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American Sublime - Exhibition at the Tate Britain, London

Shortfatdyke

19:21 / 20.04.02

well, landscape paintings from the nineteenth century are hardly cutting edge, but i went along to this today, and had to mention it because a lot of the paintings are absolutely *gorgeous*. there's a huge collection on show, most (i think) have never been seen here before. there are a lot of landscapes of the american wilderness with a beautiful hazy feel to them. i really did want to step into the pictures. the exhibition's on til 19 may. it's £8 to see it, but it was worth every penny.

Tom Coates

09:36 / 21.04.02

I have to say that the posters for this on the tube - the huge epic landscapes just presented in the middle of an urban underground hellhole - have had a real impact on me. I've personally stood and stared at one of them for a good ten - fifteen minutes - and I've seen a number of other people doing it too. I'm definitely planning to attend...

Shortfatdyke

11:59 / 21.04.02

check out the exhibition's room guide on the tate site: www.tate.org.uk. it will give a hint of what's there. a lot of the canvasses are massive, and i got a better feel for many of the paintings from a distance.

Tom Coates

18:02 / 22.04.02

Some sample images for anyone who doesn't know about the exhibition:

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Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900)
Cotopaxi, 1862
Oil on canvas
The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan, Founders' Society Purchase,
Robert H Tannahill Foundation Fund, Gibbs-Williams Fund, Dexter M Ferry Jr Fund,
Merril Fund, Beatrice W Rogers Fund and Richard A Manoogian Fund

Tom Coates

18:03 / 22.04.02

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Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900)
Niagara Falls from the American Side, 1867

Tom Coates

18:04 / 22.04.02

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Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823-1880)
Hunter Mountain, Twilight, 1866

Tom Coates

18:05 / 22.04.02

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Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823-1900)
Winter on the Hudson, 1887

Shortfatdyke

18:06 / 22.04.02

good grief, i am going to have to go back.....

Tom Coates

18:06 / 22.04.02

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Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823-1880)
Mount Mansfield, 1858

Tom Coates

18:07 / 22.04.02

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John Frederick Kensett (1801-1848)
A Reminiscence of the White Mountains, 1852

Tom Coates

18:10 / 22.04.02

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Fitz Hugh Lane (1804-1865)
Brace's Rock, Brace's Cove, 1864

Tom Coates

18:10 / 22.04.02

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Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900)
Mount Ktaadn, 1853

Tom Coates

18:11 / 22.04.02

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Martin Johnson Heade (1819-1904)
Sudden Shower, Newbury Marshes, about 1865-75

Hmmm. Levon - fancy giving us some idea where that picture came from?

levon

07:09 / 23.04.02

From the magical bowels of the Thomas Kinkade art factory.

Tom Coates

09:00 / 23.04.02

Hmmm. So it's not actually from the exhibition at the Tate, then?

The Natural Way

12:31 / 25.04.02

Thanks, guys, the pics're real nice.

Kit-Cat Club

08:32 / 26.04.02

I am so going to have to go and see this. There are some great apocalyptic landscapes in the Ashmolean, and Joseph Wright of Derby's Naples paintings are fantastic too - these seem a bit more restful perhaps...