil, his love of art and his firm belief in the restorative power of gardening
Weather Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 An increasing number of voices across the globe can now be heard actively engaging with the current climate emergency, but artists’ awareness of our destructive effect on the planet has a long history, writes Jenny Offill
Whispers in Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 The simple medium of watercolour has been used by artists over the centuries to wondrous effect. Jennifer Higgie recounts the thrill of discovering its modest pleasures
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