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Mark your calendar for these exhibitions at the Tate

January 03, 2016

Tate Britain will present a large exhibition of Paul Nash's work next autumn. Considered one of the most important British artists of the 20th century, Nash is known for his coastal landscapes of southern England, which also set the stage for his engagement with international modernism. – Wikimedia Creative Commons pic, January 3, 2016.For 2016, the Tate has a stellar line-up of major exhibitions from some of the most prominent artist of the 20th century. Its spaces in the UK will present works by Francis Bacon, Georgia O'Keeffe, Robert Rauschenberg and Paul Nash.

Tate Liverpool: Francis Bacon, May 18 - September 18, 2016

Tate Liverpool kicks off the spring with an exhibition of Francis Bacon's work entitled "Francis Bacon: Invisible Rooms." It will feature 35 large-scale paintings, as well as other works on paper. Bacon (1909 -1992) is considered one of Britain's greatest modern painters. He often employed architectural ghostlike framing around his subjects, and in the 1930s, Bacon began using barely visible cubic or elliptic cages around his figures. The works on display at Tate Liverpool will be arranged into themes such as existentialism, crucifixion and invisible rooms and will all feature his distinct architectural motif. This exhibition will focus on spatial structure in Bacon's work.

Tate Modern: Georgia O'Keeffe, July 6 to October 30, 2016

Tate Modern will present a major retrospective on American Modernist Georgia O'Keeffe (1887 - 1986). It will be the first large-scale solo exhibition of her work in the UK in over 20 years. O'Keeffe is considered the founding figure of American Modernism. This exhibition will offer an overview of the artist's work from early abstract experiments to later work. The exhibition will also focus on O'Keeffe's personal and professional relationship with her husband, the photographer and art promoter Alfred Stieglitz. He provided O'Keeffe with access to avant-garde developments in the art world, which she employed to her own objectives. Tate Modern will re-examine O'Keeffe's entire career, as well as her profound influence.

Tate Britain: Paul Nash, October 26, 2016 to March 5, 2017

Tate Britain will present a large exhibition of Paul Nash's work next autumn. Considered one of the most important British artists of the 20th century, Nash (1889-1946) is known for his coastal landscapes of southern England, which also set the stage for his engagement with international modernism. The Tate Britain will display Nash's early Symbolist paintings through to the First World War. The exhibition will also feature his experiments with Surrealism. Nash's work will be displayed according to theme, including war landscapes, Surrealism and cycles of nature. Tate Britain will also focus on the 1936 Surrealist exhibition in London. Nash's work will be presented with other contributors, such as Edward Wadsworth, and John Armstrong.

Tate Modern: Robert Rauschenberg, December 1, 2016 through to April 2, 2017

To round off 2016, Tate Modern will present the first posthumous retrospective of Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008). It will also be the first comprehensive exhibition in the UK in nearly 35 years. It is being organised in collaboration with The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Rauschenberg worked with painting, sculpture, photography, print-making, installations and performance. The Tate Modern will bring together a selection of Rauschenberg's key works from different periods of his career. Some of the artist's "Combines" pieces, hybrids between painting and sculpture, will be presented. Rauschenberg's signature works will also be accompanied by some of his early experiments. – AFP, January 3, 2016.