[Re]curated
A series of virtual exhibition recreations and films
‘The Artist’s Eye’ was a series of exhibitions staged at the National Gallery between 1975 to 1987, curated by contemporary artists. Our [Re]curated films use digital technology to bring these exhibitions to life to explore and reflect on them. Experts tell their stories, from the curatorial choices made by the artists to the critical receptions they received.
[Re]curated: David Hockney - The Artist's Eye (1981)
Travel back to 1981 and experience a digital recreation of David Hockney's National Gallery exhibition ‘The Artist’s Eye’.
Hear experts Daniel Herrmann, Curator for Modern and Contemporary Projects and Lead Curator, Susanna Avery-Quash retell the story behind the exhibition and its paintings.
Celebrating Hockney's lifelong relationship with the Gallery, the film brings the story up to date, in our Bicentenary year, with insight into his 2024 exhibition 'Hockney and Piero: A Longer Look'.
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[Re]curated: Lucian Freud - The Artist’s Eye (1987)
Step back in time to 1987 and experience ‘The Artist’s Eye’ – an exhibition at the National Gallery personally curated by artist Lucian Freud – through a virtual recreation.
Join curator Daniel F. Herrmann and researcher Isaac Nugent as they virtually tour the exhibition, examining Freud’s intriguing painting choices and unravelling the story behind the exhibition.
Held at the National Gallery in the summer of 1987, ‘The Artist’s Eye’ invited Freud – one of the most fascinating artists of the 20th century – to handpick masterpieces from the Gallery’s collection for display alongside works of his own.
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Re]curated: Richard Hamilton - The Artist’s Eye (1975)
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In his 1975 exhibition, Richard Hamilton brought together works from our collection, including works by Hieronymus Bosch and Diego Velázquez, with an Eames chair, an ironing board, and a working television set on mute. He also exhibited his own work, ‘My Marilyn’ (1965).
Hamilton (1922-2011) was a British painter and printmaker who is considered the father of pop art. He was just as interested in fine art as he was in modern technological and commercial image-making.
Join curator Daniel Herrmann and researcher Isaac Nugent in this recreation of his ‘The Artist’s Eye’ exhibition and how the artist used it to reimagine the medium of an exhibition itself.